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I'm working on my double-stops and just bumped into a minor tuning issue. At least I thought it was minor...

I'm tuning with an IntelliTouch PT10 (love the thing, by the way). The G is dead on,...

Thanks for all of the feedback folks. To answer a few questions...

The mic - Shure SM81 Condenser
Distance from mic - less than 5 inches
Monitors - in ear, isolated to mando, click and lead...

I played my mando publicly for the first time tonight. In fact, it was the first time my mando has been outside my house since I got it back in February. 3 minutes into the sound check, the audio...

My granddaddy used to tell me that he always wanted to look at the audience and say, "Y'all are too stupid to know this don't suck, so here we go!" I really miss that guy...

That's part of what made me ponder on it... my first thought was, "I like the mando, I play the mando, but it's getting in the way!". I wanted to tell the guy to wait his turn for the fill, ya know?...

I was at a bluegrass show the other night. The mando player was pretty good. Not awe inspiring, but obviously a well practiced player. He had a good chop on closed chords, but used a tremolo a...

I have a MMS-8F Morgan Monroe and love it. I got it from www.folkmusician.com (one of the great shops that advertises here). They did an excellent job with the setup. I'm playing Elixir strings...

Do you ever feel like you aren't getting ANY better? At all?? Seriously, some days I just don't see/feel/hear any improvement.

Other than "playing through it", how do you guys and gals deal with...

For what's it's worth, I own a Morgan Monroe, MMS-8S, and absolutely love it. It is an excellent mandolin - well made, and has a great sound/tone. The setup from the dealer was exceptional and I...

Welcome to the asylum! I had been playing on a borrowed mando for the last few months and just bought my first. I'm loving it...

Oddly enough, I found the Guitar Toolkit app for iPhone/Droid to...

One of my very first music teachers taught me a "progression" that I still live by. Funny enough, it helps in every area of my life, not just music. He told me we all go through 4 phases of...

I understand Tab... I just get confused reading it. My brain is used to looking at key signatures, phrasing, and chord structure. In the tab I've worked with, I don't get any of that, just a...

That's kinda what I was thinking, but today's weather had me wondering. I remember the old rule of thumb... if you're uncomfortable, your insturment is too. I'm not uncomfortable in the high...

Mike,

I'm on the complete opposite end of the spectrum - I've read standard notation music since I was 12 years old. I started playing the Euphoium in the 6th grade and have read music ever...

I know that low humidity is a concern with most any wooden insturment, but what about high humidity? How big of a concern is it?

I live in the St Pete, FL area where high humidity is just the way...

In my experience, yes. I avoid the UPS Store at all costs simply because they try to 'sell' me on things I don't need. For example, the last time I went in to ship something from Florida to...

I work from home, so Pandora takes care of my needs. I have about 8 stations that I have set to Shuffle - Bluegrassy Insturmentals, Traditional Country, Traditional Gospel, etc. I ended up in rehab...

When it comes to the mandolin, I'm a complete novice. I'm learning to play on a 1993 Sigma A-style mandolin (not sure they even make them anymore), but am about 2 weeks from buying my own.

I...

How many instruments do you play? If you play guitar or another stringinstrument apart from the mandolin like for example guitar, for how long time have you played that instrument?

Euphonium &...

The "tuner" on my iPhone is better than my ear, and I think I have a pretty good ear! Always, always use a tuner. If nothing else, it's the courteous thing to do for your audience, both from a...

A diamond wouldn't be a diamond without all the pressure on it...

One of, if not THE best course I took during my tour in college was a sightreading class. It was a 400 level class only available...

I've found several mandolins online that I am interested in and I'm going to buy one of them, but I REALLY want to play them before purchasing anything. I've checked the yellow pages (print and...

Thanks for your reply. I've heard of folks using Elixirs on mandolins, just never talked to anyone using them to see what they thought. I think I'll start with them and maybe trying something else...

I've played guitar for awhile and am just now picking up the mandolin. I'm about to buy my first mando (trying to decide between a Morgan Monroe and Michael Kelly). Almost everyone I talk to tells...