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  1. DEFINITELY whatever -- I finally gave up and went...

    DEFINITELY whatever -- I finally gave up and went back to folk. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

    Don Smith
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    I'm sorry, but I have to disagree.  In purely...

    I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. #In purely cold technical terms, it's worth exactly what someone will pay you for it. #If nobody will give $3000 for it, then it's not worth $3000.

    Don Smith
  3. Thread: Chords

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    No ... you don't. There's no such thing as music...

    No ... you don't. There's no such thing as music written for the mandolin -- a C chord is a C chord. As others have already pointed out here, a song played in C/F/G or G/C/D or whatever on guitar is...
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    Harry's Guitar Shop...

    Harry's Guitar Shop in Raleigh
    Zepp Country Music in Wendell
    Both about 90 minutes from Southern Pines.

    Don Smith
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    Doug -- Sent email to whatever address Mandolin...

    Doug -- Sent email to whatever address Mandolin Cafe uses on their template page ... Don Smith
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    I'm afraid so ... and it's not the first time...

    I'm afraid so ... and it's not the first time it's happened! # # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

    Don Smith
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    I used to play in a trio that gigged 25-30...

    I used to play in a trio that gigged 25-30 weekends a year for almost four years. #We used

    two Behringer mic preamps
    a Behringer Compressor/Limiter/Expander/Gate/Enhancer
    a Behringer unpowered...
  8. "Vintage" is any instrument that's older than I...

    "Vintage" is any instrument that's older than I am! # # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

    Don Smith
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    Really?  WOW!  I thought I was just cheap!  Thia...

    Really? #WOW! #I thought I was just cheap! #Thia makes me wanna show myself a lot more respect. # # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

    Don Smith
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    Mark, I appreciate Johnny's show of support --...

    Mark,

    I appreciate Johnny's show of support -- Thank you, Johnny -- but I took no offense whatsoever. #In the absence of facial expressons and tone of voice, all I have to go on is words on a...
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    As far as I know -- bearing in mind that I'm...

    As far as I know -- bearing in mind that I'm neither an attorney nor a music promoter -- the rights to distribute that performance belong to whatever "entity" sponsored the performance ... festival...
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    Mark, Yes I have ... however, I'm not trying...

    Mark,

    Yes I have ... however, I'm not trying to find fault with those who have more ambition/resolve/whatever than I have. #I greatly admire anyone who can stick to it -- I just can't. #If I have...
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    And I disagree.  The whole point -- as some...

    And I disagree. #The whole point -- as some others posters have said -- is to make music. #I use a capo all the time, because I'm too lazy to practice the mandolin. #I play it like a rhythm guitar,...
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    I didn't write you off ... I didn't know who you...

    I didn't write you off ... I didn't know who you were in the first place. # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

    Don Smith
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    Hmmmmm ... see if she can sing it in Ab instead....

    Hmmmmm ... see if she can sing it in Ab instead. # # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

    Don Smith
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    Keith, So you're saying that even though this...

    Keith,

    So you're saying that even though this material had been released publicly, your church didn't have the necessary license to perform those specific pieces? #Makes sense ... however, if...
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    I've got a completely different question than the...

    I've got a completely different question than the OP ... if this material had been recorded and released, then why did you ask permission to perform it? #If it was courtesy, that's one thing ... but...
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    I watched them all ... I still don't get it.    ...

    I watched them all ... I still don't get it. # # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

    Don Smith
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    This is a mandolin forum -- it's not a church....

    This is a mandolin forum -- it's not a church. #If you want to proselytize, find another place to do it! # # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

    Don Smith
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    Will there be any bluegrass ... where?    ...

    Will there be any bluegrass ... where? # # #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

    Don Smith
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    Mama's Not Dead, She's Just Playin' Possum Five...

    Mama's Not Dead, She's Just Playin' Possum
    Five Pounds of Possum (In My Headlights Tonight)
    If My Nose Was Runnin' Money (I'd Blow it All on You)

    Don Smith # #...
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    What Bill said -- it's worked well enough for Tim...

    What Bill said -- it's worked well enough for Tim O'Brien! #At that price point, your best bet is probably something in the Kentucky line. #Be sure to look for a solid top.

    Don Smith...
  23. Mandroid and Tim did a pretty good job answering...

    Mandroid and Tim did a pretty good job answering your question; I'll see if I can expand on what they've already said.

    What most people call an amp is really a combination of three things --...
  24. Next best bet after Zepp Country Music...

    Next best bet after Zepp Country Music is Harry's Guitar Shop on the edge of downtown Raleigh.

    Don Smith
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    OK, assuming that you either can't or don't want...

    OK, assuming that you either can't or don't want to add any songs that are more lively to the repertoire, then the two best ways -- in my not so humble opinion -- to keep the audience's attention are...
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