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Today, 6:52pm

JeffD replied to a thread Gratitude in General Mandolin Discussions

It depends... Lots of brands, lots of styles, range of quality, range of price. What kind of music are you chasing, what kind of sound, are...

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Today, 6:38pm

JeffD replied to a thread How do you think of the fretboard - closed patterns or just notes in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Eventually you have to do it all. And eventually you will find yourself doing it all. I started in first position, (using open strings) because I...

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Today, 6:21pm

JeffD replied to a thread Double Stops Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I use double stops all the time, where a harmony may be needed. Its very mandolinny, but I don't think of it as exclusively bluegrassy. Hammer-ons...

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Today, 6:17pm

JeffD replied to a thread New to mando...coming from guitar...where would you start? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

In a way it depends on what style of guitar player you were. If you were a chord-centric player, for example, you come with the prejudice that the...

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Today, 5:05pm

JeffD replied to a thread Are Music Store Prices Firm? in General Mandolin Discussions

:)) We don't count the accumulation, we weigh the commitment. :cool:

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Today, 4:32pm

journeybear replied to a thread Pros/Cons - 4 vs. 8 strings in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

The chat got to the notion of turning a baritone uke into a four-string mandola - and that was what you thought was weird? :))

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Today, 10:05am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Are Music Store Prices Firm? in General Mandolin Discussions

Guitar Center is not your normal music store. They are a highly leveraged corporate holding. The staff has no wiggle room. I would rather buy from a...

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Today, 10:01am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Do You Have Too Many Instruments? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Not yet.

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Today, 9:58am

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion This is a good group in group Blues Mando

Looks like a fantastic FB group, Bert, thanks!

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Today, 9:27am

journeybear replied to a thread Do You Have Too Many Instruments? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Yes, this calls out loudly for a follow-up story as if by a ringing resonator banjo - or a hundred of them! :disbelief: I think this goes beyond...

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Today, 9:18am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandolin In Elvis Songs? in General Mandolin Discussions

Hey friends - I know this isn't the most fascinating subject, and most people won't have any input on it. But it would help me with my doubts about...

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Today, 8:46am

journeybear replied to a thread Does the mandolin world suffer much from fakes? in General Mandolin Discussions

Some people, such as many Café denizens, actually benefit from fakes, inasmuch as they produce a lot of chuckles when discovered, and provide the...

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Yesterday, 5:49pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandolin In Elvis Songs? in General Mandolin Discussions

Member of the Wrecking Crew. Funny - his wiki bio says "he also played mandolin, ukulele, sitar and over twenty other stringed instruments." Wonder...

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Yesterday, 5:31pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandolin In Elvis Songs? in General Mandolin Discussions

News to me. I know there's such a thing as a short neck 12-string guitar - and I do mean half the length, so it's an octave up. So a guitarist can...

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Yesterday, 4:14pm

journeybear replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

A small room with 50 banjos?!? :disbelief: Yikes! :crying: Yeah, get out of there right quick!

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Yesterday, 3:51pm

journeybear started a thread Mandolin In Elvis Songs? in General Mandolin Discussions

This came up in a discussion. Someone said there's mandolin on "Now Or Never." I say no, it's guitar trilled like a mandolin. Which fits, because the...

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Yesterday, 2:43pm

journeybear replied to a thread Classified etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

She, :whistling: and I assume MC Classifieds, with no other modifier specified. I'm very surprised at that. I've always assumed people here were very...

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Yesterday, 10:40am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Olive wood for mandolin body? in Builders and Repair

The only musical instruments I've seen made of olive wood were some various woodwinds. I'm curious if any mandolins were made.

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Yesterday, 10:08am

journeybear replied to a thread Gratitude in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm grateful for all my instruments. None of them is what would likely be considered an outstanding, museum-quality or performance-pride-providing...

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Yesterday, 9:47am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread TablEdit is back! in General Mandolin Discussions

Thank you for helping keep this material available.

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Yesterday, 9:45am

journeybear replied to a thread New mando therapy in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Other than the homeopathic remedy, increased mandolin acquisition (IMA)? :confused: Must ... have ... more mandolins. Maybe just one ... just one...

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Yesterday, 1:35am

journeybear replied to a thread Any Café Members in Northern Virginia? in General Mandolin Discussions

OK, the Amtrak website is being clunkier than usual, but here's what I'm finding: 1) Yes, it says $89, But when I initiate booking, I get $115....

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Feb-26-2021, 11:52pm

journeybear replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

Aha. OK ... Alrighty then! :whistling:

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Feb-26-2021, 11:16pm

journeybear replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

Why do you say Nashville? How'd we get there? She's in Texas. :confused:

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Feb-26-2021, 11:07pm

journeybear replied to a thread Any Café Members in Northern Virginia? in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, that would be fine with me, too. Anyone? :confused: Doesn't have to be northern VA. Someone closer to I-95? :)

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Feb-26-2021, 10:24pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread TablEdit is back! in General Mandolin Discussions

Baron has a great resource of tab which I have utilized extensively, as well! Thank you Baron. Dan

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Feb-26-2021, 7:56pm

journeybear replied to a thread Best Banjo joke I've heard in a while in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, you know what they say - six of one, the number of teeth he has left on the other. :whistling:

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Feb-26-2021, 7:26pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread chop or other rhythm techniques for octave mandolin? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Well, ya, but those other instruments have other sonic capacities too - like some legato quality to some extent or other. Without those other...

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Feb-26-2021, 7:15pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Going backwards in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes indeed, this happens to most, if not all, musicians. This can be especially daunting to a beginner - and exacerbated by the beginner's growth...

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Feb-26-2021, 6:13pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread chop or other rhythm techniques for octave mandolin? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Yep, you can "chop" on a bass cl or sax too. - - - Updated - - - It's a chordophone, yes, but among the common chordophones it is rather a...

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