Me too.
Type: Posts; User: Tezzerh
Or maybe a case of you get what you pay for? It was worth £3, though!
Don't know whether I'm allowed to post this, but I've just reduced the price of my vintage Ceccherini in classifieds, originally posted March 22. Someone should be able to give it a good home! Ad...
Absolutely.
...and a mandolin banjo!
You can always try a mandolin banjo. Same fingering as mandolin, but gives a banjo sound and LOUD if you want it to be! I recently bought a new one, made in the UK, but I hear there are plenty of...
I've tried using a coin when I couldn't find a pick. Don't really recommend it!
Good for you. Lucky lad!
More than 200 views before we get a (bad) "joke". Not bad going, I reckon.
Sorry to dare to utter the dreaded ‘B’ (for banjo) word on the Forum. I sincerely hope it won’t evoke a torrent of scorn! I already owned two mandolins (see my signature below) but, yes, I...
I've learned so much from the Cafe, and had some fun here, too. My thanks to all involved in bringing it to us - and all of you who take part.
Can't complain that it's not comprehensive!
'Pick-nick'. Can't find my favourite plectrum. Has someone stolen it?
Think, Elvis-"It's Now or Never" (for O Sole Mio) and make sure you don't swivel the hips too much!
And for Return to Sorrento, think Elvis "So My Darling Please Surrender"
With all these...
O Sole Mio and Return to Sorrento, of course. And how about The Entertainer and Never on a Sunday?
I once saw a customer on the TV show Pawn Stars, going into the Vegas pawnshop with a somewhat beaten-up guitar he wanted to sell - for a lot of money. "It's signed by Chuck Berry," said the...
Earlier this year I asked on the Forum "Do I need a bowlback?" It sparked a lively discussion and I soon decided that I did need a bowlback. I bought a vintage Ceccherini restored by Forum member...
I don't play in a band - just for my own amusement! Surely that applies to many users of this forum.
Same here. In fact, I've never been a fan of chord playing whether on guitar, banjo or mandolin. I find a melody much more satisfying to play and far easier on the ear. Picking a tune I know well by...
Well done on getting a bowlback. Lots of stuff about these lovely old instruments on the Forum, most importantly how to hold them! You will find the effort well worth it.
Tell me more, pse
Don Julin's book, Mandolin For Dummies, is excellent.
Reckon he'll be playing - sorry, humming - Folsom County Jail or similar now.
Yes, exactly that. It's like finding a valuable antique in the attic!
For me, one of the great joys of playing a mandolin is when I discover the music for a tune I have never heard of but which somehow appeals to me. I spend ages trying to play it, and then feel great...