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Today, 2:54pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Experimenting with Logic Pro in Song and Tune Projects

Very cool. I have no idea how you would make that happen, but I really enjoyed it.

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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 4:55pm

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

The tab is so helpful and I want to express my appreciation for it. Thank you Larry, Scott and all contributors. Best to you!

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Yesterday, 3:57pm

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

And thanks to Scott for preserving this resource.

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Feb-25-2021, 2:56pm

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

You need to know both to be really proficient. The note names/locations are absolute while the patterns are relative, ie, the intervals. But I...

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Feb-24-2021, 6:55pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread How to practice Circle of 5ths in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

The chart, easily findable with Google, shows the relationship between chords. There are several online sources to explain the info represented by...

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Feb-24-2021, 6:01pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Gassing for next Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

A used A style is the place to look.

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Feb-24-2021, 5:53pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Thoughts on neck profiles and a mandolin upgrade in General Mandolin Discussions

When I had my 2 point made, I measured the width and depth of my favorite neck at 3 points and used a profile gage at those same 3 places to provide...

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Feb-24-2021, 3:41pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

Nope. They get in the way when you pick. Even Loar knew that:)

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Feb-23-2021, 7:48pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Gibson mando date and model? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Did Batson D. Belfrey play mandolin?

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Feb-23-2021, 5:09pm

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

No, I'm usually short one:) But it is on order:mandosmiley:

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Feb-23-2021, 12:15pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

The first guitar Arthur Overholzer built won an international competition. You can certainly bring a lot to your first instrument.

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Feb-22-2021, 6:31pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Strings for a K-1 Mandocello in CBOM

Hi Tom. Didn’t know you played mandocello. Nice of you to join us.:)

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Feb-22-2021, 5:09pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

A search of ladder bracing on this site through Google doesn’t return much. The little bit it does return is about guitars and flat top mandolins. ...

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Feb-22-2021, 10:36am

Bill McCall replied to a thread Michael Cleveland on Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Michael and Nathan Livers played a blazing duet a couple of years ago at the Stevenson Wa festival. I was surprised the instruments didn’t burst in...

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Feb-21-2021, 8:18pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread How Would You Play This Double Stop? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

When I sing the melody, the 'once' note and the note before it is D. In the first strike its the fifth the G chord, but the second strike its the...

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Feb-21-2021, 11:33am

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

Yes. Could maybe make the long braces smaller, thinner not shorter. Edit: just noticed in the ‘recurve too thin’ thread has a comment about a...

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Feb-20-2021, 6:49pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

So, if braces act as beams, it seems they should run perpendicular to the grain of the top, and probably under the bridge, to provide additional top...

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Feb-19-2021, 10:35pm

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

That hits the mark:)

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Feb-19-2021, 6:03pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Is the position of the braces on a mandolin important? in Builders and Repair

Find a set of plans, oval or f hole, and follow them. There are many explanations of bracing or ‘tone bar’ specifications, some based on history,...

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Feb-19-2021, 4:19pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Some questions about optional features on mandolins: in General Mandolin Discussions

1. A wider nut, typically to 1 3/16, adds about 60/1000 in width, split between the the 3 string groups. Some people find greater ease of playing,...

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Feb-19-2021, 12:46pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Method book recommendations in General Mandolin Discussions

From my own experience, you might be a while at that:)

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Feb-19-2021, 12:29pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Batwing Flies Again! in General Mandolin Discussions

It wasn't too far from Allen and Elmwood, back in my mac 'n cheese days. i had a similar Friday habit as well, for country blues records. Of course...

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Feb-17-2021, 6:35pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread One piece back? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, trees grow much bigger than that:)

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Feb-17-2021, 3:30pm

Bill McCall replied to a thread Take The A Train in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

YouTube is your friend.

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