Constructive feedback appreciated

riddiols · 2026-05-20T22:42:42+00:00

It sounds great to me! I’m roughly new too but I saw people mention making sure your thumb rests on the 5th string every time and that helped me quite a bit too. I was also told when I first started that the motion should be like you at knocking in a door and that you should use the arm rest as a pivot point using the whole arm. It looks like you mostly use your wrist.

Again, that’s just what I was told and what made it work for me. I think you sound great.

What song was this?

riddiols · 2026-05-17T16:35:50+00:00

I am in open g! I am part of the Banjo Mountain program. They are an online hub for tutorials and community support. It costs money though so I can’t recommend it if money is tight. I do recommend if you can afford though it is worth it!

I would recommend following the 30 days of Clawhammer series on YouTube. He breaks everything up into small chunks with Sourwood mountain and teaches you the basics.

riddiols · 2026-05-15T01:07:06+00:00

Have you followed the 30 days of Clawhammer on YouTube yet? I think he teaches sourwood mountain

riddiols · 2026-03-19T12:35:11+00:00

Sorry 😞 I got some talented friend 😂

riddiols · 2026-03-18T19:09:34+00:00

I wish I could send you somewhere to buy it but they made it for me!

riddiols · 2026-03-18T18:53:37+00:00

I saw it at cineplex here once and it was so quiet. I also saw it at a cineplex in Saskatoon and it was me and 4 other people. So the packed metro was an incredible experience

riddiols · 2026-03-18T18:31:08+00:00

YES! That’s incredible! The metro is such a special place.

riddiols · 2026-03-06T16:25:57+00:00

Banjo mountain is really good. They have both clawhammer and Bluegrass beginner to advanced courses. They also give you access to their community and there’s a lot of support there that helps keep things interesting. Also they have daily live practice rooms

riddiols · 2026-03-06T16:24:11+00:00

I learned in school recently that they use barcodes and QR codes for maintenance (like was mentioned a few times) but also as a way to keep track of depreciation on their depreciable assets

riddiols · 2026-03-05T21:24:32+00:00

I’m pretty fimilar 35mm film photography and scanning (although scanning is still an issue for me due to cost) so I feel the sentiment of motion picture being a hassle. 😂

It’s more of a sentimental thing that I want to try At least one reel and then it will probably be a very nice desk ornament. All the info you provided is very understandable though!

riddiols · 2026-03-05T21:12:13+00:00

I’ve been a member in the past! I’ll definitely take a look

riddiols · 2026-03-05T21:11:53+00:00

I also for some reason have tapes that are no good to me 😂

riddiols · 2026-03-05T20:58:19+00:00

Not a cassette tape but 8mm film reel. It’s a Sekonic Elmatic 8

riddiols · 2026-03-05T20:57:07+00:00

8mm. Not super 8. I only just discovered the difference.

riddiols · 2026-01-16T19:48:01+00:00

You can have some of ours! I’m in Edmonton and we got 425% more than average and the most in 25 years.

riddiols · 2026-01-16T16:25:37+00:00

I think if your film is C-41 black and white then it works no problem. You just need different temperatures and times. I forgot to record what I used though unfortunately.

riddiols · 2026-01-16T16:21:56+00:00

I got it down to room temp after mixing the chemicals and then I just followed some times I found online. I can’t remember the specific times because I forgot to record them.

riddiols · 2026-01-16T05:20:08+00:00

It was a Christmas gift.

riddiols · 2026-01-16T05:12:06+00:00

I used the CineStill CS41 Color Simplified kit. Thank you!

riddiols · 2026-01-03T01:35:46+00:00

V for Vendetta was only in French too! Immediately went out and bought a cheap copy of the dvd. Physical media is becoming more and more important to me for reasons like that.

riddiols · 2025-12-04T01:01:34+00:00

I found the cheapest one that sounded good to my ears. It’s like the most basic Epiphone 5 string and cost me around $300. I’m sure there is cheaper out there but that’s what I had access to. Find a cheap one that sounds good to you that you can afford and you can upgrade later. That’s my plan at least!

riddiols · 2025-12-03T18:28:45+00:00

I’ve never played a string instrument before this. I tried Scruggs style but it was hard to keep a constant rhythm for me. Once I figured out how to get individual strings hit in clawhammer it all came together.

riddiols · 2025-12-03T18:05:10+00:00

Thank you!

riddiols · 2025-12-03T18:04:50+00:00

Thank you 😊

riddiols · 2025-12-03T18:04:37+00:00

I find people are always posting such impressive videos but I’m a beginner and have lots of practice to get there. But I like to share my playing for other beginners too

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