Public TV Spot with my Weissenborn.

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 12 May 2011 2:18 am

My group The Neighborhood Trio (vibes, lap steel and double bass) will be on a Twin Cities Public TV show tonight. Here is a web only preview of me talking a lot and playing a little.

http://www.mnoriginal.org/art/?p=4553

I am playing what started as an exercise in back to back forward and reverse slants that turned into my comping part for a tune of ours. It is a fun, and tricky little bugger to play. I see in this video I need to limit my wrist movement on my forward slants!

I would like to share more about the Trio - It's a cool group. I will post the link to the show when it is available.

Thanks,
Dan

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 May 2011 3:21 am

Looking forward to seeing the trio, Dan. That was a nice spot and you handled it well.

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 12 May 2011 4:26 am

Nice!

Tony Francis · Post by **Tony Francis** » 12 May 2011 4:31 am

Great Job, Dan.

Tonu Timm · Post by **Tonu Timm** » 12 May 2011 5:01 am

Hope to here you playing a lot and talking a little:)

Tonu Timm · Post by **Tonu Timm** » 12 May 2011 5:14 am

All NeighborhoodTrio clips I found on website are just for my taste. Keep them coming!

Twayn Williams · Post by **Twayn Williams** » 12 May 2011 10:00 am

Wow, what a nice sound! Vibes, upright bass, weissenborn, who'd a thunk?

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 12 May 2011 10:35 am

that's some real nice stuff Dan
easy listening & intelligent musik
sure is kool

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 12 May 2011 12:51 pm

Dan Schwartz wrote:I see in this video I need to limit my wrist movement on my forward slants!

With the camera tight on your left hand there's no hiding that fact, eh? Jerry Byrd lays it all out on how to do all those slants nimbly with just the fingers. Nice sound on that Weissy!

Kevin Brown · Post by **Kevin Brown** » 12 May 2011 1:56 pm

Great Riff Dan, enjoyed that, lovely vibrato too, tuning info please for us slow types !

Rob Anderlik · Post by **Rob Anderlik** » 12 May 2011 2:11 pm

Nice work Dan! Thanks for posting this!

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 14 May 2011 4:30 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Kevin, you asked about the tuning. I am using
D A D F# A B D (low to high)

I often tune the low A up to the dominant 7th to get:

D C D F# A B D

I am working on getting an 8-string Weissenborn so I can have both the A and the C down there.

Thanks Again,
Dan

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Public TV Spot with my Weissenborn.

Public TV Spot with my Weissenborn.

And the reverses too...