Sweet. Not my cup of tea, but I love how Mr. Yoakum was moved by this song and wanted to share his version. I love it when an artist from one genre embraces the music from another, very different,...
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Sweet. Not my cup of tea, but I love how Mr. Yoakum was moved by this song and wanted to share his version. I love it when an artist from one genre embraces the music from another, very different,...
Thanks, Mark ... there's a few on your list I haven't seen.
The Tom Petty doc is one of the finest crafted documentaries I've seen (I'm a fly on the wall of the doc film business). The film...
Thanks, Dan .... I received emails last night and the site is working now.
I am really enjoying the class so glad I'm able to resume it.
Cheers,
Loretta
Yes, I've been taking Irish mandolin lessons. They are great. However, since Friday, I cannot access my lessons. I've sent three emails, opened a ticket ... nothing. I triple checked to make sure...
$40-50 per hour/$25-30 per half hour is what I have paid for lessons.
Here's another resource: Pegged Nation. They have 5 mandolin courses and the cost is $20/month per course: $10/month for...
Yes and it was very, very positive. One recommendation: find a teacher who teaches mandolin; not someone who teaches fiddle, guitar, banjo, and mandolin when you begin. Some multi instrument...
What a great songwriter and performer. He grew up down the street from my first husband. He, and many Sonoma County, CA early folk type musicians started at a little coffee shop in Santa Rosa, CA...
Ohh ... what a beauty! So happy for you. I have a 1923 Ajr Paddlehead Gibson mandolin. She was reincarnated in 1976 by Ken Ratcliff of Silverangel Mandolins. http://silverangelmandolins.com/SM/
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For my mandolin, I am using the Dunlop 512P14 Primetone 1.4 mm Triangle Sculpted Plectra Guitar Picks with Grip
almost exclusively
For my banjo, I'm using the .76 Dunlop Ultex Triangle, but...
I have chronic arthritis and the one thing that has completely 86'd the pain is taking turmeric almost daily. It's really a food, so you can't take too much from what I can tell. It takes a while...
Glad you're ok, kokopeli. We have a friend who is a fire chief in Lake County, CA ... and she couldn't get out to help out for the Middletown fire because she was surrounded by fires in Cobb, CA. ...
Maybe there should be a banjo support group here at the cafe. I finally paid off the tenor banjo I was craving last month. She's very awkward on my lap ... but gorgeous. She looks nice with my...
I was playing every day when I lived alone. Now that I have a house full of family (with teenagers), and my semi retirement is less semi, I've gone weeks without picking up my mandolin. It's making...
Clearly my pick preference has changed since I posted on this thread in 2012. Now, it's the Dunlop Primetone ...
That was really great. Nice phrasing, Dorje!
Reminds me of our Polish Chicken, Cher. When I play "Crested Hens", she stops, poses, and stares at me waiting for her Oscar.
You can see why we...
What DWM said. I came from the ukulele to the mandolin. You'll spend less money in the ukulele world for a decent instrument. Strings don't have to be changed constantly like the mandolin, and...
I can understand not wanting to drill holes for a pick guard, but I've used both a tonegard and McClung arm rests on 3 mandolins with nary a smudge. Reckon it can happen . but so far so good.
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I actually don't want a heavier gage string, Jeff . at least not now. Mainly just curious and trying to expand my instrument understanding.
Have heard some folks say that a heavier gauge gives...
Since the topic of Gibson Jr's has been brought up, do you think a heavier gage string say the GHS 270 vs GHS 250 (which I'm using) would put an excessive amount of tension on the neck. The A...
Wow. I'm uber impressed that anybody could hang on to a pick for 15 years; especially someone like Marla who's out there performing in public a lot.
So, it sound like aholes make the best...
Yes, I really like GHS. I put on the Lights, though. They are fine. I have a A JR 1923 Paddlehead
http://www.juststrings.com/ghs-a250.html
Good Luck!
So heres the cafe
Ordered coffee with au lait
Got a cap instead
Thanks again for the suggestions. Thing is, I'm so swamped with work, it takes me a while to clear the deck for mandolin playing, much less equipment tweaking (which I don't like to do). I'll carve...
I'll second the Zak Borden as a great teacher. He rescued me from terrible technique and inspired me to go very deep with my music. If we had not bought a 115 year old fixer upper, I'd be taking...