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    Re: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix

    *Spoiler Alert *. “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” is a dandy of a duet with TBN and Willie Watson (early Old Crow) written by Rawlings/Welch. I’m working out the mando break for Friday’s...
  2. Thread: Snark tuner

    by UncleDave
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    Re: Snark tuner

    Here's the ticket! Moisten the ball of the joint and put it in place. Gently push the broken flange into place and wrap the socket part of the joint many many times with thread...thirty ought to...
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    Re: Lonesome Pine intro

    Mando317...Did you ever figure this intro? One of the best mando licks ever. Even slowed down, my ears just can't get it. Any luck at your end?
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    Re: Davis West Virginia ?

    Not a jam, but concert venue up the road in Thomas, The Purple Fiddle, is well worth a visit or two. Always a variety of music, some free. You might find a picker. They also serve great food, nice...
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    Re: North Carolina

    On a side topic...are there any Asheville/Brevard jams next week (March 15, 16) when I'm passing through?
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    Re: Irish mandolin jigs for new player?

    Check out free fiddle tune lessons with available tab, many at beginner level. Pay as you are moved! http://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/
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    Re: cross picking challenge

    Impressive. Might even inspire me to practice more cross-string action; frustration on this deflates my tires, however. Must carry on! Thanks for posting your progress,
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    I always will travel with either my low-end Kentucky or my Weber, depending on possible conditions. Planes, condo/hotels, cool car weather, and quality jams...clearly the Weber goes, always in MY...
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    What tune is this?

    Just came across this little ditty. It's played several times with various picks.
    Anyone know the name of the tune?
    http://youtu.be/bZ9n58tHQ4o
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    Re: public reactions to mandolins

    Upon passing through the border check from Detroit to Canada just yesterday, I was asked the usual questions including possession of any weapons...guns, knives, machetes and such. I followed my...
  11. Thread: Ice Festival

    by UncleDave
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    Ice Festival

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    More about this mando is on FaceBook...search "Ice Music" and go to more photos. Sorry, I have not located any audio for the mando, guitar, or violin.
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    Re: Mandolin-carry on luggage?

    I've flown many times (but not S'west) with a FULL daypack under the seat (my "purse") and my first string mando in a hard case as my "carry-on". Never a question or problem. Sometimes it gets...
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    Re: Goat Rodeo Sessions tour

    Just saw them in Cincinnati Tuesday night. Absolutely amazing musicians. Aoife O'Donovan provides beautiful vocals, of course, including Thile's unique harmonies; she could have done more. Prepare...
  14. Thread: Humidifiers

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    Re: Humidifiers

    I've used a small white plastic vitamin bottle with a dozen 1/4" holes filled with synthetic "cotton". It's easy to fill and shake out the excess. It fits nicely next to the base of the neck in my...
  15. Re: How to replace a songbook with an iPad, need to auto-scroll..

    I'll weigh in on the OnSong. Been using it about a week and really impressed for the $8. Scrolls with optional foot pedal or you can set scroll rate internally. Super easy to change key, size of...
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    Re: Holding and using the pick

    This video shows D Grisman picking with his thumb for a bit. Interesting. It happens at :55...
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    Permanently mounted internal piezo?

    I have been using an externally mounted piezo, held on with temporary plasti-tak sort of substance with fair satisfaction...sound is okay but it gets knocked off, cable hangs up on the attached jack....
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    Re: Plectrum poetry

    'Twas a mandoliner slick with a pick
    Who people thought was a hick
    'til he played at the Hyman
    he earns more than I can
    The money he earns makes me sick.
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    Re: Plectrum poetry

    Okay, so I can't just sit back and watch...

    Chris Thile, Steffey, and Skaggs,
    Have mandos in all of their bags.
    Their fingers do fly
    From low notes to high.
    I join in but my speed always lags.
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    Re: Plectrum poetry

    On his mando he played lots of scales
    Til he became faster than all of his pals
    From fiddling tunes
    To Kentucky Blue Moons
    He now has his way with the gals.
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    Plectrum poetry

    In a recent thread, creative Cafe member Astro offered an original work as follows:

    There was a young lass from Nantucket,
    Who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
    So she said with a grin,
    I'll...
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    Re: Distressed Mando in "Mint Condition"

    Any visual presentation creates a response/reaction to augment what is heard. When I see a player with a well-worn instrument (or even a case!), my first conclusion is that said player has a long,...
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    Re: How can I relax my Picking "ARM"?

    I have recently discovered the many benefits of yoga practice in terms of improving overall strength, balance and flexibility, but more specific to this discussion is the increase in awareness of...
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    Re: Are beaters better?

    Just got home from 3 weeks in semi-primitive conditions and shared housing in the Tetons. I had labored over taking my prime Weber over my Kentucky 360 (not quite a $5 beater but lots of scars over...
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    Re: Musicianship = This......

    I made sure my mando was in another room before I played this. I'm afraid it would run away from home looking for some better fingers to make it sing more like this (wouldn't take much searching,...
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