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    Re: The Hondo is in the shop

    The old Hondo worked very well enough as I sat around the camp fire working on some basic mandolin techniques. Ya know, that whole up-down strumming thing isn't a very natural motion for me with a...
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    Re: The Hondo is in the shop

    The old Hondo is back in my hands. The tech did what he could, but it is far from a perfect instrument. It will suffice to learn me the basics and satisfy my mando yearnings. The new strings are a...
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    The Hondo is in the shop

    With my J-74's ordered and received from JustStrings.com, I took the new-to-me old Hondo to the shop to be cleaned up, set up and re-strung. It was in need of some TLC by a qualified luthier. The...
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    Re: Old Hickory and Hondo

    It does have a ring to it.

    Somewhat related, here is a pic of a Balalaika a friend gave me to challenge me with.

    http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/ngarrang/IMG_2028.jpg

    It, also, is in...
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    Re: Old Hickory and Hondo

    I enjoy playing them. I like the sound of them both. My problem is I just cannot decide which instruments to make the priority! With the bluegrass group I practice with, I am sometimes on bass,...
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    Old Hickory and Hondo

    Greetings.

    First time to post, been lurking for a bit.

    Here are my two mandolins:
    http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/ngarrang/Mandolins/DSCN0364.jpg
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