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I really enjoy “strum machine”. Try www.strummachine.com. Many tunes in the box and super easy to make your own backing tracks..

My suggestion is a "TP-1R" pick (I use the TP-1R50). This pick has one of the edges with a round bevel. Rotate the pick and use the "more pointed" edge for a different sound. Just a thought, two...

A very good book that helped me was "The Inner Game of Music". It is a great read and really helps with performance anxiety.
The Inner Game of Music is that which takes place in the mind, played...

A few years ago my singing/ picking partner and I decided to study the bluegrass harmonies of Daily and Vincent. After purchasing their instructional DVD we soon learned about the possibility of...

When I work out a solo to a vocal tune I use a technique that Mike Marshall suggests. Write out the melody over the chord progression and then determine which notes are the "Ice Cream Truck" notes....

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Here is a Stew Mac F5 kit I completed in 2014. I used the Adrian Minarivic "loar" plans for dimensions and graduations. With the help of a luthier buddy I completed the kit in about 400...

"Birthday "...a day marking the beginning of something...the beginning of a life that soon lead to the beginning of new mando sounds. As a best friend told me nearing the end of his life..."go play a...

The never ending search for that "perfect pick". Thanks V-Pick for offering this to the mandolin cafe! I look forward to an opportunity to try a V-pick :)

My wife is an avid Stained Glass artist. She took my 1991 apitius F5 and created this beautiful work of art. I thought the cafe members might enjoy seeing it. It measures 16" X 22"

What a fantastic give away....thanks very much to Eastman and Schertler!:grin::grin:

...The never ending search for the perfect pic, Thanks for doing this