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    tonegard on a slightly smaller bodied F

    Tried searching for this and didn't turn up much.

    Pulled the Tonegard off my old mandolin to put on the new one, but it's fairly loose. Enough so that it moves around and if I'm not careful can...
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    Re: New (to me) Brentrup!

    Signal chain is Red Type B w/ R8 capsule, Hamptone JFET-2 kit preamp, Lynx aurora A/D. No EQ, compression, or reverb on the audio track, just a light hit with a limiter to bring the level up. This...
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    Re: New (to me) Brentrup!

    Wow, thanks for your comments everyone! Glad you enjoyed this. Angeline has been the start of my practice routine for a number of years now so it's pretty near and dear to my heart.. set the...
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    New (to me) Brentrup!

    2008 Brentrup F5R


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XVE6DhhUzU
  5. Thread: tune id help

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    Re: tune id help

    that is exactly it!

    thanks so much, i knew the cafe would come through!
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    tune id help

    Perhaps the wisdom of the cafe can help me identify this tune.

    I searched my itunes for everything matching "lonesome" with no luck. The first like is something like "Look up, look down, that...
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    Re: tune ID help

    ha... funny cause i was working on that one last year but never really got the gist of it. thanks!
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    tune ID help

    Been listening to this workshop from Telluride with Sam & Tim a bit and can't ID the second tune in this clip:

    http://steve.vermontbluegrass.org/media/instrumental.m4a

    First tune is Soldier's...
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    Re: When do you, change Strings

    if i'm gigging or recording, before either. i *might* go for two gigs in a week on one set but i'm hating the tone by the end of the second show.

    i find it takes about an hour to work in the...
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    Re: Grey Fox 2009 Cafe Meet and Greet?

    Nice to meet all of you! Really fun to be able to sample a bunch of different instruments in a short period of time, and also to hear them played by others. I was really noticing the variations in...
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    OT: yankee on a road trip

    sorry for the noise, but i'm thinking about making a plan with the missus down from VT through the south during her spring teaching break (week of april 20th). i was wondering if the kind cafe...
  12. Thread: To get further

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    Like someone else said, everyone learns...

    Like someone else said, everyone learns differently so you have to learn what works for you. That being said, my advice would be to pick a couple of those Bill Monroe tunes that you want to learn and...
  13. Thread: Small pa?

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    My advice would be to try and buy quality gear...

    My advice would be to try and buy quality gear used as much as possible. It's also possible to buy a piece here or there and then rent the rest when necessary. I managed to cobble together a fairly...
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    Agree 100%, I think they are one of if not the...

    Agree 100%, I think they are one of if not the top young groups out there right now. You can tell they are steeped in the real deal tradition but are also taking some chances and making the music...
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    yeah i suppose you're right... when i said...

    yeah i suppose you're right... when i said "nashville grass", i was thinking of new country-fied bluegrass, in that the mix is a little too clean, quite overcompressed, etc. even when the pickin is...
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    thanks for the responses, i will probably pick it...

    thanks for the responses, i will probably pick it up.

    a good metronome (peterson vsam) is one of the best investments i've ever made musically... i don't practice without one anymore.
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    I certainly can't say that what I do would work...

    I certainly can't say that what I do would work for anyone else, but here are a few of things I've found that have helped me move forward...

    - split practice up into multiple shorter sessions each...
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    any feedback on mike marshall's the great book of...

    any feedback on mike marshall's the great book of finger busters? i'm looking for some new things to, um, bust my fingers and thought this might be a good'un.
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    I've listened to this one a few times now. I'll...

    I've listened to this one a few times now. I'll agree with the others who said it isn't as grabbing as Fork but a very good album overall. I like the mix of this one a lot better than Fork tho- it...
  20. Thread: Pick clicking

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    as i continue to refine my technique and also...

    as i continue to refine my technique and also start recording a bit more, pick clicking when i'm picking closer to the neck is starting to drive me crazy.

    wondering if people have some ideas about...
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    Right, from talking with a few other people it...

    Right, from talking with a few other people it seems that it's key to avoid having the venue have to give you a 1099 at the end of the year because it's a pain in the rear for them. I guess setting...
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    Every time I've been paid in the past it's a...

    Every time I've been paid in the past it's a matter of going to the bar after/during load our and just asking the bartender for the cash that the group is owed. Talking about relatively small amounts...
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    Well I just went for it. The sound is passable,...

    Well I just went for it. The sound is passable, although I wasn't running it through a full PA. I went Big Shot->K&K Power Pack pre->Ernie Ball volume pedal->Rolls DI Box->Soundcraft mixer->subpar...
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    Hi y'all... Got a couple of questions. I just...

    Hi y'all...
    Got a couple of questions. I just took delivery of a K&K Big Shot which I'm intending to use this weekend when I sit in with a rock band. I was hoping something like this would only be...
  25. Thread: MerleFest

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    Hey y'all... This is kind of offtopic but I am...

    Hey y'all...

    This is kind of offtopic but I am thinking about making the pilgrimage down to Wilkesboro next year and had a couple of questions..

    I'm thinking about getting an RV with some...
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