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Today, 6:23pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread Picks- Acrylic in Equipment

I have not played the Gravity enough to wear an edge down. BC are still my go to.

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Today, 3:00pm

John Kelly replied to a thread Latest build completed today: a renaissance guitar in Builders and Repair

Lovely job, Jo. Interesting set-up of the string courses - three double and a single. Are the tied-on frets spaced in semitones on this instrument?

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Today, 1:59pm

John Kelly replied to a thread Just so excited!!! in CBOM

Looking great, I love the spalting in that piece of timber!

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Today, 1:17pm

Paul Statman commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #275 w/ Special Guest Isaac Casas in dbmandolin

Great stuff, Isaac - Thile's influence is apparent, but you have your own style. That's a strong sounding Prucha, too! Thanks, Isaac and DB.

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Today, 9:28am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Wild Rose of the Mountain in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

No apology needed, Martin, nor any offence taken. Mea culpa and all that. It is truly amazing just how many threads exist in the SAW Group, and I...

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Today, 8:17am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Wild Rose of the Mountain in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

My apologies for posting this as a new tune - Martin has just pointed out that I had started a thread with this tune away back ten years ago...

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Today, 5:12am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Pig Jicking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

To add to what lowtone2 has said, Marla emphasises this with her students, acknowledging that it's an effective way for them to get the desired...

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Yesterday, 9:06pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread Picks- Acrylic in Equipment

Gravity picks are quite nice to hear. I have a handful and although I tend to use my BlueChip picks the most these Gravity picks are not going to be...

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Yesterday, 3:56pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #542 ~ Devil's Dream in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Good effort, Duncan. I would say you are certainly playing The Devil's Dream in your posting here while Callum and I are sticking with the Scottish...

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Yesterday, 12:39pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #543 ~ Humphreys Waltz, by Daniel Nestlerode in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Could anyone who voted for this tune point us to any notation that exists for it? I have tried an online search to no avail.

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Yesterday, 12:09pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #542 ~ Devil's Dream in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a great wee set, Callum. The Spey in Spate really gives the fingers a workout, especially the downward run from the high G on 1st string to the...

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Yesterday, 11:28am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Neck Block Materials in Builders and Repair

Apologies I miss typed I meant linings, not blocks. And it might just be fuzzy memory but i was fairly certain some one told me they used it becasue...

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Yesterday, 9:45am

John Bertotti replied to a thread two part epoxy in Builders and Repair

Interesting. I am using it on counter tops now and it seems pretty durable but I can see the seasonal change thing being an issue with those who do...

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Yesterday, 8:08am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Pig Jicking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I love that sone sadly on my laptop it keeps lagging behind the playing and gets really pixelated so I can't see what is really going on. We need a...

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Yesterday, 7:58am

John Bertotti replied to a thread two part epoxy in Builders and Repair

I knew plastics shrank with age but two part epoxy does as well? I wonder what that means for people using it in their instruments. Inlays popping...

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Yesterday, 5:20am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread forearm / elbow pain in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I've developed this this year as well - most likely due to a lot of manual work on the farm and chopping wood - just curious what brace you're using,...

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Yesterday, 4:48am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Pig Jicking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Not sure how easy it is to tell in this video as the quality leaves a little to be desired, but I heard Theresa O'Grady asked recently (maybe during...

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Yesterday, 4:27am

John Kelly replied to a thread If You Use MuseScore in General Mandolin Discussions

Sherry, the reason for the existence of the forums is to give us a place to present what might be seen as "dumb questions and smart answers". I am...

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Yesterday, 4:18am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Wild Rose of the Mountain in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks for kind comments, everyone. Aye, I thought I would dust off the tremolo for this one - not one of my regular techniques as you are aware,...

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Apr-10-2021, 10:51pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread two part epoxy in Builders and Repair

Ah, but there is the catch. I wouldn’t pour it into where binding goes but make a mold and mold a binding from it then glue it in traditionally if...

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Apr-10-2021, 7:52pm

John Bertotti started a thread two part epoxy in Builders and Repair

I people using it for inlay and counter tops and all sorts of stuff. I wonder has anyone made their own colored binding with it?

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Apr-10-2021, 3:21pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion The Wild Rose of the Mountain in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ah, the tremolo really makes it - that was class!

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Apr-10-2021, 2:49pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread Blue Chip pick for oval hole mandolin in Equipment

Yes and that is exactly why I have multiple types. Nice to find a relaxed grip over an ever changing grip. Depending on the instrument and tone I...

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Apr-10-2021, 1:04pm

John Kelly started a discussion The Wild Rose of the Mountain in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is the lovely slow air composed by John Mason, MBE. John was a founder of The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and was its Director of Music and...

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Apr-10-2021, 7:49am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Blue Chip pick for oval hole mandolin in Equipment

I am only, even after all this time a beginner player in ability, but oner thing I have noticed is my grip and attack has as much affect on my tone...

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Apr-10-2021, 4:52am

John Kelly replied to a thread Devil’s Dream on a Kmise tenor guitar in Tenor Guitars

Lovely clean picking and left hand fingering, Kevin.

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Apr-10-2021, 4:47am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #39 ~ Flop Eared Muled in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine picking there, Simon. A great wee tune that drives along well.

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