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  1. Re: Anybody from North Kakalacky (North Carolina)

    Statesville
  2. Re: Made my own strap with paracord and chainmail.Your DIY equipm

    Paracord is very forgiving, I have made several straps for various instruments!
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    Re: Happy 21st Mandolin Cafe

    Thank you Scott and others!
  4. Thread: Ry Cooder

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    Re: Ry Cooder

    Have a listen to Levon Helm, Dirt farmer, and electric dirt.
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    Re: Start from your earliest influences . . .

    My Dad playing guitar in church, leading the singing. Learned those 4-5 piece harmonies. Started drums in freshman year of high school. After high school 2 years in the Navy, after my release started...
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    Re: Weird Noise Thru Amp

    One thing I forgot to mention that could matter - at the wedding gig I set up my aux speaker cab and amp at greater separation than usual, so I coupled two cords (one an actual twin conductor speaker...
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    Re: NMD - Skip Kelley Vintage F-5 #54

    Hi Drew,
    I would be very excited to own a Skip Kelly F5. I too am from Statesville.
    Dwight Burks
  8. Re: tips on how to deal with a difficult audience

    When asked specifically for FreeBird, we usually show at least one each and say "here's your freebird" or say "guy got a bird he trying to give away" I prefer the first one.
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    Re: Did Lloyd Loar sign anything but the F5s?

    I'm with Tom, but having having set on that couch and playing that A5, I am a fortunate man.
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    Re: Moving to the Smoky Mountains!

    Please keep us posted on your activities, I am about 2 1/2 hours from you.
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    Re: ODE Tut Taylor Givens F mandolin

    I don't think they took A5 apart, but I will ask Tut and see what he says. What a great mandolin!
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    Re: Caught Snyder Family last night

    I have known them for a few years, wonderfully talented and soundly raised, homeschooled and humble. That is a great family!
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    Re: Slide Mandolin?

    I will use a slide in a standard tuning, especially around an aggresive dobro player!
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    Re: Tony Willamson and Loars at MerleFest

    I also was able to attend Tony's workshop and was just blown away by the variations in tones of those different Loars. A never forget day. Am proud to say F5Loar stopped in momentarily for one of our...
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    Re: Mary Jane's Last Dance

    Very enjoyable!!
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    Re: Ms. Griffith A5 Loar

    Wow...
    Is this story true??
    I remember when Tut was selling the A5, but I never heard this part of the story...

    The story about how Tut bought the A5 and the F5 is true, the rest is Tut telling...
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    Re: Sad news regarding Earl Scruggs

    To me, Earl Scruggs was the father of bluegrass, it was all just hillbilly music till Earl showed up. I got to meet and spend some time with him at the 2010 IBMA, what a nice, gentle, soft spoken...
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    Re: A Violin/Fiddle Question

    Willie, the sweet spot on mine is right at the end of the fingerboard and keeping the bow at a 90 degree angle with the strings. Go for it!!
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    Re: Red Bear picks

    I have a celluloid and it is a good pick, nice tone, just afraid of smoking around it.
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    Re: Wow, Where is this music store??????

    glad you made it home safe Phil!!
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    Re: Index finger not working, now what ?

    Tut Taylor has the same problem with his left hand as you. He played very tasteful doublestops and tremelos and did not chop chords. I feel confident that your style is well on it's way also.
  22. Thread: scales

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    Re: scales

    Link on the cafe homepage to jazzmando. Find the FFcP and have at it.
  23. Re: What is the best mandolin somebody handed you to play

    The Griffith Loar and a Kimble F5. That Kimble actually breathes!
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    Re: My Loar LM-600 VS Story.. of disaster

    Mike Bunting, thanks for the spelling lesson, never to old to learn.
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    Re: My Loar LM-600 VS Story.. of disaster

    I recently had a student come in with a Savvanah madolin, he bought it new almost 18 months ago, he got what he paid for. The action was as low as possible without removing material from the bridge....
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