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    Re: Stick on magnetic pickup?

    Hey John, I have an old stickum on mag Barcus Berry we always called it a Marus Welby..that's how old it is! It's been taking up drawer space for way too long.. get me your address and I'll mail...
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    Re: What do you play mostly on your E-Mando?

    I play western swing and old standard swing on my 5-string a/e mando. Currently playing mando and fiddle in 7 piece western swing band..lots of twin fiddle and twin guitar-mando breaks..more fun...
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    Re: Scaling down Archtop Guitar Plans

    Hi DD2146, I have scaled down the benedetto plans for two different instruments..to a 15" scale length for a 5-string mando and to a 16" body size for a smaller archtop guitar for my wife. If you...
  4. Thread: Tiny Moore

    by zekelittle
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    Re: Tiny Moore

    [QUOTE=Mark Robertson-Tessi;1030406]It's not a book, but I've put a few up on the Cafe. This thread reminded me to finish transcribing Groovin' High from Back to Back, so that one is here:
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    Re: Beautiful Extended Chord Voicings?

    Check the archive on jazzmando.com. There is an article by Charlie Jones titled "Conjugating 3 note chords" which I found very helpful. Then you can add other extensions.
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    Re: Galloup School of Lutherie

    HI all, I've known Brian Galloup since he was in high school, he is a terrific guy, and really knows his stuff! I visited his shop last July and was impressed with the professionalism of the...
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    Re: Any tips for a 5er?

    If you are looking for ways to create swing/jazz chords on your 5er, take a look at this http://jazzmando.com/tips/archives/print/3-Note-Chords.pdf on jazzmando.com. Just put it on the bottom...
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    Re: Festival Swing Tunes

    Hi Alb, don't mean to hijack the thread, but you can camp in Stickerville. It's over behind the old institute buildings. By the way, I met Loren Postma in 1981 at Weiser. he was there with his...
  9. Re: Western Swing setup a la Gimble or Jason Roberts

    Johnny Gimble and Randy Elmore play some wild twin mando stuff. I've seen them several times at Johnny's swing camp in Taos. One thing about their setup ..I seem to recall that they attached the...
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    Re: Acoustic 5-Sring

    Tom, go to http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?31036-Post-your-rig!/page2 and then to post #33. It's a fully acoustic 5-string which also has a pickup.
    I've been playing it for western...
  11. Thread: Fiddlers!!

    by zekelittle
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    Re: Fiddlers!!

    Hi All, I have two daughters now in college who grew up in the suzuki world. They started at 5 and 6 yrs and I practiced with each 30-45 min/day over 7-8 years. They learned ear-finger...
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    Re: Anyone play a 5-string (10-string) mando?

    catmandu2.. Is that a guitar converted to a 5-string w/5th tuning?? ..zeke
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    Re: Anyone play a 5-string (10-string) mando?

    I play a 5-string in a western swing band. It is a fully acoustic instrument with Kent Armstrong floating pickup as well, and of course I plug in on stage.
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    Re: Post your rig!

    Hi All, This what I play in a Western Swing band in Colorado.
    The body of these 5-string mandos I make is a 2/3 scale archtop guitar shape with tone bars.. hand carved and graduated. The scale...
  15. Re: Benedetto suspended jazz guitar pick-up for mandolin

    I use a small Kent Armstrong floating pickup. I think he used to make the bennedettos. The under pickguard volume w/ tone control can now be purchased at Stew-Mac for $30 or so. I also use nickel...
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    Re: compensated bridges??

    Hi All, I just wanted to chime in with my discoveries as a builder
    struggling with bridge compensation. The pics below show what I'll try to say..
    I have had good luck using a fixed...
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    Re: 5 string acoustic mando?

    Hi All,
    Acoustic 5-string is my favorite! There a few builders around, but not many. I make a model with a 15" scale and a Kent Armstrong floating pickup that I use in a western swing band in...
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    Re: Scale Length 5 string mando

    Hello all, I have built a few of these 5 stringers all with a 15" scale. The design is essentially a Benedetto 2/3 scale guitar with spacings adjusted for 5 strings. The pickup is a floating Kent...
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