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This is kind of a vocal question rather than a Mandolin question. When I play with others, or even just for fun alone, I notice that I need to leave a measure or two after a solo before going ahead...

I started playing Mandolin maybe four years ago. I was in my early fifties at that point and had played guitar sense I was eight. I never learned to use a pick on a guitar in all that time, probably...

I have had the same problems with reaching that 7 5 2 3 on the mandola. I also had a lot of trouble on mandolin at first with this because I seriously missed up the end of the middle finger on my...

[QUOTE=JeffD;1444584]I am going to take a seemingly unpopular stand, so take it for what its worth.

I don't care for breaks that are not inspired by the tune itself. I understand the pressure to...

I couldn’t agree more! Get her lessons. I had played guitar for over forty years when I took up Mandolin. I had a bunch of stuff figured out on my own but could not make progress fast enough to keep...

Thanks a lot for all the input. What I am getting from all this is that working on playing with no open strings is a good way to become a better player, but it should be an additional way to play,...

I have been working on trying to fret every note when playing a tune, rather than using an open string when it would fit. I've been told by a couple of players that I shouldn't use open strings and...

First guitar I ever saw with a fur top.

Thanks for all the suggestions and ideas. It sounds like each jam is different and that I'll mostly have to 'play it by ear'. This one I have been going to is pretty informal. It has a leader, and...

Scott, Please change The New Guy to Mike Trent.

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Thanks, that might work. Haven't had anyone there do it, but I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

What I’m looking for is some ideas on how to communicate with others in a jam without just taking the lead away from someone and how to let the group know I would take a break myself if available. I...

I like Blue Highway’s lonesome Pine and Marble Town. I have a lot of Allison Krauss from pretty far back. Some of her music has a lot of chords so it keeps me moving and listening at the same time. I...

I get ' is that a fiddle' sometimes walking or riding the bus to jam sessions with my Mandolin. I also have a Mandola that is in a case which looks remarkably like a small banjo, so I get 'is that a...

Arthur's Jam starts at 5:00 on Tuesdays. Its inside if the weather is bad and outside if it is nice. It was in last night because the ground is a bit soft from the rain.

The Jam at Arthur's is pretty good but it needs more mandolin players. I went last week and was the only one. I've been taking the mandola because of the difference in volume.

I love a good song and a good beer. Three floyds Zombie Dust and a few tunes go a long way toward relaxing after work.