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Today, 10:00am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Getting started with classical/balkan in central US? in General Mandolin Discussions

There are some new bowlbacks from Sakis, for example, that are nice instruments for the money. Some fine players have used other style mandolins...

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Today, 7:48am

RobBob replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Chuck played where he sang and through the years the keys changed. Just watch the movie Hail Hail Rock and Roll where this is actually discussed. ...

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Today, 6:05am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Drop Box is now available for Italian 'ballo liscio' sheet music. in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

So who wrote in those wrong chord changes?

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Today, 5:55am

David Lewis replied to a thread Mandolins for about $600 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I'll suggest the Epiphones at that range - I bought mine for about that, and couldn't be happier at the moment. :)

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Today, 1:08am

David Lewis replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Chuck definitely got the 'shuffle' from older blues guys, who got it from St Louis piano players. You can hear Robert Johnson and Son House play it....

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Yesterday, 8:28pm

RobBob replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Chuck Berry was a fan of Bill Monroe and it is obvious in his attack on the guitar. Lots of repetitive down strokes with the pick and doubling of...

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Yesterday, 2:37pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread The Rose Society - Cover in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Hey Bruce, kudos on making this, I guess I missed your posting it. I know your apprehension about singing, and I applaud your bravery and your...

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Yesterday, 11:03am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Yes, Chuck got some of it from Johnnie Johnson, but mostly I hear Charlie Christian, T-Bone Walker, and other 30's/40's guitarists in his playing.

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Yesterday, 10:42am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

I heard an interesting theory (don't remember who was offering it), that the meteoric rise of popular music genre like ragtime, swing, bluegrass and...

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Yesterday, 10:32am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

I've heard mention of similarities between some of Monroe's playing (as in Bluegrass Stomp) and Chuck Berry's playing but I haven't heard of any...

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Yesterday, 9:15am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Bill Monroe played bass? in General Mandolin Discussions

So did Monroe.:mandosmiley:

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Yesterday, 12:08am

f5loar replied to a thread Bill Monroe played bass? in General Mandolin Discussions

No doubt he could by why would he? I bet you won't find a photo of Big Mon with a big bass. As far as mandolins on display, I was there and they...

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Yesterday, 12:02am

f5loar replied to a thread Bill Monroe played bass? in General Mandolin Discussions

So did Bill Monroe. His first bowl back Italian mandolin was bought for Bill to play from a nearby neighbor for $3.

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Dec-16-2018, 7:30pm

RobBob replied to a thread EML Picks in Equipment

You've peaked my interest. I guess I'm gonna have to bite.

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Dec-16-2018, 4:30pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Pretty much actually. Even if you date bluegrass to 1939, the rise of jump and Western swing around the same time is significant. In 1949 it’s...

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Dec-16-2018, 3:15pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread The Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

I like the sound his guitar makes when he tosses it around his back ... and the sound his hat makes coming off his head when he checks it for bullet...

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Dec-16-2018, 11:37am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Live From Here show tonight in General Mandolin Discussions

John Batiste's second number floated my boat. Awesome stuff.

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Dec-15-2018, 9:50pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Reading notation up the neck in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Hmmm, I guess I'm not sure of the question. I'd say there is some value in using the rules of thumb for describing hand positions: 1. Basically,...

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Dec-15-2018, 8:06pm

Mark Gunter started a thread Merry Christmas, Deadheads in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jerry Garcia (kazoo in hand), St. Nick

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Dec-15-2018, 7:30pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Woodworking Supply Store—Houston, TX in Builders and Repair

There is at least one Houston retailer that stocks Mohawk Finishing Products: Epic Paints. I had to get supplies while doing a job there last month.

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Dec-15-2018, 7:17pm

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion EXP74CM strings in group Newbies

BTW, "king of the Chinese mill sanitarians", I can't make comments at your website. I log in, then before I can get back to make a comment, I'm...

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Dec-15-2018, 7:04pm

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion EXP74CM strings in group Newbies

I don't know about the brightness. I like the sound and the fact that the E strings are a tiny bit beefier than the regular 74s. I suppose the...

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Dec-15-2018, 6:51pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Reading notation up the neck in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

No, not when playing folk music. Pretty much always though, when people are playing classical music in an orchestra or other classical ensemble. ...

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Dec-15-2018, 1:42pm

RobBob replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Well there a lot of those rock 'n roll elements in the 1940's bluegrass and Elvis did cover Blue Moon of Kentucky. This was some of the music that...

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Dec-15-2018, 12:12pm

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion EXP74CM strings in group Newbies

I like 'em, still use 'em. They work pretty good on my little Washburn.

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Dec-15-2018, 9:52am

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

That's a quick run through music theory starting with the major scale, Jim, which is the way I learned and the way I like to teach. I had to learn...

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Dec-15-2018, 9:38am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Mandolins are Cool in General Mandolin Discussions

Ukuleles can be a different kind of cool.

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Dec-15-2018, 9:31am

RobBob replied to a thread Was Bill Monroe The First? in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Bill Monroe first revolutionized how mandolin was used in the brother duet setting and then took his aggressive approach to the instrument into a...

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Dec-15-2018, 9:29am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Bill Evans type voicings in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Thanks for bringing that point up, Joe - this is definitely more appropriate for "modern" jazz...and quite cool in that context. Thanks Pete.

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Dec-15-2018, 8:30am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Suggestions for Greek Bouzouki in CBOM

Sakis (Matsikas) is a well known large producer of bouzoukis, baglamas, tzouras, and other Greek instruments. I have a basic bowlback mandolin and...

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