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Ralph, You have to know that I'm not really a jazz guy. Although I enjoy some jazz, my ignorance is overwhelming. So I'm not noticing all those...
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Happy Birthday indeed and many thanks R/
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Today,
10:25am
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Case/Gig bag for F style mandolin.
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A Gator lightweight mandolin case may be right for you. https://www.wwbw.com/Gator-GL-Lightweight-Mandolin-Case-546108.wwbw Travelite also makes a...
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Today,
9:47am
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Ellis Torch and Wire in todays classified.
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I could never buy that Ellis. I couldn't stand all the crying I'd do when the first ding happened.:(
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Today,
9:36am
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Fun observation
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What a coincidence. Several days ago I pulled out the Harmony Monterey that I bought from Big Joe years ago. It pretty much stays quietly in the...
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Today,
9:22am
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Material Below the Bridge
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I've never needed a mute on an instrument with a James tailpiece if the tailpiece was properly installed (strings lie firmly on the 0 rings.) I've...
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Yesterday,
2:22pm
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Yes, I can sing what I plan to play. I can imagine some things in my head and then play them. I've got scales and arpeggios. The problem is that...
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Yesterday,
9:53am
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Warren Ellis Mandostang G string out of tune
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Either what pops1 asked, IMO more than likely, or your technique has you pushing the G string out of tune. R/
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Yesterday,
12:13am
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Thanks Bill. This looks useful to me. And is that Berklee DVD available anywhere?
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Nov-16-2019,
9:21am
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1. I don't care whether the player thought about his solo yesterday or he made it up as he played. To me, it sounds the same. (I recognize that...
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Nov-15-2019,
9:26am
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Old Ebenezer Scrooge format?
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I have often wondered about this. For myself I have decided that it is a significant variation on the melody. But as you are likely to have thought...
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Nov-14-2019,
6:01pm
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Any tips on this technique before breaking into a tune?
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Yep. "Potatoes". Very common. Often uses a slide (or hammer-on) from the note below the root into the root as a series of eighth notes (or...
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Nov-13-2019,
8:00am
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How to play harmony
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I do this vocally by ear so I have a hand up with harmony. The thing is a third is the place to start. Here is an exercise … Play a C scale CDEFGABC...
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Nov-09-2019,
10:54am
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How to play harmony
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Confusing chord notes with scale notes.
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Nov-09-2019,
9:11am
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Transposing tunes composed for horns
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OK people … THIS is the kind of thread I like to run into. Thanks … carry on. R/
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Nov-07-2019,
10:39am
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Beginner
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Think about a SKYPE connection to a live lesson. The services are good once you have a "handle" on playing ….. Peghead Nation and Artist Works are...
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Nov-06-2019,
4:29pm
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Nitrocellulose reactions with tuning machines
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Is it similar on the other side, near the D & G string pegs? If so, I'm betting oil (heaven only knows what kind, back in the day) seeped through...
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Nov-06-2019,
8:50am
UsuallyPickin
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Burns & Clark
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Hmmmm … Is that a 70's master model J.B. is playing. The inlay pattern and coloring suggest so. R/
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Nov-06-2019,
8:34am
UsuallyPickin
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What's the deal with Vintage F4s?
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The oval sound hole instruments have a less forceful mellower tone . The F hole instruments are brighter and cast that tone out further with less...
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Nov-05-2019,
9:45am
UsuallyPickin
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Improvising
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I believe it is Tiny Moore that is quoted as saying " You're only one fret away from a note that will work". Arpeggios to pentatonic scales to...
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Nov-04-2019,
9:04am
Philphool
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I know that tune... um... how's it go again?
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Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants
Some of the worst feelings in my musical life have been when someone looked at me and said, "Okay, kick it off!":disbelief::(:confused:
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Nov-04-2019,
8:52am
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Givens A
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People say lots of things that they believe. Some of those things are true.
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Nov-03-2019,
10:16pm
UsuallyPickin
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James or Allen tailpieces-anyone use these?
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James ….
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Nov-03-2019,
10:16pm
UsuallyPickin
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To the multi instrumentalists: which instrument is your no. 1 ?
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Mandolin was my third instrument, guitar first, banjo second and fiddle fourth. I usually play what isn't being played by someone else. I am...
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Nov-02-2019,
3:21pm
Philphool
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James or Allen tailpieces-anyone use these?
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Just to have all info on one thread, it's been reported in a previous thread that the proper O-ring to use with the James TP is this one.
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Nov-02-2019,
8:44am
Philphool
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James or Allen tailpieces-anyone use these?
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Yeah, it's scary. But the installation instructions that come with the James tailpiece advise that the angle of the tailpiece be BENT to make it...
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Nov-01-2019,
11:22am
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Missing the bluegrass sound
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I generally agree with Brad. BUT... beginners (I remember) may not be AWARE of certain concepts and therefore have a hard time thinking much about...
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Nov-01-2019,
10:39am
Philphool
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Naming your Mandolin
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Guess I've been a rational adult for too many years. Sorry.~o)
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Nov-01-2019,
10:17am
Philphool
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James or Allen tailpieces-anyone use these?
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James tailpieces need a small dab of Vasoline on the rubber grommets to make them work properly. Instructions are included with a new tailpiece. ...
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Oct-30-2019,
4:34pm
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A-String Buzz
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If it doesn't buzz open it's not the saddle. .../QUOTE] Although this is usually true, the situation I have described above,by bad luck alone, can...
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