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- Sun Apr 14, 2019 5:11 pm
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
- Replies: 21
- Views: 20137
Harmonics on the Free Strings
Hello folks! I’m a bit confused. I’ve been looking at a new piece of music and at the end of the song there are a few measures that use harmonics on the free strings. I didn’t know this was possible. I understand the concept on the fretted strings and have had some success with it, but how on earth ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:00 am
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Question about Staccato
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5620
Re: Question about Staccato
Alles klar! I think I may have been overthinking it, and depressing the string too slowly. I’ll keep at it and try over-exaggerating.
Thanks Evelyn & Dave!
- Andy
Thanks Evelyn & Dave!
- Andy
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:34 pm
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Question about Staccato
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5620
Question about Staccato
Hey all, I've been slowly working through the next lesson in the Volksümliche book. This one has marks for playing notes staccato. Just to sanity check, what is the proper way to play staccato? It seems like you would just lift the finger fretting the note, but keep touching the string to silence it...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:15 am
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6076
Re: Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
Ken, Thank you! Thats really good feedback. The little fingers have been a struggle for sure. I’ve given up hope on the left one, it has a mind on of its own. The right one though, I may be able to exert some control over it with practice. Tom, Good eye! It is a different zither. I’ve been playing m...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:05 pm
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6076
Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
Hey folks,
Been about a year now and I’m still at it. Wanted to share where I’m at with you all. I really enjoyed this exercise, I find myself humming it sometimes.
https://youtu.be/1c9Hxt9R_Lo
- Andy
Been about a year now and I’m still at it. Wanted to share where I’m at with you all. I really enjoyed this exercise, I find myself humming it sometimes.
https://youtu.be/1c9Hxt9R_Lo
- Andy
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:32 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Newbie; The Journey Begins!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11638
Re: Newbie; The Journey Begins!
Welcome! That is a beautiful instrument! You’re very fortunate to have found such a nice zither to start learning on. I would recommend checking out Keyes Scales earlier than later in addition to whatever instruction book you decide to work out of. It can be found on the site. Good to have another n...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:48 pm
- Forum: Zitherists
- Topic: Aloha 'Oe
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6697
Re: Aloha 'Oe
Hey folks, I’ve been working on putting some of the older zither music I have into MuseScore so I can convert them from treble clef to bass clef. It also makes it easy to print the older music and keep it all in one binder. I decided to plug Aloha Oe in the other day to see what it sounds like and t...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:22 pm
- Forum: Builders
- Topic: Zithers by John Roeder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10740
Re: Zithers by John Roeder
Petty instruments!
I can't even imagine the amount of time and effort that goes into actually creating one of these. I'm curious though. On the Klavierboden model, the braces on the bottom, are they for amplification or for support? This is the first Zither I've seen with them.
- Andy
I can't even imagine the amount of time and effort that goes into actually creating one of these. I'm curious though. On the Klavierboden model, the braces on the bottom, are they for amplification or for support? This is the first Zither I've seen with them.
- Andy
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Humidty Control
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12586
Re: Humidty Control
Happy New Years Everyone! Earlier in December, during a long practice session with the heat on, all of the strings on my Wünsche went flat. I decided then to take the advice of the forum and turned my office into a humidity controlled music room. I’ve put in a hygrometer, room humidifier and case hu...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:43 am
- Forum: Repairs and Restorations
- Topic: Humidifiers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18916
Re: Humidifiers
Thanks Bill, good time of year for a lesson on humidity control. What humidity level do you all try to keep your Zither at? I was reading that acoustic guitars are best around 40 - 50%, do those values apply here as well?
- Andy
- Andy