Thanks!
The Fiddle Thread
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That was great!! 
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Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
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Sounding good Dave. I just happen to cruise over here to see this thread because I’ve picked up the fiddle some over the past week. I didn’t know you were over here drawing a crowd on Wheel Hoss. Toss up some more, sounds good! May have to work on a guitar break. Speaking of which…
That’s sounds pretty good for what you have. My next move is “sound”. I splurged and finally picked up a new laptop last week, next will be to get one of those Time Machines you are recording with. Model? That sounds pretty good coming from the built in mics. Care to share wake make/model and any “must haves” to go with it?
Good fiddlin’.
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Jesse, thank you!
Other than a decent set of headphones I don’t really use much else. I’m using some Sennheiser HD 202 They have a pretty heavy Bass response, which you’d want to keep in mind when mixing…otherwise it’s the best set I’ve owned yet…
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Awesome!
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Thanks Gunnar!
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OK, this one is true challenge for me.
Still lots of work to do…
I think I should have maybe gone more swing the rhythm style?
First 3 breaks were all learned from Justin Branum ('cept he played them a touch better…haha)
Last time through is just me improvising over the extra time on my guitar track…
Each of these breaks is actually supposed to be doubled but I was lazy again and I can only stand a limited duration of hearing myself play out of tune…
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Flopareno! What a name!
Not familiar with this one, but I really enjoyed it!
I tend to like swingy tunes so it’d be interesting to see how it sounds that way…
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It’s a Kenny Baker tune.
The tune is titled from the nick-name some guy had for Kenny due to his ears I heard…
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What happened to VIOPENDING ? 
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New strings on my other/older fiddle today. Trying out some Corelli Crystals.
Wow, what a cacophony! The fiddle sounds better with these strings on it I think, but getting used to the difference in instruments is a challenge to say the least!
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2021 Grand Master Fiddler Championship
today & tomorrow
Day 1 Contest stream
Day 2 Contest stream
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I have that same thing between the 2 mandolins I have. I thought it was just me! Thanks Dave for mentioning that, I feel better now… 
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Restrung my older fiddle again. It just wouldn’t stay in tune.
Trying some Larsen virtuoso’s this time. Went with the “forte” (heavy) gauge.
Wow, what an incredible improvement! Cleaner notes, far more volume, way less unwanted noise. I may have found the right string match for this fiddle finally…after several hundred dollars worth of experimentation.
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Been working with Lone Star Rag tonight. (actually at least a year )
After the “big jam” sound n the last tune I thought I’d try something a little more stripped down…just guitar, bass, and fiddle on this one…
This is the best cut overall that I could get so far this evening…been at it for about 4 hrs.
Most of the fiddle stuff comes from Justin Branum.
Some came from Isaac Callender, and a few licks are my own.
As always comments & observations are welcome.
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Sounded like some western classic movie music and looks like it is! Well done! Nice swing! 
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Definitely sounds like something from the Lone Star state. I like it!
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Loved your Lone Star Rag recording! I could listen to that kind of music all day. Fiddle sounding super clean in this one. At around :31 &:44 that sounds very cool.
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