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Mike mentioned the sliding Roth mute, that can mute at different degrees. Does it still produce a nice tone if it is used a certain way? The closer it is to the bridge, the more high overtones get cut out. It's a bit like the Dobroish sound you get with a mute on the banjo, but not unpleasant. In f...

Mike mentioned the sliding Roth mute, that can mute at different degrees. Does it still produce a nice tone if it is used a certain way? The closer it is to the bridge, the more high overtones get cut out. It's a bit like the Dobroish sound you get with a mute on the banjo, but not unpleasant. In f...

The closer it is to the tailpiece, the more effect it has. When it's back by the tailpiece it has little or no effect. editor, we need an editor... Mike meant to say that the closer the mute is to the bridge the more effect it will have in dampening the sound. There you go, putting words into my mo...

you can find some examples here . where to buy in Europe, i have no idea... I have the Roth Sliding Violin Mute mentioned in rh's link. http://www.elderly.com/images/tiny/accessories/ACC/VM202.jpg The advantage is that it's adjustable. It mounts on the strings between the bridge and the tailpiece, ...

Several of those would have stand a good chance in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.

http://69.93.111.150/albino_flash16/kikkomaso_e2(www.albinoblacksheep.com).swf I assume that everyone knows that "show you" is very close to the Japanese word for "soy sauce". It took a moment for it to register. (I suppose "show me" could be taken to be "relish, ...

My father had glaucoma that led to cataracts. He those removed and did fine with really thick glasses. This was back in the early '70s. By the late '70s, a co-worker who developed cataracts went to artifical implanted lenses and didn't even have to wear glasses any more. Now it seems that galucoma d...

I knew I shouldn't have taken all that time off when we moved to Texas.

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I am told there is a difference between Irish and Greek bouzoukis - not just the body shape but the string courses. I played a Greek bouzouki about 35-40 years ago. It had three courses and was tuned 1-5-1, like a mountain dulcimer. It was a very fancy bowl-back, with a pickup in the soundhole, and...

djm wrote:Its hard to keep smiling in the face of disaster.

The only solution is to smile behind its back.

Why decide to name the town after a girl? I wasn't kidding when I said that there are lots of personal names used for town names in Texas. More male than female, though. I wouldn't have recognized "Whon" as a name, and "Hub" might not be one, but there may be historical document...

I have no desire to be highly effective. What else y' got?

Are you afraid of being laughed at? If not, you might try what I did. I made a neck strap for mine. It was soft leather, a bit over an inch wide, with velcro at the ends, and a sort of buttonhole near the middle. I took off the tailpiece, buttoned the strap onto the peg, and replaced the tailpiece. ...

Speaking of mushrooms: What is probably the largest living organism on earth has been discovered in the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon. A fungus living three feet underground is estimated to cover 2,200 acres. After testing samples from various locations, scientists say it is all one org...