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| Author: | Lee Vatip [ Mon May 15, 2023 6:43 pm ] |
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Sentence from an online story concerning Tony Levin.... "Levin also plays the Chapman Stick, the most intimidating musical instrument ever devised,"...." Illusion or reality? Steve A |
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| Author: | stickyfingers [ Mon May 15, 2023 7:32 pm ] |
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Lee Vatip wrote: Sentence from an online story concerning Tony Levin.... "Levin also plays the Chapman Stick, the most intimidating musical instrument ever devised,"...." Illusion or reality? Steve A Tough question , I want to call my lawyer. |
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| Author: | OnceAgain [ Mon May 15, 2023 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quote about The Stick |
Lee Vatip wrote: the Chapman Stick, the most intimidating musical instrument ever devised,"...." Illusion or reality? Intimidating - maybe at first glance: unusual shape, lots of strings. But the tapping action used to play it is pretty familiar, and once studied the note layout is extremely logical and pattern-centric. (Not to say that proficiency doesn't take lots of dedication and practice.) Most intimidating? That's a high bar: more intimidating than this? 
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| Author: | Markussz [ Mon May 15, 2023 7:47 pm ] |
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It’s a reality for me. I’ve been trying to learn this instrument for years, with abysmal results. |
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| Author: | DQ2U951 [ Mon May 15, 2023 9:43 pm ] |
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Quote: "Levin also plays the Chapman Stick, the most intimidating musical instrument ever devised,"...." Illusion or reality? In my experience, yes I'd totally agree. To be honest tho it wasnt much harder to learn than other instruments, just comes from a different school of playing than the typical stringed instrument |
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| Author: | DavidWS [ Tue May 16, 2023 1:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quote about The Stick |
Lee Vatip wrote: Illusion or reality? Highly subjective & context dependent. Hey, at least it has frets... ...well, usually. LOL! |
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| Author: | gpoorman [ Tue May 16, 2023 6:04 am ] |
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Illusion! Totally! It's like a piano with strings. Two hands. Everything is laid out right on the fretboard. Every instrument has its learning curve and different things make different instruments more difficult to learn. Horn players spend years honing their embouchure. Players in the violin family play a completely fretless instrument with no markings which basically means, if your ears/pitch isn't spot on, no amount of practice will make you listenable. Not to mention the bowing. Then there's this. 
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| Author: | ClausRogge [ Tue May 16, 2023 10:29 am ] |
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OnceAgain wrote: more intimidating than this? Beautiful. Now THAT one would give you possibilities ... |
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| Author: | earthgene [ Wed May 17, 2023 6:59 am ] |
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gpoorman wrote: Illusion! Totally! It's like a piano with strings. Two hands. Everything is laid out right on the fretboard. Every instrument has its learning curve and different things make different instruments more difficult to learn. This. |
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| Author: | Captain Strings [ Wed May 17, 2023 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quote about The Stick |
This is intimidating. Diabolical one might say. Stick? Not so much. |
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