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    Re: I need some reasons to not buy an Eastman!

    .....and an Eastman is manufactured where? You misspelled my name AND missed my point.
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    Re: I need some reasons to not buy an Eastman!

    These threads never cease to amaze me. Why do people recommend (and then argue about) instruments they haven't played? The individual instrument YOU buy won't likely have been played by anyone here....
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    Re: Metronome on the off beat

    A sure sign you would benefit from more practice with click on 1 & 3. :grin:

    Practicing 4 4 time with click on only on 1 & 3 or only on 2 & 4 is like practicing C Major using only the scale or...
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    Re: New Mandos in the Round

    I wonder if that has anything to do with why most speakers aren't shaped like an F-5?

    I love the look of these round instruments. Have you thought about building a round OM? I'll be looking for an...
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    Re: Feedback on stage driving me mad!!!!

    Reading through the posts I agree. I've spent much of the last thirty years working as a musician and stagehand. My observation is that part of being pro is showing up with gear that works in the...
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    Re: Tips for speeding up?

    In addition to practicing EVERYTHING with the metronome I used to walk around with an earbud plugged into one so the music I was working on in my head away from the instrument would have that...
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    Re: Federal agents raid Gibson Guitar

    Of course they make a difference to the sound. They're wood and the string is directly attached to them.....think about it.

    I'm wondering how a customs official can tell a controlled wood in an...
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    Re: Federal agents raid Gibson Guitar

    That's not even a little bit true. You can build a great instrument out of many different solid woods other than the traditional ones. It really comes down to widespread desire to have something...
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    Re: Blue Chip pick----Lost and found

    LOL.
    What I wanna know is when the Blue Chip goes missing for good does it screw yer whole night having to play with a pedestrian tortex? Can you shift gears back to a cheapo pick quick enough to...
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    Re: Reducing "brightness" with strings?

    The fact they last longer than bronze round wounds offsets the higher price somewhat....
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    Re: Electric mandolin: Help!

    Nice instruments....the most acoustic sounding and feeling emando I know of. I sold mine as I wanted something for very quiet late night practice and it was way too loud acoustically for that.....a...
  12. Re: Attaching A-Style Mandolin Strap... what's your pleasure?

    I don't doubt it....yikes!
    There's gotta be somewhere in the heel to get a button screw in clean.
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    Re: Setup! Setup! Setup!

    Do you think "full potential" changes from player to player? I've always been of the opinion I set it up so it sounds great and play it there rather than get all fussy about easy action. This often...
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    Re: Posture question.

    When I was 16 I took a training course to be a ski instructor. During a free skiing portion I was criticized for dropping my hands. There was a woman in the course who had been a national team...
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    Re: Eye of the Beholder

    Lighten up. The moderation on this board is excellent and I accept it as a necessary authority. If I question it publicly it is with respect and sense of humor.
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    Re: Electric to Acoustic Amp?

    I think that ratio varies between people and the sound(s) they're going for. I've used a variety of provided bass amps and if they weren't under-powered I found only a few I couldn't make friends...
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    Re: Guarneri violin sold for $10 million

    You can pretty much count on it. People who buy these instruments are most often investors who understand that if it doesn't get played it falls into disrepair and eventually becomes...
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    Re: Posture question.

    You may not be doing anything very wrong. Everyone gets sore when they practice a lot. This will always be the case as what "a lot" is is relative. You may be getting sore after a couple of hours...
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    Re: Eye of the Beholder

    Four pages (and counting) of the "Worst scroll of the last century?" thread is ok though? I guess as mod it's your prerogative to nitpick but as a participant it's not unreasonable to ask for...
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    Re: Octave Mandolin Gigbag?

    Mooradian will make you anything you want. Very good design and quality. Reasonable prices for what you're getting too.
    http://www.mooradian.com/Custom_Bags.html
  21. Thread: My Pick Rotates

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    Re: My Pick Rotates

    I've found regular bathing of yer pick in blood and sweat yields the best results......

    OP you're not going through anything we all haven't. Your pick will NEVER stop rotating. What will happen...
  22. Thread: My Pick Rotates

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    Re: My Pick Rotates

    I agree that eventually you will figure out how to hold it so it doesn't rotate. I wonder though if roughing the surface or adding adhesive agents isn't a stopgap that in the long run will slow the...
  23. Thread: Muscle soreness

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    Re: Muscle soreness

    +1 on Mike Marshall's advice.
    I was taught to always maintain an unbroken flow of energy from my center of balance to the tips of my fingers and into the instrument. There are no mechanical...
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    Re: Showing Up With an Emando

    I haven't been playing the mandolin or the emando long enough to comment on them but I did show up for years with an electric bass to gigs where an acoustic was more the norm. The two things I found...
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    Re: Electric to Acoustic Amp?

    I've done it for years using my high input impedance Raven Labs "acoustic" preamp for both high impedance piezo pickup equipped acoustic instruments and low impedance magnetic pickup equipped solid...
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