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And that's the point, isn't it? We do what we do, and there's good in it.

Thanks David... great thread.

Check out Theta Music Trainer online. They have some pretty effective ear training exercises in the form of computer "games". The most helpful to me so far involves identifying a tone's position in...

Thank you Chip and bolannta. My curiosity now has something concrete to follow. And thanks for the video Jim, I'll be following up Sahlstrom for more. He is indeed impressive.

At risk of gushing,...

I've just found the YouTube channel of a Swedish couple where i'm finding lots of beautiful melodies I think will play well on my OM. This video is on their channel and I'm fascinated by the...

A mandola or octave mando came to my mind, too. I really like my octave for the slow sweet ones, but the longer scale stretches the fingering sometimes.

My awareness of who's here is mostly shaped by the Song a Week group, though I check out the other forums when I've got a little more time. I really would like to shake Barbara Schultz's hand and...

So, I'm not alone after all.

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I've had the same experience with the mandolin... and in other areas as well over time. For instance, in college I spent far too much time in the Student Union Building playing pool. :redface: An...

I've still got mine but it's on my face now. :cool:

Some time after starting mandolin and getting a teacher (which was a good move, BTW), I made the same complaint, "Why am I sounding so sloppy lately?." After some discussion, he made the point that...

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I salvaged (took) the hanger part of a classical guitar strap , and put it on the end of a strap of leather for my octave mandolin. Works just fine, and no alteration/damage to the instrument. It...

I'm not an old timer, so I don't have a lot of wisdom to offer, but IMO...

The advice you're getting here about diligent practice and such is absolutely right on. There's no other way to advance...

Don't know, but I sure am glad mine is! Have to admit though, I've been trying to moderate the "yet" part of that equation for 37 years. :))

And you just made my day! There's nothing like making a real connection with another human being. Bless you.

X2 for getting a teacher. After 40 years playing guitar (trying at least) without guidance, I got a mandolin and a teacher. In 6 months I was playing mandolin better than I ever did guitar, which is...

You got my attention with "great tone" and "sounds like an acoustic". Is that the K&K Twin Internal or the Twin Spot Internal you're using?

I know that's right. Been listening to Brave Combo for years and always amazed at the varied origins of their songs.

Great thread! Everyone...

This is why I hang around the Cafe.

I actually came to mandolin when guitar became too painful (thumb) for me. Could have been from hyper-extending them several times over the years, surely age had nothing to do with it. :grin:
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This seems to be the only mandolin tune Woody ever wrote. Strikes me as the kind of riff a guitarist might come up with having a little fun with a friend's mandolin. It is fun.

Woody's Rag with...

Thanks so much for the post. Watched it at lunch and now I'm late getting back. Worth it!

Please do!

Disclaimer: I'm somewhere between beginner and intermediate, so don't have room to pontificate, but...

I had the good luck to find a good teacher. He helped me accept that continually returning...