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  1. Re: Gibson threatening the mandolin and guitar luthier community

    Oh, and one comment on YouTube about this video caught my fancy. It said "This is actually how you play a Firebird X. It's in the manual"

    Might be true.
  2. Re: Volume of oval vs f-hole for Irish session music

    I played a snakehead Gibson oval for many years in string bands but when I switched to my Flatiron A5 style, aside from the tone change, the main difference was that I could hear my playing better,...
  3. Re: Weber Gallatin Special Edition 2009 on eBay

    Wide is the gate and broad is the way to banjo. Narrow is the gate and rough is the way to mandolin.
  4. Re: Volume of oval vs f-hole for Irish session music

    PS- flattop oval is a good consideration
  5. Re: Volume of oval vs f-hole for Irish session music

    If you're looking for more volume in a session setting you might want to try to a heavier pick.
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    Re: Cameronian Reel

    PH-Mando plays it in a bit of a hornpipey style but in structure, it's a very typical reel. It's unmistakably a reel the way these lads from Galway play it:

    https://youtu.be/VCUOI2mH5gg
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    Cameronian Reel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzzasU42MU
  8. Re: Differences between A or F model mandolin.

    No apology required. The question is appropriate for this forum.

    We don't have questions that are unnecessary or too entry level. The rude response you received after your opening post will not be...
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    Re: Differences between A or F model mandolin.

    The scroll and points -- on most instruments, anyway -- are solid wood and don't appreciably add to either the vibrating surface, or the size of the air chamber. Some claim to hear generic...
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