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    Re: What is Ira playing...

    Gracias!
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    What is Ira playing...

    in this Youtube?


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XVEUdNye0

    Louvin Bros. "I Can't Keep You in Love with Me"

    I just finished reading the book "Satan is Real" and was Googling up some LB...
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    Re: LRB @ Lil John's Festival in Snow Camp, NC

    On behalf of all the other donkeys out there, which band is LRB?
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    Re: Band that uses Tenor guitar.

    Here's another band that used a tenor, the Mills Brothers!
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    Re: Noob seeking pick advise

    Note to self:

    Time to wipe down the scanner.
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    Re: Noob seeking pick advise

    I buy the big triangle .94 Clayton picks, trim them with scissors and shape them with emery boards. Each one turns out a little different, like a custom pick. Did I mention that they are cheap, too?...
  7. Re: Festivals, Festivals, Festivals....everywhere a Festival....

    I remember at Galax one evening happening upon Bobby Hicks and another fiddler that I didn't recognize just standing there playing some beautiful fiddle music. Every now and then they would add a...
  8. Re: "celtic" festival in Winston Salem, NC this weekend

    Thanks pickloser!
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    I got my first green ribbon for competing in the...

    I got my first green ribbon for competing in the Old Time Fiddle category. I heard a lot of music on stage and in the camp sites and there were some famous fiddlers there, too.
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    Jeff is a monster, yet he uses his powers for the...

    Jeff is a monster, yet he uses his powers for the benefit of Mankind.
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    My lowly Eastman 505 keeps getting better!

    My lowly Eastman 505 keeps getting better!
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    I'm in Clemmons. If I hear of any I'll post it...

    I'm in Clemmons. If I hear of any I'll post it here.
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    Welcome to the Old North State! The official...

    Welcome to the Old North State!

    The official toast of NC:

    "Here's to the land of the long leaf pine,
    The summer land where the sun doth shine,
    Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow...
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    I had the opportunity to try one of these F-5...

    I had the opportunity to try one of these F-5 style Flatirons out today. I was impressed with the tone and playability. The finish is exactly what you expect. Thick looking compared to an Eastman.
    ...
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    I trust that you've experience with these types...

    I trust that you've experience with these types of adjustments? If so, give a Gibson truss rod tool a try.

    Truss Rod Tools
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    KanMando, I was able to do the same thing last...

    KanMando, I was able to do the same thing last year; spend a couple hours picking out a new Eastman at Gianna's. I picked a nice one and it hasn't disappointed me.

    That 815 is a beaut! I'll bet it...
  17. Thread: Wishnevsky

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    Gary S, where U at? Camel City here. The frequent...

    Gary S, where U at? Camel City here. The frequent letters that Wishnevsky sends in to the Winston-Salem Journal are the best reason to read that newspaper.
  18. Thread: Help me choose

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    The thing about Eastmans is that one can avail...

    The thing about Eastmans is that one can avail oneself of the opportunity to find a room full of them and pick out the best one of the bunch which is what I did. I paid stupid money for a very nice...
  19. Thread: 2006 gibson f-4

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    Gadzooks, a fern F-4! I'll bet it would cost...

    Gadzooks, a fern F-4! I'll bet it would cost what, eight or nine hundred bucks at least! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
  20. Thread: Thor-tus picks

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    It's a dream AeroJoe. You're going to wake up in...

    It's a dream AeroJoe. You're going to wake up in a minute and this will all seem soooo real.
  21. Thread: Sparta fiddlers

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    This thread refers to Sparta, North Carolina. ...

    This thread refers to Sparta, North Carolina.

    One of my favorite trout streams runs through Sparta.
  22. Thread: New brw due

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    That photo has me looking around for stuff to...

    That photo has me looking around for stuff to sell! Thats a long neck, right?
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    Yes, but in this thread the OP wants to spend...

    Yes, but in this thread the OP wants to spend $400-700. The Eastman 500 series is right in that slot.

    But I'm sure your Old Wave can beat up my Eastman....
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    You can get a 500 series Eastman new for around...

    You can get a 500 series Eastman new for around $500 bucks and have an instrument that is as good as other instruments costing three or four times that price.

    Good luck!
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    Don, welcome to the Mandolin Cafe, and thanks for...

    Don, welcome to the Mandolin Cafe, and thanks for pitching in on this thread. I have a nice Eastman 505 at home.

    Sstiner seems to be happy with his, too!

    Now, let me hit the numbers tonight and...
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