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Yesterday, 10:44pm

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

Zakly. I always thought that piece would make a good tune for my alarm clock.

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Yesterday, 10:39pm

JeffD replied to a thread Weird Behavior From Band Mate(s) in General Mandolin Discussions

There is limited value in uderstanding why it happened. Its only valuable in so far as determining what you are going to do about it.

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Yesterday, 10:28pm

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

That would be my idea too. I suppose one could conceive of a test in which could determine perfect pitch ability in someone with no musical training.

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Yesterday, 10:20pm

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

Well but a V7 is not the tritone. Doesn't have that tritone mojo. :) I know what you mean though. The amount of music from all times and all...

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Yesterday, 2:27pm

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

Well that particular interval, three whole steps, is famous. It is famously dissonant. its been given the name diabolus in musica for that reason. ...

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Yesterday, 1:39pm

mandolirius replied to a thread The Loar Mandolins for the slender fingered in General Mandolin Discussions

Who's to know? Why are you looking at wide nuts anyway or is it that you like the mandolin but it happens to have a wide nut?

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Yesterday, 12:58pm

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

:))

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Yesterday, 12:51pm

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

Oliver Sacks has a lot to say about absolute pitch in his various essays: And this: I gather that it is very very rare, and cannot be...

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Yesterday, 12:43pm

JeffD replied to a thread Holding the mandolin for a free left hand in General Mandolin Discussions

Maybe we are all saying the same thing, but there might be some differences. I believe the neck of the mandolin should not be wedged between the...

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Jun-16-2013, 6:15pm

mandolirius replied to a thread New Kentucky Colonels in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Is it available through Amazon Canada? I mean, they should have lower shipping costs, no?

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Jun-16-2013, 4:39pm

JeffD replied to a thread Holding the mandolin for a free left hand in General Mandolin Discussions

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmagoBQunZI The help that the strap provides is that I carries the weight of the mandolin so that your...

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Jun-16-2013, 12:46pm

JeffD replied to a thread Will the next Loar be carbon fiber? in Builders and Repair

I would love to see a carbon fiber bowlback. Because the structure would be fundamentally different. If I understand it correctly, you can make a...

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Jun-16-2013, 12:16pm

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

Not all those with the genetic gift of perfect pitch have gone on to be musicians. And there are tons of over the top amazing musicians that do...

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Jun-16-2013, 12:10pm

JeffD replied to a thread Just Wondering ? in General Mandolin Discussions

Some do some don't. I bet most read and perhaps lurk, if not participating.

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Jun-16-2013, 12:02pm

JeffD replied to a thread Looking to buy nice mandolin. Why so expensive? in Looking for information about mandolins

As you have seen, a mandolin generally costs about twice as much as a guitar of comparable quality. The biggest reason is simply there are so few...

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Jun-15-2013, 11:44pm

JeffD replied to a thread Kind of mandolin related... in General Mandolin Discussions

For the record, I have never emailed you, or anyone with your name.

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Jun-15-2013, 3:48pm

JeffD replied to a thread First timer-- when do we stop upgrading? in General Mandolin Discussions

In reality, this is the goal. This is the gold standard. This is the picture of perfect, So, as I think about it, what is it between me and perfect....

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Jun-15-2013, 3:32pm

JeffD replied to a thread Looking to buy a Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Quality for quality about twice as much. Which means in general that a $300 mandolin will be of the quality of a $150 guitar. A guitar player knows...

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Jun-15-2013, 3:29pm

JeffD replied to a thread Looking to buy a Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

If you love it you are eventually going to spend much more than $300 on a mandolin. Not right away but eventually. But I think you know this. So I...

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Jun-14-2013, 10:23pm

JeffD replied to a thread snakehead in General Mandolin Discussions

Just to be clear, the shape of the headstock probably makes as much sonic difference as the scroll, as in, no difference at all. But what was...

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Jun-14-2013, 9:59pm

JeffD replied to a thread First timer-- when do we stop upgrading? in General Mandolin Discussions

In the sixth century BCE the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, (about a person much more enlightened than me): "Therefore he who knows that enough...

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Jun-14-2013, 9:52pm

JeffD replied to a thread Hand Pain in General Mandolin Discussions

I had hand pain upon playing for more than a half an hour. It turned out to be undiagnosed diabetes. Once I corrected my blood sugar, the pain went...

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Jun-14-2013, 7:55pm

mandolirius replied to a thread Opinions on clip-on chromatic tuners? in Equipment

If the Peterson doesn't impress you, it's doubtful you'll find what you need in a clip-on. You sound like a candidate for something I just sold, the...

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Jun-14-2013, 3:39pm

mandolirius replied to a thread New Kentucky Colonels in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

It's not like that going the other way. To send a CD from Canada to the U.S. all you do is fill in the sender & recipient addresses, state the...

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Jun-14-2013, 2:36pm

mandolirius replied to a thread New Kentucky Colonels in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

<It's available from amazon for those unhappy about shipping prices at Roland's site.> Still works out to $34.29 to Canada with standard service...

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Jun-14-2013, 12:49pm

JeffD replied to a thread New guy needs advice in General Mandolin Discussions

Why spend anything? See if you can borrow one from a player for an afternoon or a weekend or a week. See if you can rent one for a week or a month....

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Jun-14-2013, 12:38pm

JeffD replied to a thread Better jump on this bargain! in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

A friend of mine purchased some tramp art boxes. Then he commissioned a picture book of tramp art which included pictures of his boxes in the book....

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Jun-14-2013, 7:03am

JeffD replied to a thread learning to shape tone and playability of inexpensive mandos in Builders and Repair

Depends on what better means. Better than it did? For sure. Better than a more expensive instrument? Maybe. Possibly. Better than a more expensive...

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Jun-13-2013, 9:22pm

JeffD replied to a thread Opinions on clip-on chromatic tuners? in Equipment

Hey Mike do you use that sustain feature? How do you like it?

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Jun-13-2013, 9:00pm

JeffD replied to a thread Throwing some things down on a musical canvice (Hendrex Style) in General Mandolin Discussions

I really like that you are talking your cues from the emotional arc of the song itself, and not just what would sound cool. Way to go!

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