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Today, 7:50am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

If the spouse is suggesting the shelf, then there are no worries ;)

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Yesterday, 12:34pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Harmony H-417 Mandolin in Equipment

I guess if you like it and it is all fixed up by your luthier, and is only $100, there isn't any reason you can't have both :cool:

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Yesterday, 11:01am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread more accurate clip on tuner than Snark? in Equipment

So my clip on tuner died last night, and I reviewed this thread for suggestions on another one. I settled on UniTune from Sweetwater. Just wanted to...

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Yesterday, 9:34am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

Of course, all bets are off when they start counting the cases :)

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Jan-13-2021, 6:56pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Mando T-Shirt in General Mandolin Discussions

That's a nice shirt. I've been doing silkscreen graphics for years, and always appreciate good work. I'll look him up :)

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Jan-11-2021, 11:13am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread My new and first electric mandolin! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I like it!

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Jan-11-2021, 8:15am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Looking for a bridge in Builders and Repair

I'd say this situation right here falls under "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

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Jan-10-2021, 8:56pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Looking for a bridge in Builders and Repair

It might not be, either (beyond your abilities). Armed with a copy of the Rob Meldrum ebook, a few simple tools, and some good advice right here,...

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Jan-10-2021, 12:36pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Pandemic Reading in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm going to go look for those Montana books, because I like Tony (and Anne) Hillerman, C.J. Box, and Craig Johnson (NMC).

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Jan-10-2021, 12:28pm

Sue Rieter replied to a discussion Moving from 2 to 3 Finger Chords in group Newbies

I've got one of each (flat, radius). At this point in my picking career (<1 yr), both are equally tough (and both are equally and professionally well...

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Jan-10-2021, 8:48am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Pandemic Reading in General Mandolin Discussions

If you can find it, get the collected Silver John short stories. They are much better, IMO. I have it waiting. I'd bought that and The Standing...

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Jan-09-2021, 8:21pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Pandemic Reading in General Mandolin Discussions

I feel like your interest may be more toward biographies and what I might call "fact books", but if you like novels, I recently read "The Mandolin...

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Jan-09-2021, 6:22pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread How much Time do you have left? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Very nice music and imagery. And a darned good question to boot.

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Jan-09-2021, 3:52pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread MP3 of the Day - Ave Maria by Evan Marshall from the album Mr. So in RSS News Feeds

That's beautiful and amazing. It was hard to believe it was one mandolin until I found a video and watched him play.

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Jan-08-2021, 6:57pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Mike Marshall's Loar? in General Mandolin Discussions

I recently signed up for Mike's Artistworks lessons. His mandolin is so cool, with the honest play wear. "This is tricky," he said, on the video,...

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Jan-08-2021, 5:13pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread MidMo at Shopgoodwill in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Yeah I saw the pictures of yours when Zach was looking at it. Needs more work than mine did for sure. Very cool that you are rescuing it :mandosmiley:

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Jan-08-2021, 4:14pm

Bob Clark replied to a thread Speed of bluegrass... is it just me? in General Mandolin Discussions

While I favor listening to and playing slower pieces of music, I think the slow pieces can often be played best by players who have the technical...

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Jan-08-2021, 9:11am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Ever just love the sound of your mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sometimes I'm holding my mandolin just right, and the whole thing just wakes up and sings. The whole instrument is vibrating and I can feel it as...

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Jan-08-2021, 8:59am

Sue Rieter replied to a thread MidMo at Shopgoodwill in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

My Mid-Mo mandola had a sunken top/loose brace when I got it. The C string buzzed like crazy in the upper frets. I could've returned it, but I liked...

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Jan-07-2021, 5:05pm

Sue Rieter replied to a discussion Moving from 2 to 3 Finger Chords in group Newbies

"I think I'm pretty good at using my fingertips. Where I get the muting is mostly on the barre chords. I get one clean note, but not 2." Sherry, I...

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Jan-06-2021, 6:12pm

Sue Rieter replied to a discussion Looking for Information Stradolin in group Strad-O-Lin Mandolins

Joe, look at page 8 of 98 in the vintage ad social group, posted by Jim Garber. Looks like your Stradolin there, to me, Artist Deluxe. What do you...

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Jan-06-2021, 5:13pm

Sue Rieter replied to a discussion Looking for Information Stradolin in group Strad-O-Lin Mandolins

I'm assuming you looked through everybody's pictures here, and looked at all the old advertising. How do you like it? I love mine :mandosmiley: ...

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Jan-05-2021, 9:33pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread What's in your case? in General Mandolin Discussions

Now I'm curious as to the function of the beer coasters in the tremolo exercise.

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Jan-05-2021, 8:45pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Bridge upgrade on new Eastman mando? in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm not even playing my Kentucky 200S (first mandolin) much any more (though I might take it on vacation), yet reading this thread, I feel a strange...

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Jan-05-2021, 5:16pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Another really weird hybrid -- a "cigar box mandolin" in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Maybe it depends on the size of the wooden box and what it is made of ;)

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Jan-05-2021, 3:54pm

Sue Rieter replied to a thread Another really weird hybrid -- a "cigar box mandolin" in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I guess I'd have to answer, "Why not?" ;) I heard one of these played, and it wasn't half bad.

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