Measurement only gets you close. Play the note open and then fretted at the 12th fret. If the fretted note is sharp move the bridge back, flat, move...
I hate it when I lose something. I keep a pick in my pocket and when I went to play a mandolin in a store, pre covid, it was gone. Days later I found...
Put it in the sun outside open each day for a few weeks so it can air out. Hopefully that will help. I would not put your guitar in the case until it...
Another one who has done this for decades. Some styles of music we all sit, performing live depends on the group and venue. With a strap, as has been...
These days it's more about sound and the way the pick glides thru the strings. The new materials do that better than celluloid for me. Played BC for...
Bobby is quite well known in civil war re enactment circles for his recordings of civil war era music. Haven't heard his name in a while now. I don't...
I use a lot of double stops and if I chord, I like 3 finger chords much better. Since I am playing with a guitar I don't need to worry about the root...
Some leather uses salt to tan the leather. It will damage finish. Leather that does not use salt us usually safe. I have leather straps that stay on...
I use the GHS pure nickel 11-41 on one mandolin and 11-39 on another and I can't tell the difference. I have my action set very low. Heavier strings...
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