Hey, two opportunities to learn new skills! Some people play by ear, some read music, some do both.
As others have pointed out, the FUN factor is the most important.
One thing you can do is...
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Hey, two opportunities to learn new skills! Some people play by ear, some read music, some do both.
As others have pointed out, the FUN factor is the most important.
One thing you can do is...
Excuse my ignorance, but is this instrument an old copy (i.e. made a long time ago), or a newly-made instrument that has been "aged" to look old?
There are lots of candidates for spelling mistakes in the musical world and elsewhere:
gauge
embouchure
amateur
cymbals
accordion
rubato
...
The guy at the print shop who put together the...
This is true for (almost) all stringed instruments (except harp and a few others)! And the other issue is that each hand does something different, unlike other instruments such as the piano or...
Swallowtail Jig
...or the J62 if you like light-gauge strings.
Dawg and Golden Gate.
Don't waste your money on expensive strings. They aren't really "better" than the J74 at $5.00 (or less) a pack or store brand strings. The pick makes a big difference in the sound: heavy picks like...
I live in Toronto, Canada and there are several bluegrass bands playing regularly or casually around the city. Musicians are from various ethnic groups as well. People like bluegrass music because...
Sometimes "hand-(put something here)" means a guy held the piece of wood while a machine was doing the work... But seriously, remember that you always get what you pay for. MK instruments seem well...
A mandolin, just like a violin, has a ridiculously short and narrow neck, compared to many other stringed instruments. If you come from playing guitar, you will always find a mandolin fingerboard...
They don't make piano keyboards to measure in order to accommodate a player's hands and finger size... Why would a mandolin, guitar or violin have a custom-made neck ?!? Go, try various instruments...
Dip it in a chlorine solution (i.e. half water, half Chlorox) for a few minutes.
Take a look at my signature...
It may sound too simplistic or idiotic, but have you ever thought that perhaps you apply too much pressure on the strings? Try playing closer to the frets, and learn to control the pressure so you...
This can be simply translated into "wedge". A "cale" in French is a spacer, which can take many forms, but more often it is shaped like a wedge. It is pronounced like the "cal" in "calculator",...
No, but the audience does! That's why some instruments have very elaborate "markers", which are very decorative and not very functional!
Like this one:...
OK, how would YOU feel if someone knocked over one of YOUR instruments and damaged it, no matter if it was on a stand or a chair, would you claim for the repairs?
What is called "stage fright" is experienced by most performers, musicians, actors, speakers... Some people find it natural to get up in front of a room full of people and talk, or sing, or play,...
You need a capo when singers insist on using weird keys like Bb or Eb !!!
I have a Trinity College bouzouki, and love it; these are very good instruments for their price.
From the picture and price it looks very likely to be a Samick instrument. Quite a decent contraption for the price range, good overall construction, playability and sound.
Are the string loops breaking? or do the string break where they rest on the tailpiece edge? If it is a Gibson-style tailpiece, which has stamped string hooks, sometimes they are a bit rough. You...
I just got a Radius; I installed it externally, at least for now. It is very sensitive, so it transmits all the "noises" coming from the top of the mandolin, including the pick attacks on the strings...
The Zoom H1 is the easiest! No menus, just simple buttons, like an old cassette player...
Great recording quality, good price. You can't go wrong.