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78. Been playing 41 years and still can't play Rawhide'

It was about 1948 or 49 listening to the grand ole opry on my boy scout crystal set. I'm not sure but it must have been Bill Monroe. Although it was many years later that I took up the mandolin, I...

A bugle.

I was very fortunate that I lived in the same town as the great Tiny Moore. Took lessons from him at his music store in Sacramento. I think I started in 1967 and went on from there.

32 years of fire apparatus sirens have left me with moderate tinitus. Both audiologists and physicians have advised me there is no really effective cure other than to hide the sound with other sounds...

You got it right Chris. If I can't take my mandolins with me; then I ain't a gonna go.


Ken

I'm 75 and have been trying to learn to play for 43 years. I hope to learn "Rawhide" before I croak.

Ken

I seem to recall that Jethro called Red Rector "the flash".


Ken

36. Now 74

The Whitstein Brothers.

Tiny Moore's 5 string Bigsby electric.

45 years and counting!

Ken

I had some work done by Michael last week and saw the mandolin then. Michael said he is still waiting for the tuners.

Ken

Guess old aged has numbed my senses. I have both flat and radiused fretboard mandos and I can't detect any difference.

Ken

I've used GHS Silk and Steel strings for years with excellent results. Since I suffer from acute MAS I've had them on quite a few mandolins. I like the warm tone they give and have also found them to...

For the past 5 years I have suffered from deteriorating joints in my left thumb to the point that I was unable to play. Someone on this board rightly deducted that my mando had a round rather flat...

I had the same problem as I grew older the "C" shaped neck wasn't compatible with arthritus and a deteriorated thumb joint. After trying several mandolins I found that a deep vee neck solved the...

Also it is interesting to note that Tiny was an excellent violinist and played in some legitimate orchestras such as the California State Fair Orchestra. He also won the California State Fiddle...

I learned to play from Tiny at his Sacramento music store on El Camino Avenue and got to see and play the Bigsby on several occasions. I live several miles from Skip's Music and I am reasonably...

I absolutely refuse to grow up. So there.

Ken

Retired Firefighter. 32 years of eating smoke. Playing the mandolin is a lot more pleasant.

Somewhere in one of my Monroe biography DVDs Monroe tells the story himself. He mentions how much the total weight was and that he was mighty proud of that feat. Im thinking its in Bill Monroe Father...

At 72 years of age arthritus and a trigger thumb was making it quite painful to play. I had been playing on a rounded neck but had the opportunity to try a vee neck and voila...no pain.

I would rather have a root canal!

I traded my first wife (who really disliked mandolins) for a little peace and freedom. Then met my current wife (of 32 years) who loves bluegrass, mandolins and plays a mean Martin D-28. How lucky...