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This reminds me of an old story, probably apocryphal, about the violinist Fritz Kreisler. A patron had him over for dinner after an afternoon recital, and she served Kreisler a sumptuous meal. "Mr....

...and tone bars shaved and a wider fingerboard added (to accommodate Mike's big fingers), plus plenty of normal wear and tear.

I once "played" Mike's loar (...said as if I can actually play...

Nonsense :) Six strings = overkill and besides everyone plays six string



That's my first resort... I leave the left corner nails of my right hand a bit longer. You don't need six inch nails -...

Well done!

Good fun.

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Nicely done. Like your sound. Couldn't resist watching a video with a saguaro co-star.

Good work. You know, it does make me think maybe I should get a tenor guitar.

Only three videos per post, limit, so here is some more:

For some mandolin content, maybe the Blue Sky Boys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH2zM30w2dY
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That's a nice song. The rhythm strikes me as a little, I don't know, frantic? But I like it a lot. Reminds me of Woody Guthrie, if you substitute harmonica for fiddle:...

You might enjoy something like this...


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That was cool! Great suggestions so far. I would say check out the Anthology of American Folk Music. It’s a collection of early 78’s edited by Harry Smith.

Perhaps less sparse but the new Compton Blake CD "Gallop to Georgia" - the Tunes of Namour and Smith is of similar nature, a lot of the Norman and Nancy Blake and Rising Fawn String Ensemble...

I enjoyed that piece very much. They really have the old-time sound. Search this site for "old time," and also look back on this thread, "Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex", and you'll...

What about this guy? He is pretty good, I think. :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxgj95rKtoc

Also, I found this backup track for that tune and you can even slow it down a bit in YouTube.

Absolutely, that is why I thought to add it to your thread. :)

Ha ha yes well my mother was French, my father from London but we have our own local patois in the island so I do get muddled sometimes.

See Jake Wildwood's museum page for a long list of instruments organized alphabetically by maker, with plenty of vintage tenors in the bunch. Most of the links will have sound clips in addition to...

Hi and welcome to the rabbit hole - glad you could join us! I give you my opinions as someone who mostly plays GDAE and adjacent tunings (FCGD, GDAD).

When you ask what kind of guitar is better...

Probably a lefty forced to play a right...oh never mind.

when your daily sustenance consists of 4 tiny courses.

Merry whatever doesn't offend you!
Mando content at the start then just a FB message we send to our 10's of fans.
https://www.facebook.com/singletonstreet/videos/484097692078429/

Hey there, I wrote the book "Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist", and it is definitely geared more toward players who already have a firm grasp of the basics of playing the mandolin....

I'm sure, like many of you, I was bitten by the bug to build a mandolin from a kit. Far against my better judgement (and when my kids were too young for me to embark on such madness) I bought a kit...

Where can I order one of these Monroebots?

Yes it’s a list of the plucked string orchestras and ensembles there. I’ve found that you get a great insight into things by engaging with the local orchestras and societies. Arranging to go along to...