tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29408129.post5677076482625572416..comments2023-08-16T14:33:35.249+03:00Comments on Азовская русалка: Dorky Music MomentLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861740265127758977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29408129.post-49766717002099489302007-11-01T07:24:00.000+03:002007-11-01T07:24:00.000+03:00Yay balalaika concerts! I am hoping to join the gr...Yay balalaika concerts! I am hoping to join the group that was probably putting on that concert (unless there's more than one Russian folk orchestra in the DC area). That is, if I'm in DC next year.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861740265127758977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29408129.post-6704232366746655142007-11-01T04:37:00.000+03:002007-11-01T04:37:00.000+03:00i saw an ad in the paper the other day for a balal...i saw an ad in the paper the other day for a balalaika concert, and i thought of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29408129.post-33142752090823605252007-10-30T08:31:00.000+03:002007-10-30T08:31:00.000+03:00You know, that's exactly the technique used by har...You know, that's exactly the technique used by harpists to play harmonics. On the right hand, the side of one's (curved) index finger is pushed against the string at the appropriate node, then the thumb reaches up to pluck the string. In the left hand, since the strings are so much heavier, one has to use the fleshy bottom part of the palm to hold the string in place.<BR/><BR/>[I don't know about all the "one"s I just typed, but once I started it seemed inconsistent to switch to "you".]<BR/><BR/>Yay physics!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866406819248353150noreply@blogger.com