Agree totally, there is nothing like playing an instrument, having it in your hand and get the feel of it, to see if you like it.
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Agree totally, there is nothing like playing an instrument, having it in your hand and get the feel of it, to see if you like it.
Couple of things, 1) if you have a printer, chances are good that it scans pages, and transfers it to your computer, from which it is much easier to read,or you can print it larger.
2) Cataract...
There is a nice Gilchrist in the classified section, give him that.:mandosmiley:
Temperature and humidity also affect the tone of a mandolin, probably best is the temperature and humidity where the mandolin was built, I keep mine at 30% and in a cool room.
2012 Double blind test Stradivarius versus modern violins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXOPjI9l0I
The were back ordered in December, I checked in early January, they were back in stock, I only got around to see Michael the day before yesterday as I was dog-sitting for most of January.
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Visited with Michael Heiden yesterday in Creston B.C. who had ordered a set of Rubner
tuners for me.
The existing tuners gave me problems, I always spend a long time tuning and re-tuning,I did put...
The mandolins offered for sale by private individuals seem to have more normal pricing.
Actually, there are many good websites to get a person going on the mandolin: Peghead Nation, Mandolins heal the world, to name a few, The Roland White book is very good, Pete Martin has a plethora...
Sleep at night with a good mandolin book on your head and in the morning you can play all the tunes like Chris Thile:mandosmiley:
I also spend one year in high school in a marching band, my timing has always been accurate since, although I still practice
with a metronome.
Foot tapping: I have seen people in jams foot tapping...
I think I'll give that one a pass
The thread is here:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/111154-Humidipak-WARNING
enough said
The reason I didn't mentioned the builder's name is, simply that I didn't ask his permission to quote him, what I quoted was what he
answered me asking the very same question on humidifying in the...
I am certain that the mandolin builder I mentioned, has seen more damaged mandolins than you or I
It is not advisable to humidify in the case, humidify the room or house, sooner or later leaking occurs in the case damaging your mandolin.
Quote by a well-known mandolin builder: " a lot more...
Here is some info on picks:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/142332-Picks
Nothing is as bad as a poorly played fiddle, except perhaps bagpipes.
https://rolandwhite.com/god_rest_ye_video.htm
I have Wegen picks, Primestone picks, Dunlop picks, and a variety of others, somehow, I always seem to drift back to my Blue Chip pick.
Love the app
On Ipad or Iphone, Music Tutor app171946
An evening in Inverness, Cape Breton Isl.
Very long and you will want to skip through the commercial contend.
No mandolin , mostly fiddle, guitar, piano, singing and dancing, Some of the best...
Thinking is good, Good thinking is better:)