What Do You Think About Single String Playing?

Cliff Kane · Post by **Cliff Kane** » 11 Jul 2008 11:11 am

Oh man, using the "H Word" here seems a little reactionary. I don't see any highjacking. I see some very interesting, gracious, friendly, and enlightening information and talk from people who know more about this style of playing than many of us will ever know. While things may be a bit tangental at times it seems on topic in a broad, healthy, organic way. Even if there were a side-bar conversation going on, are we to say, "sorry, we can't talk about that, it doesn't directly answer the original question"? Nothing is lost and a lot is gained when people converse in a confortable, open way. That being said, there have been threads that get lost and drift into something unrealted to their original topics, but ironically it seems to happen most when people start to direct the threads to complaints about other forum members or the forum itself. I think the word "highjack" is an ugly word with nasty connotations.
This is a great forum.

Bishop Ronnie P Hall · Post by **Bishop Ronnie P Hall** » 11 Jul 2008 11:37 am

Ron Whitfield,
Totally in agreement. You got it dude!
Back to the Fun!

Bishop Ronnie P Hall · Post by **Bishop Ronnie P Hall** » 11 Jul 2008 11:40 am

To Cliff,
Very well said! Now lets get back to the fun that it is supposed to be!
Ron

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 11 Jul 2008 11:42 am

One String Sam used a glass slide.

Steve Atwood · Post by **Steve Atwood** » 13 Jul 2008 10:55 am

A beautiful sound in classical guitar is tremolo, where the player plays the whole melody in triplets on one string at a time with his three fingers. I haven't heard that done on steel guitar yet, but I bet it would sound great.

Here's an example:

http://www.amazon.com/Recuerdos-de-la-A ... ef=sr_1_1?

Recuerdos de la Alhambra. The Alhambra is a castle in Spain, which is in Europe, which is a continent, of which there are six on the planet. Although some would say five, since Anarctica is virtually uninhabited. I personally would say that it should be five, but if it has to be six, I would rather count Hawaii as the sixth because it has more people, and it's made a much bigger musical contribution to the world.

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 13 Jul 2008 12:43 pm

Steve says,

A beautiful sound in classical guitar is tremolo, where the player plays the whole melody in triplets on one string at a time with his three fingers. I haven't heard that done on steel guitar yet, but I bet it would sound great.

While Bud did triplets on the video in thris thread by alternating the picking of two strings, he played triplets often on single string when there was a fast tempo Hawaiian or gospel song. He learned this from his teacher, Sol Ho'opii, who also played triplets on a single string.

Aloha,

Don

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 13 Jul 2008 2:00 pm

Marcel Bianchi also played a lot of triplets it was an integral part of his unique style.

Iain Carmichael · Post by **Iain Carmichael** » 14 Jul 2008 2:30 am

By the pricking of my thumbs,
one damned Brummy this way comes.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 14 Jul 2008 3:18 am

Actually Ian, ne're a "Brummy" but a "Silhillian"

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 14 Jul 2008 3:58 am

I once read that Buddy Emmons warms up that way, using thumb and two fingers.