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harper
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Texans and Mandolins!
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Dear Texans, I'm in College Station. We have a mandolin practice group called Plucked Pairs. Mostly we play Celtic, English, and classical tunes...
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9:11pm
Caleb
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No to cookie cutter mandolins
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I like the road less traveled approach, even though I own a trad burst-finished mandolin. But whenever I see a new maker make the same old thing, I...
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Yesterday,
11:37am
JEStanek
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Chris Thile's new pick
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I've taken stuff gathered from a lot of reading here and turned it into useful help. I've also killed plenty of time. Knowing the gear folks use or...
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Yesterday,
11:26am
JEStanek
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No to cookie cutter mandolins
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If folks want to buy your non traditional looking mandolins that is wonderful and fulfilling but you have to meet your expenses. Jamie
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Oct-14-2018,
8:26am
Caleb
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NMD well, 100 years old
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I bet there are some stories that thing could tell. I love old instruments with honest wear on them like that. To me it's like seeing an old...
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Oct-13-2018,
1:25pm
Caleb
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Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500
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Ha! Makes sense. In that case, Northfield all the way.
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Oct-13-2018,
11:15am
Caleb
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Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500
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$250 or $2500? I知 seeing both numbers here: $2500 on thread title and $250 down in the thread. Weird.
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Oct-12-2018,
12:31pm
Chris Bowsman
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Chris Thile's new pick
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Does anybody really think a pick is gonna make them play like a certain guy? I’ve never seen or heard anybody indicate they believe it would. But...
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Oct-12-2018,
10:33am
Chris Bowsman
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Chris Thile's new pick
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Thile got me into mandolin. The first time I restrung the one I was playing, I tried EJ75s, because he talked about preferring 11.5 for the E...
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Oct-11-2018,
6:36pm
Chris Bowsman
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tonguards ..do they really work?
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Look at the list of people using them. Now email the guy that makes them and ask if he pays them anything. The answer should shed some light on...
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Oct-11-2018,
4:13pm
JEStanek
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Chris Thile's new pick
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Just an opinion, recording technology has improved so much that what Chris hears as he plays and what he can hear reproduced is so much better than...
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Oct-11-2018,
2:54pm
Chris Bowsman
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Chris Thile's new pick
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What difference does any of the crap we talk about make? If Thile sold his Loars and started playing Northfields, no one would gripe about it...
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Oct-11-2018,
8:58am
JEStanek
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Chris Thile's new pick
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He really milks the tone with a Casein pick. Jamie
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Oct-10-2018,
9:20pm
fatt-dad
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Chris Thile's new pick
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thanks for mentioning that! I've been working on right hand and am glad I went back to look. I like being a bit of a fan boy, knowing full well...
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Oct-10-2018,
10:23am
Chris Bowsman
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Chris Thile's new pick
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Yeah, maybe Red Bear?
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Oct-09-2018,
3:55pm
lflngpicker
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Strap peg keeps popping out
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Ivan, I want to correct my above post and say that I used clear nail polish my wife loaned me rather than wood glue. You were the one who suggested...
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Oct-09-2018,
3:10pm
JEStanek
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Our thoughts should be with John Baxter
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I'm very sad to hear this. My prayers and best wishes are with you, John, his family and friends. Jamie
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Oct-09-2018,
1:00pm
JEStanek
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Blackwood and Sitka 2-point
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Beautiful. I love your asymmetrical two point design. Jamie
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Oct-09-2018,
8:58am
JEStanek
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Big Muddy Mandolins mini documentary.
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I feel that the Big Muddy mandolin can be an excellent first and last mandolin you would need to buy. I've enjoyed each one I've spent some time...
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Oct-09-2018,
8:51am
JEStanek
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Condolences on the passing of Rebecca Harvell Ellis
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I'm so sorry for your your loss, Tom. Jamie
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Oct-08-2018,
10:23pm
fatt-dad
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A2Z with birdseye back!
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It's not a bad price, it seems like a nice mandolin. I like the back for sure! f-d
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Oct-08-2018,
10:16pm
fatt-dad
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Glass mandolin syndrome
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the answer is, "B." Have fun, make stores, do a few hundred dollars of damage, etc. Don't buy a beater! No way! Use your new mandolin. They...
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35 replies | 1952 view(s)
Oct-08-2018,
7:08pm
Chris Bowsman
replied to a thread
Strap button for a gibson A
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Tying the strap to the headstock sucks on a guitar or mandolin. If I played an A, I’d put a button on it just like I do guitars. All of a sudden,...
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Oct-08-2018,
1:06pm
Chris Bowsman
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Wegen Pick
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That痴 weird. I ordered a custom TF-140 with one rounded point, and he charged like $18 shipped for one with and one without holes.
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Oct-08-2018,
8:48am
Chris Bowsman
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Mandolin Mondays #145 w/ Special Guest Jake Jolliff
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Maybe if I sell all my stuff and buy his old Sam Bush model I can be half as good.
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Oct-07-2018,
10:13pm
Caleb
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Big Muddy Mandolins mini documentary.
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General Mandolin Discussions
Roger, check this out: https://youtu.be/4EKFWjSU-wc
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16 replies | 818 view(s)
Oct-07-2018,
7:11pm
Chris Bowsman
replied to a thread
Working the mic versus installing pickups and clamping mics
in
General Mandolin Discussions
Amen. Whether it's playing more quietly, stepping in and out of a mic, or using boost pedals, they're all for the same purpose, and work fine if...
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Oct-07-2018,
3:31pm
Caleb
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Stewmac Tuner sale
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I got the new Gotohs installed and they are a night and day improvement over the subpar StewMac Golden Age tuners. Much thanks to Collings for such...
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Oct-06-2018,
5:28pm
Chris Bowsman
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Nickel bronze strings
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What makes you say they’re overpriced? My local place charges $7.50 for EJ75 and $12 for the NB version. I get way more than twice the life out...
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Oct-06-2018,
9:43am
Caleb
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Budget A-style Octave: Is there such a thing?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
I had a TC octave for a while. Well made but not much volume. When other instruments joined in it pretty much disappeared. YMMV.
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