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Haven't posted here in a loooooong time, guess I didn't have anything worth saying
The time has finally come, I got talked into getting out and actually playing with other people. There's a large jam every Tuesday in Marietta, right down the road from me. http://www.australianbakerycafe.com/...age=page&id=28
Ran into a new picker who just bought a JBovier like mine on the Cafe, and find out he's going down there. I agreed to meet up this Tuesday, and we'll see how ...

Hi,

here is a clip of me performing on my new Classical Model mandolin. It is a copy of the original Leon and Healy and is a fantastic instrument to perform on.

It was built by Australian luthier Peter Coombe.
I am a member of the Auckland Mandolinata in Auckland New Zealand.

Thanks
Lloyd

Link: http://youtu.be/GsvBNPAxATc

Here is the mp3 of Buddy MacMaster using the tune to open a set of tunes and also a TableEdit version of the tune as I am trying to play it. I was not allowed to upload the abc but if you are interested you can get it off The Session.org site or email me an:
Mandolin1944@yahoo.com

Cheers

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• 05 - King George IV set.mp3 (4.54 MB, 1229 views)
• King George IV_A dor_5.tef (1.2 KB, 875 views)

I have performed for audiences, more than a few times, and of all my musical experiences, performance is the least fun. The least. I know it’s me. I know I have a less than a good attitude about it. If performing were mandatory, I would have abandoned music altogether.

It’s the other fun that I go after. Like:

The moment I find a great tune, long abandoned in a dusty old tune book. In playing it I hear something that has not been heard on the planet in many decades ...

This amusing exchange between someone that has apparently visited this site a few times just occurred today. For those of you that are just sure you'd like to own a big mandolin forum, what more would you like to do on a Sunday? Something like this happens more often than you'd think. User's name and email addresses have been removed to protect their anonymity.

User: How do I change my pass word or delete my account? Can’t find it anywhere on the web site.

Cafe: Reset ...

I Just joined the group Hope my message finds everyone finds everyone doing well. I am excited to start talking mandolin with some people at and above my skill level.

I have a Friend that Has a very old Guitar. it has a Branded made in Germany marking.The Lute? has only the bottom of the original case. Was wondering if you had any info on the year, the name? the Value of this Insrument? any info would be appreciated.

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A Twilight Zone moment, where the wise old seer at the carnival tells me my limitations. “You are never going to be a professional musician. You will never perform on a major stage or large hall, or release a CD that anyone wants. You will never be good enough to catch the attention of even a janitor in the music industry. You will never have fans beyond your friends and family. No never. Listen, no, not ever.”

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“But you will be fun to play music with, and you will ...

On assignment on the other side of the country. I brought a mandolin to keep me company after work.

It’s a turn of the last century American made bowlback mandolin, in a bright green fiberglass case that catches eyes at all the airports.

Several years ago, on this same assignment, I searched the web and found a local old time jam session in a pub not too far away. And I have been going regularly every time I am on this side of the country. I have been exposed to several ...