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Chronicles of a Late-Blooming Child Prodigy

I'm an unrelenting aficionado of Chess, Toastmasters and acoustic music (Celtic and Bluegrass--Turquoisegrass?). Audio and Video Blogging gives my visitors a chance to hear and see my triumvirate of interests in action. Cheers! --GT

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My recurring illusions of grandeur: (1) winning a state-level chess tournament, (2) winning the World Championship of Public Speaking, and (3) playing Flight of the Bumblebee on the guitar at the Annual Flatpicking Championship in Winfield, Kansas. Until then, I'll relish all three pursuits with the enthusiasm and fearlessness of a late-blooming child prodigy. :)

Monday, August 23, 2004

Get Up John

(Mandolin) A cross tuned piece from Bill Monroe. I was inspired by the Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Live version. (The gap between inspiration and performance is glaringly apparent, but hey--it's a start!)

Cross tuning for Get Up John (and that doesn't mean you try to get your mando in pitch while angry) is, low to high, F#A, DD, AA, DD. One website had the high strings at DE, but that didn't sound right to me. Check out the Acoustic Guitar Q&A column on cross tuning.


posted by Glenn Tolle | 7:46 PM

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