I am trying to locate an article or posting (I think was on Cafe?) that provides advice on how to sell an instrument in classified section. I am most interested in advice on how to set up a secure...
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I am trying to locate an article or posting (I think was on Cafe?) that provides advice on how to sell an instrument in classified section. I am most interested in advice on how to set up a secure...
Sorry all, I noticed this subject was JUST recently discussed (paradoxical pick grip), but if you wish to comment, please do.
I have run through many of the same pick grip techniques and we just...
I have been trying to become more efficient lately. One of the ideas to gain some speed is by minimizing how much the pick drops into/below the strings (goal... as little as possible). I have been...
FWIW if you are sold on a Collings (and why not)...
I played three MFs, liked the sound, then called Alex at Collings. Based on those discussions ended up custom ordering an MF through a dealer...
Nano's are best known for durability, especially if you have a low pH (acid hands); or if you hate changing strings. I prefer the sound of uncoated strings but they go dead in one hour. Elixir's...
I have a Feb 2008 Collings MF. The tuners are and have remained very hard to turn, and was thinking on replacing them with Grover 309s.
Anyone know if the 390s are a direct drop in replacement...
PT, lights is what I have on there now and personally, I prefer mediums on a mando...
Which brings up a good question for the other members out there. I have banjo size fret wire (tall/wide) on...
I picked up a KY KM160s for a campfire mando. It is I think, the least expensive model they make.
Can I put medium strings on this instrument without causing top or neck problems ??
Thanks...
Hey jb. Not sure if you are interested in a used mando, I have a 1990 KM-1000, one of the last from the Grisman-Sumi-Japanese era. I bought off this site on recommendation from Bryan Kimsey (who...
Wegen M150; and Proplec (PP) 1.5 both teardrop and tri. I find I switch among them often. I love the accuracy of the PP teardrop for single note stuff and rhythm when I am not chopping much, and...
I agree with the.... learning something totally be ear. And for me, using the Amazing Slow Downer or similar program helps quite a bit and gets you started. Pick a song, input to the program, set...
Based on a post several weeks ago about Reischman, I listened to tabledit files of Itzbin Reel and Johnson Warhorse.
Whoa, did I miss something along the way? Why have I not heard more about...
Hey all,
I primarily play guitar and am plodding along on mando; and what great fun it is. I do a fair amount of jamming and have been having some difficulty figuring out breaks on the fly for...
They offer 1.5 an lots of other picks, why not the ultex ? I would buy 20 Ultex 1.5s in the tear drop. And maybe the same in the tri. Per year.
Great case for the $.
I tried to hold the mando away from me but just play better with the TG. It makes a diff.
As a side note...
I play with a number of people that can read, but have chosen not to memorize; and that appears to have become a bad crutch. All three can rip when they are on, but because...
Sure, can't hurt to ask him.
Part of learning the mando (or any instrument) is "learning how to learn", i.e. when you have resources at your disposal, how should you structure your practice...
Stuart is on a planet all his own in my opinion. Besides being a multi-instrumentalist, his command of the fiddle is not natural. Try to emulate some of his fiddle breaks on mando, it will give you...
There is a local guy who uses like 5-6 instruments in a solo act including uke, parlor guitar, steel guitar, mando, a few others. It breaks up the normal solo routine of all guitar. He uses an...
Your mantra should be "it's all in the right hand". It isn't of course (v. close though), but the road to speed, accuracy, and tone is correct RH technique, of which if you ask around, there is no...
"my first mandolin "
Oh boy. I'm sorry to hear that. If only you would have asked me first I could have warned you. Now it's too late. You are thinking "what is he talking about"? But...
Yes remove the foam. Be careful to put the bridge back exactly where it was (hopefully they placed it according to intonation). I usually take a red grease pencil and make a few marks on the top...
Thinking the same as Tim, Tone Guard and ask the guitars if they don't mind reducing the vol during your breaks (most know this). All bets are off for rhythm/chop cause then a banjo may be playing...
If you have problems with strings going dead fast after changing (caused by a high body pH), Elixir nanos have no equal (will last for several months). Uncoated strings will go dead for some folks...