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Her trumpet's C is really a B flat (I have two kids in band). You'll have to transpose the music into B flat to play along.

I like it on fiddle now and then, "Bonaparte's Retreat" and Tommy Jarrell's version of "Boll Weevil," and it's a fun one to just noodle with. I've never used it on mandolin.

Has anyone here used these? What do you think of them? I have a tendency to lose capos at outdoor events -- it's pretty much a given that I will, every time -- so when I saw these on Elderly's site I...

Well, and Tommy Jarrel's version of Boll Weevil.

Cool idea! I've had my fiddle in Deadman's tuning for the past week or so. It's a great tuning for working on those old-time bow rhythms.

...but I think my family is getting very tired of...

I remember being told once that tea toughens the skin. Tea contains tannin, and supposedly soaking your fingertips in tea will tan then like leather. I've dipped my fingers in tea, but I couldn't...

About my octave mandolin: "Is that one-a them sitars, or a bellzooka?"
About my octave mandolin, at Renaissance Faire: "I like your lute."
About my mandolin: "That guitar's little enough!"

I was taught a tune called Wheels from a guitar teacher in the early 80s. I'd never heard the tune before he taught me, and unfortunately, I don't remember how it goes anymore. No dots or tab; he...

I don't play a lot of tenor, but when I do, I nearly always use an open tuning. I mostly use AEAE, sometimes ADAD.

Tim

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I don't dance much these days, because my schedule makes it difficult. I used to contra dance a lot, still do from time to time. I used to do some international folk dancing. I can swing dance some...

I found a good video at the library. "Understanding the Formula of Music (Makes It So Easy" by Dan Huckabee.

I play at some small local ren faires. I use a TC octave mando and an old fiddle. I've had many people comment that they like it that I'm playing a "real Renaissance instrument". A lot of people seem...

At one time, I could carry on simple conversations in Irish (but it's nearly gone now). I was interested in the songs, and happened to luck out in college: a linguistics grad student taught an Irish...

I've had ulnar nerve surgery twice. I started playing again as soon as the cast was off (two weeks the first time, and four weeks the second time). I didn't play a lot at first, but I was playing....

And yeah, I know it didn't fit any of the topics, but I'm looking at these green strings and that's all I can think of. That haiku was just for fun!

I hate to change strings
Simpler to leave old ones on
But fingers get green

Phil, do you expect that to be ready by next spring? Seems like Five-OH! always plays at your March dance. I'd like to see this when it's done. You could bring it to the dance!

Tim

I had to chime in. I love these instruments, and collect them.

The term Jew's harp is believed to come from the French term "jeu harpe" (I think meaning "play the harp"). I used to use the term...

I have to sit down with pencil and staff paper, and write out the harmonies. It's the only thing that works for me. Only takes a few minutes, but I need to write them down first.

Tim

Not a zouk, but I tune my tenor guitar that way, most of the time. Great for old-time tunes, and fun for slide playing, too!

Tim

I've heard a few different stories about why those were used.

1) Supposedly it enhances the sound
2) The rattles sloshing around in here knocked cobwebs loose.
3) The rattles retain the snakes...

It was either Jethro Tull's Songs From The Wood album, or Heart's Little Queen album, or more likely both. I seem to remember listening to those at about the same time.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I took the OM to someone who came highly recommended. Looks like it was just a separation along the glue joint. I should have it back in a couple of days.

I'm not a builder, myself, but I figure this is the place to find those who would know.

My octave mandolin took a bit of fall this past weekend -- leaning against a chair, fell face down on a...