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I've been thinking about little else since I noticed this thread earlier today. Hard to believe I didn't hear or read of Harold Reid's passing anywhere on the news.
Nothing wrong with the 'Lester...

I believe I have still have the Lester "Roadhog" Moran and his Cadillac Cowboy's Alive at The Johnny Mack Brown High School on vinyl.

RIP.

Harold Reid, or Lester 'Road Hog' Moran, died on Friday April 24 at the age of 80. His was the deep bass voice of the Statler Brothers on many albums, and, memorably, the leader of the Cadillac...

I am really pleased with the condition of my new, pre-owned Ratliff. Obviously, it had been in the case for 20 years. Little wear-- with just one or two tiny bumps. Really nice robust, dry tone...

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! I read this and couldn’t help but respond. I did finally get a Loar through Tony Williamson signed march 31 1924. It has been played a lot through the years...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeqWxeQ4Wu0

When restringing a mandolin, I find it helpful to have a way to hold the instrument steady so I can use both hands to guide and wind the strings onto the posts correctly. I have tried different...

Yep...
Ya'll might enjoy this...
Emmylou and Ricky came out to our little island in 1979, and I managed to snag a recording of it...
Ricky's playing a Loar...

instrument and hands of each player, just a well made video with a different approach


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtEFXm7eobg

if I can whistle it, I can play it.

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It is difficult to remove our biases from any subjective discussion (indeed, it is probably impossible), but I really tried to be objective as I evaluated multiple mandolins. My preformed bias led...

Ok, here it is.

Fun pickn'

Bill

Here's a good one:

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Mike Compton, Casey Canpbell, Sierra Hull play East Tenness: https://youtu.be/dOqao8nkz4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av-lGFd10fU

Great story and great memories! Here is John with Glen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svI0X19AFfQ

Dave - I wish i had a £ (UK) for every time that's happened to me. A break from playing can be a real refresher. On the other hand, as i found out yesterday,jamming along with a few YouTube vids of...

My BR-40T is fabulous. As an experiment I put nylon strings on it last week. The results were better than I expected. Used 4 strings from a set of "Ernie Ball" strings and, once they stabilized,...

Well, how would you do any other type of trade?

Trading requires taking some time to insure there is a reasonable quid-pro-quo, verifying the other trade object is the real deal, gaining...

I use this site. http://flatpickapprentice.blogspot.com

There are many bluegrass and old-time standards with a rhythm guitar backing track and a choice of tempo.

I would recommend going to a lot of jams, festivals and workshops. See if you can hang with the music being played there. If you can't do that, you may have a ways to go. I would also recommend...

John McGann.