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    Retail selling price vs. selling cheap

    Whats up with folks selling their instruments for 1/2 or 1/3 of the retail? Did they not buy it at retail but using that as a guage? Are folks hard up to move it? Desperate to sell? Are retail prices...
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    Re: Strange side-effects of mandolin playing...

    "Then, quite recently, I spent a couple of weeks at my parents' house, with no mando"..........it was probably due to home cooked meals ! :confused:
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    Re: Free V-Picks - Right Here

    count me in. Great Idea. would like to try.
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    interior cloth of cases

    Does anyone know if the inside of cases are treated with some kind of scotch guard or similar product or just plain untreated fabric?
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    Re: good news yesterday morning :

    Dave Harvey.........awesome, honest, and true Gentlemen !!! Great guy. Nothing but great things to say.
  6. Re: Here you go boys...... just what you have dreamed always abou

    Its back. 2 bids !!
  7. recording devices (not mandolin content but bluegrass)

    I'm looking for a hand held video recorder to record jamm sessions and especially the built in microphone has to be able to pick up the bass sound. Any suggestions on a model that is less than $400...
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    Re: Buddy Davis mandolins

    Very, very nice mandos.
  9. Re: Now here's a project. Not a mando but cool anyway.

    At least it wasn't beat up with a fireplace poker (like Monroe's F5). This should be a nice piece when completed. Keep us up to date on the progress Vernon. Certain you'll put it back good as new.
  10. Re: Story behind Bill Monroe's mandolin being vandalzd

    I think we need Geraldo Rivera to get to the bottom of this story !!!
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    Re: John Duffey's Playing Style

    In the youtube video as linked in post #5 above, did anyone notice the right arm band that Duffey has on?
  12. Re: Re-graduated Ricky Skaggs Distressed Master Model at Gruhn's

    Give me alot of money and I'll figure out the love part !!!!!
  13. Re: I asked a couple guys if they wanted to play a new mando . .

    RE: Scott Gates video.......That a perfect reason I dont let people play my mandolin. Planting their finger on the top, crazy right hand fingernail scratches, and the impression that they are trying...
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    Re: Too many zeroes!

    Finally,....... the Recession is over !!!!! Mandolin prices are back up !!!
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    Chicken Neck !!!!!

    This is a spin off of a previous discussion entitled "Pulling ridiculous faces whilst playing!".......I believe someone has the right to express ones feelings while playing during a good drive or...
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    Re: A Bit of a Vent...

    All teachers have different styles but I would say its more about develping the pinky finger at a early stage of playing. Thats a Huge hurdle to get over if you put it off. One should develop it...
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    Re: "The Gibson" cap/hat?

    Oh great ! Now that you let the cat out of the bag, here comes the wave of hats from China and Korea.
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    Bridge material

    Why does it seem most mandolin bridges are ebony? Why not maple? Guess there are bone bridges out there.....Just wondering why mostly ebony.
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    Re: 1923 Loar Fern on Ebay? Is this for real?

    "free shipping and no sales tax"...Oh man that is going to close the deal for me right now. Oh wait......$217,000....thats going to be the deal breaker.
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    Re: Getting used to a thicker pick?

    When I buy a new pick it hits the sand paper immediately. The thicker the pick the better for tone and volume. Might take some getting used to if accustomed to a thin pick. Using sand paper, file...
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    Re: Need to learn the fretboard

    No better way to learn the fretboard than to practice scales in all keys. IMHO
  22. Thread: the loar

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    Re: the loar

    I would not buy a 600 or 700 loar or any of "The Loar". You'll buy the loar then eventually want to upgrade once again. Seen to many friends and pickers go through this.
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    Re: Disappointed in mandolin purchase

    BlueJunco, dont take this an an insult but your ear might not be able to hear a better mandolin when it hears one. You only mentioned that the sound is the same but how is the intonation, especially...
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    Re: Why the nasal singing?

    Everyone has their own list of who should have been banned
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    Re: Why the nasal singing?

    The nasal sound is a result of the lack of proper vocal training. Nasal singing is usually the result of people who try and sing that CANT or that shouldn't be singing. Unfortunately, bluegrass music...
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