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  • From: Emily Arkin <viole_falushe AT yahoo.com>
  • To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: RE: [TypicalGirls] Raincoats / Solex / LF
  • Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 17:35:47 -0700 (PDT)

Speaking of which, I moved to reread some VU liner notes
with all this talk of string sound and learned that John
Cale strung his viola with mandolin strings, for more
sustain and a brassier sound. Interesting!
Emily

> >I'm sure it's been noted a thousand times before,
> >but it seems like she's inspired by the sound of that
> >classically-trained violist rocker John Cale's
> >freakouts on "Heroin" etc...

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