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    Re: Is Banjo you first language?

    Recorder 7yo-8yo
    Trumpet 8yo-12yo
    13 was the year of no instruments
    Bass 14yo-16yo
    Guitar 15yo-until I got a mandolin now the poor thing just sits in a dark case :(
    Mandolin 30yo-until my...
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    Re: Great Article! May ruffle some feathers.

    If we can at least accept/embrace the fact (you don’t have to agree with it) that some people think the Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons are ‘bluegrass,’ we’d be doing such a great service to all...
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    Great Article! May ruffle some feathers.

    Original article here >> Chris Pandolfi - Bluegrass?

    "I’ve been paying attention to the recent news about Bluegrass Nation–an interesting and potentially very exciting new development for the IBMA...
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    Re: Chris's Right Hand Technique

    Glad that video helped you. I know that his rh tech has really helped my playing. As a recovering guitarist I brought all kinds of bad habits to the mandolin. I am pretty sure that chris picked up...
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    Important things about playing the mandolin

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    Re: Thile goes Neo Old Time

    Sleep with One Eye Open Video

    This is some great stuff. :mandosmiley:



    I cant get the video to embed. sorry.
  7. Re: What Was YOUR First Music Scene and what followed?

    Punk Rock got me a bass guitar and soon after an electric. I made a lot of noise through out my teens! Then i moved to folkish stuff on an accoustic. Now its mostly Americana/County with a side of...
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    Re: Chris Thile Soloing tips

    WOW... embedding the videos was WAY easier than I was trying to make it!
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    Re: Good beginner mandolin for $500-$600?

    I am enjoying the Rover RM75 I just picked up. They retail in the low to mid 4's. I got mine barely used for $250... I could not pass it up at that price. I have be very happy with it. I drag that...
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    Chris Thile Soloing tips

    Here are a couple videos with CT giving some mandolin playing tips. I though you guys might enjoy these.

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  11. Thread: Pandora Radio

    by Hardesty
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    Re: Pandora Radio

    Grooveshark is also very good if you ar looking for something very specific. Pandora is still the bet for hands free listening.
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    Re: Do you make your child practice?

    i have a 18 month old who LOVES his dads mandolins and guitars. I got him a little uke and he has a blast. I have some basic rules for when he is playing. He has to treat it like an instrument, no...
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    Re: Thile goes Neo Old Time

    Here is some more fuel for the fire. Click the link to download a free track off the album.

    http://www.punchbrothers.com/news/preorder-chris-thile-michael-daves-debut-album/

    The CT fights on...
  14. Re: Question about choosing an "economy" Mandolin

    Here is another vote for the Rover RM75. I just picked one up and it is very nice. I played a whole slew of higher end and comparably priced mandolins side by side with this one and held its ground....
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    Re: What you listening to? NOW!!!

    Is that Tim and Matt?
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    Re: Blue chip picks

    Sorry... read that wrong

    (865) 945-5797
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    Re: Blue chip picks

    http://www.bluechippick.net/

    (865) 945-5797
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    Rover RM75 headstock veneer

    I have a Rover RM75 and the headstock veneer has a couple bubbles around the tuners. I looks like the veneer has a different finish than the rest on the mandolin. Its like a thick, clear polymer...
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    Re: opposite compensated bridges

    I had a lefty bridge that came on my mandolin. It looked like the factory worker just grabbed it from the wrong box. The shop owner had it swapped out for me after I noticed.
  20. Re: Evan Marshall & Scott Gates teach in Julian, CA next month

    I saw that was coming up. Seem a bit strange to camp 20 min from my house but it sounds fun.
  21. Thread: F Chop

    by Hardesty
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    Re: F Chop

    Learning to chop lots of shapes including opens has really helped me when playing in jams. I use the open chord and let them ring a bit more to fill when the guitar is taking a break. Depending on...
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    Re: Thile & Orchestra

    Wow... that poor Loar was taken from the 70's to -25 from one day to the next. Scary!
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    Re: Did the Mandolin Choose You?

    I fiddled around with one for about 30min in a music store, went to lunch, then went straight back to the music store and bought it. I've been hooked ever since.
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    Re: Thile & Orchestra

    Was the second part in 7/8? It sure sounded like it. About half way my wife leaned over and whispered "He is not human."
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    Re: Thile & Orchestra

    I saw him in Scottsdale on Thursday. It was amazing! After the concerto he played 4 solo pieces, that was a real treat. My wife and I managed to get seats in the second row so we were right up front...
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