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Thu Jan 23 19:43:34 PST 2014

Gary, Ulf

I don't have an electric banjo but, have tried several out.
The upside is that a banjo player can amplify to a much higher sound 
level and, run all sorts of digital effects etc. not possible with an 
acoustic banjo. The feeling of power is amazing.
The downside is it doesn't sound like an acoustic banjo. Best to use a 
good mic or acoustic pickup on the old Vega.
I would use the Fender Strat and modern amp to muck around with 
electronics or digital processing. More versatile with 6 strings than 4.
If guitar is required for jazz gigs I use a 6-string acoustic jazz 
guitar from 1949. Once again to get the right sound for the style of music.

I have over 1TB of music files. Many have been compressed and digitally 
processed to the point that sound quality is audibly degraded when 
compared with a clean copy of the original recording. The convenience of 
modern technology comes with a downside.

cheers

Tony Orr
Fosters Foaming Five
Melbourne

On 24/01/2014 12:57 PM, Gary Lawrence Murphy wrote:
> ever play one of those solid-body electric banjos? ;)
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> On 1/23/14, Ulf Jagfors <ulf.jagfors at telia.com> wrote:
>> Great Bill
>>
>> But you will probably not convince members of the 78 rpm scratch, click and
>> hiss noise fan club. As an example of what new technology can do. I have
>> about 15.000 OKOM recordings from 1917-1935 with mostly better quality in
>> my
>> smart phone. But that will not convince them either. I do not need a crank
>> up Vitrola disc player in my backseat of my car or in my summer vacation
>> resort house. I carry all recordings with me in my pocket. Handy? Of course
>> it is extremely handy and versatile if you really are interested in
>> listening to and search for music on the spot. Not to talk about all old
>> recordings and bands I recently have discovered by this new technology. I
>> did not had a clue about them before in spite of the fact that I have
>> listen
>> to OKOM music since around 1950.
>>
>> How about electric pianos, very common for practical reasons, as many
>> concert facilities today lack an old fashion piano. Shall we abound OKOM
>> electric piano playing for sentimental or fear of new technology reasons?
>> And worst of all. Microphones for vocal amplification. Conclusion: if you
>> don´t have the voice resources as Bessie, don´t enter the stage. Or shall
>> we
>> go back to acoustic horn use???
>>
>> Facebook has it pros and cons. Why don´t skip to worry about the bad sides
>> (they are there indeed and I hate them) and embrace the good sides.
>> Facebook
>> is a worldwide practical mean of gather and socialize people with a common
>> interest. I have been on a number Facebook OKOM and music lists for several
>> years now and never seen any major negative side's crop up on those lists.
>> On the contrary. I have never got so much interesting informations in any
>> other type of lists. This because of the existing facility to attaché video
>> and sound informations, links etc.
>>
>> If you are worried that Facebook trace your behavior for commercial
>> reasons.
>> Then you better skip the Internet as a whole for good. Don´t use any credit
>> cards. Don´t travel with flight tickets. Don´t subscribe to any magazines,
>> newspapers or cable TV. Don´t make any phone calls. Be an eremite in the
>> wilderness. We are monitored whatever we do today, and we can´t do anything
>> about it. Facebook or not does not make any difference at all. Big
>> commercial Brother see you anyhow. Yes, they can because Yes, they scan.
>>
>> Sorry, sorry, sorry for offending some people on this list but, without
>> accepting technical progress we will definitely bury the OKOM music for
>> good, sooner or later. Facebook with all its shortcomings is one possible
>> way today to achieve this goal, to let OKOM stay alive. And it could be one
>> gate way to the next generation. Within a few years Facebook will be gone
>> and forgotten like Myspace etc. But use its positive side today and neglect
>> what could come in the future.
>>
>> Yes, I confess (as the tune I sometimes play). I am a retired electronic
>> engineer. A technical nerd. But also, all type of banjo player. And banjo
>> historian and collector. And traditional African music research traveler.
>> And frequent player of live OKOM music.
>>
>> Ulf in Stockholm
>>
>> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
>> Från: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
>> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] För SargentDrums at aol.com
>> Skickat: den 23 januari 2014 05:41
>> Till: Ulf Jagfors
>> Kopia: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
>> Ämne: [Dixielandjazz] DJML Facebook Page
>>
>> For years now, I  have wondered why this group has not moved to Facebook.
>>
>> It has everything that we could want for communications. It truly IS
>> perfect
>> for what happens here AND it eliminates all of the quirks that exist in the
>> outmoded form of "Plain Text Only" email. Really, this IS a  clunker.
>>
>> Therefore, I have started a Facebook Group for us. It is called  the
>> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List. (What else would it be called?) I labeled it
>> that to make it easy for you guys to find it.
>>
>> I am not suggesting that you completely abandon this email deal, BUT, for
>> those of you who want to make your lives easier and more fun AND share
>> photos,  music, videos, your websites, your gigs AND keep commentaries
>> straight, this is  the way to go!
>>
>> BTW, for some of you old "set in you ways" dudes, just know that Facebook
>> is
>> NOT just for kids. There are a ton of your peers on it, so don't treat it
>> like your VCR that's still flashing 12:00. I guarantee you're going to like
>> it .  . . AND, it's free!
>>
>>
>> Here is the emails address for the  group:
>> DixielandJazz at groups.facebook.com
>>
>>
>> This is the web address for the  group:
>> http://www.facebook.com/groups/DixielandJazz/
>>
>>
>>
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>> >From the "Dixieland Jazz Mailing  List" Facebook Group:
>>
>> I created this page as a tool to move the outmoded  Dixieland Jazz Mailing
>> List from a Plain Text only email vehicle to a current,  more productive,
>> useful means of communicating in this century.
>>
>> Here we  can enjoy photos, video clips, website links, audios. Members can
>> comment and  read comments without having to open individual emails to read
>>
>> a one-sentence  comment. There commentaries will be linked directly to the
>> post to which they  are commenting.
>>
>> This will all be faster ...and more  efficient for everyone, all while
>> taking advantage of all forms of media with  are directly connected to what
>> we
>> do in our performance - which is to provide  audible music and visual
>> entertainment and the promotion of such.
>>
>>
>> Bill  Sargent
>> 414-305-6955
>>
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