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Today, 10:22am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Perfect Pitch? or Not in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi Willie - I am like your friend - I can do all that. It is like having an omnipresent musical compass hidden inside. It is wonderful! It is...

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Today, 10:16am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread J Bovier A4 in General Mandolin Discussions

I love what I am hearing as I am in the process of buying my second mandolin - a Jbovier

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Today, 10:12am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Rolling Stones on Mandolin? in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

Hi all I just play along with the songs. Absolutely love the idea of "paint it black" on mandolin! going to give it a bash tonight! Happy...

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Today, 10:01am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Chord progression with 4 finger chords? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Hi there I have done some four finger chords, rather by that of course we mean all four courses closed. I have played b minor, f# major and...

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Jun-15-2013, 1:56pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a discussion as plato said: in group Diary of a mandolin player

Thank you for posting here Richard - and what a quote and of course it is so true! What would we be without music!

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Jun-15-2013, 1:53pm

Vannillamandolin started a discussion Playing the mandolin for exactly 6 months in group Diary of a mandolin player

Dear Diary and readers Today it is six months to the day that I held my mandolin in my hand. I knew well that I would not regret the purchase of...

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Jun-11-2013, 3:06pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

Nick, many thanks. I am pleased with my a5 Maplewood sides and back and European spruce top, upgraded tailpiece and K&K pickup. Now it's just to...

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Jun-10-2013, 2:18pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

If not for the SA rand I could keep buying mandolins too! Was tempted to buy two Jboviers, one with Zebra wood back and sides - any idea how...

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Jun-09-2013, 2:08am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

Well said Almeria!

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Jun-09-2013, 2:07am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

Tim, my hubby tries to do the math but I convince him how difficult it is and then I put half my bonus aside for that second mandolin <big smile>

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Jun-08-2013, 3:26am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

Well good luck with MAS - am hearing all kinds of psychological phenomena here, rationalization, projection, but hey who cares. We know resistance...

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Jun-08-2013, 2:51am

Vannillamandolin replied to a discussion Week #214 ~ More Pretty Girls Than One in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hi Marcy, Mike Jeff that was lovely! I need to find me a permanent group of players here in SA. Have a mandolin repertoire, but too few players. ...

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Jun-06-2013, 12:42pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Breaking my promise to resist MAS - who is surprised? in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi My reply somewhat anecdotal: though I am also in the process of buying a second mandolin- my research has led me to the Jbovier. Will be making...

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Jun-05-2013, 10:35am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread celtic jig picking patterns in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

One of the reasons we end up spending so much time talking about how to pick a jig is that there is a percentage of beginners new to playing irish...

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Jun-03-2013, 10:48am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Pick direction ...does it really matter that much? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I would imagine pick direction does matter. If I understand it all correctly it would be like asking a violinist about whether a specific piece of...

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Jun-02-2013, 12:35pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

JB Definitely disbelief in SA rands R490 for shipping for a bridge? Definitely disbelief.

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Jun-02-2013, 4:55am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

To Jim Garber: let's be glad that if he must report you that it is only e-bay police and not the thought police. As people seem to have rather fixed...

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Jun-02-2013, 3:28am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Restring mandolin as mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

Very interesting discussion - if the intonation problem could have been sorted, would it be possible to restring an acoustic mandolin as a mandola? ...

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May-29-2013, 1:46pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Why do you think Bluegrass is spreading worldwide? in General Mandolin Discussions

Absolutely know too little about the spread of Blue Grass music. So now will leave that to the professionals. Just to say that there is nothing...

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May-28-2013, 10:42am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Irish tenor banjo - Open back or Resonator? in CBOM

I choose to play open back and 17 fret because the smaller size suits me. Like Steve said, Angelina Carberry sounds just fine on a short scale open...

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May-27-2013, 3:28pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread A song that moves you. in General Mandolin Discussions

Another song furtherto my post that is one that moves me is a song by Munchener Frheit: "Keeping the Dream Alive." Love the harmonies and strings. ...

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May-27-2013, 3:20pm

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread A song that moves you. in General Mandolin Discussions

Streets of London, wonderful. Another that moves me and did as a teen was "Caravan Song" I now play it on the mandolin. Another is rather New...

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May-26-2013, 9:54am

Vannillamandolin replied to a thread Four Fingered G chord, Bkuegrass Chop Chords and Lead Breaks in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

No offense taken Philipe Taylor

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