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Clash resolve is what makes melodies and especially improvisation work to my ears. Spend time playing “wrong” notes and finding where they resolve. Then see how to make those resolve points even...

In another thread a member mentioned Ralph Tuttila as a mandolin influence. The name looked familiar, so did a search and stumbled across this video.
In the mid 90"s I traded a vintage Hohner button...

I don't, honestly, and I play guitar at least as much as mandolin (neither not enough). And, there are a couple acoustic-guitar focused forums where I can find hundreds of guitars for sale, never...

Noting the anniversary of this feature.

Good tune. Seems like it may have been "played out" in the last few decades. Our band can do it, but we don't include it in our sets very often. I happen to like it and try to get us to play it more...

Another famous Finnish waltz...:mandosmiley:

https://soundcloud.com/jairorp/emmas-waltz?si=34e0bfdc946448a5b9a092d3cf458ca2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Hello mandolin players who like tunes with Scandinavian, especially Finnish flavour! I have news for you!
In this thread some people have mentioned my mandolin publications:
Mandoliiniopas (1990)...

This is a popular Finnish waltz composed in 1931 by Viljo Vesterinen.
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Now that's what really matters. I don't play the wood grain...I play mandolin. Assuming the action is good, it's the sound that counts.

Postage stamps should be collected. Instruments should be played. Get off my lawn, Gibson. :grin:

JEStanek wrote: “For me best tone is a combination of how I hold the instrument, my technique, and the mix of strings and pick to get optimal tone.”
It’s only human, of course, so many of us are...