You know, I've been playing 'our' music for forty years, most of it pro, and while he might have a good take on the subject, he is (IMHO) wrong.
Case in point, Nickel Creek. #I think they are...
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You know, I've been playing 'our' music for forty years, most of it pro, and while he might have a good take on the subject, he is (IMHO) wrong.
Case in point, Nickel Creek. #I think they are...
Having a signature on an instrument that wasn't built or played by the person signing it is a little silly. Isn't it? Just my opinion, of course.
Play the mandolin and get Chris to sign a CD. BTW,...
Laurie and I send our condolences to Charlie's family. #Whenever a younger man dies I feel a tragic loss that one so young should die with his potential unfullfilled. #In Charlie's case I am in awe...
You know, I'd like to play all the top end Mandos. Does anyone know of a dealer who stocks a Monte, a Dudd, a Nuggett and a Gibson MM so I can compare? Oh, that's right, only a Gibson actually can be...
I think we have reached the point in this discussion where it might become necessary to devide the group and send the groups to different corners. #The idea of frets on a violin is not new, its been...
I'm not sure. It's just that my fingers and hands ar so large that the constant readjustment for the tiny intevals is generally pretty consuming. I'd like to try to get that exact tone with a lot...
This is interesting. #I had petty much decided that the next violin I was going to build would have frets - the thinnest, finest wire I could get, but frets nonetheless. #I don't do any luthier work...
Oh, my! He is just perfect. I wonder if he will sing like my old Goldador used to, Whenever I played, he sang along. We'll have to wait and see about that. Anyone got a dog named Charlie?
Yes, his name is Gibson. He is a Goldador - a cross between a yellow Lab and a Golden Retriever. He is from a good breeder up in Virginia. They are usd almost extensively as service dogs. He has a...
My wife called me in to show me a new Gibson she bought me. #In an F5 case. #A very special Gibson.
Yeah, Tom, that's true. I set one up for a gentleman who wanted to be able to play three notes at the same time. He was happy... I couldn't get a clean note out of it. I have a suspicion he went...
I hope he wasn't carrying it in a burlap sack...
I think the whole reason for building these differently was so that when someone asked I could point out actual differences. #The tone of the blond instrument (#2) is very open and woody with a very...
Hi All,
I've been asked so many times what the difference is between fiddle and violin that I finally decided to build a fiddle the way a real bluegrasser might like it. #I went back to the early...
Hi guys,
A friend just sent me this and it is simply amazing. It is worth a listen for any musician, but especiallly those of us who play these 'little guitars'.
link ...
You won't get it for less than $4680.00 no matter what you do. Offer $5000.00 and be very grateful if they sell it to you. Unless you can find out who stiffed them and how much down he put on it -...
If you can get someone to part with the Epiphone MM70 - the old Japanese version - I'd snap that up quick. They scream after you remove the finish and I find myself playing mine more than my Fern....
I also heard that Monroe and **GIBSON** eventually kissed and made up. Must be true. They offered his signature line.
Let me put it this way... I play mandolin and people pay me a lot of money. I play guitar and my wife sits and smiles, but... I am a guitar player first and always, but when people ask, I always...
Jaco,
If you are local (orlando) and want to kick it up some time, give me a call. Im always looking to play. lindensensei@yahoo.com
One of my friends is a borderline jazz type... He thinks tension and resolution is THE major integral part of music; He needs to see these kids and see where they have taken acoustic bluegrass...
Andy,
I think Tom is right, things do happen. It just doesn't seem like two mics and a little over a hundred bucks is much of a scam. Let your heart be light and give it a day or two. Then go...
Hi All,
Just saw Nickel Creek last night at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando. #You know I'm getting up there in years, but these amazing musicians took me back to an age and energy I haven't seen on a...
Buy a cheap chinese violin on line in the $100-150 range and get a $400.00 bow. You won't know enough about the sound untill you've played it for a couple years to even guess whether its any good and...
You know, my wife told me she bought a ticket for the Florida Lottery. I joked that if she won, I was going to buy that Loar that's up at Elderly. And maybe all the old Gibsons that Mark is...