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Oct-15-2019, 6:01pm

Pete Martin replied to a thread Improvising in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

There is no "right way" to learn improv. While the goal is to be able to flow without thinking (subconcious), no player can ever do this without a...

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Oct-15-2019, 5:29pm

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Just downloaded Rob Meldrum's free Mandolin set-up book in Equipment

That's cool. My mando was set-up well by the Mandolin Store, but I understand it's an issue with the lower cost mandolins. I know from being a...

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Oct-15-2019, 5:26pm

Elliot Luber started a thread Sam Bush interview in General Mandolin Discussions

https://www.artsatl.org/sam-bush-embraces-role-as-elder-statesman-of-modern-bluegrass-music/

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Oct-15-2019, 4:42pm

Pete Martin started a thread Filling Behind a Singer in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Here is a video on how to start playing fill phrases behind a singer. These are very simple lines but give you an idea of how to fill. PDF...

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Oct-14-2019, 4:25pm

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Playing the violin like a mandolin (Champ Hood) in General Mandolin Discussions

I used to pick my violin with a guitar pick along to the radio years before I found out what a mandolin was. It's much better on an instrument...

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Oct-14-2019, 10:49am

Elliot Luber started a thread Just downloaded Rob Meldrum's free Mandolin set-up book in Equipment

While my mandolin is well set-up, the book provides a wealth of information I will eventually put to good use. It is particularly recommended for...

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Oct-11-2019, 6:26pm

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Completed First Build in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Well done!

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Oct-09-2019, 9:29am

Elliot Luber replied to a thread No mando content: Remembering Ginger Baker in General Mandolin Discussions

I play In the White Room on mandolin. It can be a little dull without the lyrics, though, but to me anything that puts rhythm in the lead points to...

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Oct-09-2019, 9:27am

Elliot Luber replied to a thread No mando content: Remembering Ginger Baker in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, I linked to the documentary above. He was a difficult man to get along with, but that made him independent in his musical ideas.

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Oct-07-2019, 11:31am

Pete Martin replied to a thread I think something's wrong with my mandolin. in General Mandolin Discussions

"I play mandolin... and I can tune... If I have too... I guess..."

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Oct-06-2019, 6:51pm

Elliot Luber started a thread No mando content: Remembering Ginger Baker in General Mandolin Discussions

He was a fantastic musician and widely disliked, but did I mention his music?...

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Oct-04-2019, 4:53pm

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening? in General Mandolin Discussions

I never quite got the delineation between country and folk or how so much music could be excluded, but it's a tough subject to tackle and, overall,...

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Oct-04-2019, 4:48pm

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Now HERE's a mandolinist's worst nightmare: in General Mandolin Discussions

No case, it doubles as a trampoline.

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Oct-03-2019, 10:42am

Elliot Luber replied to a thread Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening? in General Mandolin Discussions

I think it was really good, but I feel they made some mistakes as well, both in inclusion and omission.

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