Now Mike, THAT was a great reason for resurrecting this thread. Elvis and Baker. I had no idea.
Many thanks,
Chuck
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Now Mike, THAT was a great reason for resurrecting this thread. Elvis and Baker. I had no idea.
Many thanks,
Chuck
He gave a class at Gryphon in Palo Alto in October. I wasn't able to make it. Maybe another Bay Area member did?
Thanks. I thought I looked, but not enough, I guess. Sorry.
Hey, I just saw this on the Shorpy historic photo site:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/11566?size=_original
Any ideas?
I had one for a while and it had a great sound. My only problem was the narrow fretboard. I just made too many mistakes on it. Mine had a little bubbly lacquer around the sound holes, now that I...
I've got an Epiphone class A tube amp that Musician's Friend was blowing out a few years ago. It isn't the best, but sounds great with a Strat. Yeah, the tone pot seems pretty dodgy, but I'll keep it...
This is an International Violin electric mandolin kit. I bought it and kept in the box for six months. I finally wimped out and took it to a local luthier who did the paint, finish work and put it...
The ones on my recent Big Muddy aren't anything fancy, but they work as they should. They turn smoothly and hold the strings in tune just fine. I recently sold a Mid Mo mandola that was at least a...
I've got an oval hole F. It's #20 on his website. I love it. Let me know what I can tell ya. I play old time, jazz, celtic and a tiny bit of classical. It seems perfect for all that stuff. And it's...
Great clip. Very tasteful and beautiful. Anyone care to comment on one of the youtuber's comments?
"Also for those of you who have no experience in the matter playing mandolin is exponentially...
Looks beautiful. Mine (#20) gets sweeter and mellower all the time. Enjoy!
Sorry to hear about it, but "bad day in opieville" is the best post title ever.
I've always thought that the Steely Dan song: "With a Gun" would make a great bluegrass tune. But I'm not in a band and I don't play bluegrass, so I haven't done it.
Anybody?
According to Wikipedia:
A small number of bass players tune their strings in fifths, like a cello but an octave lower (C-G-D-A low to high). This tuning was used by the jazz player Red Mitchell and...
Hi, I've had it for a few months now and I just put on a set of JM-11s and I love them. Now it's about perfect!
Thanks for all the compliments!
Chuck
I dislike those tinny sounds, too. I use JM-11s and a nice hard, round Dawg pick. I try and pick close to the end of the fingerboard. I don't play very hard or loud. I also sometimes angle the pick....
I have Big Muddy wide neck (1 1/4") and a new Poe (1 1/4" at my request). I like wide necks because I make fewer fingering mistakes on them. I sold a sweet Flatiron (1 1/16") because I screwed up to...
Big Muddy makes a wide neck option on all their mandos (1 1/4"). Also, you might find an old Rigel A or A Natural at a decent price. They're about 1 3/8", but with a nice radius that helps my fingers...
I have Elite tuner on my new Poe. They're very pretty and they have nice looking ivoroid buttons, but the buttons are noticeably smaller than any other buttons I've used. That combined with the...
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Wouldn't grease in the bone just help lubricate the strings--and perhaps attract flies?
Yes, I'm just messing around trying to avoid work...
That's why I got a Poe!
Thank you everybody. I still can't believe it.
Chuck
Okay, I guess my memory is fading a bit. I ordered it quite a while ago when his prices were lower. Then the basic F was $2700, then I paid a hundred for the rosette and another hundred for for...
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But you might have to use one to read that. (My fingering isn't the only thing that ended up backwards.)
Chuck ; )