I did the unforgivable...
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I did the unforgivable...
I was ordering some strings for my mandolin the other day, and I might have accidentally thrown a Yamaha 300B series soprano r*c*r*d*r in the shopping cart...
After playing it a bit, I've decided that it's useful, but not very much fun. It will probably take me a while to really develop a facility.
On the other hand, mandolin is coming along nicely...
After playing it a bit, I've decided that it's useful, but not very much fun. It will probably take me a while to really develop a facility.
On the other hand, mandolin is coming along nicely...
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More that one should fear the wrath of the r******r gods. While the Yamaha is the most commonly sold inexpensive r******r, it simply can't compare with Zen-On's Stansby Jr. soprano or Bressan alto in terms of quality or "bang for the buck." Why, it would be like comparing a Meg to a Mellow Dog!
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Congratulations wrote:After playing it a bit, I've decided that it's useful, but not very much fun.
Reminds me of the electric shaver comparison.
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I agree 110% on Yamaha vs Zen-On. The Zen-On plastic recorders I've tried have been incredibly good.MacNeil wrote:More that one should fear the wrath of the r******r gods. While the Yamaha is the most commonly sold inexpensive r******r, it simply can't compare with Zen-On's Stansby Jr. soprano or Bressan alto in terms of quality or "bang for the buck." Why, it would be like comparing a Meg to a Mellow Dog!
By the way, to really appreciate the unique abilities of the recorder, trying playing something in E-flat or even A-flat major. On recorder it's quite simple once you have the fingerings down and have played scales a bit. The same instrument can play in C major, D major, A major, etc... That's really pretty cool for an instrument with no keys!
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I can't take credit for this insight (It was PhilO who pointed it out, if I'm not mistaken), but a cheap soprano recorder easily turns into a D+ whistle. If you're not too fussy about intonation and the recorder is baroque-fingered, you can pretty much ignore the right pinky, keep the thumb hole covered and play it like a whistle. But you get that C at the bottom when you need it. I've noticed that it's harder to get the second octave by simply overblowing on a wooden recorder, but it's really easy on my plastic yamaha soprano (not the 300 series, which are actually pretty good, I think - I have a tenor, and it's really nice). If you are fussy about the intonation and don't mind ruining the recorder, you can enlarge the R1 hole if you like. I didn't bother. All those years of playing rock and blues made me a lot less particularCongratulations wrote:I was ordering some strings for my mandolin the other day, and I might have accidentally thrown a Yamaha 300B series soprano r*c*r*d*r in the shopping cart...
After playing it a bit, I've decided that it's useful, but not very much fun. It will probably take me a while to really develop a facility.
On the other hand, mandolin is coming along nicely...
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Actually, I have noticed that the D scale is exceptionally easy on the recorder. I have not been playing irish tunes on it, though, for fear of inciting the wrath of powers beyong my comprehension.mikey_r wrote:I can't take credit for this insight (It was PhilO who pointed it out, if I'm not mistaken), but a cheap soprano recorder easily turns into a D+ whistle. If you're not too fussy about intonation and the recorder is baroque-fingered, you can pretty much ignore the right pinky, keep the thumb hole covered and play it like a whistle. But you get that C at the bottom when you need it. I've noticed that it's harder to get the second octave by simply overblowing on a wooden recorder, but it's really easy on my plastic yamaha soprano (not the 300 series, which are actually pretty good, I think - I have a tenor, and it's really nice). If you are fussy about the intonation and don't mind ruining the recorder, you can enlarge the R1 hole if you like. I didn't bother. All those years of playing rock and blues made me a lot less particularCongratulations wrote:I was ordering some strings for my mandolin the other day, and I might have accidentally thrown a Yamaha 300B series soprano r*c*r*d*r in the shopping cart...
After playing it a bit, I've decided that it's useful, but not very much fun. It will probably take me a while to really develop a facility.
On the other hand, mandolin is coming along nicely...
oh Lana Turner we love you get up
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Ah, maybe that's my problem! I've been wondering what's been causing me to lose my visual acuity and grow hair on my palms lately...Congratulations wrote: Actually, I have noticed that the D scale is exceptionally easy on the recorder. I have not been playing irish tunes on it, though, for fear of inciting the wrath of powers beyong my comprehension.
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Hmmmm... It was our experience with the Zen-On that drove us to the whistle. We were quite underwhelmed by them.peeplj wrote:I agree 110% on Yamaha vs Zen-On. The Zen-On plastic recorders I've tried have been incredibly good.MacNeil wrote:More that one should fear the wrath of the r******r gods. While the Yamaha is the most commonly sold inexpensive r******r, it simply can't compare with Zen-On's Stansby Jr. soprano or Bressan alto in terms of quality or "bang for the buck." Why, it would be like comparing a Meg to a Mellow Dog!
By the way, to really appreciate the unique abilities of the recorder, trying playing something in E-flat or even A-flat major. On recorder it's quite simple once you have the fingerings down and have played scales a bit. The same instrument can play in C major, D major, A major, etc... That's really pretty cool for an instrument with no keys!
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Of course, the only reason I avoid r*******s like the plague is that I know I haven't the 'stuff' to figure out how to play one right now.
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Of course, the only reason I avoid r*******s like the plague is that I know I haven't the 'stuff' to figure out how to play one right now.
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I use a tweaked JHS CL200
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The tweaking consisted of buying 3 (one of each colour), swapping heads and bodies around and tuning 3 holes with wax.
I play it at sessions and it's the best one I've found for the price £4.99
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The tweaking consisted of buying 3 (one of each colour), swapping heads and bodies around and tuning 3 holes with wax.
I play it at sessions and it's the best one I've found for the price £4.99
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Actually, as a schooled musician, I cut my eye teeth on a r******r (almost literally) and am just now finding out that two of the eight holes are entirely not needed! My first impression of the whistle was the lack of those holes. It took me only half an hour to have figured out the fingering on the low octave, but I'm not sure I've found the right combination for the 2nd one just yet.Of course, the only reason I avoid r*******s like the plague is that I know I haven't the 'stuff' to figure out how to play one right now.
Now, when I play the r******r, I've got two "extra" holes that I no longer know what to do with. But I regress...
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Oh, hon, let me save you some time . . . it's the same as the first. Just lift up one finger after the other. Presto!LiamMacGabhainn wrote: It took me only half an hour to have figured out the fingering on the low octave, but I'm not sure I've found the right combination for the 2nd one just yet.
It only has six holes, after all . . . but I feel a strange sense of unease . . .