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Ovation Guitar notes

I own only two guitars, an acoustic-electric Ovation and a Gibson SG electic. Here's the specs on the Ovation, for reference:

SN 314779
Model 1612 - last made 1983 (at which time it sold for $705)
Custom Balladeer

DISCONTINUED ITEMS Custom Balladeer
Model 1612

Body Type: Deep Bowl
Top: Sitka Spruce A
Bracing: Ovation Modified X
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Fretboard: Ebony
Fret Inlay: 15 Pearl
Bridge: Walnut
Pickup: Piezoelectric
Nutwidth: 1 11/16"
Machines: Deluxe Chrome

This may be wrong! I can't find this exact serial number in this list
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/serials.asp
or the one on
http://www.ovationguitars.com/?fa=codesix
302670-303319 1984 Elites Only
315001-339187 1984 Balladeers Only
(1971-Present (Except Adamas) (Number range)

Gives
First Digit: FIXED ID (almost always "1" except as listed)
Second Digit = TYPE: 1. Acoustic roundbacks (also semi-hollowbody electrics)
Third & Forth Digits = DEPTH/TYPE: (Acoustics and Acoustic/Electrics)
Folklore or Josh White (deep bowl)
COLOR CODE: (Follows hyphen after model number)
Beige/Adamas and ClearVintage Natural 87C and Nutmeg Lennon

Last saved: 11/03/2008
Links: /media/music / my-ovation.txt

Concertina notes

also see - http://www.concertina.com/merris/bibliography/english-tutors.htm

from http://www.wikihow.com/Play-the-Concertina
# There are several types of concertinas, but you'll likely only run across the two major ones: Anglo-German and English. The Anglo concertina plays different notes on push and pull (diatonic, much like a harmonica) whereas an English concertina plays the same notes on push and pull (chromatic, like a piano accordion). The easiest way to tell the two apart from pictures is that the Anglo has a wrist-strap while the English has a thumb strap with a metal "J" at the bottom for the pinky finger.

# An Anglo is good for Irish music or folk music, with push/pull on the bellows quickly changing the notes. An English is more versatile having additional buttons for the accidentals (sharps and flats). If you are used to playing accordion or want more choices in the music you play choose an English.

An Anglo will typically have a particular chord associated with it "C/G" or "G/D" for example, and have rows of chords. An English will have columns of buttons, the middle 2 columns are the natural or "white notes", and the outer two columns of buttons are the accidentals. A 30 button English will have some missing places for sharps/flats, whereas a 48 button English should have all 4 columns filled with buttons.

A concertina has about the same range as a violin. Sheet music for the violin is playable on the concertina.

# Chords are playable on concertinas, but start with simple melodies first. On an English or Duet concertina just about any major or minor chord can be made, if you are dexterous enough. An Anglo is more limited in that regard.
Because it is diatonic (different note on push/pull) an Anglo can be more difficult to play for experienced musicians with other instruments. A lot depends on the type of music or sound desired. For more questions ask on a Concertina forum such as at www.concertina.net. Some players prefer one over the other than many players do have strong opinions about their chosen style.

Last saved: 02/24/2008
Links: /media/music / concertina.txt

How to compress speech in lame

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007from http://howto.dubbo.org/category/audio/

I’ve been playing round with getting good quality compressed speech.
Here’s what I’ve found.

1. SMALLEST FILE SIZE ACCEPTABLE QUALITY.
For very small file size (4MB for 20 minutes) and acceptable quality,
use the LAME encoder (the the separate article on Itunes songs to find out about the LAME encoder) with the following arguments in the ‘Encoding options’ Box:

-V 9 –vbr-new -mm -h -q 0

2. An even better option than above but slightly more complicated is:
Firstly convert the file to 22khz sample rate and mono, (eg in Audacity)
then use the following LAME settings:

-V 8 –vbr-new -h -q 0

3. BEST QUALITY AND ACCEPTABLE FILE SIZE.
For about twice the size files (8MB for 20 minutes of speech) but very very good quality try this in LAME encoder:

–preset voice

-V 8 –vbr-new -h -q 0

Last saved: 08/14/2007
Links: /media/music / lame-settings.txt

ABC music notation

I played 'cello for many years and then traditional Irish music on guitar as my brother played fiddle. I played in the Dowling Orchestra for awhile when a friend had told me they needed Cellists, but it had been so long and I wasn't very good. After lots of practice, I was getting a bit better, but that was many years ago now. I wanted to get back into the 'cello, and remembered the ABC notation system I had run across awhile ago. I thought it would be easy to find some kind of editor that could transpose the (mainly) treble clef stuff I found online into bass clef (since I would prefer to read bass clef than struggle with the treble). It seems like I can almost do this in BarFly.

I ran across a wonderful site by Laura Conrad, http://www.laymusic.org/ which, incidentally is run by bloxsom! Laura sings medieval music and has transcribed a multitude of songs into ABC notation, and provides them on her site. http://www.laymusic.org/music-publish.html However, BarFly has trouble with her stuff (although it can read other ABC notations fine), in fact the lillypond software has troubles with her files too - I've given up on reading them for now.

Lillypond
http://lilypond.org/

Open source music engraver program

Mutopia
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/

All music in the Mutopia Project is free to download, print out, perform and distribute. There are now 592 pieces of music available!

Last saved: 12/04/2005
Links: /media/music / abc.txt

Beatles - Rubber Soul, 1965

1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life

Last saved: 09/03/2005
Links: /media/music / Beatles-rubbersoul.txt

In response to John's post about CBGBs, NYC

I was only there once - with you I think, amidst a sea of blue and
green pointy-haired punks. What a dive. Hey, if more places like this
can't make the $40,000 / mo rent in the city, maybe they'll move out
to the island and we could actually get a music scene here someday?
I mean a 'music' scene - not a rave scene, and no more rappers, thanks -
we already have our fill of that.

Last saved: 03/13/2005
Links: /media/music / CBGBs.txt

Julia Ward Howe

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on.