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Just ordered one of these:The Dawg Leash https://acousticdisc.com/product/the-dawg-leash/

<sarcasm> Image how good he would be if he kept his fingers closer to the frets.</sarcasm>
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

Just found this by accident. Thought I would share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJoVfYUNcg

Stumbled upon this clip of Jethro Burns & Roy Clark on Hee Haw form 1980.
His 2nd break is quite nice, to say the least.
https://youtu.be/4YhiBqeIooo?t=63

Great player. His Embergher sounds fantastic.

Monsters of the Mandolin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Y5fvtP8oFI8

This might have been posted before, but thought I would share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTk0LFIpq5c

Been digging Carlo Aonzo Trio "A Mandolin Journey" and rediscovered Assanhado. I used to play it, fell out of my playlist. Went to YouTube to hear some other versions and found this:
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It is amazing how many of us can get caught up with pyrotechnics, burning up the fret board, when it all really comes down to making wonderfully beautiful music like this.

Thanks for sharing!

I do believe Ronnie just keeps getting better and better.

(NFI, don't even own a cat)
Love to know who the mandolin player is for this commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjo9xQpqhNo

Here is a decent video discussing the merits of a Rogue for a beginner. Interesting Youtube channel to boot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgBO2iX_MM&nohtml5=False

There are some real masters on here of the varying styles, so hopefully they'll chime in. But I would say slow it down, get the patterns correct. Then add speed. You can always do what comes...

John Jorgenson on mandolin, Stephen Dudash on violin, and Charlie Chadwick on bass. Don't know the others. But those three are some monster musicians, some of the best Gypsy Jazz you'll ever hear. Of...

I have had great luck with Japenese made bowl backs. I have two Suzuki's, one Watanabe, one Ochiai, one Arai, and a Zen-On (?). Also have an inexpensive Chinese one that came with a nice case. Very...

Everybody and their brother(s) play guitar. Being able to add a mandolin into a jam is very beneficial. Just learn basic folk, rock, country, etc...and you'll be able to fit in somewhere. And if all...

E.L.P Keyboardist Keith Emerson...

Don't watch the video clip Rolling Stone has embedded. It does not do him justice at all.
This one is much better, as is this one

Sorry to hear it has so many issues. Your situation as described has been a prime reason for me not taking the risks of 65+ year old mandolins. If I had a luthier around that I could trust I would be...

I would play $59.95 Rogue mandolins for the rest of my life if I could play like you!

Congrats on the Calace!

He plays like he has nothing to prove. I have learned that being understated is one of the most difficult things to accomplish.

That is stunning!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAc1gJv98vY

Ronnie McCroury's playing is fantastic...I thought that was a given?
:-)

Not to besmirch or over attribute genius, but to me Thile is to Monroe as Paganini is to Bach.
Bach wrote tunes that will be hummed, whistled, etc...forever by people of just about every...

I guess it is at least 4 or 5 years old, don't remember it ever being posted, lucked up and found it this morning.