Exploring Volume and Projection

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

Welks! And bingo! Different horses for different courses 👍👍🎶

[@JacobMallach]

Always so helpful! Thanks for the insight. Love the humanism, man!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

had to look that up! :D thanks bro! appreciating the kindness and glad you're connecting here!

[@canberrygrass]

Love it all - it's great - thank you to you and Brooke.

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

Appreciating you a lot!! ⭐️ thanks!!

[@ImNathanBeaumont]

Love the set design!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

thank you Nathan! :D trying to level up

[@huntergivens2442]

This is awesome Mr Christopher thank you!!!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

So welcome Hunter! Thanks for then kind comments and glad you connected 😀🎶

[@huntergivens2442]

@@ChrisHenryVideos yes sir!!

[@milesproject4556]

You really are the best!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

I reckon we all have our moments - but I appreciate that encouraging kindness - thank you very much!! :D

[@canberrygrass]

Thanks

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

Thank you very much, Dianne!! 😀🎶

[@terryanderson8075]

A question, but first: I fell down this rabbit hole about 30 years ago in the liner notes by Michael Doucet on a Hector Duhon and Octa Clark album…to quote, “one pushing the beat, one pulling the beat”. WHAT? Don’t we all play on the beat? Well, no, as I have come to realize. The QUESTION ; In a band, who anchors, or owns the beat? My guess is the rhythm section, or the bass and guitar in a bluegrass band. But sometimes I think I hear the Bass also leading or lagging the beat. This subject is one of the most mysterious aspects of playing music, and I’m still wandering around in that rabbit hole. I have a theory about what in part makes good band chemistry, that the players feel and respond to the beat in the same way. Thanks for this very enlightening video. 😂

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

this is a great question! Ideally it could be the person with the best timing regardless of instrument, but conversely it could misunfortunately be the person with the worst timing (having the biggest influence on how the beat rides). I think you're right on about what makes the rhythm chemistry work - sometimes folks just naturally feel it similiarly, or work at it til it all grooves. To me the modern Del McCoury band is a great example of how someone can be on the front of the boxcar, walking up and down the middle, and on the back, all at the same time without the average speed of the train varying too much. :D

[@terryanderson8075]

Thanks for the reply. And another question: Mr. Thile teaches us to hold the pick loosely to the point of almost dropping it and you’re advising a tight grip. Since I’m unable to get the sound you’re getting on this video with a loose grip, I’m assuming that one grip does not fit all?

[@bobblehead67]

Great, helpful stuff as always, Mr. Henry; many thanks! I recently got an octave mandolin-any chance you might do an "octave specific" lesson sometime? It's a real different animal!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

That would be be fun! My dad has one I may be able to borrow - thanks for the idea! 😀🎶

[@stephentownley7481]

Dude, where did you get that awesome shirt!?

[@shawnkelly5191]

Yeah good question, I need one!

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

I think I got that from Wyatt’s mom 😀 not sure where it came from!

[@stephentownley7481]

Very cool!

[@n.proctor5917]

Thanks for the video. Getting good tone at volume is something I haven't figured out yet. The mandolin (especially) the E and A get whiny sounding when I hit them hard. I'm sure it's my technique, but don't know what to change.

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

Of course the e and a just cause they’re smaller and higher will have more treble, but you can experiment with playing farther away from the bridge or tilting the pick slightly forward or back and also using the shoulder of the pick instead of the point. Just a couple ideas there!

[@Cbm1987]

Where can I purchase one of Red’s bridges?

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

He doesn’t sell them anymore - but one can make one with some basic tools and woodworking skills, or present the plans to a luthier who could make quick work of it. Perhaps the most laborious part is the fitting of it to the top. You can read all about it here and there are also plans linked: redhenry1948.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0g_FaqTwGKlslzzemsKBJiv8y7240lCh5BWYGoFpoim0jx82EEl7ZAROM_aem_K3S9IatjSHG9ZaSD6YKqBQ

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

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[@Cbm1987]

@@ChrisHenryVideos thanks

[@talon1623]

What do you do if you need to change your action?

[@ChrisHenryVideos]

Very reasonable question! I got used to the idea and practice of having a summer bridge and a winter bridge