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Today, 7:38pm

journeybear replied to a thread 1974 Gibson F5 - what's top of the market? in General Mandolin Discussions

My mid-to-late-70s F-12* was not a great instrument. I had her for 30 years and put in a lot of playing and traveling with her, but she never did get...

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Today, 11:13am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

The ones that sound good, always look better to me.

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Today, 9:54am

journeybear replied to a thread Opening Mandolin Lick for Thunder Dan in General Mandolin Discussions

Alrighty then! I'll take a stab at it. So, the song is in B, or Bm. (You'll see the guitarist play a G chord capoed at the 4th fret.) It looks...

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Today, 7:51am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

There sure are some beautiful looking and sound mandolins out there. But as you point out not all great sounding instruments look perfect. Many of...

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Today, 2:43am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

I don't know what you did to deserve that. I've made hundreds of edits over a dozen years and had less than 20 of them reverted. Everyone's...

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Today, 12:10am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Preferred wire cutters? in Builders and Repair

When buying diagonal pliers from HF (really, from any hardware or home improvement store), look through the closed plier jaws closely to see if there...

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Today, 12:00am

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion Moving from 2 to 3 Finger Chords in group Newbies

Sherry: "Someone in the forum suggested picking a few songs with just 3 keys, playing those tunes over and over. He suggested starting with D...

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Yesterday, 11:46pm

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion Newbie at 69 in group Newbies

I'm a young 66 now, so I must have been about 61 when I started, though I had been playing guitar for about 50 years at that point. After 5 years of...

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Yesterday, 10:53pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Congratulations! If you have pictures, and know how to upload them (having a bit of a problem myself with that on another article), go ahead. Or post...

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Yesterday, 8:59pm

JeffD replied to a thread Aaargh . . . in Builders and Repair

I am not a luthier. I do other stuff. But I do appreciate a piece of equipment that was designed taking into account maintenance. I deal with...

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Yesterday, 8:28pm

journeybear replied to a thread Opening Mandolin Lick for Thunder Dan in General Mandolin Discussions

This here? Or something else? Because he pretty much shows what he's doing, almost from the start.

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Yesterday, 6:30pm

journeybear replied to a thread Aaargh . . . in Builders and Repair

I sympathize, analogously. I've been through somewhat similar experiences during my tenure as an editor, spending hours repairing blunders by writers...

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Yesterday, 2:00pm

Scott Tichenor created an article Tristan Scroggins to Lead Virtual Mandolin Skill Builder Workshop in Workshops

GOODLETSVILLE, TENN. — Nashville Acoustic Camps has announced a Virtual Mandolin Skill Builder Workshop led by Tristan Scroggins starting...

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Yesterday, 1:08pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

It mentions them as examples. I don't get the mockery angle. Not at all. It's a reference source, not an editorial page. My point is, you can...

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Yesterday, 12:27pm

JeffD replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

I had the florida scooped on a mandolin, a Paris Swing. And faux frets put in to keep the visuals. But that mandolin was all about visuals.

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Yesterday, 11:58am

catmandu2 replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Oh, I guess I could respond to the question at hand - Reiterating what's been said by Niles there and prbly others, being as free as possible is...

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Yesterday, 10:23am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

So you don't have to scoop it nor do a "Floridaectomy":) Indeed, some of us do use those extreme registers. Many folks do what you did,...

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Yesterday, 1:08am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Perhaps a few notes of general information are in order. Wikipedia is a free information sharing resource created, edited, and maintained mostly...

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Jan-20-2021, 11:46pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I agree with you on the winds. Except for my ear/audition, I experience playing winds much differently than everything else: all strings of course;...

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Jan-20-2021, 6:39pm

journeybear replied to a thread 10 Questions for Alison Stephens in Mandolin Cafe News Discussions

Thanks for keeping this great interview in view, keeping Alison Stephens' memory alive. :mandosmiley: And as a PSA - I've been having a deuce of a...

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Jan-20-2021, 5:49pm

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

BTW & FWIW, the builder (and Café member) Keith Cary is playing cello in the video, not his ingenious construction. :cool:

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Jan-20-2021, 5:22pm

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

I think a resonator mandolin is a great suggestion. I looked for one for years while in my first jug band (a time period which predated the interweb,...

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Jan-20-2021, 3:57pm

Daniel Nestlerode replied to a thread Chambered body, electric mandolin in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Gorgeous.

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Jan-20-2021, 3:33pm

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

Spoons have a place, all right. In the kitchen drawer! :mad:

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Jan-20-2021, 2:39pm

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

While it is true we can't look in two places at once, almost nobody stares continuously at their hands. So I think it quite possible to fulfil your...

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Jan-20-2021, 12:51pm

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

I must say, I never have. I can't even figure how that term is derived. Doesn't make idiomatic sense, nor even grammatical. Curious. :confused: ...

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Jan-20-2021, 11:58am

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

I remember when I was a kid somebody asked me if I could yoke (or yolk?) the guitar. They said that means to play without watching your hands....

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