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  1. Re: Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz

    I think you'll like it.
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    Re: Solo Recordings - 1 Mandolin

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=w6jGRunX9s8&list=RDw6jGRunX9s8&start_radio=1&t=4
  3. Re: Sparse mando and guitar examples aka taste lessons

    Thanks, all , these are the direction. I'm playing with (good thing I don't have to pay the mortgage with it) with very simple finger picked arpeggios on guitar with mando color tones and fills. ...
  4. Sparse mando and guitar examples aka taste lessons

    Hi,

    I started working on some arrangements of folky ballad type songs, and want to try just sparse guitar and mandolin accompaniment and am wondering if there are suggestions for examples of this...
  5. Definitely will class up Lockhart, at least as I...

    Definitely will class up Lockhart, at least as I remember it 45 years ago. Good luck!
  6. Re: "TAPS" chord melody...for Jethro Burns by Aaron Weinstein

    Very, very nice. I love that Mr. H and Mr. J are playing in the background. Is that a clip from the Merv Griffin show?
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    Re: RM-998 Resonator Setup

    So, I must have been a bit brief in the original post, apologies. I have never set up a resonator before...

    I received my Recording King RA-998 mandolin purchased from East Village Music Store. ...
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    RM-998 Resonator Setup

    Just got one for some rags and blues, it needs a setup. Any tips? Action is a bit high.
  9. Re: MP3 page addition - Marla Fibish, The First Rain

    I am really enjoying this album. The tone from the Gibson is recorded extremely well. Excellent tune choices. Great playing! What's not to like? Thanks!
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    Re: Changing hardware on Collings mandolin

    Collings end pins are glued in. Mask, use a high quality saw to take off the button, then *carefully* drill out the pin. I did it to put in a pickup.
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    Re: Good Mandolin set up in Houston

    Rocking Robin...??
  12. Re: Ebay Ratliff Mandolin Ads - Why is there little interest?

    re: returns for not liking sound: I respectfully disagree. There is often side variation in the same model. I bought a new mando from a major shop, from a boutique maker, that did not at all live...
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    Re: Post A picture of your favorite "A" model

    My Collings MT2-O 182251
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    Re: Irish Music Tours -- suggestions

    I guess I meant more Irish tunes. We are in New Mexico, a bit of a ways from Rochester. I'll check them out.
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    Irish Music Tours -- suggestions

    Hi,

    any one have experience with music oriented tours in Ireland for me, my wife and another couple - I am the only player - Irish music focused, of course. A mandolin specific tour might be a...
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    Re: Alvarez a1-e mandolin

    Tonedexter pre amp. There are a few Cafe threads commenting on it. I like mine quite a lot.
  17. Re: Tonedexter wavemaps for mando and mic position...

    I did wavemaps with my Collings, using JJB pickup for the send and an MXL large diaphragm in front, slightly above.

    When I play my Breedlove crossover also with JJB through the TD, the sound is...
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    Re: Want to learn Jazz mandolin

    I just started playing Pig Ankles, Entertainer and Dill Pickle... [MAS] Thinking about a resonator or banjo mando
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    Re: Collings MT2 Review

    I am thrilled with my MT2-O. I did out a Brekke bridge on it, and like it quite a lot. It has opened up quite a bit in 18 months.
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    Re: House of the Rising Sun

    The Blind Boys of Alabama do Amazing Grace with Rising Sun melody.
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    Re: What's up with USPS?

    Recent problem with UPS after a sale on the Cafe -- a Carpenter jack, small box, low value -- just got lost in UPS's system. Major hassle with UPS web forms and getting correct claim number. Keep...
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    Re: Question on end pin 1/4 jack placement

    My thoughts likewise on it's not a pristine L5 that was never gigged and was carefully polished and cared for for 50 or 75 years. Not that.

    I want try and get in a transducer, having good luck...
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    Question on end pin 1/4 jack placement

    Hi, I just acquired a The Loar archtop guitar, and the tail piece strap button hole is quite high on the side. I am a bit nervous about expanding the hole near the top, and considering a hole for...
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    Re: Song Writers???

    Hook
    Structure
    Chorus melody
    Chorus
    Verses
    Verse melody
    Bridge
    Bridge melody
    Rewrite
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    Re: Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    I'm interested.
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