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Yesterday, 2:44pm

JeffD replied to a thread Five String Madness in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I know. Surprised me too. Especially how the bridge is angled one way and the nut the other way. But I measured it.

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Yesterday, 2:32pm

JeffD replied to a thread Kerman Mandolin status as of 2019 in General Mandolin Discussions

I played on one. Woo hoo! https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/entries/961-Kerman-mandolin-and-the-end-of-MAS

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Yesterday, 2:26pm

JeffD replied to a thread You know you think about mandolins too much when... in General Mandolin Discussions

When you watch a Sierra Hull video not even noticing how attractive she is. When your wife or girlfriend catches you watching Sierra Hull videos,...

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Yesterday, 2:18pm

JeffD replied to a thread My pinky won't go where I tell it! in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I think the key is to begin with the pinky. Put all the other fingers down after the pinky. That way the interdactyle space are evened out for the...

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Yesterday, 2:13pm

JeffD replied to a thread Tuner...not Tuners in Equipment

I know I used to feel that way. When I first started using an electronic tuner i wondered if i was substituting eyes for ears. My experience is,...

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Yesterday, 1:54pm

JeffD replied to a thread So... They seem to think I'm starving and homeless? in General Mandolin Discussions

I played on Grafton St. in the middle the middle of Dublin, with some street musicians who saw me walk buy with my case. There was a guitar, a...

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Yesterday, 1:45pm

JeffD replied to a thread So... They seem to think I'm starving and homeless? in General Mandolin Discussions

I am going to go with Jeff Mando on this. It is the uninvited, transgressive nature of the busking that makes it. That the busker has turned that...

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Yesterday, 1:42pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Some good practice in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don’t mean to strictly categorize it though. I remember one of the tunes he sings in Gb is by Chris Knight, from Kentucky. This song:...

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Yesterday, 1:25pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Some good practice in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That’s good stuff, but no, it’s a sort of contemporary country music style of Oklahoma and North Texas....

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Yesterday, 12:58pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Blues Mandolin Song Choices in General Mandolin Discussions

I have a few favorites lately in different styles on mandolin, Green River (CCR), Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (Rev Gary Davis) and Diving Duck...

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Yesterday, 12:01pm

Mark Gunter started a thread Some good practice in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I recently hit upon a fun practice regimen, entirely by chance. It involves nothing more than playing with my son. He's long been in this phase...

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Yesterday, 11:35am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread So... They seem to think I'm starving and homeless? in General Mandolin Discussions

Happened to me last night, and I remembered this thread from last year :) I think it has much to do with the Christmas season ... notice this...

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Yesterday, 12:53am

JeffD replied to a thread Five String Madness in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

What has been explained to me is that mandolins are smaller than mandolas for a reason. The mandolas in general need a longer scale length. That...

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Dec-04-2019, 6:24pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

My very first mandolin was very similar to that one but had a butteryfly pickguard and was labeled Lyon and Healy. It really needed better tuning...

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Dec-04-2019, 11:07am

JeffD replied to a thread Five String Madness in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I think you are right.

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Dec-03-2019, 5:27pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Aaron Weinstein Interview in JazzTimes in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks! Enjoyable and informative. I wasn't aware of Aaron's bouts with the dread crab. Love his work.

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Dec-03-2019, 5:12pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Best Armrest in Equipment

I am with Mark and those who love the McClung. Doug does a great job making a very comfortable AR and he matched the color and grain of my Collings...

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Dec-03-2019, 5:08pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread post a video of yourself in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thanks for sharing your wonderful worshipful music!

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Dec-03-2019, 4:58pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Gibson Ricky Skaggs Distressed Master Model - My New Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Hello! Wow, that is a wonderful looking instrument and well worth waiting for, my friend. Good for you and I hope you have many happy years of...

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Dec-03-2019, 2:04pm

JeffD replied to a thread Effect of storage on a mandolin in Builders and Repair

Loan it to someone you trust who will play it for fifteen years. Likely for no charge.

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Dec-03-2019, 2:00pm

JeffD replied to a thread Tuner...not Tuners in Equipment

There are many cool tuning apps available. Seeing as I always have my cell phone with me, this really works in a pinch.

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Dec-03-2019, 12:36am

JeffD replied to a thread Five String Madness in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I am loving this as a jam instrument. I do a couple of old time tunes that end up down in the growlers. Like Joe Thrifts's "Whiteface", and it is fun...

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Dec-03-2019, 12:25am

JeffD replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

I drove down to my brother's for Thanksgiving, listening to Dolly, and came back listening to Bluegrass. All in all it was fine. Just fine. :)

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Dec-03-2019, 12:20am

JeffD replied to a thread Mandolin vs. Mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

I had both for a while. I found that even though I brought both to the jam the mandola did not see as much play. I mostly played it at home. Later...

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Dec-02-2019, 11:59pm

JeffD replied to a thread Tuner...not Tuners in Equipment

I love the Snark. I suspect many of the reported battery eating problems are due to the microphone not being turned off on when you put the thing...

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Dec-02-2019, 10:27pm

f5loar replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

Like the McRib, it's back! Bluegrass fans can now breathe easy again as they listen to their mostly not bluegrass 24/7 again. I listened to some of...

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Dec-02-2019, 10:20pm

f5loar replied to a thread Country Music Special on PBS in General Mandolin Discussions

That's Ricky's old RSDMM that he had transformed in to a Monroe look-alike by David Harvey at Gibson. No chance Ricky will be able to carry...

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Dec-02-2019, 11:39am

JeffD commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #205 w/ Special Guest Ekaterina Skliar in dbmandolin

Wonderful.

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