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Yesterday, 2:49pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread Cleaning the mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

If you take all the strings off, there is no pressure holding the bridge to the mandolin body, and as such, it's likely to fall off, or at least slip...

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May-21-2013, 9:49pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread Cleaning the mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

I would never put any sort of goop on the strings. I just put new ones on every 4-6 weeks or so. Also, I rarely clean the instrument. Like others...

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May-21-2013, 8:40pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread Jacobson #20 - Black Tie #1 in Post a picture of your mandolin

These things look and sound great and I'm pretty close to dropping you a line to order one. I do have a minor aesthetic gripe with the fingerboard...

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May-17-2013, 10:04am

PJ Doland replied to a thread Advice for playing with a twin brother.... in General Mandolin Discussions

I think you have to offer to play some Zeppelin and Spinal Tap "Stonehenge" with him.

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May-15-2013, 9:20pm

Goodin replied to a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

Thanks for your input fellas.

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May-15-2013, 2:34pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread Amazon? in Looking for information about mandolins

I'd recommend you pony up a few extra bucks and order it from a Folkmusician.com, who will give it a decent setup before it goes out.

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May-15-2013, 12:21pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread Did Lloyd Loar sign anything but the F5s? in Vintage Instruments

Does anybody know if Loar's own personal 10-string mandola is signed?

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May-14-2013, 3:16pm

Goodin started a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

A friend of mine has a mandolin that has been passed down through the family. It was his wife's grandfathers. There are no markings on it anywhere...

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May-13-2013, 6:56pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread Post your favorite clips from U-Tube, let's start a collection in General Mandolin Discussions

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May-13-2013, 10:16am

PJ Doland replied to a thread Picks for increased volume in Equipment

I'm another vote for the Dunlop Ultex 1.14mm triangular picks.

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May-13-2013, 10:07am

PJ Doland replied to a thread Tone Gard in Equipment

Notice that nobody here has chimed in to say "I tried one and didn't like it." All the skepticism is from people who haven't used them or are too...

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May-09-2013, 8:50pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread tone-gard repair in Equipment

The new tubing is the bee's knees.

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May-07-2013, 5:55pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread A cup of tea with Steve Gilchrist - any questions? in General Mandolin Discussions

Ask him if his son is selling those solid-body electric Jaguar-style mandolins we saw a while back on the cafe.

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May-06-2013, 2:07pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread Walking Across America...with a mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

This was one of the best radio stories I've ever heard.

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May-05-2013, 7:35pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread tone-gard repair in Equipment

Do you have the new clear tubing or the old black tubing?

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May-05-2013, 7:16pm

PJ Doland replied to a thread Loar Restoration in Vintage Instruments

John Hamlett is a freaking repair genius. He's done work on two Loar-era instruments for me (a snakehead and an F-2). The work was AMAZING, and...

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May-01-2013, 2:13pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread Best Free online video lessons? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I'd suggest buying Greg Horne's beginner mando book, which can be bought with a short accompanying DVD. The thing about searching through a...

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May-01-2013, 2:03pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread Tips on finger-picking in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I was thinking the same thing myself. If you're fingerpicking a mando, with no other amplification, in a jam, I just don't see it being audible. If...

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May-01-2013, 11:24am

PJ Doland replied to a thread Gibson fixer upper on Ebay - pricey!! in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Unfortunately, the economics will probably result in it getting parted out.

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Apr-30-2013, 5:09pm

Alex Orr replied to a thread RIP Bob Brozman in General Mandolin Discussions

The Guardian has a fairly lengthy obit. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/28/bob-brozman Back around 2005, I spent a couple of years...

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