View Profile: MikeyG - Mandolin Cafe Forum

Yesterday, 12:09pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thanks for the kind words! Yes, I'm still using the TPR35. I sometimes switch between it and a Kenny Smith 35 - the KS35 is tiny but gets great tone,...

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-18-2019, 10:44pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Week 3 - a reel called "Coleman's Cross", short and sweet!

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-18-2019, 5:24pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #489 ~ Her Long Hair Flowing Down Her Back in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely versions lads - I do love Junior Crehan tunes!

15 replies

Jan-14-2019, 11:28pm

Caleb replied to a thread Kentucky km505 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The Kentucky will likely have a more traditional sound, where the Eastman will likely sound more modern. Both are great instruments though.

12 replies | 1167 view(s)

Jan-14-2019, 10:57am

Caleb replied to a thread Trying again in General Mandolin Discussions

Very cool guitar, but I can think of a lot of other uses for $8k.

41 replies | 2638 view(s)

Jan-13-2019, 2:35pm

Caleb replied to a thread Trying again in General Mandolin Discussions

Have you seen what these folks are making? https://lamehorse.net/ This one in particular grabs me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R0QLETUIxg

41 replies | 2638 view(s)

Jan-13-2019, 2:21pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread How To Avoid Losing An Expensive Pick in Equipment

Similar to foldedpath, I have a very set routine I go through regarding where my BC picks are stored and where they go between tunes if I'm not...

55 replies | 2582 view(s)

Jan-12-2019, 12:54pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Joining the Girouard club - commissioned a build! in General Mandolin Discussions

Congratulations Gary!! I haven't ever tried Thomastik flat wounds on the mandolin though did have some on an tenor banjo I used to own. Re: the wood...

152 replies | 11984 view(s)

Jan-11-2019, 1:46pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #488 ~ The Duke of Leinster in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Cheers folks! Brian and Robert: Re: the triplets - when I started playing tenor banjo many years ago my teacher (Angelina Carberry) had me doing...

22 replies

Jan-11-2019, 1:38pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #487 ~ Pathway to the Well in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely dustyamps! And what a gorgeous tone you're getting from your mandolin as well!

44 replies

Jan-11-2019, 1:29pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thanks everyone! Gary: It's strung up with Curt Mangan Bluegrass mediums.

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-10-2019, 2:40pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Week 2: A reel called "The Duke of Leinster":

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-10-2019, 2:39pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #488 ~ The Duke of Leinster in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A few hours of solitude in the tiny apartment yesterday so able to get some recording done! Here's my go at The Duke of Leinster!

22 replies

Jan-10-2019, 1:05pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread what would you do in General Mandolin Discussions

Behavior that's reinforced goes up in frequency - every time someone "bites the bullet" and continues to go to that shop despite poor treatment they...

40 replies | 1517 view(s)

Jan-09-2019, 9:52am

Caleb replied to a thread Best Online Sites For Learning in General Mandolin Discussions

YouTube. And it’s free. :)

10 replies | 2632 view(s)

Jan-08-2019, 9:51pm

atetone replied to a thread Far East Man on eBay in General Mandolin Discussions

I have been wondering about that too. He has lots of really nice mandolins but I agree that they are way over priced.

4 replies | 856 view(s)

Jan-08-2019, 9:46pm

atetone replied to a thread What do you think? in General Mandolin Discussions

For some reason I can't open the image but I would like to be able to see what those issues are that Charles E is referring to. Could someone post...

12 replies | 887 view(s)

Jan-07-2019, 10:57pm

Denman John replied to a thread How do you store your instruments when not playing in Builders and Repair

Keep them handy hanging on the wall in the living room. RH isn't a problem where I live.

41 replies | 1655 view(s)

Jan-07-2019, 4:12pm

mandopixie commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #158 w/ Special Guest Massimo Gatti in dbmandolin

Beautiful song, Max. Bravo!

7 replies | 1454 view(s)

Jan-07-2019, 12:16pm

Caleb replied to a thread Go Deeper, Not Wider in General Mandolin Discussions

This is a mindset I’ve been trying to adopt for the past couple years. I just found that life was filled with too much information without the means...

45 replies | 2833 view(s)

Jan-07-2019, 8:23am

Caleb replied to a thread The inferior mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

I used to play sometimes with an upright bass player. Once I asked him about his bass: what kind it was and how long he’d had it. He said he’d had...

30 replies | 1877 view(s)

Jan-06-2019, 2:06pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread How do you store your instruments when not playing in Builders and Repair

Three dogs mean my Girouard (and all other instruments) go back into their cases after playing - doesn't impact how often I pick up my instruments at...

41 replies | 1655 view(s)

Jan-06-2019, 12:41pm

Caleb replied to a thread The inferior mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Back when I was 18 and started playing guitar, all I wanted was one that had "Takamine" on the headstock. No idea why but this was my goal. I got...

30 replies | 1877 view(s)

Jan-05-2019, 9:23am

Caleb replied to a thread Trying again in General Mandolin Discussions

Allen, not mandolin-related at all, but I’ve always appreciated your excellent use of grammar and punctuation here. Hardly anyone uses a semicolon...

41 replies | 2638 view(s)

Jan-04-2019, 5:56pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thanks for the kind words folks - I had actually contemplated doing a Tune-A- DAY project and would have done so if I had a way to leave my recording...

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-04-2019, 1:05pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Polls ~From Now On They'll be Posted Here! in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I'm wondering if, as the years have gone by and other social media platforms have gained popularity (i.e. Facebook) if we're getting less...

635 replies

Jan-04-2019, 12:59pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Goals for 2019 in General Mandolin Discussions

And I started it! First tune is posted over in the Videos, Pictures, Soundfiles subforum!

46 replies | 2204 view(s)

Jan-04-2019, 10:59am

Caleb replied to a thread Thomastiks on a Collings MT? in Equipment

I play mostly folk styles, no BG at all. I used to use DR11s on my old Eastman, but they don’t work well on the Collings.

19 replies | 948 view(s)

Jan-04-2019, 12:17am

Jill McAuley started a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I've decided to do a Tune-A-Week project for 2019! Here is the tune for Week 1, a great wee jig called "Peter Byrne's Fancy":

17 replies | 1113 view(s)

Jan-02-2019, 9:23pm

Denman John replied to a thread Received my frist mandolin, now what? in General Mandolin Discussions

Leave the mandolin out where you're going to play it. If it's easily accessible, your more likely to pick it up and play it. Our cases are in a...

29 replies | 1409 view(s)

MikeyG
Registered User

Mini Statistics

More 9 Friends

dulcillini

mandopixie

MSGrady20

BBarton

Gary Alter

Denman John

4 Groups

Collings Mandolins

Heiden Mandolins

Laplant Lovers

Tenor Banjo Lovers

Join Groups 0 Permission Groups

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

About MikeyG

Statistics

Total Posts

Total Thanks

General Information

9 Friends

atetone

BBarton

Caleb

Denman John

dulcillini

Gary Alter

Jill McAuley

mandopixie

MSGrady20

MikeyG Registered User

Mini Statistics

More 9 Friends

4 Groups

Join Groups 0 Permission Groups

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

About MikeyG

Statistics

Total Posts

Total Thanks

General Information

9 Friends

MikeyG
Registered User