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Yesterday, 11:55pm

f5loar replied to a thread Bill Monroe tune Pocahontas in General Mandolin Discussions

Pocahontas was recorded in the studio on May 22, 1994. It took four cuts to get the final sound for it. It's a mandolin tune Bill wrote. Tom Ewing...

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Yesterday, 6:30am

David Lewis replied to a thread Chris Thile's new pick in General Mandolin Discussions

It surprises me that people would doubt that a look at Thile's pick would seem irrevelant. I (not that anyone cares) prefer V-Picks. I like the...

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Yesterday, 5:08am

David Lewis commented on article D'Addario and Eastman MD415GD Mandolin and Accessories Giveaway in Special Events

Only US and UK? Rats...

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Yesterday, 4:36am

David Lewis replied to a thread Rockabilly on the mandolin. in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

I should google this, but I think Major Matchbox had a solidbody mandolin....

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Oct-14-2018, 12:03pm

T.D.Nydn replied to a thread Pick madness, maybe pick maintenance? in Equipment

Blue chips wear down,,I use a jazz LG 35,,I'll admit it's pointed and .88 thin,but in 2 years I've worn the point down and put a bevel on what was...

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Oct-13-2018, 9:25pm

f5loar replied to a thread Teens A4 with an F5 peg head. in Vintage Instruments

I do remember this one. I don't recall the "why" it was done but recall it was a factory original. Gibson has done several one-offs, both pre war...

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Oct-13-2018, 9:18pm

f5loar replied to a thread Monroe Brothers Song Books in General Mandolin Discussions

I'd say they are rare. Not many collectors I know have them and I don't have them. There were only 2. Are they dated inside? I'd guess the first...

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Oct-12-2018, 6:00am

David Lewis replied to a thread Best way to polish picks? in General Mandolin Discussions

Toothpaste works too.

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Oct-10-2018, 8:48am

David Lewis replied to a thread Chris Thile's new pick in General Mandolin Discussions

It looks like a V pick? The classic?

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Oct-10-2018, 7:21am

Rush Burkhardt replied to a thread Cool music venues in Savannah GA? in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

Randy Wood Guitars, including the Pickin' Parlor...all you need to know! http://www.randywoodmusic.com/pickinparlor.html Saturday, October 6th:...

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Oct-08-2018, 10:42pm

f5loar replied to a thread Tell me about your Duff in General Mandolin Discussions

I can't tell you about my Duff, but I can tell you about Mr. Duff. Paul is one of the nicest builders of fine mandolins and he's one heck of a...

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Oct-08-2018, 3:31am

David Lewis replied to a thread Glass mandolin syndrome in General Mandolin Discussions

Someone on a guitar forum said the first thing you should do with a new guitar is lie it gently down and drop a set of keys on it. In that way you...

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Oct-07-2018, 5:35pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Slide on a mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sam bush plays it constsantly with a resonator mandolin. Here’s an example. https://youtu.be/oQ1plN4_sSk Check out ‘the ballad of string bean and...

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Oct-07-2018, 12:44am

f5loar replied to a thread Gibson F5 A9337 1949 or 1962 I’ve been told both? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I'd stake my reputation on it being a late 1951. It should have the FON inside the lower F hole and stamped onto the back. Give us that number...

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Oct-07-2018, 12:28am

f5loar replied to a thread The bible of monroe is released by tom ewing in General Mandolin Discussions

I can send by email the presentation paper of "The Mandolins of Bill Monroe" if you want one. Send me your email in a PM There is information about...

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Oct-04-2018, 5:48am

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando Lesson Structure in General Mandolin Discussions

Talk to him about it. When I teach, I stress two things - 1) you’re meant to enjoy it. 2) we learn what you want to learn. Now no 2 is a little...

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Sep-28-2018, 2:51pm

T.D.Nydn replied to a thread Harmonica in BlueGrass in General Mandolin Discussions

In my opinion,,what's wrong with harmonica players besides being obnoxious,is that they never know when to stop....

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Sep-27-2018, 6:10am

David Lewis replied to a thread Quarter sawn sitka bracing in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks to all: I suspected it was marketing language, as no other mandolin talked about how the wood for the bracing was cut - not even all of them...

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Sep-27-2018, 4:27am

David Lewis replied to a thread Once owned by in General Mandolin Discussions

If I’m buying it it means nothing. John Lennon’s casino? Who cares. Grisman’s crusher? Bit worn isn’t it? If I’m selling it? ‘This was owned by...

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Sep-26-2018, 8:21am

David Lewis started a thread Quarter sawn sitka bracing in General Mandolin Discussions

My Washburn M1SDB has quarter sawn sitka bracing. I looked up what 'quarter sawn' was, and got that it was 'rip sawn', and that it was stronger and...

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Sep-26-2018, 5:53am

David Lewis commented on article A Foundational Thing: Bluegrass and Beyond with Andrew Collins in Interviews

Nice interview. Very interesting player who I've started to check out. Thanks as always for posting.

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Sep-19-2018, 5:41pm

T.D.Nydn replied to a thread What is Groove? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don't think groove is really timing,it's two different things,it involves timing,but "finding the groove" is deeper,like when your whole body and...

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Sep-18-2018, 4:26pm

David Lewis replied to a thread What’s the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? (Or family) in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

The main point of any musical endeavour. To have fun

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Sep-18-2018, 10:20am

Rush Burkhardt replied to a thread Keeping instruments for sentimental reasons in General Mandolin Discussions

Great topic! I have been playing and "collecting" for +/- 60 years now. I imagine I have owned hundreds (2+/-) stringed instruments. By the time...

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Sep-17-2018, 4:28pm

David Lewis replied to a thread What’s the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? (Or family) in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That was part of my question. For some players, something like 'twinkle twinkle little star' might be hard, because they’ve just started or because...

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Sep-17-2018, 8:01am

T.D.Nydn replied to a thread What’s the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? (Or family) in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Raffaele Calace ll preludio,op.49,,I have it memorized and play it on a F5,,next Orange Blossom Special played to speed as per the sheet music...

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Sep-17-2018, 7:09am

David Lewis started a thread What’s the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? (Or family) in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Mine is, I think 'Spain' by Chick Corea. I was curious as to what others could play. Now your hardest tune may be someone else’s warmup. Having got...

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Sep-17-2018, 7:03am

David Lewis replied to a thread What is Groove? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Without groove, you’ve got nothing. True for Bach, bluegrass, funk, punk, rock and country. And everything else. It’s the interlocked rhythms of the...

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Sep-17-2018, 5:57am

David Lewis commented on article V-Picks Gift Case and Pick Giveaway in Announcements

V picks are brilliant. I met vinnie at his facility last year and it is a cherished memory of my trip to the US. I’ll enter but I won’t win (as...

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Sep-17-2018, 12:54am

f5loar replied to a thread The bible of monroe is released by tom ewing in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, Mike asked I bring a few "old" Gibsons to show and tell at the camp and it morphed into "The Mandolins of Bill Monroe: The Lore of the Loar". ...

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