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But how does it sound?

Depends on how far you would want to drive with the traffic madness on I-95.
There are plenty of jams in the D.C. metro area. Check out the dcbu.org calendar.
There is also a Sunday jam in...

Normal?
No, this is terrible!

IMHO, how much benefit you get from an armrest also depends a lot on the bridge height and/or arch of your mandolin top.
I have used the McClung for years and it definitely gives me a more...

IMHO, a good introduction with technique and tunes is Dix Bruce's
Getting Into Bluegrass Mandolin

I would say that most pieces in this book are upper intermediate to advanced. There are some shorter and easier pieces, too.
As to your second question, I am not good and knowledgeable enough to...

MelodeeMusic in Sterling (DC suburbs) has a reasonable selection, including some nice Webers. Check their Website.

Exactly! Especially when a solo (break) at breakneck speed lasts only a few seconds anyway, half of that gets drowned out. Don't know if the artist really likes that.

There is an instructional video by the late John McGann called Sound Fundamentals. In this video he demonstrates the difference in tone and volume of picks. He says:
"My belief is that thicker picks...

I bought a new Calton about 3 months ago.
Storage is scant. That's the price you pay for the very compact size of the Calton.

I like everything about it except for the latches. They are so hard...

First off, this is a great book.
Then, it is hand-written and of small format (unless it has recently been republished differently)
I scanned it in, enlarging the pages to letter format.
And now...

As promised:
The bands usually speed this up towards the end so the dancers can swirl faster and faster.
Unfortunately, I messed up the faster part and cut it out.:grin:

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Well, I think it's high time that a Bavarian weighs in here...
1. When we talk about Oktoberfest, we mean THE Oktoberfest in Munich. Other fests are just beer fests. Here in the US any concrete...

I learned this double stop version in D from the Janet Davis book:
And it has been played in this key in jams I go to
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Many of us are apprentices. Sometimes apprentices need guidance, a framework ...
The Pentatonic Scale is an excellent starting point for finding all the other notes you need to discover the sounds...

What's wrong with Pentatonic scales if you are just starting out and don't know the songs? Many of the song melodies are right there in the notes of these scales. With the Pentatonic scale you will...

Had it in the left pinky. Two injections (yes, very painful) helped for about a year each. But they do not recommend more, because that would damage and weaken the tendon. So I got surgery in...

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I was there in 2015, but work got in the way 2016.
So I made another try and preregistered for this year.
Hope to see you all and play with you in August.

Obheek, one of the features of Italian mandolin music is a nice tremolo.
Two of the most popular pieces are
O sole mio
Torna a Surriento
This would be a good start, IMHO
There is plenty of...

Mandocrucian: "The "MUST-LEARN" solos are etudes."

IMHO, some of the best "etudes" can be found in Mandocrucian's little book "Bluegrass up the Neck".

I have never transcribed a solo of the...

So, are you talking about multi-tracking or just recording yourself playing the mandolin?

I do the latter all the time and would hate to mess around with syncing.

I have used the very...

Has the OP told us what kind of music he/she wants to play on the mandolin?
Does he/she have any experience with other instruments?
Or have I overlooked this information?

And, when it comes to...

There must be hundreds of thousands of people watching right now ! :mandosmiley:
I have problems viewing the video.

And I read that this was made in Bravaria [sic], which would rule out a luthier in Markneukirchen ...:confused: