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Actually, I ordered a mandolin strap from them and it was a complete 'crap show'. The order got lost in the mail and when I emailed requesting they send a new strap, I was rudely brushed off. If I...

Perhaps there is a third category: artist. Which houses both amateurs and professionals.

I think the point I was trying to make is the fact that there are many professional buskers. And there are many professional musicians who busk to make a few dollars while also practicing in the...

Busking is not begging. If people enjoyed the playing, then feel happy taking their money. There is nothing wrong with that.

I'm not sure I agree that professional musicians are slaves to the demands of the market. Somebody like Chris Thile does plenty of work which amazingly artistic and wildly self indulgent. And I mean...

Quick question: is the mandolin solo typically played over the chorus or the verse chords? Or does it depend?

Cheers,
Mike

Add there music stores in downtown Boston to carry mandolins?

Hi folks,

I'm headed to Boston on Sunday for Inbound Conference this weekend, and I wondered if anybody had any recommendations for the following:

- Mandolin stores?
- Bluegrass pubs/jam...

I think it makes sense that simply vibrating a mandolin wouldn't make much of a difference. But I also don't think when you talk about breaking in a mandolin that it's the same thing is just...

A Clayton Ravenclaw is a pick I enjoy too.

Came in the mail today. It's a great pick. Good tone and I agree it grips better. Smooth on the tremolo.

Cheers
Mike

This is pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xeLXC5Ph98#t=197

< New Chris Thile vid.

Cheers,
Mike

Anybody else? Who are you listening too?

Cheers,
Mike

I think with practice anybody can learn the mechanics of playing an instrument. The more you play, the better you are likely to get.

But, beyond that I think there are factors of biology and...

Saw this kid (Tristan Scroggins) up at the Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival in Canada:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6K4VgFUBbU

Such an amazing mandolin player.

Who are you listening...

Again, I really like the lick you chose. :) I'm not much of a beer drinker...so I find myself fast forwarding that part :) But, thanks for posting!

Cheers,
Mike

Wonderful, if there is a $20 mic that'll work that's awesome. My comment wasn't meant to imply it had to be expensive. Rather that it has a wide bandwidth and a flat response. :)

Cheers,
Mike

"If you don't have access to a high quality micraphone, you could try sending sine wave signals through the mic you have so you at least have an idea what variations to expect."

Yeah, that's a...

It's not so much about needing a 20x magnification to see the lawn. It's more akin to needing a a clear piece of window. One without any huge warping on your view.

The problem with running a...

Lol, I love the 'Enter text here.' :)

Welcome to this all consuming obsession :)

Cheers,
Mike

Fair enough :)

I was going to add, you'll probably want to use a lab quality microphone too. Something like...

If you are really serious about this, I would consider purchasing a spectrum analyzer. The problem with something like audacity is that the digitization process drops tons of data.

For $99 you...