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Yesterday, 5:03pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mid Missouri/Big Muddy Mini Mo. in General Mandolin Discussions

How nice to be near Carter's! Wow, I would go on vacation just to visit there, though I will have to wait until Mrs. B is able or willing to drive me...

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Yesterday, 4:58pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread SNARK ST-2 Super Tight Clip On Tuner in Equipment

Hey guys-- I am grateful for the discussion of tuner accuracy. I must admit that I approach this subject differently than some, but I realize that...

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Dec-13-2018, 8:33pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread torrefied top MT in the house in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi Daryl, Congrats on your new Torrefied Top MT. I like the idea of that fine white stripe in the binding. Gives it a distinction from the other...

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Dec-13-2018, 8:19pm

lflngpicker started a thread SNARK ST-2 Super Tight Clip On Tuner in Equipment

I was ordering strings and remembered to add a clip on tuner. I like to keep one in each case, if possible. I discovered something I am sure most...

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Dec-13-2018, 6:42pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread "in the bleak midwinter", videos and worksheets (all levels) in General Mandolin Discussions

Thank you, Daryl. I went to the site and I am very interested. I read over the worksheets and watched the initial video. He does a very nice job.

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Dec-13-2018, 5:07pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mid Missouri/Big Muddy Mini Mo. in General Mandolin Discussions

I love the MidMo and Big Muddy mandolins, Caleb. I just wonder if you might want to get one of the full size flattops since the mini has the bolt on...

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Dec-13-2018, 4:59pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mandolins at Guitar Center Geldora Ca. in General Mandolin Discussions

Well said, Jim. It is true that GC has mandolins available online and that makes sense, considering the demand related to percentage of population...

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Dec-13-2018, 3:57pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mandolins at Guitar Center Geldora Ca. in General Mandolin Discussions

Guitar Center started in a single small shop on Sunset in Hollywood. I was there a few times in the mid-seventies and bought my all time favorite...

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Dec-13-2018, 2:51pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Sight reading ideas in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

What a lot of this aspiration to something which would be better called "sight playing" … somebody is trained to play the "dots' on the paper without...

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Dec-11-2018, 4:54pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread 2012 Kentucky KM1000 Varnish Question from a Newbe... in General Mandolin Discussions

Absolutely! I agree Mandoplumb. Sure beats that half step at the fourth fret on the B guitar string... (said by a guitar lover). The mandolin...

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Dec-11-2018, 12:05pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread 2012 Kentucky KM1000 Varnish Question from a Newbe... in General Mandolin Discussions

A varnished Kentucky KM1000 is a pro level instrument and worth holding on to. That said, if you have an interest in upgrading to something made in...

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Dec-11-2018, 11:26am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Electric Mandolin Albums or Artists? in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Not such a "limited range": G,-D,-A,-E-a tuning. Below a C-tuned electric 5-string. Bottom string = the 3rd fret G of a guitar. Aside from...

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Dec-11-2018, 10:23am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Eastman MD-315 for Christmas! Woohoo! in General Mandolin Discussions

That is a solid choice in an F Style. And I agree with Doc, sounds like a wonderful partner. Merry Christmas!

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Dec-11-2018, 12:11am

lflngpicker replied to a thread First post - hiya in General Mandolin Discussions

Glad to have you, Jed! This is the best of all online musician forums. Wonderful people, filled with knowledge, and they are willing to share. ...

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Dec-11-2018, 12:06am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Monel users..... in Equipment

I have had a set of the D'Addario Monels on my Collings about 6 weeks. They sound a bit brighter than the J74's but have a wonderful warm, big volume...

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Dec-10-2018, 10:49pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Electric Mandolin Albums or Artists? in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Richard Thompson, when he played/plays one. Sounds just like his awesome electric guitar playing, only an octave up. When I play electric, I...

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Dec-10-2018, 10:37pm

mandocrucian started a thread Some Solo Blues Mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Solo blues improv. Found on an old DAT of some stuff from around 2001, about the Comando Sessions III was being put together. Just turned on the...

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Dec-10-2018, 3:33pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Finger style Mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I've messed with fingerpicking on the mandolin since the late 70's. Mississippi John Hurt stuff like "Casey Jones", "My Creole Belle", Doc Watson's...

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Dec-10-2018, 2:36pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Mandolin and Dulcimer in General Mandolin Discussions

I came across a track, "Little Beggarman" on Soundcloud of something I played on a 1994 album by dulcimer player Jerry Rockwell, one of the monster...

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Dec-07-2018, 2:34am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Christmas/Winter Tunes on Mandolin in Song and Tune Projects

Cool hipness that Ray Benson may aspire to, yet never, never achieve. You're either born with it or you're not!

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Dec-06-2018, 5:36pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Today's Gryphon visit in General Mandolin Discussions

Very true, Br1ck, I too have just a small portion showing to contact the strings! I have some of the guitar shaped Primetones with raised lettering...

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Dec-06-2018, 9:39am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Värttinä (Finland) in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

btw: Europe uses Day-Month, i.e. 6-12 = 6th of December

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Dec-05-2018, 5:45pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Today's Gryphon visit in General Mandolin Discussions

Br1ck, Do you mean the 513 Triangle shape? If so, I have to say, after reading this I was playing it side by side with the Blue Chip CT pick (same...

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