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EdHanrahan
This Sunday! Tone Poems with the Dawg. An online journey through his extensive acoustic instrument collection sponsored by Old Town School of Folk Music
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EdHanrahan
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Do Martin mandolins fetch higher or lower prices than Gibsons?
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General Mandolin Discussions
You want "rare"? A college roommate, in the mid-60s, owned a Ford Taunus. Nope, not a US-built Taurus, which didn't exist yet, but a German-built...
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Feb-20-2021,
12:36pm
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Mandolin bridge spacing?
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General Mandolin Discussions
IMHO, do yourself a favor and work on being adptable to a variety of neck shapes. Plus, width & string spread aren't everything: radius & back...
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Feb-19-2021,
10:47am
EdHanrahan
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What is a 12-15 Year Old Eastman MD-915 Worth?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
FWIW, I did my own casual survey 8-10 years ago, across guitars & mandolins, and found that it took 20 to 30 years for a high quality, highly...
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Feb-18-2021,
10:55am
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Learning to find the notes on the mandolin neck
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Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks
Two thoughts, seemingly almost trivial, but they helped me thru your current stage of confusion: 1- When I was at your point on guitar (uhm, six...
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Feb-16-2021,
3:43pm
EdHanrahan
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Quality tuners for F style - opinions welcome
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Builders and Repair
Just taking a shot here: My mandolin orchestra owns an older Gibson mandocello that's v. difficult to tune, even after I lubed the tuners. ...
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Feb-16-2021,
1:20pm
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Poe mandolin question.
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General Mandolin Discussions
When I saw Mandolin Orange in North NJ 5-6 years ago, Andrew Marlin was playing a Poe. It should be in some of their earlier videos. WAY nice, in...
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Feb-15-2021,
8:05pm
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Best Oval Hole A Mandolins for Orchestra Playing?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
If my experience with the Bloomfield (NJ) Mandolin Orchestra is any help, what brand/model/style/age of instrument is about the least of...
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Feb-01-2021,
1:06am
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Poll - If there could only be one?
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General Mandolin Discussions
Uhmm... Bought a couple of barely-used guitar case covers from Mr. Dudenbostel, including an interesting 15-minute phone call. Does that count?
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Jan-31-2021,
8:22am
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Where to start with Jazz Mandolin?
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Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer
From a respected Cafe member (both the book and the website!): http://jazzmando.com/gijm_20835bcd.shtml
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Jan-30-2021,
2:16pm
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Can You Identify This Strap?
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Appears to be high quality, heavy materials. Reminds me of a Sully's Strap (NFI). He has a variety of designs, but usually stamps them with his...
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Jan-30-2021,
11:52am
EdHanrahan
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Anyone here ever seen a peacock mandolin like this?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Since it's Gerard's first post, let me summarize what most of us are probably assuming. I know of four primary reasons why a bowlback may have...
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Jan-28-2021,
4:14pm
EdHanrahan
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Mandolin G + D octave strings
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General Mandolin Discussions
FWIW... Before getting into mandolin, and wanting to NOT sound like the other guitars in a jam, I'd sometimes play 12-string capoed a bit up the...
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Jan-28-2021,
11:24am
EdHanrahan
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Couple of tunes in calico tuning
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Whoa, THANKS!! You just pushed me into an hour of combing thru Google Maps' sattelite views. Seemingly off topic, but ... I spent a big chunk of...
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Guitar since the '60s. Messed w/ mando since '01. Got serious after major shoulder injury in '07.
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Over the Hudson & thru the woods from NYC
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music, skiing, WW kayaking, microsporidia Anncaliia
Occupation:
systems analyst ... retired!
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"Then one day we weren't as young as before
Our mistakes weren't quite so easy to undo
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