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Today, 4:21pm

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

It just occurred to me I have a Zoom H2n recorder. Would that be a better choice than Audacity for my accompaniment recording?

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Today, 2:44pm

Hayes Griffin replied to a thread Angeline the Baker // Mandolin Crosspicking in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Hey Z - thanks for the kind words! That mandolin is an Isabel, built by Wes Archer in Zanesville, OH. - - - Updated - - - Haha thanks! -...

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Today, 11:51am

JL277z replied to a discussion Week #538 ~ The Long Lane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof! :) :grin: Frithjof wrote: "No problem with the not traditional backing for my part. I'm practicing with ChorPulse and I'm not...

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Today, 7:21am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Pick Thickness in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Sometimes I use one as thin as 2.5mm! Gypsy jazz style is the only style I use a pick thicker than 1mm.

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Yesterday, 4:18pm

Hayes Griffin started a thread Angeline the Baker // Mandolin Crosspicking in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Here is a little impromptu solo crosspicking on the classic "Angeline the Baker." Thanks for watching!

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Yesterday, 3:52pm

JL277z replied to a discussion Week #538 ~ The Long Lane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks for TheSession link, Barbara. I made that into mandolin TAB (has standard notation and tab together), viewable in the browser, or hit the...

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Yesterday, 1:36pm

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Videos of both is my first choice, but can't figure out a way to do it with my Android. Acapella doesn't work well on an Android, I'm told.

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Yesterday, 12:55pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin Banjo? in General Mandolin Discussions

Jeff, I agree with everything you said but one thing - tuning stability. If you are using a plastic head, a banjo (mandobanjo too) can be very...

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Yesterday, 12:54pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

I can't complain - besides my wife is a musician too!

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Yesterday, 12:03pm

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

Mandobart, it's tough when a spouse doesn't support your music. Mine has been retired for 20 years, following an accident on the job. I sold my tax...

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Yesterday, 11:56am

LadysSolo replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Yikes!

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Yesterday, 11:30am

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

I have a Shure SM57 microphone, which doesn't appear to have a USB plug. Might there be an adapter that would make it work?

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Yesterday, 8:42am

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Honestly, my head is swimming. Why can't I simply record my backtrack using Audacity and my webcam, then while playing it back, record the video on...

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Jan-18-2021, 11:43pm

Explorer replied to a thread Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar in CBOM

All my instruments get positioned like that with a strap, whether I'm sitting or standing. The neck, more vertical than most people use, leaves both...

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Jan-18-2021, 6:01pm

Explorer replied to a thread OM fingering in CBOM

When I started playing full fifths at a 25.5" scale length, I spent a *lot* of time mastering the exercises from "Getting into Jazz Mandolin" as...

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Jan-18-2021, 9:47am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Rest Strokes - a means to an end, or part of regular technique? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Rest stroke techniques are also part of Gypsy jazz picking and in what's also called "economy picking" where successive downstrokes are used when...

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Jan-17-2021, 11:30am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Great classic tunes....but only for certain styles of music. None of those tunes would work for the audiences I've played for, nor would be...

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Jan-17-2021, 9:35am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Pick Thickness in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

My choice these days:

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Jan-17-2021, 12:09am

JL277z replied to a thread Where are the ' Big guys ' ? in Builders and Repair

Well I dunno but - generally speaking - wouldn't it be a little unusual for "big" businesses to reveal trade secrets that could help the competition...

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Jan-16-2021, 7:44pm

Sherry Cadenhead replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Mitch, I wasn't clear with my question, but that's what I was thinking also. So, what's the best way to record to the PC?

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Jan-16-2021, 7:22pm

Sherry Cadenhead started a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

What is a simple way to make a video of a solo performance with my own accompaniment, considering I'm technologically challenged? I've been checking...

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Jan-16-2021, 7:12pm

Explorer replied to a thread Replacing Tuners in Builders and Repair

When I recently replaced the tuners on an old Flatiron mandola, given that the strings had been changed just the day before, I marked the bridge...

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Jan-16-2021, 6:37pm

Explorer replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I look if I have to, usually when moving 7 frets or more up and down the fretboard. "Skating" by Vince Guaraldi, "Somewhere over the Rainbow,"...

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Jan-16-2021, 2:41pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

It was a big hit in my Italian-American family, and I played that tune at over 10 years worth of Italian Cabaret gigs with a group of singers that...

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Jan-16-2021, 1:24pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

it works really well. One highlight of my early mandolin career was playing "Lara's Theme" on a bowlback mandolin as the soloist with the New...

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Jan-16-2021, 12:07pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for seconding that opinion! And I've played my share of stuff like "Mala Femina", "Al Di La", and even "That's Amore"! Nice hearing from...

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Jan-16-2021, 9:41am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

No slackers in that group! Is it just me or do I hear some echoes of Dixieland banjo in that tune?

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Jan-16-2021, 9:37am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Clean fretting where there's more finger than board? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That may be true, both in terms of one's ear getting used to those very high pitches, and for the instrument itself to "open up" its sound in the...

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Jan-15-2021, 2:25pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Funny you mention "Maggie May". That song first came out at about the same time my Italian grandmother gave me my first mandolin. Although...

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Jan-15-2021, 11:01am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, those picks are a bit thin for my taste too. Not just thin, but not stiff enough too.

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