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Today, 2:06pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Perhaps I should let this thread end, but the scales are there just to help with the chords...or do the chords come form the tonal center...

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Today, 10:23am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

My teachers said that you studied your instrument, scales, etc. so you could eventually connect your "inside" as you call it to your actual playing....

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Today, 5:32am

David Lewis replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

You’re not wrong but there’s a difference between a pick which the complexity of the choice has to grow with your experience, if you’ve decided to...

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Today, 5:04am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

So instead of all the side issues, the OP wanted to "learn jazz mandolin"; several good ideas were presented. How do you make this instrument...

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Yesterday, 10:48pm

f5loar replied to a thread 1920's Mandolin orchestra with Gibson snakehead+Paddlehead copies in Vintage Instruments

I don't see a Gibson in the bunch. No doubt some serious copying of Gibson mandolin went on back in the 20's. Those holes are round not oval.

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Yesterday, 10:20am

DavidKOS replied to a thread What pick? in General Mandolin Discussions

From my observations, the choice of pick is largely based on the style of music you play and the type of mandolin you use. Classical and Italian...

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Dec-08-2018, 11:11pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread I-IV-V Chords? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This odd-shaped little book makes it pretty simple, IMO. I've given some of these out. Uses some illustrations. Music Theory Made Easy And,...

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Dec-08-2018, 11:29am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

My cat asked me to post this: back to jazz mandolin

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Dec-08-2018, 8:37am

DavidKOS replied to a thread 'Something' stuck to Bill Monroe's Mandolin headstock. in General Mandolin Discussions

Other entertainers used the price tag too.

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Dec-08-2018, 12:25am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

OK. Learn some tunes, practice your scales, chords, and arpeggios. Learn more tunes. Repeat as needed. Don't start with bebop, start with swing...

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Dec-07-2018, 11:55am

JeffD replied to a thread Best Time of Day to Practice ? in General Mandolin Discussions

I like to practice right after work and before I have totally relaxed. Mind is still sharp and in problem solving mode, and I have been itching to...

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Dec-07-2018, 11:01am

DavidKOS replied to a thread New Flat-back German in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Nice job - and it has enough frets, too!

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Dec-07-2018, 10:57am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Yes, because it is more theoretically complex music than many other more rootsy folksy styles. This is not to say jazz is "better" - but that jazz,...

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Dec-07-2018, 7:57am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Tips on reaching the F Chord in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Partial chords can work in solo playing as well, depending on what it is you’re doing/playing. A listeners brain can “fill in” implied harmonies in...

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Dec-06-2018, 7:30pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Sorry to jump in on this - as a topic, we are now far from just learning jazz mandolin - but the only unique one-and-only-one place to finger the...

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Dec-06-2018, 7:25pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Oh No Another pick question in Equipment

I'm one that would rather have a small bag of Primetones than a BC. With my picking technique and choice of pick shape, the "surface slipperiness" of...

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Dec-06-2018, 5:36pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Today's Gryphon visit in General Mandolin Discussions

Very true, Br1ck, I too have just a small portion showing to contact the strings! I have some of the guitar shaped Primetones with raised lettering...

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Dec-06-2018, 4:20pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Bill Monroe's Lifestyle in General Mandolin Discussions

So much great information in this thread. I want to acknowledge mandolirus who actually played with the bluegrass boys. One of the great stories...

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Dec-06-2018, 3:06pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Concert you might like in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Last time was a video of a Japanese mandolin orchestra, at the last CMSA convention. One group had 2 mandolones (mando basses) AND 2 string basses.

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Dec-06-2018, 5:29am

David Lewis replied to a thread Epiphone mm-50e in General Mandolin Discussions

I’m a firm supporter of the epiphone MM50e. It has a nice tone for me and I find it has a good chip. I don’t use the pickup very much at all - I cant...

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Dec-05-2018, 11:38pm

JeffD replied to a thread How do you approach a complex piece of music in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I have a tutor/coach i meet with weekly via Skype. For a new piece I have my coach go over the piece and mark it up as to position and fingerings...

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Dec-05-2018, 10:01pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread How do you approach a complex piece of music in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Thanks for this thread, Paul, it's been the impetus for me to break through past the first 21 bars of Bach's Invention #4. I got stuck there a couple...

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Dec-05-2018, 5:45pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Today's Gryphon visit in General Mandolin Discussions

Br1ck, Do you mean the 513 Triangle shape? If so, I have to say, after reading this I was playing it side by side with the Blue Chip CT pick (same...

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Dec-05-2018, 3:50pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

‘In a sense...’ ;)

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Dec-05-2018, 11:21am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Too Quiet - Time To Start Something in General Mandolin Discussions

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Dec-05-2018, 9:15am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

That's the guitar's written pitch on the staff - the actual pitch of the guitar is an octave lower, the mandolin's G string corresponds to the pitch...

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Dec-05-2018, 9:04am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Tips on reaching the F Chord in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This is where you'll be headed, jmcturnan. Any competent musician will consider things like those in choosing a fingering for any chord. So the point...

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Dec-05-2018, 8:35am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Tips on reaching the F Chord in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Welcome to the forum jmcturnan. There is more than one way to play an F chord on the mandolin, and the only hint you give as to which one you are...

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Dec-05-2018, 7:23am

David Lewis replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

The low G on the mandolin is the G at the third fret of the guitar on the low E string. That’s the sense I was aiming for. As for the melodies,...

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Dec-05-2018, 12:42am

David Lewis replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

those limits would have to be strict, wouldn't they?: MACBETH: You know, I'm happy being Thane of Cawdor, and I don't believe in witches and...

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