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    Re: What is the story behind David's frets?

    It's definitely microtonal fretting, it certainly sounds like it takes from a maqan except for the double stops. I'm guessing that it's saz as suggested above. This is pretty typical of...
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    Starting Cittern/Zouk/Octave

    Hi! I'm fairly new here and have started considering getting a cittern/bouzouki/octave or some lot, basically something with a deeper fuller sound than the mandolin. I play mandolin and fiddle IMHO...
  3. Re: Body movement to indicate chord changes?

    I've worked with Amy Cann from Vermont and I live in Virginia, She always used leaning to the left for V and right for IV and then if it was I-vii-I she would go left on vii. This wasn't completely...
  4. Re: Martin Vega V845 Maybe not Vintage to some of us

    I actually have this exact model, It was my dad's that he got back in the 80's and I still play today. It is a phenomenally superb instrument in my opinion with fantastic volume. I don't actually...
  5. Re: Anyone converted an old violin into mandolin?

    Just saying, the Viols are viola da gamba. Viola da Gamba pretty much means fiddle of the legs as opposed to lira da braccio: lyre of the arms. But yeah it looks like an alto viol.
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    Re: Rescued Silvertone

    This is another one of those that was produced cheaply in Japan and Korea during the 50s and 60s and imported under tons of different brand names, it's basically a knockoff Kay and, your right, is...
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    Re: Vern Bryant no. 65

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3kNlxCAZOE as a matter of fact, here's Orrin Star playing it.
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    Vern Bryant no. 65

    834568345783458 I recently purchased this Vern Bryant dated May 18 2007. It's got a very sweet sound and as is typical of the Bryants does amazing bluegrass chunky chord work. I actually used it for...
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    Re: Vern bryant #31, loar tribute

    Sorry to be resurrecting this thread, but Orrin, if you've sold that Bryant since this, I think I have picked it up. It's an absolutely wonderful piece of work. I bought a Bryant at House of Musical...
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