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Rattlebrained

washboards, rhythm bones, drumming & the blues...

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6 April 2010
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San Fran Bicycling to Work

A ride through my favorite city, filmed by one of my best friends, this one’s for me! :-)

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18 March 2010
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2nd LINE - Steve Buchanan

The mysterious ways of the web… There I was checking for new rhythm bone videos when among the listed a video called “Dem Bones” by ==Steve Buchanan caught my attention. The name seemed familiar

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5 March 2010
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Bones Instructional Video: Sample excerpt

I was trying to make sense of the Wood Rhythm Bones Home Made page, have somewhat edited it as well as finally figured out how to allow comments there too.

Then to make this post a bit more entertaining I checked to see if any new Rhythm Bone videos had been added over at YouTube and sure enough, along with some new videos presenting rhythm bones made with different materials and how they sound by “bonedrymusic” (check these out if you haven’t yet, and even so: it’s a growing collection), was this excerpt from a Bones Instructional Video by “bonesmanplunkett” which I’m happy to have bought last fall and recommend wholeheartedly.

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7 January 2010
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The Sounds Of Bones

Sooo…

It seemed after yesterday post that the only way to describe the sounds rhythm bone made of different materials made was to record them. Having decided to give it a go this morning I stuck myself in front of the webcam and gave it a try. Unfortunately it didn’t work out that well, mainly because the sound sounded like it was going through some sort of long hose. I then wanted to connect a better microphone to the computer only to find that I couldn’t find a wire I’m sure I have, it’s around here somewhere, that plugs a mic into a jack input….

Two hours later I ended up setting up an old digital 8 camcorder which doesn’t have the best mic either but. At least that way I had warmed up enough to dare post it: my first rhythm bone youtube video!

It seems to have gotten a bit distorted, probably when I converted it for the web, but the sound’s not too bad, I think the differences can be heard. Yes, No?