I played one last summer. It belonged to Bob Hamilton of Done gone string band. It is a work horse. So easy to fret, I'm not sure if he had the neck custom designed to be thicker than normal or not,...
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I played one last summer. It belonged to Bob Hamilton of Done gone string band. It is a work horse. So easy to fret, I'm not sure if he had the neck custom designed to be thicker than normal or not,...
I decided to use a tone-gard to protect the finish on the back. What wear there will be on the contact points will be minimal in comparison. I am mostly impressed how the sound is always constantly...
Here's one of Orla and my new mandolin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHshdsvkh-g
This one!
Have you seen the ###### commercial? Funny, not that great playing thuogh.
Bob.
Try some Old Crow Medicine Show; IE: Wagon Wheel
And: Anything by Done Gone String Band.
Enjoy!!!
Bob.
Rob: right click and save target as
I was thinking a G double stop.
My favorate thing to do. Waiting is so worth it.
I hade a Samick SM20TS. This is an entry level made in Korea mandolin. I used it for about 10 years. It was given to my friends son who currently has it on loan to a beginner. I have no negative...
It went pretty good. I ended up teaching her the pentatonic scale, as she wanted to learn how to play notes. I also showed her how to hold a pick along with some pick stroke exercises. A week of...
I camped right beside a builder at a festival. He let me play two of his mandolins all weekend long.I preferred one over the other, discussed neck widths, flat vs. radius, tones, etc.... I was pretty...
Well, Thursday is the night. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!
Bob.
Thanks for all your ideas. I think I'll also introduce the Nashville numbering system.
Bob.
I have used the J75's and found that they were a little harder to fret. They are a little louder,but I went back to the J74's as it just wasn't worth the trade-off. I believe the J74's also had...
Thanks. You are right. Great place to start. Knowing her musical preferences will help to keep her interested. I guess we'll need to chose a song she likes.
Bob.
A young person is very interested in learing the mandolin. We live too far from instructors, so I have been asked to help her get started. I don't know where to start. Any tips?
Thanks, Bob.
Thanks fot the heads up for Trampled By Turtles. I like!!!
Bob.
Not quite.EarlG.
Lips Dm
Bloomin C
Eyes Dm
Shes F
of C
The Am
town Dm
ARAN That last C should be the Am. Try it!
Bob.
Dm C Dm
Lips are red as a bloomin rose eyes are the prettiest brown
F C
She's the dar'lin of my heart
Am ...
This is a different one. I use it all the time.
Perfect! Thanks!
Bob.
Can someone please show me how to play Asus4?
The mandolin cafe chord finder shows Asus, but no Asus4.
Thanks, Bob.
Holy C##P!!!! Way to kick it off! Good listening.
Bob.