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    Re: Question about scale lengths and tuning...

    Hi, Daniel -

    Yes, that B is definitely feasible at a 19" scale. My Apollonio mandola has a 19.5" scale, and it's tuned to DAEB. The B string is a .011.

    Pete
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    Re: Scale length for Octave Mandolin

    The idea that a longer scale means higher tension is correct only if the string gauges are kept the same. By shifting to slightly lighter gauge strings, you can keep the tensions on a longer-scale...
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    Re: 3/4 of an octave mandolin

    The DAEB tuning actually works well for Irish tune-playing. If you're a mandolin player, the fingerings are the same, just shifted over one course, so it's an easy transition to make. One advantage...
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    Re: 18" scale length-Help with options

    Graham MacDonald has a very useful string tension calculator on his website. Here's the link: https://www.mcdonaldstrings.com/stringxxiii.html Using that calculator, gauges of .38, .24, .016, .011...
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    Re: 18" scale length-Help with options

    I think that stringing it as an octave mandolin would probably be borderline workable at best. The G string would need to be pretty heavy - maybe a .50 or thereabouts - and I expect the tone would...
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    Re: Irish Tenor Banjo Recordings

    I'd add Mick Moloney's "Strings Attached" recording to the list.
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    Re: Small diameter round braided strap source

    Just to clarify, the Lakota straps are either bison or elk hide, not cowhide.
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    Re: Small diameter round braided strap source

    You might check out Lakota Leathers. The website is lakotaleathers.com.
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    Re: Flat top Mandocello?

    You might give Nick Apollonio a call.
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    Re: Beginner Celtic mandolin

    If I were looking for a mandolin for playing traditional irish music, I think I might snap up that Keith Newell flattop that's listed in the MC classified ads. The Newell instruments that I've...
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    Re: Octave sound diffence?

    One option would be to give Nick Apollonio a call. I'm pretty sure he'd be glad to build one cor you.
  12. Thread: RIP Tony Glover

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    RIP Tony Glover

    Not much to do with mandolins, but another great musician has left us.

    https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/30/tony-glover-dies-obituary-musician-little-sun-folk-blues/
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    Re: Pecan as tone wood?

    Nick Apollonio has also used oak as a tonewood on some instruments. Here's what one of them looks and sounds like.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjgAcHZHYJA
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    Re: Searching for a luthier

    If a drive to the Twin Cities area counts as reasonable, Kevin Schwab at St. Paul Guitar Repair would be a good option. https://stpaulguitarrepair.com/
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    Re: slipping plectrum

    You might try just cleaning the pick with soap and water. The natural oils in skin (or hand lotion, if you use any) do tend to make the pick more slippery, if I don't do this every so often.
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    Re: So, thinking about an octave oval hole

    The sound you describe is a pretty good description of Nick Apollonio's instruments. You might want to give him a call.
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    Re: Northfield Workshop Flattop Octave Mandolin

    Ummm.... "A-style body"?
  18. Thread: Minneapolis

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    Re: Minneapolis

    Homestead Pickin' Parlor and Willie's American Guitars are the two that come to mind.
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    Re: Here's an update on Peter Ostroushko

    If you'd like to contribute, here's a link to the gofundme page. https://www.gofundme.com/peter-and-marge He's got long road of rehab ahead of him, and health insurance won't cover all of it.
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    Re: Where in Minneapolis to get pickup installed

    St. Paul Guitar Repair would be another good option.

    https://stpaulguitarrepair.com/
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    Re: slower celtic tunes

    You might want try browsing through O'Carolan's tunes. He composed a lot of tunes, and almost any one you pick will sound very nice at slow to medium tempos.
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    Re: Is there a personal limitation for speed?

    Certainly it's possible to play fast and have feeling. In the Irish trad world, Altan's playing is a great example of exactly that. But for some players playing too fast can result in losing...
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    Re: Is there a personal limitation for speed?

    I have to disagree with the comment that losing a bit of the phrasing isn't serious. The rhythm, the feel, the roll of the tune are central to what an irish tune is. Just playing all the notes but...
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    Re: Coloradocase Appears to be back up.

    Thermal protection is why I decided to get Colorado Case Co. covers for my instruments. Here in Minnesota it gets pretty cold in the winter and pretty hot in the summer, and the case covers...
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    Re: non bluegrass mando

    A number of traditional irish groups and players would meet those criteria. Marla Fibish, Roger Landes, and Mick Moloney are some that come to mind. And Mary Rafferty plays some very nice mando...
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