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Yesterday, 5:07pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Theme Vannetaise in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

There are a few Brittany tunes in the Song A Week social group. Look for An Dro... ...

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Yesterday, 3:18pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

I ran a mic (input 1 xlr), a mandolin (input 2 Line), an Octave Mandolin (Line 3/4 L input) - output to Main L and into the AUX (guitar Cable) on the...

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Yesterday, 12:42pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

Thanks a million guys, I'm looking forward to when I can do this stuff blindfolded. You've been a great help. Eddie.

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Yesterday, 12:10am

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

...and I have no idea when a Mic needs phantom power... The Main Outputs from the Mixer are described as Unbalanced Mono Jacks.

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May-24-2013, 11:40pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

Heres' where Im confused: Balanced/Unbalanced Mono Jack/TRS Jack Is a guitar lead/cable a TRS or a Mono Jack?

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May-24-2013, 10:27pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

I powered up the Mixer and the SA220. I plugged a mandolin into Input 1 on the mixer and set the gain to vertical. I ran a TRS from the L main...

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May-24-2013, 9:55pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

So you don't worry about Balanced and Unbalanced and using that ART DTI thingy? You just run TRS from the Mixer to the SA220 Aux In? or to the...

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May-24-2013, 9:51pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

Looking at my mixer, which one is the PAN control? Also, my XLR/TRS cable is a female XLR and the Monitor IN XLR is female... so I guess I need a...

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May-24-2013, 6:46pm

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

Wastin' away again in Margaritaville...

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May-24-2013, 6:07pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Mas or not looking for a mate for my Crafter m70 ovation what do in General Mandolin Discussions

Wow! A budget of R7000 - R8000... When I lived in Jo'burg a Rand was equal to a Dollar... How much is it now?

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May-24-2013, 1:54pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Good slower music in Song and Tune Projects

Lover's Waltz, Westphalia Waltz, The Parting, Josefin's Waltz, Roisin Dubh, My Lagan Love, The Downfall of Paris, Limerick's Lamentation, O Sole Mio,...

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May-24-2013, 12:39pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

Thanks very much. I'll set it up with a couple of instruments and mics try it out.

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May-24-2013, 12:06pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

Would running the L out to channel one of the SA220 and the R out to Channel 2 of the SA220 gain me anything - apart from taking up one more input on...

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May-24-2013, 12:02pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Best inexpensive Tenor Banjo in CBOM

I've installed geared tuners on a 1925 Bacon B and on a 1928 Vega N... no problem. There's a thread in the Tenor Banjo User Group on which tuners to...

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May-24-2013, 12:00pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread ShortScale Octave mandolins in CBOM

@VWFYE: The string will snap..., you might get away with a .014 plain....

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May-24-2013, 11:58am

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread ShortScale Octave mandolins in CBOM

Use a Universal Tension Calculator to to keep the total string tension within reasonable limits... start by calculating the Total Tension of the...

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May-24-2013, 11:35am

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

This is my mixer... I'm still a little confused. I really just want one method to try - multipe choices will just muddle me until I get started......

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May-24-2013, 11:04am

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread ShortScale Octave mandolins in CBOM

VWFYE: You won't get a wound string to an E tuning... lightest wound string is a .018 (which has a.009 core). You'd have to go to a Mandocello...

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May-23-2013, 8:21pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Fishman 220 PA in Equipment

This is probably pretty basic stuff but bear with me... I have a Mixer with 10 inputs - into this I plug 2 microphones (XLR), a guitar and and a...

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May-22-2013, 11:43pm

JimRichter replied to a thread The blues on mandolin? in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

box patterns have a basic predictable pattern that allows for intuitive playing and easy transposition. my tablature page has some free charts for...

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May-21-2013, 11:58pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Converting Tenor guitar to ocatave mandolin in Tenor Guitars

A tenor guitar is tuned CGDA, an octave mandolin is a fifth lower - so less tension. Use a String Tension Calculator to keep the same tension - see...

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May-21-2013, 9:11pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread 1907-08 Gibson F-2 defines big restoration project in Vintage Instruments

Looking forward to seeing and hearing it, Annette...

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May-21-2013, 9:09pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Best inexpensive Tenor Banjo in CBOM

There are 1920's Vegas floating around, a friend of mine has a Bacon B 17 fret. The N style vegas go for about $400...

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May-20-2013, 12:27pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Huck Finn Jubilee in Jams, Places To Meet Others

I see Ricky Skaags is playing there on the Sunday...

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May-20-2013, 12:24pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread The US in May in Jams, Places To Meet Others

Graham, in case you're tracking this thread I'll put updates here. I assume you'll be staying in L.A. or near LAX. I'll try to arrange a getogether...

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May-20-2013, 10:44am

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Sorensen Mandolins in Looking for information about mandolins

I had the opportunity to meet Steve and play a few of his mandolins at Topanga. I am mightily impressed with them. The tone, volume, quality of...

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May-19-2013, 7:35pm

Eddie Sheehy replied to a thread Thomastik-Infeld Alto Mandolin/Mandola Strings in Equipment

As I said above, I have used TI 174's on my mandolas -they are currently on my Absaroka Mandola - and they are longer than the 164's , also a tad...

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