tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post6789834611164104157..comments2023-05-09T07:01:54.557-07:00Comments on Reflections in the snow-covered hills: Another memory set to musicMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-49444911436977930862007-03-02T19:27:00.000-07:002007-03-02T19:27:00.000-07:00Here's a clip that shows a whammy bar:http://www.y...Here's a clip that shows a whammy bar:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CiwVKcCW1U&NRKevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-30733010517201608252007-02-28T13:15:00.000-07:002007-02-28T13:15:00.000-07:00It's not that I don't like guitars. I play a litt...It's not that I don't like guitars. I play a little bit of the acoustic guitar, but I don't know much about electric ones. There are actually 25 guitars in my classroom that I use with my general music classes. I know enough about the guitar to teach a few basic chords and strumming patterns. Matt was asking me these questions while I was trying to get dinner ready, so a "humpf" might have been uttered.The Blueberry Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13345131075328071772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-26439229238702101532007-02-27T17:53:00.000-07:002007-02-27T17:53:00.000-07:00Oh dear. Does the Princess know what she is gettin...Oh dear. Does the Princess know what she is getting herself into? Even Michael loves guitars! (He broke his pick this afternoon while playing a Bon Jovi song and fell into a deep funk.)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-31402025187589446642007-02-27T17:45:00.000-07:002007-02-27T17:45:00.000-07:00The whammy bar was used, and the old man and Gurn ...The whammy bar was used, and the old man and Gurn knows this way better than me, to do something called "bending" the strings. It would actually be used to tighten the strings and loosen them to change the note a little. I actually remember dad's whammy bar too. I tried to use it once or twice but was always a terrible musician. <BR/><BR/>I asked the Princess to help with this but she made a "humpf" noise when I mentioned the electric guitar and she walked off as if I had insulted her. My poor uneducated opinion will have to suffice!Torqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187892279807810160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-84146070074545487742007-02-27T17:14:00.000-07:002007-02-27T17:14:00.000-07:00OK, I call them kicks. That's a fitting name, don'...OK, I call them kicks. That's a fitting name, don't you think? You are not crazy, or dweeby, but kicks<BR/>have nothing to do with a whammy bar.Kevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-19766268790732427252007-02-27T16:33:00.000-07:002007-02-27T16:33:00.000-07:00Obviously, I am a dweeb.The counter is running bac...Obviously, I am a dweeb.<BR/><BR/>The counter is running backwards on my screen, so I am talking about the notes at 3:55, 3:45, 3:06, 2:57, and so on.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I am crazy AND dweeby! Why do I think you called these "kicks"?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-31556765007873868002007-02-27T16:22:00.000-07:002007-02-27T16:22:00.000-07:00I don't know what you mean by "flats". Could you s...I don't know what you mean by "flats". Could you say more about the elements of this song you are calling "flats"? ("Flats" is a genuine musical term, but it doesn't have much to do with this song, as far as I know.)Kevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-26276466396131188232007-02-27T15:48:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:48:00.000-07:00...and I say "flats", but I am sure there is a tec......and I say "flats", but I am sure there is a technical term for them. I need to find a topic that I know better than my readers! Be gentle!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-74630440865098354052007-02-27T15:47:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:47:00.000-07:00So I am not nuts, just confused.I'm not sure if th...So I am not nuts, just confused.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if that is better. You never would have used it with this song to create the flats that make it so distinctive?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-30312712736166784282007-02-27T15:43:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:43:00.000-07:00You are describing a Vibrato bar, sometimes called...You are describing a Vibrato bar, sometimes called a "whammy" bar. It wasn't used on this record, but it was frequently used on my Jimi Hendrix records. You might be conflating two incidents.Kevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-19064364637009754582007-02-27T15:41:00.001-07:002007-02-27T15:41:00.001-07:00Hmmm. Memories are such fleeting things. I should ...Hmmm. Memories are such fleeting things. I should start posting about things that happened a couple of hours ago instead of 20 years ago.<BR/><BR/>It was a small silver handle that you operated with your right hand. Not really a handle, though -- more like a silver stick.<BR/><BR/>Am I nuts? (Of course, this was always a possibility!)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-50739177763902453962007-02-27T15:41:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:41:00.000-07:00Allow me a word of explanation: I thought Neil You...Allow me a word of explanation: I thought Neil Young's "Southern Man" was mean and narrow. I was happy to hear somebody fighting back.Kevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35316145.post-86153433251620917722007-02-27T15:36:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:36:00.000-07:00Megan, a daughter like you gives me the chance to ...Megan, a daughter like you gives me the chance to live my life over again. <BR/>Alas, I have no idea what sort of "handle" would be called a "kick". <BR/>The rhythm guitar certainly gives a kick!Kevin Holsapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931359816003710480noreply@blogger.com