From the list of instruments in your signature line, it looks like you won't be lonely while you're waiting on the OM!! ;) :))
Type: Posts; User: WJF
From the list of instruments in your signature line, it looks like you won't be lonely while you're waiting on the OM!! ;) :))
I agree completely! All of the bags/cases you mentioned are really hybrids between cases and the traditional floppy kinda bag that offers little to no protection.
I was really hoping to find an...
Hi Ray. I have a very protective Calton to use when this instrument is traveling in any situation that think has even the slightest risk to it.Trust me, I'm extremely cautious with this instrument. ...
Hi Everyone -
I'm the (very) proud owner of a beautiful Austin Clark OM. I have the case that he sipped the instrument in and it's very nice but kinda heavy to carry around for long periods of...
So ... practicing with a metronome is a *great* idea. I have a bunch of different metronomes on my phone and 'physical' metronomes scattered around the house. Each has some unique feature that sets...
Another enthusiastic, two-thumbs-up endorsement of Tony and his willingness to get you the Tone-Gard that you need. He made one for my Lawrence Smart mandola and it's perfect!!
Eva is the absolute best!!! She is the personification of everything that makes a great musician, and any time you're fortunate enough to hear her play, your ears and your soul will be happy and...
To expand on your point about avoiding string crossings and why someone might want to do that ... two primary reasons come immediately to mind:
a) The phrase might become easier to play and / or ......
I'd recommend grabbing one or more of the violin books that cover shifting in depth.
My favorite is the Yost book. It's 20 pages worth of work and skips etudes in favor of exercises that get...
There is some good advice here but I'll add my two bits ... If you aren't video recording yourself periodically during practice, you're flying blind. Think about all the things that go into playing...
Hi Eric - I have several of his solos transcribed - some from his AKUS days and a few others too. Off the top of my head ... "Another Day, Another Dollar", "No Place to Hide", "Everytime You Say...
If you haven't already found someone to help you out with the transcriptions you need, I too, might be able to help. I work in Sibelius and can give you nice looking, clear transcriptions in...
Hi Janice. I'm not in Long Island but I'd love to help you out! I'm up in Warwick, NY (Orange county), so not impossibly far away and there's always Zoom too, so maybe a hybrid model mixing live and...
LOL! I guess we could do this all day Emmett! :) I am so incredibly glad that you got some useful stuff from the book! To be clear, almost none of it is the product of original thought - I was...
Hi folks ... Just a quick note to say a huge THANK YOU for all your kind words about my contribution to the wealth of great mandolin resources that are out there - I really appreciate it! As you...
Another little holiday gift from me to you ... I've arranged "Auld Lang Syne" as a chord melody for solo mandolin and offer it to you with my wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous and...
Thanks David! I hope that you like it ... Wishing you and yours an abundance of happiness this holiday season and beyond! :-)
Thanks Ciaran!! I hope you enjoy the arrangement! A Very Merry Christmas and Wonderful new year to you too! :-)
Subs are specifically designed for low frequencies in their cabinet design and many have built in crossover networks. I'm not familiar with the SWR speaker that you have but if you don't have a...
Thank you George and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours too! 😊
Just in time for the holidays, a little gift from me to all of my mandolin playing friends ... I've arranged the classic Christmas song "Silent Night" as a chord melody for solo mandolin and offer it...
I have the two instruments that Marc mentioned in his post above and to reiterate, both are minus an adjustable truss rod. The necks on both are absolutely as perfect as you could ever imagine ......
Don (and others) I am so sorry! I honestly didn't realize that my previous reply to this thread was a violation and hope that you and others reading this will forgive my transgression! The OP seemed...
I have a beautiful Phil Crump OM-II for sale with a ton options/ upgrades that I had Phil add and a custom Heritage hard case for it. My asking price is right within your budget. If you're...
Count me in too please. And thanks for adding some excitement to a n otherwise flat kind of Friday! :-)