One way to sort of politely say "no" is to claim your mandolin belongs
to your cousin or something, and you can't actually get her permission
to let anybody touch it since she's not even there I've done it.
It's a lie, sure, But in some cases, I was just reluctant to let some
drunk person handl
I actually had a fellow in NC once cuss me for putting scratches on my
OWN mandolin. That was a new one on me.
A funny story, an eyewitness account...
I forget who told me this now, maybe Sonny Osborne. But as the story
goes there was a fellow at one of the larger bluegrass festivals that
had been
Eliot,
Let's just say that besides being a decent guy and helluva songwriter,
Steve is a bit...uhm..."heavy-handed". Think refinish...
Tbug
On Sep 26, 8:03 am, Eliot Greenspan wrote:
> OK, someone please give me a Loar
> and put me in a room w/ Steve Earle
> I wanna see what he does w/ it
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In my opinion a person should ask permission before handling someone
elses mandolin, just as a matter of respect.
Even after that, i'll have no qualms about turning down their request
if i think it in the best interests of my mandolin. Someone pointed
out that a mandolin is a tool earlier on in th
OK, someone please give me a Loar
and put me in a room w/ Steve Earle
I wanna see what he does w/ it
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Well I don't like someone picking up my guitar with out permission but
if I know the person I don't mind as I like hearing my guitar played
by someone who can play.
I get to hear how the guitar is sounding and can make adjustments as
required. But if I don't know you and you can't play don't ask.
i always ask first, even with my best picking friends, even with my students.
And i would expect someone to
ask me before picking up my mandolin, if they want to live, chances are I'm
going to say yes, i love to hear someone
better than me play my box, but I still want them to ask first. But do
It does matter to me who does the asking. An experienced mandolin
player who understands and values the instrument, is very different
than someone who has not played much, and does not understand the
value of the item he/she is holding, personal and intrinsic. I am
honored if someone plays mine w
They're meant to be played but it's polite to ask first. My good
pickin' buddies know that they can grab anything I own and play away
but they almost always ask first anyway. It's nice to know that
decent human behavior isn't completely gone!
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Well, I reckon a man would need to take stock of how much liquor his
company can put away too. Are we talking about Old Grand Dad or Pappy
VanWinkle? I mean, if we're talking about "good" whiskey, at the risk
of sounding like a tight
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> > Ask before you touch. I think that Mark's point is good; instruments
> > are meant to be
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Ask before you touch. I think that Mark's point is good; instruments
are mea
My point is just that. Be respectful, asking is preferred, but they
are meant to be played. I'm not going to cringe whether you're the
best or a beginner.
M
On 9/24/10, mistertaterbug wrote:
> Ask before you touch. I think that Mark's point is good; instruments
> are meant to be played. But, yo
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Ask before you touch. I think that Mark's point is good; instruments
are meant to be played. But, you wouldn't go over to a carpenter's
toolbox and pull out his hammer without asking without there being
repercussions. It's the princip
Ask before you touch. I think that Mark's point is good; instruments
are meant to be played. But, you wouldn't go over to a carpenter's
toolbox and pull out his hammer without asking without there being
repercussions. It's the principle of the thing. Also, I'd say it would
be behoove the owner to t
Touch without asking? Yes I would mind unless it's a friend.But
honestly I like when other people play my instruments; you truly get
to hear them that way.
The other night a fellow played my guitar all night at a session and I
was glad because 1) I got to hear it and 2) he was helping to break in
I agree with you , Mark. I play a few different mandolins, each of
which is over 80 years old. They have made it this far and are in
great shape. I can't imagine what a person who would want to check
the mandolin out and play a tune or two could do to hurt my
instrument. Then again, the
I agree, except for the time in an adult ed mando class when someone
picked up my prize and proceeded to bang it against the table. Now it
happens that kind of thing, accidents, I have em too, and he did ask,
but if I pick up somebody else's then I want to first ask, get a yes
and then touch it li
Touche
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Instruments by definition are tools of music. They're meant to be
touched, felt, strummed, whatever. If we make them more significant
than their sound and capability then they deserve to be preserved in a
glass case. I ask that you respect my instruments, just like I ask
that you respect my tools,
Don't you hate it when someone just picks up your instermint to 'have
a look' or feel without asking first?
Even when someone asks to 'have a bash', they seem to assume that it's
ok before you can say No Thank You with a pursed smile. I remember
seeing some guy hold and play "someone's" Gilchrist a
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