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Nov-29-2019, 8:11pm

sblock replied to a thread To A Higher Standard in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This demonstration strikes me as downright silly, and based on a laughably false premise. The 94% standard--which was never guaranteed to get an...

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Nov-29-2019, 12:12pm

sblock replied to a thread Counting Tree Growth Lines ? in General Mandolin Discussions

Not sure what you mean by asking if it's "significant." Significant, how? Of course each annual growth ring represents a year of growth. And of...

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Nov-26-2019, 7:00pm

sblock replied to a thread Counting Tree Growth Lines ? in General Mandolin Discussions

No, you cannot determine the age of the wood used to make a mandolin by counting the stripes (growth rings) in a mandolin top. If you could, then...

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Nov-22-2019, 12:29pm

sblock replied to a thread Natural talent vs practice in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, investing more time and devoting your life to music may be necessary to become truly great. But it is not usually sufficient. Virtuoso...

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Nov-22-2019, 11:14am

sblock replied to a thread Natural talent vs practice in General Mandolin Discussions

There can be little doubt that natural talent for music exists. One only has to consider child prodigies for this phenomenon to be abundantly clear,...

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Nov-18-2019, 1:11pm

sblock replied to a thread What should i'l buy to clean the neck and the frets? in Builders and Repair

Yow. It strikes me as overkill to take an abrasive (4000 grit) to the frets and fingerboard every time you change the strings! Of course, if you...

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Nov-13-2019, 12:16pm

sblock replied to a thread Pomeroy mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

The classified section of Mandolin Cafe has a "Want Ads" section where people list WTB (want to buy) items. You should try posting there, instead;...

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Nov-06-2019, 9:51pm

sblock replied to a thread Colored notes in TablEdit in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I'm not sure quite what to make of your last two messages. I guess I don't understand your issue. I already fixed all the red notes (duration errors)...

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Nov-06-2019, 7:02pm

sblock replied to a thread Colored notes in TablEdit in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Here you are, HonketyHank! I fixed a number of errors in the tab you referenced above. The person (Shartel?) who first transcribed it didn't use...

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Nov-06-2019, 6:26pm

sblock replied to a thread Colored notes in TablEdit in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

TablEdit colors notes red as a warning when the measure they're in contains one or more DURATION ERRORs. For example, if you have a measure of 4/4...

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Nov-06-2019, 1:45pm

sblock replied to a thread How to Get The Blues! in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

The blues scale is 1-b3-4-b5-5-b7, with 6 notes. If you add the natural 7th, you will have a heptatonic scale consisting of 1-b3-4-b5-5-b7-7. VERY...

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Nov-05-2019, 1:54pm

sblock replied to a thread How to Get The Blues! in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

The reason is simple: The blues tend to get played in the keys of A and E simply because these are easy keys for the guitar, and they offer many...

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