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May-16-2013,
12:57pm
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Strap Tidy?
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A cord with a Knot on both Ends will be just fine ..Tom that is the Basic solution .. a step up from Just tucking your arm under the tailpiece,...
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May-16-2013,
12:45pm
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When set the picks on the table , none will be louder than the other.. consider the Placebo Effect .. spending $35 on a pick will convince you it...
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May-15-2013,
4:43pm
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2 end buttons each into separate button holes in the strap?
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May-14-2013,
11:12pm
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Mandolin Banjo as a Blues Instrument
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I say , I say , I say .. I hear you .. :))
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May-14-2013,
11:07pm
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Taking Digital camera donations.. Mine Crapped out .. and the 35mm stuff I invested in is useless in the Digi World.
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May-14-2013,
11:01pm
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Winter Cycling
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Getting stale here /... freshening .. Found my favorite bikes have smaller wheels now .. bought and resold 1 Brompton, a friend said let me...
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May-14-2013,
10:28pm
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Much more Low Key and still festive, And they have a best dressed Podium as well as first 3 across the line.. http://bwc.brompton.co.uk/...
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May-14-2013,
9:25pm
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converting this sweet Tomo from Uke to Mando... what strings?
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Deja Vu... Didn't this whole thing get sorted on page 1? so I repeat 17" scale is right for a Mandola tuning C,G,D,A. Ie Viola Pitch.
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May-14-2013,
6:38pm
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Changing mandolin strings string is a pain
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As they say, keep the tetanus jabs up to date , so the string end jabs dont have long-lasting effects.
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May-14-2013,
6:06pm
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more acoustic like sound
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soundboard attached pickups hear a lot of what they are attached to.. Fuller acoustic sound is where Microphones on a stick are better.. I...
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May-13-2013,
1:32pm
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Where are you from?
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Can we do this all to the Tune of ... "I've Been Everywhere" :whistling:
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May-13-2013,
1:17pm
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There's the acoustic reflecting monitor too .. a Hard piece of plastic on a Music stand in front of you, will bounce back the projected sound.
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May-12-2013,
2:57pm
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What Pro-level mandos have you played and how would you rate them
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People Got Paid, for Decades, to play their Harmony Bat Wings, so I suppose they are Pro Level Instruments .
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May-12-2013,
2:50pm
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+1, with Marty.. * Maybe just lay into the strings with More Force , the loud challenge is more Sfozando.. Some Tops of Mandolins are...
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May-12-2013,
9:08am
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Questions on an old A-style on eBay
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Just follows the summer growth ring so much, that I thought it split along the grain.. the leather thing I'd guess comes off easily .. has to,...
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May-12-2013,
12:50am
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Strings on a teens Gibson "A"
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GHS Silk and Bronze would be OK My 22 had LS 250s , going for LSB 250's next, myself..
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May-12-2013,
12:46am
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Questions on an old A-style on eBay
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see some splits in the top, to be repaired, and a neck block seam needing re gluing.. if bidding stays around $800 or less , maybe..
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May-11-2013,
11:57pm
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What Pro-level mandos have you played and how would you rate them
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Don't get around much to your Big Scene.. my non F5 Djangolin goes out for my playing.. cuts through clearly , though neck profile could be...
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May-11-2013,
11:44pm
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new Loar LM 600, should I buy CA bridge before set-up?
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Peter Mix Buys Steve's Bridges.. so I didn't have to make a separate decision..
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May-11-2013,
10:20am
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Gold Waverly Tuners in Canada
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NB: The A in AKG is Austria, by the way, theyre an Austrian company .. FWIW.. not German.. But Borders are just War Spoils anyhow..
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May-10-2013,
9:44am
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Gold Waverly Tuners in Canada
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Curious if Italy- Canada imports are different than coming from the USA,(other than shipping distance) ?
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May-09-2013,
11:33pm
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Best Beginner Mandolin
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Just be willing to drop a grand and you can begin with something not compromised to meet a lower price point. like this...
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May-09-2013,
5:41pm
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Baffled by tuning my A2
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General Mandolin Discussions
.010" - .036" on my A seems OK, the string GHS, P-Bronze .. a Pre TR , '22.
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May-09-2013,
11:49am
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Getting a mando to 'open' up
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no Idea just how heavy the top or finish is on a 'J. Bovier A4' as the OP states they have . If they opt for a bit thicker top and heavy...
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May-09-2013,
9:53am
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Searching for the Sound ...
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The CGDA 4 string modified A50 , EM150 sound is good. The little bit of resonance vs a solid body..
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May-09-2013,
9:43am
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Gold Waverly Tuners in Canada
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Do they put the buttons in the oyster, for pearlize-ing by the Bivalve? I wait for the Video..
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May-09-2013,
9:39am
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Mandola case?
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Weber makes Mandolas and ships them in Cases , but they are Wooden types.
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May-09-2013,
9:36am
mandroid
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Getting a mando to 'open' up
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I go out for a few beers with my mandolin on wednesday nights , for a couple hours. :mandosmiley:
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May-09-2013,
12:37am
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Gold Waverly Tuners in Canada
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MOP is Oyster shell , not cultured pearl..
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May-08-2013,
4:05pm
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Mandola case?
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The builder of mine also made the case .. rigid styro-Foam from Builders supply, plush , and canvas for inside and out. there's some thin ...
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