billkilpatrick
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playing ensemble
it's difficult to hear my oud sometimes when playing with others - especially when amplified. i was about to take a solo last night when i heard -
faintly - that a peg had let a string slip. jammed altogether, surrounded by microphones ... couldn't walk away and tune up ... what to do?
i was thinking i could attach something to my oud with an ear-phone. in terms of costume however ... not terribly medieval.
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Marina
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Just smile & continue to play.
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francis
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Playing with a string out of tune , without any time to tune it because we're on stage and in a middle of an air, is a frequent experience, on oud or
others stringed instrument.....
Marina is right....continue to play....light at possible on the bad string and try to find harmonics around....and smile, of course!
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billkilpatrick
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a display of teeth, eh? ok ... what about the sudden loss of color in the face and the knocking of knees?
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francis
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About the sudden loss of color: various spot lights...?
The knocking of the knees is hard to keep in time with assymetric rythms....may be fold one's legs.....
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Christian1095
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I would suggest to end the song as gracefully as possible and then switch to a backup Oud on stage.... For the upcoming Ren Faire gig I have a second
oud and about a week or two out, I'll loosen the stings and reapply peg dope to keep the pegs from slipping... We're tight on space, but I figure
it's worth the hassle not to have to worry about it....
The only issue I have is that if I have to switch ouds, they have slightly different tones coming from the pizieos.... but I can turn the mic volume
up a bit to compensate.
Also, what about a stage monitor so you can hear better during the performance?
Chris Walters
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patheslip
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forget peg dope, use PVA glue
It's good to see that I'm the only fake mediaeval out there,
long live the plectrum lute (oud with gut frets)
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