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    Re: Speed Neck on Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    Only about half way. :) I've been using Scotchbrite for a long while, mostly because down here on the third coast anything made with iron in it rusts pretty quickly because of the heat and...
  2. Thread: Aged-tone?

    by HoGo
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    Wood will always gets to EMC which depends on RH of air around it. Thermally processed wood has slightly lower EMC and has generally better dimensional stability which was the main argument for doing...
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    Re: Speed Neck on Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    White scotch brite will do the same thing with less mess.
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    Re: Speed Neck on Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    I really don’t get all this “speed neck” thing but a quick rub down with fine wire wool has traditionally been the solution to a snooker cue sticking to your bridge hand.
  5. Thread: Aged-tone?

    by Jim Roberts
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    A mellower sound? Please cite your sources for us. Thanks.
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    Re: Mandocello as an octave?

    My custom 10 string 26" scale mandocello covers the range of a mandocello and an OM , going from C to E (C-G-D-A-E).

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    I also tuned my Eastman MDC805 like an OM once:

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  7. Thread: Aged-tone?

    by Iron
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    Before you make up your mind about torrified, play a Red Diamond.
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    by DaveGinNJ
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    I get my aged-tone from being old. I’m not torrified, just naturally old
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    by Ranald
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?
  10. Re: Overcoming halted progress and frustration

    I have noticed two things:
    #1 - when practising stubbornly on the same faulty phrase, the brain can learn how to do it wrong and stick to it.
    #2 - when learning a new tune, the brain overwrites...
  11. Re: First Mandolin Choice, what is available to me now

    Follow up.

    So, I've had my Loar LM-310F going on the third day now. I am very satisfied. Of course, I realize that I don't have a point of reference. But I've been playing 2-3 hrs each day, mostly...
  12. Jimi Hendrix: Little Wing Part 2 (9th chords)

    https://youtu.be/UA4YkLvoDAU
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    Most of the bluegrass guitarists I know will play out of E forms. However most bluegrass guitarists are flatpickers. Scruggs used fingerpicks when he played guitar. You Are My Flower, which is...
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    One thing to keep in mind - sometimes the "odd" keys for bluegrass (like F#, Eb, Ab - or even micro-tones) weren't a result of specific tunings - but recording speeds being altered with things like...
  15. Re: First Mandolin Choice, what is available to me now

    Dear TMSweeney,
    Thank you. You are confirming what I may have already know. BTW - I found a cure for MAS or GAS. When we sold our house and hit the road full time in 2022, we had to get rid of...
  16. Pearland/Houston (Tex) area bluegrass jam - March 9th - 5-9 pm

    I'm the Rector (= pastor) of St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church, which is located right by the boundary between Houston, TX and Pearland, TX.

    We are hosting a free bluegrass jam...
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    Re: Learning mandolin as a fiddler?

    Yes. I started on violin when I was 10, classically trained, and played in orchestra all through the end of high school.

    I started learning bluegrass and fiddle tunes when I was 13, based on the...
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    Paul told me this when taking some lessons from him many moons back. Stupid me didn’t believe him (A flat HAS to be harder than A!!!). After really getting into bebop and playing with players who...
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    It is indeed a very good thing to learn how to play in all keys, not just the ones you like, not only because it's good to know how to play your instrument as fully as possible, but also because you...
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    My take is people become familiar with the keys that are frequently used in the genre(s) they play. Most folksmusic is not done in flat keys, as horns were typically not used. Swing and jazz...
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    Re: New Mandolin Cafe Hat

    To avoid disappointment, be sure to drill out the rivet after having removed the cap.
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    Re: Thoughts on keys.

    Paul Anastasio, jazz and Western swing violinist. Cut a beautiful swing album (We Ain't Misbehavin') with Joe Holley and Frank Hicks. Just two violins and a guitar.
  23. Re: Could I leave mando in car in winter while skiing?

    When I first read your post I thought you were referring to the post just before it about breaking into cars and leaving more banjos in them. I did not think you were that sort of person.
  24. Re: Would this be a good invention, or is there another solution?

    Strum Macine is a great play-along resource. There is a cost, but it’s very low, compared to driving a long way. If you are looking for more advanced play alongs that simulate other players, there...
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    Re: A Jr- Interesting Wood Grain

    This Windsor Whirle tenor guitar my luthier rebuilt for me was made in Czechoslovakia in 1927. It has really wide grain as can be seen. This instrument had been modified extensively and was crushed...
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