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May-21-2013, 9:13am

Toycona replied to a thread upgrade from F9 in General Mandolin Discussions

I couldn't agree more. However, part of the fun is playing all sorts of instruments in order to find out what everything sounds like and how they all...

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May-15-2013, 1:42pm

Toycona replied to a thread Hello from New Hampshire! in General Mandolin Discussions

Hey there! If you're in New Hampshire, you'd do yourself well by paying Max and Lauri Girouard a visit. They're great builders and really nice people.

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May-08-2013, 11:29pm

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

The mandola is surely on the rise as an instrument. It's featured in a few tunes on the new john Reichman album as well.

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May-08-2013, 11:41am

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

I bet she'd do it.

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May-06-2013, 1:13pm

Toycona replied to a thread Who plays mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

That's exactly where I am right now. I play with an circle/ensemble with three guitars, two banjos, mandolin, bass, and your's truly on mandola. It's...

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May-06-2013, 12:43pm

Toycona replied to a thread Who plays mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

That is the 'dilemma'...transposing fiddle tunes so that the mandola can become a session instrument. I don't have much problem transposing singing...

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May-06-2013, 9:48am

Toycona replied to a thread Who plays mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

I've recently acquired a Girouard mandola (spruce top, maple back and sides) which suits me well. It has a big, rich voice and less sustain, which...

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May-06-2013, 9:37am

Toycona replied to a thread Dublin Ireland in General Mandolin Discussions

A few years ago, we went to the Brazen Head (though not really a Temple Bar pub) in Dublin for a good pub experience, and it was just that. However,...

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May-04-2013, 8:06pm

Toycona replied to a discussion Tell Us about Your Girouard Mandolin! in group Girouard Mandolins

Here are two sound clips - "Cattle In the Cane" and "Folding Down the Sheets". More to follow... "Cattle In the Cane" "Folding Down the...

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May-04-2013, 8:02pm

Toycona started a discussion "Cattle In the Cane" on the new Girouard mandola in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

...and here's "Cattle In the Cane" on the Girouard mandola.

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May-04-2013, 8:00pm

Toycona started a discussion "Folding Down the Sheets" on the new Girouard mandola in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

All, Sorry I haven't been around lately. I joined the Academy of Bluegrass, and that had taken up so much of my computer/mandolin practice time. But,...

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May-04-2013, 7:51pm

Toycona replied to a thread New JBovier F5 Studio in Post a picture of your mandolin

Great looking finish. I bet it sounds fantastic.

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May-04-2013, 7:35pm

Toycona replied to a thread My Skip Kelley F5 #40 in Post a picture of your mandolin

Beautiful! Congrats!!

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May-04-2013, 7:19pm

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

Here's "Folding Down the Sheets" suggested by C Tone, who played a version of this on the '50' just before it got sent out to me. It seemed only...

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May-04-2013, 7:04pm

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

OK, so here's the first sound file on the new Girouard mandola...

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May-03-2013, 12:57pm

Toycona replied to a thread Where do you anchor your picking hand? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That's the dilemma...the hand hangs out there. Plenty of great players allow their hands to rest there, but considering reminds us that the less...

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May-03-2013, 9:49am

Toycona replied to a thread Where do you anchor your picking hand? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I tried a full evening of free extension last night. It's a lot harder than I thought. However, I was far more conscious of what I was doing in the...

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May-02-2013, 10:18am

Toycona replied to a thread Where do you anchor your picking hand? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

The sweet spot on my mandola is just below the end of the fretboard. It's the fleshy part of my hand that edges up to the bridge (or not, hopefully).

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May-02-2013, 10:07am

Toycona replied to a thread Where do you anchor your picking hand? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

However, Mike Compton says that planting on the bridge is a tone killer. So I try not to really touch/affect it at all.

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May-02-2013, 10:04am

Toycona replied to a thread Where do you anchor your picking hand? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

If you're into Robert Fripp of King Crimson, you might want to practice 'free extension' which discourages planting anywhere. For me personally, you...

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Apr-28-2013, 1:58pm

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

Yes, Charles, I am blessed that way. She downplays her role as 'decider in chief' but she's so much more!

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Apr-27-2013, 8:40pm

Toycona replied to a thread My New Girouard Mandola in Post a picture of your mandolin

PS - They are very easy to work with. Fantastic in the listening department.

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