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    Re: Kentucky head stock inlay

    I have one like that ... From 2013 I think. It is my back-up for when I leave my Collings mando home but could easily be my everyday mando. I like it so much that I had stainless steel frets put on...
  2. Thread: Early Givens?

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    Re: Early Givens?

    That mandolin looks like one I tried out at Greg Boyd's shop about 30 years ago. I was in the market for a Givens and tried out everything I could find from him. The ODE- Monroe sounded okay (not...
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    Re: I can’t find The Blues in my Mandolin

    Greg:

    I have a dozen or more YouTube videos where I play solo mandolin on a variety of blues standards. Enter my name in YouTube - Sam Lyman - and the videos will magically appear :). There is...
  4. Re: 3 Favorite Mandolin CDs (not by Bill, David, Ricky, Sam & Chr

    My own :).
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    Re: Anything in Central WA state?

    Great jamming with Mandobart and others in Pasco this weekend! There were not that many people at Sacajawea but that did not stop us from having a great time.
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    Re: Difference in MF and MF5 Collings Mandolins

    I think deciding between instruments all comes down to what you are looking for.

    Based on your original post I think it is safe to conclude you want an F style mandolin. If you want bling then go...
  7. Re: Big River - chord sheet and tabs / notation for solo

    Thanks!

    My MAS obsession ended when I got that 2005 MT2V... a very sweet mandolin that never gets in my way and always makes me sound better than I really am (sort of like a good wife).
  8. Re: Big River - chord sheet and tabs / notation for solo

    By way of street-cred, I am a veteran of many, many Dead shows and have a personal library of over 1,000 shows. If you want a super-good version of Big River listen to 8/13/1975 from The Great...
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    Re: David Surette has passed.

    May the 4 winds blow you safely home David!
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    Re: XT D'Addario Mandolin Strings?

    I have been using them for years and will continue to use them because they sound good and last a long time. I have them on my 2005 Collings MT2V and 2013 Kentucky KM-500. They are not sexy, or new...
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    Re: Blues on the Mandolin - Let's Hear Ya!

    And one more... the classic St. James Infirmary

    https://youtu.be/_uf5uqfmUco
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    Re: Blues on the Mandolin - Let's Hear Ya!

    Here's another one: Watson Blues!

    https://youtu.be/qVOl0S60cHc
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    Re: Blues on the Mandolin - Let's Hear Ya!

    Thanks for the tech help Mark!
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    Grateful Dead's Dupree's Diamond Blues

    Blues Grateful Dead style... Dupree's Diamond Blues

    https://youtu.be/wfJU4xbHuNM
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    Re: Shipping Calton Mandolin Case

    I have had luck finding the right sized boxes at the local band instrument store. I have scored boxes that were used to ship saxophones, trumpets, trombones, violas and various types of drums.

    As...
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    Re: Collings Vs. Northfield Vs. Kelley

    I hope you love the Kelley and that it is everything you want and need from an instrument!
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    Re: Collings Vs. Northfield Vs. Kelley

    A couple of cardinal rules to consider here:

    1) People generally advocate on behalf of the mandolins they own or want to own when responding to such requests for feedback.
    2) No two mandolins...
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    Re: Is this Gibson A-5 model familiar to anyone?

    I have seen many but sadly never heard one that sounded like it deserved the name on the headstock. To quote Forrest Gump, "sometimes people (Gibson in this case) do things that just don't make no...
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    Re: Mid-Missouri M-1

    I will buy it if we can agree on a price if it needs no setup work. Let me know.

    Looking for a gift for my wife for our anniversary.

    samsonlyman@gmail.com
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    Re: Narrowed it down to three

    I generally recommend the Kentucky but it looks like you found something you like so congrats! When my Collings mandolin stays home I play a Kentucky KM-500. It has beautiful woods and sounds...
  21. Re: Happy Birthday Dennis Vance, hoping for a transplant

    Happy birthday Dennis. Best wishes for health and happiness.

    Instrumental played on a 2005 Collings MT2V

    Oops... uploaded the wrong song file. Tried to upload me playing Happy Birthday and...
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    Re: Shout out to Collings

    My main mandolin for the last 5 years has been a 2005 MT2V. It is simply amazing. I have owned Gibsons, Givens, a Heiden, Flatirons, a Steve Andersen, and many others in my decades of picking. I...
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    Re: Hoffee vs new Calton vs Pegasus vs ?

    No, your Colorado Case Cover for the old Calton case will not fit a new one... I found that out:).
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    Re: Free Waterloo Mandolin

    Count me in as interested! This mando would be a nice complement to the sound of my 2005 Collings MT2V.
  25. Re: Suggestions for mandolins in the $600-$900 range

    I played Steve's Kentucky KM 956 that is in the classifieds over the weekend in Spokane at a jam and it is a fine mandolin. I think a person could get a lot out of mileage out of this instrument and...
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