Re: Fjordlandia Viking bar & kaffistove, main str. 221B, Needlehole [2]

by Bluebottle Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:18 pm

New strings! cheers

by halfwise Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:19 pm

Norc wrote:and here's my instruments.

Those look like mug shots for a police booking.
What did they do, tremolo in public places? Spiccato on a bus?

by Bluebottle Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:35 pm

So last of my brohters bands concert series tonight with a trompetist called Hayden Powell.

Here's a picture: Very Happy

Fjordlandia Viking bar & kaffistove, main str. 221B, Needlehole [2] - Page 7 Wp_20159

Really shocking to see what one can do with the instrument, when one has played it in a marching band oneself. Laughing

by Norc Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:37 pm

Bluebottle wrote:
How are they to play?

My brother was trying to play the one I have last year. So he had a friend of his who plays violin look it, and she apparently said it was rather hard to play.

i didn't see this until now Embarassed

the violin is a bit loud, but i don't have much to compare with. they're ok to play, not brilliant, but not bad either.

by Norc Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:38 pm

halfwise wrote:Those look like mug shots for a police booking.
What did they do, tremolo in public places? Spiccato on a bus?

did you have to google that? Laughing

by Norc Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:39 pm

yeah.. trumpets are crazy instruments...

which one of them is your brother?

by Bluebottle Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:50 pm

I know. I still have my old cornetto lying around my parents place and tried to play it just recently. How anyone can get those sort of sounds out of them? I don't know. Shrugging

I'll let you know.

Just not right here. Wink

by halfwise Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:58 pm

Norc wrote:
halfwise wrote:Those look like mug shots for a police booking.
What did they do, tremolo in public places? Spiccato on a bus?

did you have to google that?

You're not the only one to have orchestra in school, you know.

by **Orwell** Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:17 am

Now - how about getting your mobile out and recording something on Youtube for us, Norc - and it's piss easy to do.* Surely I'm not the only daring hobbit here! Very Happy

{{{I have a dark secret, Norc --- I actually like Fjordianlandian Music -- at least --- if I ever heard any I'm sure I'd like it! Saucy Wink

So long as it's not bagpipes, of course. Very Happy

}}}

{{{* Apparently even an Ozhobbit can do it! Shocked

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by Ringdrotten Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:22 am

It will be interesting to hear what you think of this then, Orwell Very Happy

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:17 pm

Blue are your brother and band incarcerated?- they appear to have to perform from inside a giant fish tank! Shocked

by Norc Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:27 pm

Orwell wrote:Now - how about getting your mobile out and recording something on Youtube for us, Norc - and it's piss easy to do.* Surely I'm not the only daring hobbit here!

HAHAHA ..no.

by Bluebottle Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:15 pm

Norc wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:
How are they to play?

My brother was trying to play the one I have last year. So he had a friend of his who plays violin look it, and she apparently said it was rather hard to play.

i didn't see this until now the violin is a bit loud, but i don't have much to compare with. they're ok to play, not brilliant, but not bad either.

Don't worry about it. I've been rather busy too. Wink

I was kind of wondering, if the instrument I have is rather dificult to play, if it would be better to get another one for learning. I don't know what your advice would be?

I did finally get around to buying new strings by the way, so might get around to playing a bit in the next couple of days. Very Happy

I think I might have gushed enough about your instruments already, Laughing

but, yeah, they look great. Nod

by Norc Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:08 pm

I don't have any good advice, it all comes down to how u feel about the instrument.

by Bluebottle Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:09 am

Ah, ok. I'll just plod along then. Smile

Thing is I was wrong, it wasn't my grandfathers, it was my great grand fathers. My father was given it when he was 9 or 10, and it's bit of a family heirloom. Well, at least from a sentimental perspective. So I have to be a bit carefull with it.

Then again instruments are meant to be played. Nod

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Blue are your brother and band incarcerated?- they appear to have to perform from inside a giant fish tank!

Isn't that the dictionary definition of a concert performance? Laughing

by Norc Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:34 pm

My violin belonged to my dad, though it's not very old Wink

it says made in der deutche demokratische republik insie it.

by Bluebottle Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:33 pm

It will certainly have an interesting history then. Nod

Actually, my father was one of few people from the outside who got to visit East Berling before the wall fell. He went there with an Opera production. I think it was quite a special experience.

by Norc Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:19 pm

that's cool Very Happy

by Bluebottle Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:32 pm

Yeah, it think it was quite special.

You could walk down the street with any amount of money in your pocket and there really wasn't anything to buy. (Well, except for quite nice violins maybe. Wink

)

Did get around to playing some violin today, Smile

but I'm having some problems with the new string. It seems to be smaller and therefore a bit harder to hit with the bow without touching the other strings. Might have to change the rest of the strings as well. Which is a bit daunting, as I made a mess of changing the first one.

So while I did try to record some stuff today, my violin playing isn't really sounding worthy of recording at the moment. Laughing

by Norc Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:56 pm

changing strings is hard thought, there is a lot to be cautious of. like make sure the strings in the head don't touch/overlap for instance.

by Norc Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:53 pm

http://vimeo.com/82181786

this makes me happy Smile

tourist commercial, mainly pictures in and around Tromsø Smile

by Bluebottle Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:12 pm

Wow.

You're very lucky in the place you live Nora. Nod

After all you might have grown up in Oslo. Laughing

by Norc Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:30 pm

That would've been a sad story Smile

by Bluebottle Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:14 pm

Well, you would be talking like me and not wearing seal skin boots but uggs and some other haut couture fashion and doing silly things people from Oslo do.

Yeah, it's probably for the best. Nod

by Norc Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:43 pm

yeah ^^