This forum is so helpful! Thanks to everyone for all of the advice on everything from action, to recording, to instructional DVDs. I feel very blessed to have found this site!
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This forum is so helpful! Thanks to everyone for all of the advice on everything from action, to recording, to instructional DVDs. I feel very blessed to have found this site!
I have a vine inlay. I love the look and don't have any problem finding my way around. The side dots are what I find myself paying attention to.
I have been chronicling my journey through mandolin action frustration. I took my mandolin to a shop over an hour away and asked them to give me the lowest action possible without buzzing. When I...
I just had my mandolin set up by a professional and everything was great. Until I got home and realized that I had a buzz on the top of the 2 D Strings on the fifth fret. So, I loosened the G & D...
I am trying to record a little album with my mandolin and wanted to know if any of you have any experience with recording your mando. I have a small diaphragm and 2 large diaphragm condenser mics. ...
Thanks for your help so far guys! Is there a way to check to see if one of the frets is higher than the others without just looking? I don't know that I can tell simply by looking at it. Also,...
Hi guys,
I just had my action lowered by a professional and when I played it in the store everything seemed to be alright. However, when I got home (I live over an hour away), the 5th fret on the D...
Thanks guys! If I get it back and need to raise it some to improve the tone, is this something that I can do myself easily? Is it just a matter of raising the bridge, or does it have to come...
Thanks everyone for all of the good info around here! I just took my Johnson MF-370 to a music store to get the action adjusted. I have the Mike Marshall DVDs and on them he said that having a very...
Nobody shoot...I live 25 minutes from MerleFest and I have never been. I am happening to take my vacation that same week and am thinking of going down for 1-2 days. Which days would you pick if you...
Thanks everyone. I just love this website. I have found so much useful information here. You all are so helpful. I found a local printer who would do it for $4. They only go up to an 8.5 x 11 spiral...
I am looking for something with more information on theory, technique, ideas, etc. rather than being shown how to play certain songs. This looked kind of promising. I would welcome any other...
Just wondering if anyone has seen the new Mike Marshall DVDs "Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals for all Players" Pt. 1 & Pt. 2. I was thinking about getting them but was not sure if they would be...
I have heard several people say that they have taken their mandolin method books, etc. to their local office supply store and had it put into a spiral binding for around $3. I have checked with my...
Earlier this week I was at a music store. My wife was looking through the mandolin method books, etc. and found this book called "Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Mandolin Solos Volume One". It has the...
I'm catching them in Charlotte in late march...looking forward to it! Do they hang out and talk to people afterwards?
Thanks everyone for your help so far. I am moving from holding the pick between the thumb and first finger tips to the traditional hold; between the thumb and the top joint of the index finger. Right...
Thanks for all of the input everybody! To everyone who uses the method described above (between thumb and joint of first finger), did this feel natural for you from the start or did you have to...
I have been playing mandolin for about 6-7 months now and I am still unsure as to how to hold the pick. I started out holding the pick like I was playing the guitar---with three fingers. I have since...