I live just up the road from where Sim is now based, and, if I had the cash, I'd commission one in a heartbeat! It would be a shame for that talent not to go into making mandolins, and it would be...
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I live just up the road from where Sim is now based, and, if I had the cash, I'd commission one in a heartbeat! It would be a shame for that talent not to go into making mandolins, and it would be...
Hello Ivan,
No, I was not able to download it. I was using Google Chrome if that helps.
Hello Ivan, Have you tried clicking on the image in post number 6 above? That seems to work for me in the U.K. I was also able to view it yesterday through an Instagram link (as far as I can remember...
I think its a bit of both. I had a similar return to music after stopping for several years when my children were young (three boys under one and a half years old will do that to you ;) ). Like you,...
Hello Chris, I Have used them for years and have never had a problem. I actually have them on two mandolins. They are comfortable, really easy to attach and detach using the plastic clips, they have...
It certainly is in very common usage over here, in fact until very recently I had never heard a 'plectrum' called a 'pick', and in the same way that 'plectrum' may sound affected to American ears,...
Personally, I find mandolin to be much harder on the hands, the backs of my hands especially. I have spent quite a lot of time over the years working on technique and have had a setup done by a well...
For some reason I am unable to sing into a microphone with out standing on tip-toes, Lowering the mic stand doesn't help, I still find myself on tip toes, but then have to lower my head to get close...
Same thing happened to me, plus (if I recall correctly) an £8.00 handling fee. A VERY expensive plectrum, I do love it but would not have paid that much if I had known before hand.
Thanks for this Dagger, I hadn't come across Spiro before, and I rather like it! :)
and... I have just noticed they are gigging "just up the road" in Tavistock in March!
Crikey, you're not wrong Nick - I tried bevelling my Tru-shell with a foam four sided nail buffer thingy, and wow, what a difference! It's still a slippery little blighter but I'm using it much more...
I have had a fender Tru-Shell for a while now and whilst it’s obviously very subjective, I found them hard to grip and with a soft tone that I really didn’t bond with. When I bought it I made a few...
That's pretty much my story too, right down to the tinnitus!
I sold all my electric guitar, effects pedals and amp a couple of years ago and haven't missed it at all. Having said that I was...
Very good! Nice playing and nice sounding mandolin too.
If I was to suggest anything it would be to add a bit of variety to the harmonics rather than sticking to the same note, but that's just...
Nice playing Mark, I enjoyed that. The recorded sound was a little weird, but that might be my ageing PC and speaker set up! Despite that, it sounds like your mandolin has a really nice tone. Thanks...
Hello Mandowinner,
Now I (as they say) am no Gibson expert, but that finish looks seriously glossy to me for a 1919 instrument. Is it possible that it has been refinished and that the cracks that...
Yeah you have! :)
Nice playing. Tenor guitar? I think this is the first time I have listened to one being played. Thanks for posting.
Bald-patch distraction device!
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Hello Demetrius, that is the headstock of my Paul Shippey A5. Paul is a luthier in Somerset in England. I had the mandolin made for my fiftieth birthday. Paul was a fantastic guy to deal with, his...
Nice filter Demetrius :)
This is a photo of my headstock that I like. It was taken using portrait mode on my phone. It's an artificial depth of field effect available on certain iPhones.
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I'm not sure how relevant this it to Dan's experiences, but I remember hearing about this study into how music can aid stroke recovery.
The reason it resonated with me was because I have suffered...
Thanks for doing the translation work Bill, I was wondering how to go about explaining a fascinator - I thought they existed everywhere! A picture paints a thousand words!
Hello OneChordTrick,
I have had a similar (and common) problem between the bridge and the tailpiece. People often use use rubber grommets, which look quite good, or a strip of leather (which is in...
Why have I never thought of this? It has got to be easier than my piece of wet and dry abrasive paper. I'm off to my local Superdrug tomorrow! ;)
As you are in the UK Alan, I would avoid Blue Chip plectrums, to start with at least, because the import duty and Post Office handling charges will make them very expensive - I know this from bitter...