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Yesterday, 10:13am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Basic Question Regarding pinky use below the 7th fret in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

It was either Mike Marshall or Sam Bush (who both have excellent 2 DVD sets on Homespun) that demo'ed along the lines of: "... and that leaves your...

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May-14-2013, 11:12am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Samick mandolins- Decent or junk? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Do that 8 to 12 times and you can have an original 'teens-or-so solid-top oval-hole Gibson that'll REALLY put a grin on your face! There's something...

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May-13-2013, 3:44pm

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Questions on an old A-style on eBay in Vintage Instruments

PF (or STP?) - Thanks for that comprehensive follow-up. Sorry you didn't get it!

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May-13-2013, 10:33am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Is this a counterfit? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Looks like the original name was scraped off using a dull butter knife!

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May-13-2013, 10:27am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Samick mandolins- Decent or junk? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

MUCH to be said for that, even without the jamming. For the last year that my mom was in her house, along with my Rover, I'd say over with her one...

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May-12-2013, 5:54pm

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Samick mandolins- Decent or junk? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I also have a thing for cheap instruments or, at least, I have my fair share of 'em! While I've never actually played a Samick mandolin, I've messed...

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May-11-2013, 12:50am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Questions on an old A-style on eBay in Vintage Instruments

By the way... I've never seen that tortoise-looking wrist-guard thingy that covers the strings from bridge to tailpiece before. Assuredly not...

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May-10-2013, 5:25pm

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Questions on an old A-style on eBay in Vintage Instruments

It is intriguing. But you really need a side-on view that would show both the string height and the top's geography. Those are probably tubular...

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May-09-2013, 11:24am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Tab for Red Haired Boy? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Just FYI: The folk tune "Little Beggarman" uses the identical chord structure as RHB w/ hardly much difference in the melody. The Clancy Brothers...

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May-07-2013, 10:30pm

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Ol Timer Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Stunning!

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May-06-2013, 11:56am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread I'm sure this has been asked but please help in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Hmmm... As long as you're aware that mandolin fingering is closer to violin technique than it is to to guitar. Guitarists assign one fret per...

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May-05-2013, 12:33am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread I'm sure this has been asked but please help in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

+1 on that! I have a similar RM-35 and slightly larger than average hands (not pudgy but usually need to go with XL gloves), and I find the Rover...

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May-04-2013, 3:22pm

EdHanrahan replied to a thread seeking info on Aria AM-4 in General Mandolin Discussions

Folks haven't said much so far, probably because there aren't many Aria mandolins around. A high-level summary would be that Arias are, in general,...

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May-01-2013, 12:30am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Guitar & Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Decades on guitar, 5-6 years, on mandolin and never much got confused between the two. Then happened into a '49 Martin tiple, sort of a 10-string...

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Apr-27-2013, 11:34am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Endpin Pulled Out in Builders and Repair

Had the endpin fall out of my D-35 at an outdoor jam session; fortunately held on w/ my fretting hand and avoided damage. Rummaged thru leaves...

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Apr-27-2013, 12:40am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread Wailin' Jennys "Swallow" - Chords in Song and Tune Projects

Am-G-C-F. That's what the guitar player's hands are doing at just about 1 minute in. Without studying it much further, it almost sounds like that's...

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Apr-23-2013, 10:30am

EdHanrahan replied to a thread RIP Richie Havens in General Mandolin Discussions

In '65 or '66, a (non-playing) college buddy who lived in way-upper Manhattan came back from a weekend talking about a Richie-someone guy he saw who...

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