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May-19-2022,
11:29am
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Apologies for the discursive diversionary arc, but whether you can hear and be heard, or not, is at least tangential , if not central, to the...
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May-19-2022,
2:38am
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How it works, sonically, for you in the exact place you're sitting, in a room that gets progressively more or less noisier and crowded over the...
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May-18-2022,
5:36pm
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I like The Rosebud of Allenvale by Scott Skinner, written by him in A but which I prefer on mandolin in G....
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May-17-2022,
4:57am
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Well done John. Can I just say you don't look a day over 77!
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May-17-2022,
3:59am
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I'm just a couple of years behind you Daniel but my playing has never been great at speed. At least now I can claim it's old age.
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May-14-2022,
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Hootananny pub in Inverness! thats were we went! :)
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May-14-2022,
8:50am
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Folded path: I looked it up to remind myself about the exact relationship between dB and perceived volume and found this (my underlining) : ...
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It's funny that I first heard, or probably had forgotten and was reminded of, Dornoch Links just a couple of weeks ago by a Polish whistler at our...
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May-13-2022,
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Good one John W. You did right to post it as it is.
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May-13-2022,
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Hi Sue, I don't generally give up at local sessions because I can always take a break and chat to people I know if it's not working for me. For...
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May-13-2022,
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Yes, I've met Dagger here in Aberdeen a few times when he was running workshops. In a previous life I played tenor banjo in a Pogues tribute band...
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May-13-2022,
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oh you are in Scotland! I wonder if you know Dagger Gordon from Inchindown, I believe he is in the forum. Was lucky to visit him in 2019 during our...
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May-13-2022,
8:20am
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Know the tunes, turn up on time with equipment that works. Help with moving equipment. No more than that since I'm only a substitute, which suits...
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May-13-2022,
7:43am
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That's quite a life journey for the mandolin but it's bearing up well. And yes, has your unique voice. We have 80% humidity here but usually...
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May-13-2022,
6:20am
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Thank you Bren! I acquired the Gibson used in 2010. Since then it has gone through major repairs (neck reset, new fretboard, back repair, bridge...
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May-13-2022,
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Always a joy to hear your stuff Diptanshu. Prajna's not bad either! When did you acquire that Gibson? You get such a great sound out of it. ...
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May-13-2022,
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Last night at a local pub session, a couple who were leaving the pub came over and put £20 on the table and said thanks. Well, the £20 note said...
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Thank you for posting this. I appreciate that very much.
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May-09-2022,
1:36pm
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TBH , I find Louisville the weirdest bit. Cologne -Kazakhstan- Hong Kong-Taiwan (after they'd first travelled NW from Schaller factory to Cologne)...
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May-09-2022,
1:27pm
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Kazakhstan is joined to China and Germany via the "belt and road" system. Your tuners probably went by rail as far as Hong Kong. As someone who...
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May-07-2022,
3:33am
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I can't figure out exactly what AJ is playing up the neck there, but I found these simple chords worked for me in the E - F#m - F#m7 bits: Emaj7 -...
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May-07-2022,
12:06am
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much thanks and love to all you guys for the kind words :)
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May-05-2022,
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I've been playing regularly at sessions around the world for 30 years or more and I don't think I've heard the term "noodling" used in real life. ...
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Thanks John, I have been practising this a lot lately, trying to transpose it to the lower strings. Which isn't that difficult to do once, but...
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