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Yesterday,
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lflngpicker
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Are Thomastik-Infeld Strings That much Better?
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Thanks for pointing that out for me, Pat! I was off and it makes a difference to be sure.
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Yesterday,
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Pat, I appreciate this reference because it is a rare offering of both round wound and flat wound steel. I like that tone and this gives me another...
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Yesterday,
5:00pm
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Thanks for that ... what is your scale length? Mine is 20”. Oops! You said that it also is 20”! Guess they wouldn’t fit. You saved me $60.
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Yesterday,
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I have been playing the Octave a couple of hours today and I am getting accustomed to it and really enjoying trying a variety of things. Fiddle...
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Yesterday,
3:19pm
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Good info guys. My take away is that I will possibly try the Curt Mangans but not the Thomaskins. Otherwise, I enjoy the D’Addario monels on my MT...
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Yesterday,
11:12am
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I have a New Eastman MDO 305 Octave, which I really like the way it is opening up new opportunities to grow as a mandolin player. I have noticed the...
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Yesterday,
9:40am
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And like some others have said, one in that price range would still have to outperform all my other mandolins. Plus, and been this way since...
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Very cool. Every once in a while I think about getting an F4. Maybe will do it sometime down the road. Hopefully you can post a video playing it in...
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Yesterday,
9:29am
Eric Platt
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My New (Old) KM-1500
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Very nice. Played one at a festival recently. Extremely fine instrument. May you get many years of joy playing thatone.
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Mar-26-2020,
6:05pm
Eric Platt
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Yes, but the dream instrument is less than that, Lloyd LaPlant. Probably also the only way I'd own an F style. Having said that, am satisfied with...
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Mar-26-2020,
12:52pm
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Br1ck, If I could afford it, I would buy one. Yes-- either an Ellis or a Gibson. Dan
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Mar-26-2020,
12:50pm
lflngpicker
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David, Love the Whimpy reference from the Pop Eye cartoons! Dan
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Mar-26-2020,
5:29am
Eric Platt
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Good point. Mandolins - 1989 Flatiron Performer A, 2018 Collings MT, 1935 Gibson A-50 (there are others, but those are the main three) Music...
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Mar-25-2020,
8:15pm
lflngpicker
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Feeling Octave Mando
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I don’t have an F style octave but I sure am appreciating the variety that my new Eastman Octave A style provides. Very nice quality and tone for...
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Mar-25-2020,
8:11pm
lflngpicker
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Just bought my first mandolin!
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Good to have you aboard, Belle! There so many nice and also knowledgeable folks on the M.C. I have learned so much from these friends and enjoyed...
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Mar-25-2020,
11:46am
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A plus 1 on Lane’s method. Works great! Dan
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Mar-25-2020,
11:40am
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Great job Spencer!
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Mar-24-2020,
6:14pm
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I didn't think I would be able to still sing with a tracheostomy in my throat. With a Passy Muir Speaking Valve I am able to sing a bit. I did a...
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Mar-24-2020,
6:06pm
lflngpicker
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I Miss Playing Live!
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Bob, I love performing as a singer/songwriter and did so as an avocation my whole life. I was in my first band at 11 yrs. and as an adult played...
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Mar-24-2020,
6:01pm
lflngpicker
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Conference Call Jam Session !!
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Hi Charles, I was impressed with the video and the concept. Are you going to download? Dan
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Mar-23-2020,
8:05pm
Eric Platt
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Happy Birthday Norman Blake
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Another one who considers him a hero. His flatpick guitar style was a serious influence on my guitar playing. As was his mandolin playing. But to...
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Mar-23-2020,
7:49pm
Eric Platt
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Pick (nerd) journeys
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Okay my turn. About 25 years ago as a guitar player went from celluloid heavy to Clayton white 1.0. From there went to Clayton gold (better sound,...
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Mar-23-2020,
5:18pm
Eric Platt
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Ha! I've got a stone pick someplace. It's the worst thing I've tried. Even polished it sounds scratchy. Guess it was designed for electric guitar....
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Mar-23-2020,
5:10pm
Eric Platt
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Happy birthday Dawg!
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Mar-22-2020,
7:59pm
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Imagine the description Stan Jay could have written if he had sold it a decade plus later.
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Mar-22-2020,
2:22pm
lflngpicker
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We could take turns playing songs for each other in a given group that were online together. Sharing music, hearing each other and seeing various...
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Mar-22-2020,
2:03pm
lflngpicker
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Shout out to Collings
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I love my MT! It is a gloss top, bound in ivory, with a wide nut. A ‘17. I just love the loud and warm tone, with even volume across the courses. ...
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Mar-22-2020,
10:47am
Eric Platt
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String suggestion for Flatiron Performer/Festival series
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Thanks so far. And please keep the ideas coming. Have got a lot of different strings here at home. Was swapping quite a bit on my Collings but have...
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Mar-22-2020,
7:44am
Eric Platt
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When You First . . .
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Not easy. Early on for this time, it's Ralph Tuttila (given since I was/am playing with him), Bob Douglas, Peter Ostroushko. When I first tried...
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Mar-22-2020,
7:33am
Eric Platt
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We used Zoom for a Finnish sing a week ago. Seemed to work best if other folks were muted and only the leader sang. And with my singing skills,...
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