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    Re: First Post - Greetings!

    Hi Max and welcome aboard!
    You will surely enjoy your plunge into the eight-stringed-world in this friendly and helpful company…

    Greetings across the channel
    Pit
  2. Re: Wrecked fingers can't make 'block chords', time to quit?

    I get through a jam with two-finger chops all night long just fine.
    Important thing is to get the gist of the chop, it‘s the articulation and timing, not the complete chord voicing that counts....
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    Re: Best stage pedal for live mandolin

    You might have to specify what you're looking for:
    Like: A good preamp, An FX pedal, need to mute and/or boost via footswitch?
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    Re: Personal Mandolin Monitor

    How is your mandolin being picked up so far? If you don’t have a pickup (or at least a suitable good mic already), chances are that if you can only hear 50% of yourself, everybody else in the room...
  5. Re: What’s going through your mind during a solo?

    "Oh F**k! this is too fast, why on earth did i nod and take that break...."

    That! ;)
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    Re: Hoffee Cases In Pictures

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    Whoa!
    Nice, I wasn't aware of any other splatter cases...
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    Re: What kind of mic is Dawg using?

    Not a Neumann, it looks a lot like a Mitek c7e, made in Nashville,TN.
    But as Ray(T) stated before, its set up to be a main vocal mike. The one in the lower position to pick up his mando is hard to...
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    Re: Definitive DPA mount

    The black part on the picture is a part of dpa‘s accordion mounting foot. Thr metal sleeve that seems to be soldered onto the tailpiece looks like a homemade contraption to slide the foot into. No...
  9. Re: Hoffee Case options - recommendations from owners

    Mine came with the backpack strap D-rings option and I installed an additional ring myself.

    Now I can carry the case straight upright on my back with one strap worn diagonally or just over one...
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    Re: Dialing in live sound-monitors, mics etc

    I‘d rather give up playing in loud chatty places... Don‘t waste your valuable time and energy on people who don‘t give a <Moderator Edit. Implied profanity characters removed as per Forum Guidelines.>
  11. Thread: String winder

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    Re: String winder

    this is what I came up with, made of a broomstick bit an an old allen key. Never touches the adjacent tuners and fits snugly... 188102
  12. Re: How did the "curl" on the mandolin body evolve?

    Oh, you‘re ralking about the thousand-dollar-strapholder?

    http://www.vintagemandolin.com/mandohistory.html
    Here you will find a brief history about it.
    The scroll is said to make a (aesthetic)...
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    Re: Help with case color

    It's made by Hoffee, sold by Bluegrass Mandolins. They sell Hoffee and Calton cases, saw it last year here in the classifieds section.
    This one has the Thinsulate™ lining, keeps the instrument cool...
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    Re: Help with case color

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    Not too dark so it won‘t heat up too much but first of all:
    Any color you can spot on the back of someone running with your mandolin!:grin:
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    Re: How much do you practice?

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    Re: Newbie needs equipment advice

    Hello Pilot70D,
    welcome aboard and enjoy this fun journey!

    If you don't want to jeopardize your back porch based income plan, I'd strongly recommend an 8-string electro mandolin and a Marshall...
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    Re: Wireless in-ear monitors

    From my point of view as a professional live sound engineer, allow me to share my opinion:
    Stay away from cheap wireless inear systems, especially in the 2.4 GHz range. This works theoretically but...
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    Re: Microphone mute switch

    For all the diy folks, here come two links about building a pop-free mute switch (also for condenser mics):

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PPoAp9nCcQE
    And...
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    Re: Not *that* kind of mandolin!

    How do you assume that this request came from “her“ ???
  20. Re: Interface to connect DPA microphone XLR to Ipad or PC Laptop

    Foldedpath is right: the iPad can only record two tracks at once.
    I use and recommend the Focusrite itrack solo, can be used as a normal USB interface or (with the lightning cable) as a iPad...
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    Re: Preamp & Earphonesl‘d r

    Absolutely right!
    From a sound engineer‘s point of view, this (costly, when done right) attempt is the wrong way to address your issue. I’d rather look at the root of your problem and change the...
  22. Re: Hearing yourself without playing too loud in a band

    Dear mswlogo,
    your more than rude overreaction shows how much JL277z‘s post hit the nail on the head.
    Not in a single word did she insult you but just showed a personal opinion that might not...
  23. Re: Hearing yourself without playing too loud in a band

    After having read many well meant advices covering the whole spectrum between "personal amp" and "Suck it up", that seemed not to satisfy you, my first itch to reply was something like "Good luck...
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    by pit lenz
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    Re: Bluetooth Mic

    A bluetooth mic is not a good idea for live sound reinforcement as it will bring too much latency (delay) into the signal chain. If you play your phone‘s music through your bt speaker, latency is not...
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    Re: I was on the Galician TV.

    Nice playing and great vocals, Roberto. Plays ok on an iPad in Germany...
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