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Location: Utah | The cheat sheet thread got me wondering if any of you have violins in your bands, and if you would like to share music. The violin parts don't show up on sheet music or anywhere on the web, so I've been transcribing and making up where necessary, violin parts. It's all written out by hand on staff paper. I'd be happy to share it with anyone who could use it.
So far I can offer:
What If by Nicole Nordeman
Only Grace by Matthew West
Forgiveness by Patty Griffin (a really nice version for two guitars, drums, violin, female vocals)
This Man by Jeremy Camp
Dream On by Aerosmith (for that rocked up elevator version you've always wanted to do)
Soon to come: Lifesong by Casting Crowns
These are accurate to the original songs, although most of these songs use many instruments for small portions, and I've strung those parts together as one. Call it an original arrangement by me, that's true to the original production.
Lots of hours went into these, so it would be nice to see them go to better use than just a couple of performances here.
Lyrics, chords, and in some cases TAB are available for all of these songs. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | VIOLINS? :confused: Oh! Ya' mean Fiddles? :cool: |
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Location: Utah | Call 'em fiddles if you like, but it ain't fiddle music. "Long notes" as one violinist likes to call them, rolling her eyes. But it does add a lot to the music. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay... I thought fiddles had steel strings, and geared tunas...
But research just taught me... Various clichés describe the difference: "When you are buying it, it's a fiddle. When you are selling it, it's a violin," "The violin sings, the fiddle dances," "A fiddle is a violin with attitude," or, in answer to the musical joke, "What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?", "No one cries when they spill beer on a fiddle."
Also, if you can plug-it-in, it's an electric fiddle. I lived in Tennessee too long...
Even though an electric fiddle is a kinda Boston street musician thing. |
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Location: Utah | Ah, geared tunas. Gotta have those for the next violin! Looks like there are a couple of brands out there now that aren't junk.
Our little guy, not so little now at 12 yrs old, needs a good instrument, which is going to run about the cost of that 2080 that I can't afford. The geared tunas would be the shiz for him. Since he's under 21 he can't perform in bars yet, despite having been asked to play with a successful local country band. So we don't have to worry about the spilled beer.
What he really wants is a Steinberger 5 string electric violin. The kids are driving me broke with their instruments. Surely my GAS has nothing to do with our financial condition.. ;) |
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Location: GA USA | Hey, who let the musician in here?
Fly, I've got a package coming your way this week. |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Okay... I thought fiddles had steel strings, and geared tunas... I think that geared tunas are considered gauche or low brow by violin snobs. But for my money, I'd sure as heck have them on my instrument. Tuning the old wood pegs is a major PITA.
String material. Hmm. Gonna have to go look at his violin. I know the high string is steel. There's a problem with harshness in the sound of E strings, with some brands better than others. He's got a little plastic string tube, about 1/32" long that spans across the bridge, to mellow out the sound on that string.
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The others seem to be some kind of soft material, kind of like nylon guitar strings, but silvery in finish.
I had no idea there were any differences at all between fiddles and violins or their strings. Except that fiddlers sometimes hold them oddly.
Does beer automatically convert a violin to a fiddle? |
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Location: GA USA | A little plastic what? |
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Location: Utah | String Tube! Dunno what else to call it. It's a very short tube that the string passes through as it goes over the bridge. It's function is to tame the harshness and to prevent the string from cutting the soft bridge. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Banjos even use string tubes.....
...short piece of tubing to keep the string from cutting into the neck!
They're used on all FINE instruments! :eek: :D :rolleyes: |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Just one of SEVERAL design flaws in that instrument. ;) |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Just one of SEVERAL design flaws in that instrument. ;) Shucks! Thats what gives it that Unique tone! ;) |
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Location: Cicero, NY | :D :D |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Violin/Fiddle!?!?!?
You're all wrong wrong wrong.
The difference between a violin and a fiddle is the nut behind the bow. |
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Do you use violins in your band? Will share music.