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Yesterday, 4:41pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week # 561 ~ The Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, all -- it's a fun tune, with a distinguished and unusual history attached. Although according to the Wikipedia entry there seems to be some...

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Yesterday, 1:05pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Fly and Dodger (Liz Carroll) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Dusty. And thanks, nice rocking melody. I just tried this in A major/D major. Sounds great with the ringing open strings and fingering...

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Yesterday, 3:52am

Simon DS replied to a thread Are either of these mandolines? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

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Yesterday, 12:31am

Simon DS replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Misplaced repeats? -You play the whole thing through to the double bar line. That’s 8 measures. Start at beginning again, now the whole thing...

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Jul-01-2022, 12:29pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion High Clouds in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely stately and purposeful rhythm Frith, nice job!

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Jul-01-2022, 11:39am

Simon DS replied to a thread Recommend me some Irish folk bands in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I think someone recently said never walk all over the singer with a mandolin, a bouzouki, octave, whistle… These guys do it all the time! ...

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Jul-01-2022, 5:45am

Simon DS replied to a thread A different version of Red Haired Boy in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Thanks, interesting and nice playing. Here’s a version I recorded a while back. I was in a phase where every tune I learned had to be in...

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Jul-01-2022, 5:34am

Simon DS replied to a thread Bulldog Mandolins in Builders and Repair

Nice!

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Jul-01-2022, 3:54am

Simon DS replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Here's a set of lyrics from La Procidana, a song that can sound very beautiful and romantic to a non-Italian speaker. Indeed, there are vast...

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Jul-01-2022, 3:31am

Simon DS replied to a thread David Grisman licks from his interview 'The Story of Crusher' in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Nice one Roland! I’m actually starting to understand the Blues. Many thanks.

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Jul-01-2022, 3:06am

Martin Jonas replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

The lyrics to "La Procidana" are in the La Barbera book. There are also quite a few text variants online, all differing to a lesser or greater...

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Jun-30-2022, 8:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Here’s the eBay one: lt does look like it has a double top.

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Jun-30-2022, 8:36pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

There have been precursors to this design primarily Chris Knutsen: https://www.harpguitars.net/knutsen/mandolins.htm. A d also the Larson Brothers...

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Jun-30-2022, 7:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Is this the same song? He may be singing in a regional dialect? Do you have further info about the song?

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Jun-30-2022, 7:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Double-sided, double-necked violin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

For historical purposes:

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Jun-30-2022, 7:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Not the highest workmanship if I can tell from the photos. Also hard to tell but it looks like purfling might be painted on or even drawn with a...

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Jun-30-2022, 5:41pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

I agree with my colleagues above. If all else fails replace the fretboard with a reasonably thick one, refret, and shim up the bridge if necessary.

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Jun-30-2022, 3:45pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Recommendation for mandolin lessons in USA in General Mandolin Discussions

Good luck, lots of great places to go to. :) One bit of advice is that people are generally very friendly and open, but at the same really don’t...

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Jun-30-2022, 2:01pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Italian folk music on mando in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Thanks Mick, some nice links there. Here are a couple of playlists for La Ciapa Rusa, referenced in the above .abc file. (Thanks Brian). I use...

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Jun-30-2022, 1:53am

Simon DS replied to a thread Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning? in General Mandolin Discussions

One cure for jangly courses is to replace the high octaves with slightly heavier strings -if the neck can handle the slightly increased tension....

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Jun-29-2022, 1:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread My banjo killer (is not a mandolin) in General Mandolin Discussions

I have been getting more and more into playing that way on fiddle or mandolin. Part of it comes from playing in gatherings with multiple fiddles. I...

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Jun-29-2022, 4:38am

Simon DS replied to a thread How to “woodshed” in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

My great grandmother used to say to us: ‘You carry on like that and you’ll be spending the night in the garden shed’. Or: ‘you’ll be out there with...

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Jun-28-2022, 9:53pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning? in General Mandolin Discussions

I had my ‘70s Sigma 12 string tuned like that using an electric bass string to get the right tension/tone. Had to get a medium and light set of...

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Jun-28-2022, 9:35pm

Simon DS replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

Don’t make me have to choose between Bluegrass and Heavy Metal, JourneyBear. :)) -Because I love both of them. Oriental music? Love that too....

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Jun-28-2022, 3:57pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Siciliana(Giovanni Battista Pergolesi) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

They both died at age 26? Nice recording of Pergolesi's siciliana. I recorded it a few years ago as well -- works really nicely on mandolin: ...

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Jun-28-2022, 3:32pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Siciliana(Giovanni Battista Pergolesi) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice atmosphere Christian. Had a look at Mr. Parson’s history, was the connection music or morphine?

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Jun-28-2022, 1:29pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #107 ~ Bonaparte's Retreat in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice dynamics and double stops Frank.

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Jun-28-2022, 1:27pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #123 ~ Liza Jane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Frank, and interesting to see you holding down those G and E notes on the third string. Cool.

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Jun-28-2022, 12:58pm

Simon DS replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

METALLICA!!!!! Good arpeggio/strum pattern practice here too. https://youtu.be/_GiBwmmNwtI

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Jun-28-2022, 11:41am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #107 ~ Bonaparte's Retreat in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Really great playing, Frank -- I love the different style you put on every repetition of the tune, especially the high version up the neck. Just...

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