I have had less than 20 lessons and I have gone to some class workshops. In my limited experience, getting better means working on things you don't normally work on so lessons can seem pointless or...
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I have had less than 20 lessons and I have gone to some class workshops. In my limited experience, getting better means working on things you don't normally work on so lessons can seem pointless or...
Having been on this forum for a while I am no longer surprised by people who value different things in mandolins than I do. There are people who will spend 10 times more than I do on a mandolin and...
It helps you with rhythm if your pick downward on the beat. If a triplet pulls you off course and off the beat, you will be wanting to figure out a way to accomplish the triplet and get back on beat....
I guess I would go here: http://www.baileyacousticshop.com/mandolins.html. It is 20 minutes from Tampa.
I did a search of mandolin cafe and this outfit was mentioned enthusiastically. I know the...
Sacausey,
You ask a challenging question. What bothers you the most about the Washburn? Since you have experience, the absolute best thing would be to get some mandolins in your hands to try out....
I think there are 5 of us in Williamstown, but we don't travel in a pack. You get a nod of acknowledgement now and again, but no collaborative work.
I like the looks of the Michael Kelly so I ordered one from one of those big warehouse retail outfits that has no pretense of having techs on staff. I was excited when it arrived. I love getting a...
May we all learn so much enjoy our mandolins in the year to come.
Can you play it slowly with your eyes closed?
If not, I've found that reading and processing what I'm supposed to be doing and doing next is slowing down my actual playing speed. If it isn't...
Willie,
Some useful or useless ideas:
1. tuners have sensitivity that can be adjusted. You can have the sensitivity set such that the tuner says they have the same note, but actually they are...
What F-2 Dave said sounds right to me. Certainly we have had people play in our group that could use the same instrument for the symphony and folk music. Same instrument, different style.
The size is the same. The bridge might be cut different, but that is a preference thing.
The style of playing is different. Lots of fiddle technique ignores the timing of printed sheet music.
We...
I did have someone take my mandolin in their hands. The first thing they said was, "oh man, this is out of tune."
I thought to myself that it was weird that it went out of tune so soon after I had...
I'd add that if you flub a note or two, try to push on through and stay on the rhythm.
Don't train yourself to stop and every mistake and start over. In a performance situation, you keep playing....
Cue Zephyr,
It does not work for guitar. It only works for mandolin/fiddle. You have to be tuned in 5ths and be at a scale where your fingers can match the notes. It helps to play the scale that the...
I found reading music to be exhausting until I was shown a different way to read music. Instead of seeing a note, identifying the note, finding that note on the fret board, and finally playing the...
I play for social life and community.
I went to play for my 92 year old friend who had round the clock nursing care. He was sleeping, so I played anyway for about an hour. He slept the whole time...
Ok. Up to number 3.
I'm surprised that there are not rental programs for elementary school kids so they can participate in their school's mandolin orchestra. :)
I bought one. I sent it back.
It was a mandolin, but only barely so. It did not sound or feel right. It had cosmetic issues. The frets stuck out the ends of the fretboard and caught on my fingers...
Mike,
I love mandolin. Playing on carbon fiber is not the same as a wood instrument. Wood instruments have a lot more variability, but they also have personality. I really do miss playing a wood...
Mike,
I'm not up for 5 figures for any instrument myself and I also do love a good wood instrument. I've certainly had a few. To keep a wood instrument happy in the environment I live in with the...
I try to remind myself to lighten up. I once was playing hard and everything was great and then my left forearm hurt. I had to lay off for 3 weeks before I could play again. I have never had trouble...
I was taught DUD DUD. The reason for that pattern is both for the proper emphasis on the pulse of the tune and you can throw in little triplets of UDU where ever you like with absolute ease. The...
I should add that VICEX invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that derive a significant portion of their revenues from alcohol, tobacco, gaming and defense/aerospace...
During hard times, people are willing to spend more on "sins". Guns, booze, and gaming are big in a down market. Look up the vice fund VICEX. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some mandolins in...