Go to Staples, or another such store, and buy Glue Dots. Stick one or more on your pick. They stick the pick to your finger and are easy to remove from the pick every time you want.
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Go to Staples, or another such store, and buy Glue Dots. Stick one or more on your pick. They stick the pick to your finger and are easy to remove from the pick every time you want.
Make Music Downey will be on the 8th of June. It will be continuous nusic all day at several locations throughout "downtown"Downey. The Sligo Rags band will be the headliners.
I have a Dobro mandolin and I find it compliments any style, old time, bluegrass, Celtic, you name it. It certainly does have a different sound and I like to use it especially when there are other...
I prefer the free picks endors give out at NAMM.
Keep the French fiddle, they are pretty nice.
Although you have the basics down regarding fingering, you are going to find that the position of the fiddle and the bow will make a difference you...
Try Alaska picks. They are the most like fingernails. I like the plastic ones over the metal ones. However, I can seldom use them because you have to have SOME fingernails in order to use them and...
I heard something once:
you can play what you want all you want, but if you want to be successful, you play what the audience wants.
I was told by the fiddler in a popular Celtic group, that the Bose stick is the best investment. You put it behind you and the sound goes 180 degrees, PLUS, there is no need for monitors. The band...
Yew bet. Great CD! I have owned this CD for years. I like the Streets of Laredo. Well, actually I like the whole thing, but it gave me a way to play S of L in a new way, and sent me to find the...
Watching "Wings," the silent, 1927 Oscar winning movie about flying in WW I. I spotted a girl playing a bowl back within the first 15 minutes. No biggie, but I have never spotted one before.
Mediums are fine. A lot of players prefer them (but I like lights, myself) for bluegrass.
Dean Markley makes a nice sound hole pick up at a reasonable price. You can leave the cord hanging out. For a little more, LR Baggs makes the Element soundhole pup. Kinda expensive is the Fishman...
I was at a bluegrass jam on Saturday and of the first 8 "bluegrass" fiddle tunes played, 6 were Irish. Then two hours later, it ended with "Wagon Wheel."
There is a website all about Ibanez mandolins and it could answer some of your questions.
I have owned a 524 for a long time, almost 30 years I think, and I was interviewed for the website. Mine...
I have a '53. The pickguard has not shrunk, the top has not cracked, and the instrument has never been humidified other than the ambient humidity. Of course, I live in LA where we seldom have...
This is a never ending problem for musicians. There are a lot of people who have no understanding of music theory, timing, or even just carrying tune. Yet they love to sing and play music, they...
Timing? What's that?
Welcome to the Martin Mando family. Mine (see my avatar) is a delightful instrument. I play it for all kinds of music. AND, I do find that mine projects just fine.
It is logical that any clip on tuner can damage a nitro finish if you leave it on a long time. There is some solvent involved in their manufacture.
Bear in mind, however, that nitro cellulose...
I have a Sampson CL8 that works great. I purchased it for my Dobro mandolin, after consulting with a Dobo expert. I have discovered that it is perfect for my dulcimer too. AND, we have had trouble...
I'm another Altoids box user. Mando, guitar, dulcimer, & tooth picks all live in Altoid boxes.
I have a McClung ovedr the tailpiece armrest and I really like it. The way my arm goes across the mando, the tail piece often digs into my arm and this prevents that. As to whether it is "something...
You know, I saw this exact same posting (except it was the D-3) on a dulcimer forum just in the last couple of days.
My recommendation, for what it is worth, is to go to jams without music and fuddle along with the song as best you can. Don't try anything fancy, play the melody or chords until you have the...
I use Harmony because I find it easier to use than Tabledit.