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Yesterday, 8:29pm

JeffD replied to a thread Any modern(cheaper) mandolins with a Gibson model A 1924 sound? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have that same prejudice. But, realistically, a mandolin made 100 years or more ago, in great shape, probably spent most of its time in a case...

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Yesterday, 8:12pm

JeffD replied to a thread Can you tell about this mandolin please? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That mandolin could make someone happy forever. It is definitely someone's forever mandolin.

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Yesterday, 8:07pm

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

No matter what, you’ve got a cool mandolin with a unique backstory. The mystery of it all makes it even more fun. Play it in good health.

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Yesterday, 2:45pm

bradlaird replied to a thread Mandolin stands in Equipment

Ya’ll are just asking for it. Haha. Of course, a stand may represent a deeper subconscious desire for a new mandolin. Nothing wrong with that but why...

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Yesterday, 12:37pm

JeffD replied to a thread Newbie looking for tunes that feature mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

There is not much that a mandolin cannot do.

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Yesterday, 12:35pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes. Good point. I sometimes think the Kerman is the latest great step forward in mando-evolution, and it is inspired by the exactitudes and tonal...

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Yesterday, 12:30pm

JeffD replied to a thread New player - Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Here is an idea. Rent or borrow an instrument, for a couple of weeks or a month, to see if you are going to fall in love with it. If not, you saved...

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Yesterday, 12:20pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Mandolin development where, when? Most of the mandolin development was before bluegrass. Way before bluegrass. The iconic F-5 design evolved before...

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Yesterday, 12:10pm

JeffD replied to a thread Blonde Loars ? in Vintage Instruments

My goodness, I think you left out Sheraton brown. Very popular. Not blonde I admit, but not a burst either.

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Yesterday, 11:22am

JeffD replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This has been the hardest task for me. Sight reading the notes was easy in comapison. For me it has been just listening a lot. Becoming familiar...

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Yesterday, 11:14am

JeffD replied to a thread And now for something completely different in Tenor Guitars

Verne, there is something I love about that instrument. It is kind of transgressive, in a totally unassertive way. Kind of like Pee-wee Herman...

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Yesterday, 11:04am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have discovered that anyone who takes their playing seriously does a lot of practicing. For me, during normal times it is likely something like...

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Yesterday, 10:58am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

So two significant incidents related to a performance expectation I have had: In one it was a folk jam, popular folks songs and cowboy songs, and...

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Yesterday, 10:49am

Nathan Kellstadt replied to a thread And now for something completely different in Tenor Guitars

I'm digging it.

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Yesterday, 10:44am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

After a degree of personal soul searching I have concluded that it is the person taking the expensive instrument out of its case that experiences the...

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Yesterday, 10:24am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Better smell too!

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Yesterday, 8:37am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Guitar Pretends To Be A Mandolin! "The Camp." in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

The one on Jake's site looks awesome. I'd like to have one, but not such a project as the one on the 'bay.

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Yesterday, 7:47am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Although I don't "read rhythm" I do count it. In practice (which I do a great deal more of than performing these days) I dissect my playing as though...

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Jan-25-2021, 10:41pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MTO: replacement tuners? in Builders and Repair

Bill, I’ve posted about this before on the Cafe, but I went through two set of GA tuners and Collings ended up giving me a set of Gotohs, which are...

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Jan-25-2021, 3:08pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

By the way, I see this is your first post! Welcome to the forum!

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Jan-25-2021, 3:03pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Man, I wish I could help you. I can't. I haven't actually "read rhythm" since playing drums in the marching band in elementary school. I am a...

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Jan-25-2021, 12:57pm

JeffD replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

To further complicate things, for some strings the way they sound out of the pack newly installed is not the sound they will have when they settle...

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Jan-25-2021, 8:00am

dbmandolin created a blog entry Mandolin Mondays #264 w/ Special Guest Wyatt Ellis in dbmandolin

11-year-old Tennessean Wyatt Ellis has only been playing the mandolin for 2 years, but he's already playing with the best of them. Watch him go on...

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Jan-24-2021, 8:02pm

Caleb replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

Trying the various brands and styles of strings is a fun and relatively cheap adventure. Enjoy it!

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Jan-24-2021, 1:52pm

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Understood. I felt weird even asking, and in hindsight see I really shouldn’t have. Charley’s acoustic room is really great. Last time I was...

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Jan-24-2021, 1:00pm

Mark Gunter replied to a discussion Cleaning products? in group Newbies

Henry's advice on "cleaning" is rock solid. Dust it. Use as little of any product as possible. Forgetting brand names a moment, you can use a very...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:46am

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

Here's an update on my recent pick-geeking: Nik is still making the Apollo picks I ordered, and he was kind enough to help me with a last minute...

28 replies | 1685 view(s)

Jan-24-2021, 11:39am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Atlanta Mandolin Luthiers in Builders and Repair

My older brother gave me his '64 Corvair when he got his GTO. I was too young to legally drive at the time, 14 years old, he was 21. My cousin and I...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:09am

Caleb replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

This morning I've been messing around with The Golden Slippers. Fun tune!

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Jan-24-2021, 11:07am

Caleb replied to a thread Collings Headstock and string winders in Equipment

I noticed a while back that the headstock on my MT is getting beat up due to using a guitar string winder. It bugged me at first but now I think it...

14 replies | 582 view(s)

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