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Charlie Bernstein started a thread microphone feedback cures in Equipment

As a pickup alternative, tried miking my guitar yesterday. If I can make it work, I'll try it on mando and other instruments. I had the mic run...

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Dec-04-2021, 12:46pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Right-handed fiddle player, left-handed mando player in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome, Z! It sounds awkward - especially since you can already do it righty on a fiddle. But it must be possible. It sounds kind of like using...

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Dec-02-2021, 11:46pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Anyone else have no players near them? in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm doing just that. I got in touch with the new UU pastor here to talk about it, and she's interested in hosting a coffee house. We're talking after...

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Dec-02-2021, 12:51pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Gibson Snakehead A Junior in General Mandolin Discussions

Congrats. Jammed with a buddy last night, and the snakehead came through for me better than ever. What a great little axe!

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Dec-02-2021, 12:48pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Anyone else have no players near them? in General Mandolin Discussions

Here in northern New England, playing with other people can mean traveling. I've often driven two hours each way just to jam. But since Covid struck,...

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Dec-02-2021, 12:37pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Microphones for home recording in General Mandolin Discussions

A 57. They sound good, they last forever, and the price is right.

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Nov-30-2021, 10:56pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Your favorite mandolin tuning tips? in General Mandolin Discussions

Snark.

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Nov-30-2021, 10:40pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, and it works great for big files, too. See post 10. To make an index, I'd normally say create a spreadsheet, but with 7,500 tunes, that...

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Nov-30-2021, 10:29pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

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Nov-30-2021, 10:28pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

'Zackly. That's the arrow I mentioned. I've used it to search entire books. The length of the PDF (or any other text) doesn't matter. If you want...

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Nov-30-2021, 11:15am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Good idea, but it costs too much to be an option.

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Nov-30-2021, 8:04am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

There's not much space between the bridge and the top. It's starting to sound like I should just try a different adhesive. Next time I'm out and...

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Nov-28-2021, 11:47pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Yes, I've had several endpin jacks. They're good. It's not what I'm looking for now, though.

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Nov-28-2021, 11:45pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Yes, the JJB is the same type of pickup. And like yours, mine mars the mandolin's finish. That's why I want to get something else.

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Nov-28-2021, 11:42pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Yup! As I said in post 1, it works fine. The problem is that the sticky round pickups remove the mandolin's finish. - - - Updated - - - Yes,...

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Nov-28-2021, 2:14pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Better machines give better sustain? in Equipment

The wood doesn't know what the metal weighs. Why do you think the difference you're hearing is because of the tuners and not the bridge? PS -...

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Nov-28-2021, 1:29pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Yeah, they're great. That's what my last mando had and what my current dread and two resos have. But I want to be done with drilling out endpins, so...

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Nov-28-2021, 12:13pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

It's easy. Open the file. On a Mac, hit Command F. On a PC, I think it's Control F. (If that doesn't work, look for Find in your control...

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Nov-28-2021, 11:58am

Charlie Bernstein started a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

The JJB clamp-on external pickup I got a while back isn't working out. It sounds fine, but the mando finish looks a little bit worse every time I...

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Nov-28-2021, 9:24am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to remember tunes? in General Mandolin Discussions

And not just in music! Cesar Chavez said the three rules to organizing are: repetition, repetition, repetition.

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Nov-28-2021, 9:23am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to remember tunes? in General Mandolin Discussions

The number varies, but I've heard advice like that. It's probably good advice for those who can pull it off, but it boggles me. Twenty-five? I've...

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Nov-28-2021, 9:15am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Gibson Snakehead A Junior in General Mandolin Discussions

Love my snakehead Junior. Who needs a bouzouki when you have a bazooka? Congrats!

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Nov-27-2021, 8:55am

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread The cure for MAS in General Mandolin Discussions

Yeah, this is a one-in-one-out (OOIO) house, too. But lucky for me, I'm in the same situation as Librarydog: My mando and guitars all do it for me...

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Nov-23-2021, 11:36pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Recommendations For Headphones? in General Mandolin Discussions

I don't know the model. I do know: - Closed-back will give you getter isolation. That's an advantage. The disadvantage is that you won't know if...

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Nov-23-2021, 5:54pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres? in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome, Isaiah! I'm not a pro, just a guitar slut who accidentally fell into mando a few years ago. My genres are a lot like yours: folk,...

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Nov-22-2021, 10:02pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Blues on the Mandolin - Let's Hear Ya! in General Mandolin Discussions

I’m with you Kevin— Freddie King is one of the all time best blues singers/players. Great version here!

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Nov-22-2021, 1:11pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Blues on the Mandolin - Let's Hear Ya! in General Mandolin Discussions

Technically, not blues, but it fits the theme. A song about the blues as an emotion and how to pick yourself up and move on. Neil Diamond gets all...

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Nov-20-2021, 10:40pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Let's hear your BEST musical joke? in General Mandolin Discussions

PS - Oh, yeah, and I just remembered one Richard Thompson tells: A husband and wife are out Christmas shopping. They have separate lists, so...

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Nov-20-2021, 4:48pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread Let's hear your BEST musical joke? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sorry, can't narrow it down to one. Managed to get it down to two, though: Q: What's the best pickup to put on a banjo? A: A Ford F-150. Q:...

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Nov-18-2021, 9:37pm

Charlie Bernstein replied to a thread How to remember tunes? in General Mandolin Discussions

I wasn't born with the memory gene, so I practice improvising. No tune I play sounds the same way twice. Which is fine, because my goal isn't to...

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