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Jan-21-2021, 4:04pm

CarlM replied to a thread A good Slaid Cleaves song for 2021 in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

A friend I used to play with quite a bit sang his song Temporary. She was absolutely amazing singing it and the handful of times we did it publicly,...

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Jan-21-2021, 3:50pm

CarlM replied to a thread Danger of imitating an inlay logo/brand? in Builders and Repair

PRS Guitars are known for the bird logo on their fingerboards as fret markers. https://www.prsguitars.com/products/se_acoustic/

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Jan-17-2021, 12:31am

CarlM replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

(Verse) If you see a big eel, and his teeth are like steel, That’s a Moray. (A Moray!) If he’s big and he’s mean and he’s slimy and green,...

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Jan-15-2021, 2:39am

CarlM replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Jethro said in at least one show that his wife offered to pack his bags and cut him loose if she had to hear him teach one more student Sweet Georgia...

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Jan-14-2021, 1:56am

CarlM replied to a thread Picking both strings in a course in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Floating fingers means letting your fingers glide along the pick guard or finger rest to establish a depth reference. That is the normal technique...

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Jan-11-2021, 12:39am

CarlM replied to a thread Curious about mandola nomenclature in General Mandolin Discussions

. Historical Note It has been said that Thomas Jefferson played one and was quite good at it.

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Jan-10-2021, 2:52pm

CarlM replied to a thread Down Up help in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I went through that on guitar. I was having unexplained crash and burns in jams on songs I knew well and had played hundreds of times. At Kaufmann...

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Jan-09-2021, 9:49pm

CarlM replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

Here is Bryan Sutton's tribute from a couple of days ago.

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Jan-07-2021, 3:03pm

CarlM replied to a thread Picking both strings in a course in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Pick through the strings instead of lifting your hand or raising the pick out of the strings. Keep your pick motion in the plane of the strings as...

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Jan-07-2021, 2:25pm

CarlM replied to a thread Tips for bending/fitting the F5 bottom point rib piece? in Builders and Repair

Another reason for leaving them long if you are hot pipe bending is to have something to hold on to as you bend. Otherwise you are left with a flat...

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Jan-04-2021, 2:36pm

CarlM replied to a thread HELP with tuning in General Mandolin Discussions

Tuning a guitar in fifths would have several issues you have to overcome. The first is finding appropriate string gauges so you do not put too much...

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Jan-02-2021, 3:38pm

CarlM replied to a thread Bad habits? in General Mandolin Discussions

I set up the 1 3/16 nuts on my mandolins around 1.06 outside to outside G to E strings. To help with not hitting adjacent strings your fingers...

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Dec-29-2020, 2:44pm

CarlM replied to a thread Music store etiquette? in General Mandolin Discussions

That got me to messing around with Stairway on my mandolin. You know it does not sound too bad.

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