Aww. Too bad. Great songwriter. He had a good long life, though -- longer than I would've expected. I guess he's finally off of the LA freeway.
Aww. Too bad. Great songwriter. He had a good long life, though -- longer than I would've expected. I guess he's finally off of the LA freeway.
Cast my vote for Red Diamond. My F5 is just alien-technology voodoo good. And I have some other nice mandolins. But the RD is the bluegrass (and other) beast. And that goes double if I'm playing with...
Yes, Simon, Lantern is a good tune. I leaned it, before Blind Mary turned into another come-from-behind winner. So hopefully Lantern will get another at bat. There are some petty funny comments about...
Very nice! I love these.
OK, I found a video of my friend Dr. Frank Claudy playing "Old Decency," so I'm throwing in for that. I'll try to get him to record it with me if it wins the horse race.
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I like your thinking. I think I'd give that Collings a serious look and then go from there. I also like your adventurous ideas as to fonts and type sizes. Not sure why we're all always using the...
I'll have to get my copy out and read it again. Thanks for the poke. Bob is a nice guy and a great player. And a fellow Iowan from up the road.
Interesting to read the comments. I was expecting to see more bargains in the ads here than I have, but I'm not exactly tracking things on a spread sheet. One of my sons has a high-end bike shop in a...
I'm not sure price and satisfaction are related for me. If I paid a lot and it sounds really good, I'm happy. If it didn't cost too much and I like playing, I'm happy. If the playability is lacking...
I wipe mine off with a cloth and some of Dave Harvey's secret polish when I change the strings. Mainly, I want to get the beer spittle off top and upper bout. Gross but true.
This is quite an education from a number of different perspectives. Thank you for these posts.
Theory has its benefits and uses. I wish I knew more. And music basically is math, like it or not. I wish I were better at math, instead of being almost pathologically math-impaired. (I honestly...
There are common jazz chord progressions but I don’t think they deal with the circle fifths. Not my thing, but I believe ii (meaning the 2 minor) V I is common, as is II (major) V I. As in in the key...
Thanks, Charles. That IS an interesting thread. I'm not wondering so much about mandolins that are intentional replicas, with careful distressing, that with bad intentions might even constitute a...
This is very generous. Thank you. The PDFs aren't available using a Mac but will download (via email) with an iPhone.
Yeah, it’s probably total clickbait. But it is an object lesson. Last night I was thinking about buying some studio monitor stands. What did I do? Google “Best studio monitor stands.” Last week, it...
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I found this video a while back and recently decided to give the scale workout a try. Wow! It's a great way to warm up the right hand and improve control (and conscious awareness) of what the right...
...you can instantly identify many of the sellers (both commercial and individuals with repeat ads) by the style of the photos when the ad first opens.
I second CarlM's advice, and Victor Daniel's. I've been obsessing over this lately. A few thoughts: Andrew Collins told me (and he tells everybody) to embrace sucking. The only way to get good is to...
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I doubt I'm getting one. I did, however, just get a torrified blonde Collings MT2 that is quite lovely. It's about all the stimulation I can handle on a Wednesday morning. To adapt an old "head"...
I have a Stradivarius. Says right on the label: "Stradivarius / Made in China." I wonder if he's open to trades?
Hope springs eternal.
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