No Dean,
The moisture is to make the thumb alternately dig into the head and
then slip as it is rubbed around producing the "roll." I suppose
rosin might do as well, or maybe that's too sticky. I haven't tried
it, but it doesn't seem to be all that hard (no insult to
percussionists, who do plenty of hard things).
Chuck
On Oct 25, 2006, at 4:23 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Thanks .. I read somewhere it may involve wetting the thumb first.
If so, I wonder what sort of sound is produced. I assume the
fingers would be catching the jingles while the thumb is moving ...?
Dean
On Oct 25, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
No percussion maven, I - but I think you just hold the tambourine
in one hand (by the place on the rim where it is normally held)
and rub your other thumb across the head. I usually see this done
with the thumb moving in a circular motion about an inch in from
the circumference of the head.
Experts are invited to weigh in, but that's what it means to me.
Chuck
On Oct 25, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Percussion mavens ... how is a thumb roll produced on a tambourine?
Dean
Dean M. Estabrook
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you ever heard of an eleven or thirteen step program?
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
Finale@shsu.edu
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
Finale@shsu.edu
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Dean M. Estabrook
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you ever heard of an eleven or thirteen step program?
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
Finale@shsu.edu
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
Finale@shsu.edu
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
