Re: Tilinka?

[Henry <hbg...>]

Hi -

You could float this inquiry on the East European Folklife Center (EEFC)
list <eefc (at) eefc(dot)org> - I think you need to subscribe first via
www.eefc.org if you are not still subscribed.) At one of EEFC's Balkan
Music & Dance Workshops they even had a tilinka class, and there are a
number of list members who are interested in this music. I remember the
gaggle of guys running around with their pieces of copper pipe - very
convenient for practicing in the pool on a sweltering day.

Speaking of playing end-blown tubes, you could also contact
multi-instrumentalist Paul Morrissett of the Klezmatics (see, I'm on
topic!) - one year at Balkan Camp he was there with a broken/sprained
ankle on crutches; he wowed the crowd by removing the the rubber end cap
from one of his aluminum crutches and playing doinas and other
melodies on that.

HBG

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Jeremy Bloom wrote:

> Hi
>
> So after dinner today I had sudden inspiration to build a tilinka using some
> leftover copper tubing in the basement. I checked to tuning with the new
> Harmonia CD (which is WONDERFULL!)  and the tuning is near perfect.
>
> Does anyone know of published \and\or\ web reference on tilinka technique. I
> can get the basic harmonic note but I need some practice with how the
> covering-the-end thing works and how to actually play tunes (or at least
> something resembling a doina)
>
> Thx
>
> Jeremy Bloom
>
> -Violin
> -Mandolin
> -Tsimbal
> -and MORE (Hopefully Tilinka soon :)  )
>
>

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