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Don’t know much about this guy, but his YouTube videos are always excellent. Basically jazz on 5 string….
https://youtu.be/HmqRr298yD8?si=9UY8oW9UZwdi-jZ3
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Hi,
Don’t know much about this guy, but his YouTube videos are always excellent. Basically jazz on 5 string….
https://youtu.be/HmqRr298yD8?si=9UY8oW9UZwdi-jZ3
Regards,
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I presume that it’s not just the nut that’s wider, but also the neck. Then smaller production runs, hence higher costs. The increase in cost being down to overhead costs, rather than material....
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That left hand must be feeling better Frank.
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I think the UK market for mandolins is quiet just now and of course it’s always been pretty small. I’ve advertised a few instruments recently at what I thought was a fair price and had few...
What a great video. Particularly liked the instrumental tunes, but it was all good.
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Davy,
Nice tailpiece. Looks good and easy to use. Don’t know why more luthiers don’t choose to use that type. Must be the Gibson influence.
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Further on the subject, he’s well represented on YouTube if you want to do a search.
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It’s funny because I was going to ask who he was. Did not find out anything about him, not even nationality.
I was interested because I’ve been using his album Cozy Morning Mandolin to...
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I went for regular lessons when I started playing, but was a bit disappointed in them to be honest. My experience then was that most of them seem to teach you how to play a tune, then another...
Davey,
Jill made one for me, so thanks for the suggestion. At £40 I thought it was reasonably priced.
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Davey,
Thanks, that sounds promising. I have contacted her to see if she can help.
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I believe it to be the work of Scott Tichenor, our site owner and host. We have much to thank him for. As a Carolan fan and player, I also enjoy his Carolan videos on YouTube.
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Frank,
You’re in line to become an honorary Scot, if you keep up with some of these recent posts. Lovely playing once again.
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What about calling it the Black Swan? Swans are known for their beautiful necks and this one’s black and beautiful. They do exist in the wild, Australia I think. It’s certainly no ugly duckling.
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I had 368. The nut was described as fossilised bone. If memory serves me right, it was darker than most bone in appearance.
I always remember it as the lightest mandolin I ever had. Funnily...
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Well played Frank, nothing like a good Scottish dirge to cheer up a Scotsman first thing in the morning and Niel Gow wrote quite a few.
Thanks for posting.
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Good watch and thanks for putting this together. Obviously a labour of love.
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I think you’ll be very happy with your new instrument. Mike Black makes fantastic instruments and is sadly under appreciated. My Black A5 is the instrument I play most. At the prices he...
Lovely playing Frank and I don’t even like tremolo all that much, but that was great.
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If you like your tunes on the melancholy side, then Phil written lots that translate well to mandolin. Two that you hear played less that I particularly like are;
The Gentle Light That...
Greg,
In Scotland we are blessed with weather (never thought I would ever say that) such that our instruments very seldom need to be adjusted seasonally or otherwise at least in my experience.
...
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Funny, I often think that to. I enjoy the big names live, but seldom listen to their CD’s at home. I tend to listen to CD’s of folks perhaps thought of a lesser players, like Alan Epstein or...
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Nice to hear from you again. Always enjoy your posts and was missing your videos.
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I think the original post means who is the Oscar referred to in the lyrics. I don’t know though.
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Listened to your Soundcloud recordings and enjoyed them. Thanks for posting. Real sense of enjoyment from the live recordings.
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