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Today, 4:50pm

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread On the lookout for a 1923 Gibson MB-4 in Vintage Instruments

There are a couple of Gibson banjo mandolins on eBay at the moment, not MB-4, but one is an MB-2 that's pretty nice and an A Jr. and another one also...

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Today, 3:03pm

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week #213 ~ Crooked Stovepipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

James, that Calypso thing seems to be a harmony symptom buried in the tune itself. Your accompaniment/rhythm only pronounced it a little more, but I...

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Today, 1:14pm

Barbara Shultz replied to a discussion Week #213 ~ Crooked Stovepipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Bertram <faithful, great member> to the rescue! Thanks!

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Today, 12:49pm

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Cleaning the mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Those are thumbscrews that move the saddle up or down to raise or lower the action.

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Today, 12:23pm

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week #213 ~ Crooked Stovepipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Apparently, this is a Canadian reel. Until the cavalry (i.e. abovementioned great members) arrive, I can give some first aid from thesession.org and...

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Today, 11:42am

Barbara Shultz started a discussion Week #213 ~ Crooked Stovepipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This week's winner is Crooked Stovepipe, which was submitted as a reel. I have minimal Internet access on my phone at the moment, so I will depend on...

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Today, 10:13am

Mike Romkey replied to a thread mandolin teacher dead zone in General Mandolin Discussions

Mike Compton is a good teacher, as is Adam Steffey, both offering one-on-one real-time lessons on the web. Nothing against MM's school, but it...

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Today, 1:48am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Maximum String Tension? in General Mandolin Discussions

I guess the question boils down to "what is the maximum gauge I can use for a given scale length and pitch?" I have been a fan of high-tension...

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Today, 12:46am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Good slower music in Song and Tune Projects

You might want to look into this O'Carolan Thread at the Song-a-Week group.

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Yesterday, 9:03am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Fylde? in General Mandolin Discussions

:cool:

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Yesterday, 5:26am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

Time to take the red pill. :cool:

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Yesterday, 4:11am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

Either that, or a smart business plan. There can be a strong alliance between a customer with MAS and a luthier with planned obsolence.

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Yesterday, 3:34am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

I stood on the platform in Newton And thought of my frets that were glued-on. I looked at the rail, An idea struck: "Prevail! Next time my frets...

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Yesterday, 2:16am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Dogs play deliverance in General Mandolin Discussions

I once read that the banjo was played in the movie using the same technique, the real banjo player hiding behind Billy Redden. Now, who is hiding...

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Yesterday, 2:02am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

The new mandolin proved offensive Wife: "repair the old one, be pensive" You know you can't win, Those old frets are glued in, Replacement would...

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Yesterday, 1:34am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

Continued conundrum - what are they called now? I think I'll settle for Mac Scary Picks - handpunched from genuine zombie shoulderblades by the light...

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May-22-2013, 3:00pm

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

:)) Wait - that sounds familiar... There is, or was, a poet. His name was Lallafa, and he wrote what are widely regarded throughout the Galaxy...

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May-22-2013, 2:53pm

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Trainwreck of a mandolin in Post a picture of your mandolin

I don't suppose it's of GDR origin - they all had slotted headstocks and never this over/under string thingie (my first mandolin was GDR made, and I...

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May-22-2013, 10:26am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

Gets better. Owner of the mystery pick company sends me an email: ------------------ Hello Recently there was a user that was talking...

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May-22-2013, 9:42am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

You're definitely right about that. Plenty of wind on Facebook.

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May-22-2013, 7:37am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week #211 ~ Star of County Down in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Translation - hmmm. Translating the stuff is one thing, comprehending what it is all about is a whole another business. Take this example: Gaol ise...

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May-22-2013, 7:20am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

We had someone spamming the forum with a product they're launching soon and evidence of that individual remains in some of those quotes above. Made...

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May-22-2013, 4:31am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Trainwreck of a mandolin in Post a picture of your mandolin

So very sad.

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May-22-2013, 12:58am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week #211 ~ Star of County Down in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Some here would say a bodhran is a banjo done right ;)

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May-22-2013, 12:53am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Band name needed.... SOON! in General Mandolin Discussions

I thought it was called the Overseas Hwy or IS 1 ;)

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May-21-2013, 7:47pm

Scott Tichenor added 1 photo(s) to album Miscellaneous Images
May-21-2013, 12:42pm

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week #211 ~ Star of County Down in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

woodenfingers, the intriguing, unexplained part of your version is the rhythm section - how did you do that? I picture old Hebridean women waulking...

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May-21-2013, 9:29am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread That Synching Feeling in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Not pedestrian at all - it's one of the best of the Speyside Malts; if that goes your way, you might like the Balvenie Double Wood. :cool:

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May-21-2013, 6:16am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Right Hand: Anchoring? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

...they had better picks, fast and with full control But when you learn to play without anchoring, you can feel just like they did :cool:

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May-21-2013, 2:57am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

It is true then. Elvis is not dead... :sleepy:

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