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Jan-20-2021, 2:36am

Bren replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

I gave up trying to do it on Android and bought myself an iPad recently. Now I just need time. My accordionist friend has made some collaborative...

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Jan-20-2021, 2:27am

Bren replied to a thread Couple of tunes in calico tuning in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Very interesting. I know one tune , Ragtime Jane, that has the e strings tuned e/c# .

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Jan-20-2021, 2:15am

Bren replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

Heh. I work from home in a small office/mancave. Or should I say mandocave. There's something about the sound of the mandolin that summons my...

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Jan-13-2021, 3:18am

Bren replied to a thread Clean fretting where there's more finger than board? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I would need to start removing about the 11th fret!

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Jan-08-2021, 1:54pm

Bren replied to a discussion Winter Lochan (An original composition) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice John. And today I learned that Lochanside was composed for Loch Loskin!

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Jan-08-2021, 1:48pm

Bren replied to a thread Ever just love the sound of your mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes. About once a week.

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Jan-08-2021, 7:48am

Bren replied to a thread Mike Marshall's Arpeggio Workout in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Maybe something changed, but the link is showing me price as $24.95 .

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Jan-05-2021, 3:11pm

Bren replied to a discussion Two Shetland Reels. in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice John, much nicer than the thrashing I give them. Ginny, just be thankful he wasn't crossing the Firth of Forth from Fife, 4th or 5th of...

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Jan-05-2021, 11:48am

Bren replied to a thread Tremolo Tips in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don't disagree with that DavidKOS. My idea, as a picker of mostly, but not only, fiddle tunes and such, was that the bursts of a few seconds...

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Jan-05-2021, 9:10am

Mandophile replied to a thread Rudy Cipolla in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Happy New Year Rudy fans! I have added two new files to the "Rudy Cipolla archive" (see the link below). The first file is a 47-second movie...

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Jan-05-2021, 8:57am

Bren replied to a thread Tremolo Tips in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

First of all, I think if you can do it for a few seconds, that is a good start. Most tremolo is really only in bursts of a few seconds. So...

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Jan-04-2021, 7:25pm

Bren replied to a thread Mandolin Mashed Finger Pics in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

What Montana Matt said. No gigs, no festivals , no pub sessions, no musical house gatherings since March.

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Jan-03-2021, 6:42am

Bren replied to a thread Steve Earle on the Outlaw Country Cruise in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Like this not-green one? https://www.npr.org/2018/08/02/634925816/steve-earle-the-dukes-on-mountain-stage I can't read the logo. Did Daniel...

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Jan-03-2021, 5:39am

Bren replied to a thread Possible podcast/youtube weekly series - copyright problems? in Song and Tune Projects

There's at least one excellent video of Slickville (Twin River rag) , from the book, on YouTube by Jordan Ramsey. I believe as Simon says, that...

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Jan-03-2021, 5:00am

Bren replied to a thread Scottish Reels in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

That looks right Aidan. The "scottishness" or not would come in the rhythm or accompaniment. Or Shetland-Ness, since it's a Tom Anderson tune. ...

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Jan-02-2021, 8:44pm

Bren replied to a thread OK, we've done nut width, but how about neck depth and shape? in General Mandolin Discussions

I've just got an Eastman 815, bought remotely since we can't travel far at the moment. I'm struggling a bit with the V neck and will have to adapt...

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Jan-02-2021, 8:08pm

Bren replied to a thread Scottish Reels in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

It's very hard to play Robertson's Reel without it coming out a bit bluegrassy. I was at a session in Ireland last y..., I mean 2019, and played a...

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Jan-02-2021, 5:34pm

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

Actually, if I was playing that progression using all two-finger chords, it would depend on which versions of the chords. The G and the C could be...

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Jan-02-2021, 5:29pm

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

I just measured my (newly-acquired from COVID non-travel savings and equipment sales) Eastman 815 , (not killer price but definitely not cheapo)...

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Dec-28-2020, 4:08pm

Bren replied to a thread ? Changing strings in General Mandolin Discussions

Capo works for me too. My eyesight isn't the best and I struggle with the E string especially. Holding the tension on the wraps while trying to...

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Dec-28-2020, 10:46am

Bren replied to a thread Plans for dark mode? in Forum Software Support

They do it on The Session.org and I don't like it. At least they fixed it (I checked just now) so the music notation appears in light mode - it...

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Dec-27-2020, 6:25am

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

RIP. His lovely work on Tone Poems CDs really showed what a musician he was. I had heard his name for years but not really listened before then.

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Dec-26-2020, 4:14pm

Bren replied to a discussion Auntie Mary (Cock o’ the North) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Also we tend to play Cock o' the North in pipes scale with a flattened 7th.

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Dec-26-2020, 4:12pm

Bren replied to a discussion Auntie Mary (Cock o’ the North) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

The words I know to that are even ruder than any version I can find on the internet. I also know a very rude version of The Muckin' o Geordie's...

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Dec-26-2020, 6:20am

Bren replied to a thread How Many Like Blonde Mandos?? in General Mandolin Discussions

Blonde just doesn't look right to me. I prefer dark wood tones. Having said that, the sound is the thing and thus I have a blonde topped Coombe...

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Dec-25-2020, 6:44am

Bren replied to a thread why no carbon fiber mandolins? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have played one owned by a friend. I also tried some carbon fibre instruments at the late Stan Jay's Mandolin Brothers store. They have lovely...

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Dec-24-2020, 6:01am

Bren replied to a thread Ceccherini 10 string mandolin in Belfast, advice needed in Vintage Instruments

Greetings from snowy Scotland. What a great thread this has been to read . Belinda, how lovely that your mandolin arrived back today! Nick...

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Dec-24-2020, 5:21am

Bren replied to a thread Work distraction in General Mandolin Discussions

Heh. I just swivel my chair and reach. Making sure the video and mike are muted if I'm on a Teams call :-)

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Dec-23-2020, 7:06pm

Bren replied to a discussion Open discussion about how best to learn new tunes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

i have no advice to give here but plenty to learn from. from Bertram's rules Rule #1 I'm easily distracted and find it very difficult to...

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