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  1. Re: To Eastman...Or not to Eastman, that is the question.

    "Eastman mandolins are very well-made, excellent attention to detail, and a high ratio of hand-crafting."

    Yes. I just have a strong emotional bias against buying Chinese-made goods.
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    Re: Anyone Else Use a Pedal

    I wouldn't call myself a purist; I just like the sound of a mandolin, and I tend not to like electronic sounds of any description. I don't think one is qualitatively better , it's just my preference....
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    Re: Famous people who play(ed) mandolin

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    Done. There was another one where she was naked, but I think this a family-friendly forum and some might object. (I wouldn't!) Besides, she's just as beautiful with clothes on, IMO...
  4. Re: Tuning the A-pair... more finicky than the rest?

    My tech, a lifelong mando player, says the out-of-tuneness is part of the mando's charm. I watched Ricky Skaggs tune about 19 times during a show...
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    Re: Anyone Else Use a Pedal

    I have no interest in pedals for mando myself, but to each his own. I only think that if the only reason you use a pedal is because the "twanginess' offends some of the faithful, well, I wouldn't do...
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    Re: I am apprehensive of Mandolin Cafe

    It sounds like you are prone to being influenced by others' opinions. I don't mean that as a criticism. And on forums you get a lot of opinions, and there's a group set of values or priorities...
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    Re: L.R. Baggs Radius Mandolin Pickup

    Just bought one. I like it.
  8. Re: what does it mean that mandolins "are in G"?

    Actually it's an Em11. But I understand what you mean.

    Carry on.
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    Re: Who's your favorite mandolin player?

    David Grisman.
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    Re: My New England Mandolin

    +1.
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    Re: Famous people who play(ed) mandolin

    Really? The censored word is only a colloquial which refers to breaking wind...
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    Re: Famous people who play(ed) mandolin

    There can never be too many mentions of Milla...
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    Re: Famous people who play(ed) mandolin

    Now also playing in Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. I love that he's making new music and not content just to play in "Old ##### of Rock" tours!
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    Re: Famous people who play(ed) mandolin

    And guitarist.
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    Re: Setup in Northern New England

    Very good place. I've been there and recommend it.
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    Re: Old Gospel tunes

    Emmylou Harris has that great "Angel Band" CD with some songs that have been mentioned and some others. Killer.
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    Re: Has something ever made you stop playing?

    From Songs of Dogs, arranged by Robert Frothingham, Houghton Mifflin, 1920:

    "So you have left me.
    Here's the end,
    My loyal comrade, fellow, friend,
    You've had your day, as all dogs must,
    Nor...
  18. Re: Why do we feel so bad when dinging a new mandolin?

    I've owned my Genest for a year now and it still has no dings on it.

    I have no idea how that happened.
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    Re: What makes it a "bluegrass" mandolin?

    Doubt it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6vtn6QP8o
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    Re: Function of pickguard/finger rest

    Probably depends a bit on one's technique. I started developing wear on my Genest F5 from my fingerTIPS (I keep my nails short), so I got some clear plastic "golpeador" material used on guitars, and...
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    Re: big mon's hat on ebay

    Well, here's the seller's website: http://www.collect1.com/

    They seem reputable enough, but I still haven't heard anything that proves that this hat sat on Bill Monroe's (real, not wax) head...
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    Re: big mon's hat on ebay

    I sent a question about documentation and got the following response:

    "Thank you for your inquiry. We purchased the museum from where this hat came. The hat bears his name and came from a museum...
  23. Thread: P.a.

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    P.a.

    If you play solo, duo or in a small acoustic group, in coffeehouses and other smallish venues, do you ever, sometimes, or always play without a sound reinforcement system? I'm just putting together a...
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    Re: Other Songs Converted to Bluegrass

    First off, let me say that I have no problem with "converting songs to bluegrass." I love Del McCoury's versions of "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" and "Nashville Cats."

    I just want to digress for...
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    Re: How Hard Do You Pick?

    Cool beans! Thanks. You're vindicating my light picking touch. On guitar (which I've played for many years) I've discovered that a relaxed picking hand/arm, combined with striking the string in the...
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