Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.00.1208171332040.12427@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Gabrielle's Gallop
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:33:24 -0400 (EDT)
Gabrielle's Gallop http://lounge.espdisk.com/archives/902 (cobza, easiest access) http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/GabriellesGallop.mp3 (cobza) Here, the cobza is played with the fingers, with a pick worn on the index finger as well. The instrument has 10 strings, in courses 3-2-2-3 or EEe-AA-dd-ggg; the strings 'splay out' from the neck nut, until, near the picking area, they're independent and harp-like. This gives the player the opportunity for all sorts of new and specialized techniques impossible on tightly- coursed instruments like the mandolin or 12-string guitar. The fretless fingerboard/neck is only 5 inchees in length. The piece here is Gabrielle's Gallop - Gabrielle from Xena Warrior Princess, riding and battling on her own; the sound of the gallop resonates throughout. http://www.alansondheim.org/cobza1.jpg http://www.alansondheim.org/cobza2.jpg And our cat: http://www.alansondheim.org/ossinow1.jpg http://www.alansondheim.org/ossinow3.jpg
