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><channel><title>Old Acoustic</title> <atom:link href="http://oldacoustic.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://oldacoustic.com</link> <description>folksy music and other worthy distractions</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:41:48 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>The Craftsman</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2012/02/22/the-craftsman/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2012/02/22/the-craftsman/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:16:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arts and crafts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[folk music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William Morris]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=309</guid> <description><![CDATA[from the book &#8220;William Morris: Craftsman–Socialist&#8221; by Holbrook Jackson: &#8220;&#8230;.Instead of the artist, as we now understand him, living a pampered or neglected life according to the measure of success he has obtained in making things which are complete in themselves and bearing only the slightest relationship to the activities of life, we shall have<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=284</guid> <description><![CDATA[Actually, this is after class, with only about half the students.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://oldacoustic.com/2012/02/04/this-is-what-its-like-to-teach-a-banjo-class/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Beginning Banjo Lessons: Learning to &#8220;Frail&#8221; on the Banjo</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2012/01/31/beginning-banjo-lessons-frailing/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2012/01/31/beginning-banjo-lessons-frailing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[banjo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beginning banjo lessons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[folk music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[frailing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[old-time music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traditional]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=270</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Frailing&#8221; on the banjo is an old, traditional banjo playing technique. Here are a few short videos that explain how it&#8217;s done. Frailing Motion Frailing on individual strings Boilin&#8217; Cabbage: individual strings Boilin&#8217; Cabbage: left hand, slowly Boilin&#8217; Cabbage: left hand, a little faster &#160; Remember the 3 Golden Groberg Rules: Relax Slow down Work<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=288</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many moons ago I purchased an old, beat up archtop guitar. It was a Harmony brand guitar, built in 1957. I&#8217;ve finally finished restoring it. Here are some pictures and a sound clips. archtop music sample]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/11/22/resurrecting-an-old-archtop-guitar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://media.oldacoustic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/archtop-sample.mp3" length="1613112" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item> <item><title>Acoustic Bass, Sonic Therapy</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/10/06/acoustic-bass-sonic-therapy/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/10/06/acoustic-bass-sonic-therapy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=239</guid> <description><![CDATA[When I was a film student, I made a documentary short titled &#8220;Il Contrabasso.&#8221; It&#8217;s about Brady Ward, an acoustic bass player, and his thoughts about the instrument. He was also a student at the time and taught me, informally, how to play the bass. I actually never took any real lessons, but the bass<a
class="readmore" href="http://oldacoustic.com/2011/10/06/acoustic-bass-sonic-therapy/">read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/10/06/acoustic-bass-sonic-therapy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lucy&#8217;s Harp</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/05/26/lucys-harp/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2011/05/26/lucys-harp/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:08:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=127</guid> <description><![CDATA[My daughter Lucy is learning to play the harp. She is, after all, a princess. Unfortunately, harps are very expensive. So I found a broken one for $200 and decided to try and fix it. The harp was broken at the neck and my first attempt to fix it only held up for a month<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=92</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dancing Queen This is a remake of ABBA&#8217;s superhit from the 1970&#8242;s. It&#8217;s a lot of fun to take a pop song, and &#8220;acousticize&#8221; it. I&#8217;m a bass player, and I wanted to see how a tuba would work instead of a bass to fill out the low end. It was kind of experimental, but<a
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url="http://media.oldacoustic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Dancing-Queen-1.mp3" length="5965597" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item> <item><title>Stars Were Gleaming</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2010/12/11/stars-were-gleaming/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2010/12/11/stars-were-gleaming/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:57:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=27</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stars Were Gleaming Merry Christmas. Here&#8217;s a recording of my sweet little girls singing Stars Were Gleaming. I&#8217;ve also included snippets of chatter before and after the song. Eira, who just barely turned 3, had a hard time not talking, which makes the recording infinitely more interesting and fun. Stars Were Gleaming is a traditional<a
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url="http://media.oldacoustic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Stars-Were-Gleaming.mp3" length="3976418" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item> <item><title>New Studio Set Up</title><link>http://oldacoustic.com/2010/11/24/new-studio-set-up/</link> <comments>http://oldacoustic.com/2010/11/24/new-studio-set-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:58:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Geoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://oldacoustic.com/?p=14</guid> <description><![CDATA[You know that I LOVE making music. That&#8217;s why I love the studio. I&#8217;ve just finished re-designing my homely studio. The main thing I did was create 10 acoustic panels to absorb the sound. Before, I had just a little foam, but now, when you walk in and close the door, it&#8217;s quiet and warm.<a
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