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i would recommend the John Pearce strings, imo much much better than D'Addario, but try what you have and see...
Have you found a good capo?

Looks like the adjustment is right at the limits, i had that on my first Weber A style [not a gallatin]. what does the neck look like? straight?
my weber f-style has the same bridge / saddle but...

Mandoglobal - an odd question for you - what case did it come with? the weber case i have is insanely heavy, looking for a lighter one...
thanks, J.

looks great! let us know what you think when it arrives...

Show of Hands: Hallows eve:
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I have a K&K in my current octave and also had in my previous one. sounds good to me.

Another case question - I'm looking for a lightweight foam case for my Weber Octave 20" F style. The Weber case is good but incredibly heavy - i'm looking for a foam case instead...
I have a gig...

I love my Bitterroot F Octave but i wonder whether there is a big enough difference compared to your mandola given the price?

I did a forum search before with no joy, but did just find this: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?19807-north-country-girl&highlight=north+country
Edit: found it - its all laid out...

Thanks guys, much appreciated, i think i even have the sam DvD somewhere... will keep working on it... :)

Thanks John. i'm still struggling! :)

Nicely done :) i love that tune!

My timing isn't great on the best of days - i'm currently trying to figure out how the timing goes on "Girl from the north country" - Sam bush's version is the one i like, but i can't figure it...

Gibson for sure. good playing!

Hi Jim, yeh if you have big hands i'm sure you will be fine :) I was ok with the 22 but just wanted to work the pinky within my range better. i bet yours will sound awesome - guitar body + F holes =...

Last week i traded my 22" Weber Vintage A octave for a Weber 20" F octave. The A had a superb sound and fantastic quality build but i wanted something a little easier to play - the 20" F is for me,...

Ah good point about being ripped, didn't think of that. i will buy a copy :)

I just discovered this excellent Tim oBrien octave mando lesson video and thought it might be of interest to others on here; anyone know of any other lesson videos for OM?
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I recently started with our church band; we use Songselect into the Onsong app. As MGF said, after that its just figuring out what you want to play that fits the chords...
I have had some joy with...

very nice Martin. funnily enough i was playing around with this tune the other day too.

Schubb for me - had to try a few to find a capo that fitted well.

i have a 22" weber and played it for about a year using mando fingering and felt like i was getting away with it. someone on one of these forums who i respect suggested i make the transition to one...

Good luck to anyone voting for bugle call rag, here's a break to learn in a week: mando break starts at 1:50... :) :grin:
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Happy Christmas!

here's the octave/bouzouki version for Done with Bonaparte:
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