Interesting that they only offer the Bitterroot as an OM.
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Interesting that they only offer the Bitterroot as an OM.
Thanks Tobin. This is helpful.
I saw recently that Weber is drawing down on a lot of their production models (almost no mandolas anymore, it seems). Does anyone have any insight for the reasons behind this? One thing I loved...
My Gallatin's label reads "4188203", so if I break it up, that reads 4-1882-03, or the 1882nd Gallatin F-style made in March, 2004. Not too bad having purchased her essentially "new" in 2013.
Re. #3, it depends on the teacher. Ask around--you might find that there are teachers in the area who sit well in both the classical and fiddle camps. There's a lot of overlap, to be sure. Right...
I've been working on Brittany Haas' version of "Dry and Dusty," which Joe Walsh taught us this weekend out at the Canaan Institute.
Thanks Martin!
Hi all (long time in posting--wow).
I'm trying to figure out the chords to the bridge of the song ("I could climb the very highest Himalayas....") and for the life of me can't figure them. Any...
Thankfully, my dog just finds musical instruments strange and foreign.
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Keep it in the case, just in case, especially if it's a small dog that's not well house-trained. That piece of chipboard saved me one day when visiting my grandfather's place...
You can also imbue it with mojo by getting famous musicians to sign it. (I've got Dawg and Ronnie on mine!)
They have a four-string down at the local music store here; I gave it a whirl a few weeks ago and liked it, though am not used to the whole "no tailpiece" thing. For people who have them, how have...
I wonder how Hoppe's #9 would fair on an instrument? Probably not well, but might make the gears really smooth.
I made the mistake (?) of putting Hoppe's on my bike gears. They're smooth...
Bela Fleck says that he uses nose grease to slick up his fretboard. No joke.
I've gotten the "Is that a banjo?" question before, once legitimately, and afterwards from friends who wanted to rankle me (followed with loud threats of defenestration on my part). Of course, now I...
Does he have the G string double-strung? Or is that just a trick of the light? Still, gotta love those triplets.
Hi folks,
It's been a while since I was on here last--figured I'd pop back in. Anyhow, I figured I'd share something I made last spring with you--a six string, pentatonic cigar-box lyre. Sounds...
Woah, just found this thread again! I found a new chordsheet on the net that works quite well (Fats' tune, in C): http://ukeireland.com/pdf-chords/porters-lovesong.pdf
Can't tell if it has the finger wear by the fretboard extension like the eBay one. Still, even if it's an illegitimate instrument, it sounds great in his hands.
Hey all,
I'm moving up to Ithaca this week to start grad school at Cornell. Any insight on jams/sessions/meet-ups in the area? I know it's a musical town, especially for old-time.
(I could...
It doesn't look in that bad of shape. Good find!
Is his website still extant? It's listed as "johndancerwoodwork.com" in Joe Wilson's 2006 "A Guide to the Crooked Road," but I guess 7 years has killed that link.
He wasn't a mandolinist, but he was a great musician, and brought the sounds of Tuva to a lot of us. He died today due to a brain hemorrhage during surgery.
Thanks for all the feedback! The only qualm I'd have with using foam-rubber drawer liner is that I would worry about it eating into the varnish after a period of time (that stuff tends to break down...