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    Re: Buying A Good Mandolin For Under $200

    You can't really get a "good" mandolin for that money. You can get an ok one. There's nothing wrong with ok mandolins! I played on a Kentucky A140 for 14 years before "upgrading" to a...
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    Re: Ricky Skaggs

    From the Forum posting guidelines:

    - Topics started for or end up being used to discuss religion, politics or sex as well as other hot button issues meant to create discord are prohibited. Posts...
  3. Re: ASAP Irish Mandolin: Learn How to Play the Irish Way

    The best Celtic mandolinist I know personally is Claudine Langille


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fy7t7UdCTQ
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    Re: Disappointed in the Loar Mandolins

    There are several shops in my area (Western Massachusetts) that sell them. As I said, I've seen a few come thru my little studio with cracks and other problems. As long as you take good pictures of...
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    Re: Are The Loar mandolins made in China?

    Really it's not. Most musical instruments are made in the same factory towns in China. For example, Dalian is a factory town that houses the Daewon Musical Instrument factories and shops. That's...
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    Re: Are The Loar mandolins made in China?

    Maybe so, Bill, but if you had seen the "ovens" at the Daewon Musical Instrument factory in Dalian, China (where Epiphone guitars, Morgan Monroe mandolins are made), I think you would change your...
  7. Re: Enjoying Ricky Skaggs .... while ignoring the lyrical conte

    Bluegrass is 1 part blues, 1 part grass and 1 part god. It's the holy trinity of string band music. If you're not particularly interested in the god part, call it Newgrass and move on
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    Re: Are The Loar mandolins made in China?

    I disagree about the Loar's quality. I have not visited the factory, but because of the cracking reports on various threads, I suspect they are made with kiln dried tonewood. That would be worth...
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    Re: Disappointed in the Loar Mandolins

    I guess the guitars are also bad:

    http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204309
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    Re: Disappointed in the Loar Mandolins

    Agreed. I've had nothing but bad experiences with them. I've had several come in as trade-ins through my little studio. I also see them regularly listed in my Facebook Group:...
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    Re: bluegrass fiddler

    Lots of excellent fiddling band leaders mentioned here...blast from the past. Thanks for the memories ;)
  12. Re: ASAP Irish Mandolin: Learn How to Play the Irish Way

    What's the Irish Way?
  13. Re: Asap irish mandolin - learn how to play the irish way

    What's the "Irish Way"?
  14. Re: String up your mandolin! http://www.juststrings.com/mandolin

    mmm...spam...delicious!
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    Re: Gilchrist 5C "Classical" mandolin?

    I think it's just a brand. There's no such thing as a classical mandolin to my knowledge
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    Re: Dilemma for a starter mandolin

    I played a Kentucky A140 for 14 years before I got my first F
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    Re: What Say You?

    How now brown cow?

    I say that!
  18. Re: While supplies last, buy any five Elxiir guitar, mandolin, ba

    are we allowed to spam the site with our stuff for sale? Shouldn't this be in classifieds?
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    Re: New Mandolin Book: Baker's Dozen

    <you've made your opinions well know on the subject now in multiple locations. If you have further concerns regarding operation of the site contact a moderator or myself privately. Enough>
  20. Re: Mandolin Archive - Style mv Mando-viola 70321

    I love the idea of a ten string...but I wonder how it is to play? I play a 5 string viola and the strings are quite close together. I can't imagine a 10 string!
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    Re: Mandolin Arranging Cheat-Sheet

    I don't understand what it's for...vocals?
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    Re: Practice Census

    1. I've been working on trebles (Irish triplets) and slip jigs. Hard to play on the mandolin!

    2. To learn the Bach Partitas for solo violin on the mandolin.

    3. I'd emphasize the need to...
  23. Re: Beautiful used blacktop Sawchyn F4 mandolin just in. http:/

    got this when I clicked your link:

    Something Went Wrong

    Sorry, there was a problem with this link: http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/vintage-mandolins-35.html
    You can now continue to this...
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    Re: Anybody from Western MA here?

    We just had our 3rd rehearsal on the 18th. It sounds great. We meet just once a month for about 2 hours. Would love to have you join us. :)
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    Spring Jam'n Weekend - Who's Going?

    Copy paste from Gerry Katz email just now:

    We're all getting geared up for the BBU's first-ever Spring Jam'n Weekend, which starts today at the historic Colonial Inn in Concord, MA. We've added...
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