When you practice do you stop and “correct” any clams you play? DON’T DO THAT! If you stop when you practice you’ll train yourself to stop when you play. Play through your errors, keeping the feel of...
When you practice do you stop and “correct” any clams you play? DON’T DO THAT! If you stop when you practice you’ll train yourself to stop when you play. Play through your errors, keeping the feel of...
Thank you. The tailpiece cover has been a long time coming but I like the result. It took hours and hours of laborious work to get it right, but now I can make them fairly easily. I was going to...
Name song "klobouk ve křoví" (Hat in the bush)
Music: Jaroslav Jezek (1906-1942)
arr: Ondrej Sarek
https://youtu.be/C1kVDgZDvXs
for CGDA Mandola
Songs: Nechcu te, panenko 00:00; Korenec, Korenec 00:26; Kdyz sem byl malicky 00:44; Kdes tak, ma panenko 01:03; Joz, joz, joz 01:19; Jedlicko jedlova 01:34; Ja touto steztickou...
This is my latest 4th generation flat top mandolin. This is the culmination of 12 years of work improving the sound of the flat top mandolin. It all started from the fact that it is possible to...
for DAD Seagull Merlin
Songs: Zafokej, vetricku 00:00; V tom jarnim case 00:30; Sla babicka do Jevicka 01:06; Stoji borovenka borova 01:35; Sazela sem hrosko v homne 02:06; Povez mne, ma mila...
Tony Williamson put this video together for a seller who had no experience shipping a valuable instrument. We thought it was well done and had great information that it should be available to all for...
for Mandolin
Songs: Zafokej, vetricku 00:00; Tam na te louce zelene 00:27; Svitila mne jasna hvezdicka 00:44; Stoji borovenka borova 01:03; Proc ten pansky mostek 01:20; Povez mne, ma mila panenko...
Noting the anniversary of this feature.
It took a good long while and more wheeling and dealing (and spousal apologizing) than I've ever done, but I've managed to put together a full Lyon & Healy Quartet.
All are player grade - the...
Music Jaroslav Jankovec
Morce Stavitel: Melodica, Timple Canario, Ukulele and Mandolin
Ondrej Sarek: Plectrum Banjo, Mandola, Tres Cubano and Melodeon
https://youtu.be/RJYJTye1BvA
I didn't know Paul was from the Detroit area (before my time) and that he'd taught at Fava's - where I studied classical and jazz guitar in the 70s. Fava's was "The" place.
MP3 of the Day
From the Mandolin Cafe MP3 Library.
Song title: Man Masth Hua
By: Man Masth Hua by Two Macha from the album Two Macha
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The mandolin is gone so no reason for it to be public.
Here's what I do when I make a video to sell a mando: open strings, open chords, a slow doublestop harmonized scale on each pair of strings, a tune that uses all the strings--not played too fast, a...
Hi everyone,
It looks like I joined back in 2016 but never posted.
I recently discovered the baroque mandolino and it’s fascinating music, so I have been lurking around here recently. I don’t...
for Tres Cubano
Songs: Nechcu te, panenko 00:00; Ho naseho dvora 00:26; Jedlicko jedlova 00:55; Jora de na pivo 01:20; Joz, joz, joz 01:45; Kamaradko ma, copaks myslela? 01:59; Ktera je ta...
The Boskovice region, located in Moravia.
for Tenor Guitar
Songs: Kamaradko ma, copaks myslela? 00:00; Jora de na pivo 00:19; Ja touto steztickou 00:34; Dala sobe v Sebetove 00:53; Ho naseho...
You can view the page at https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/1017-Sometimes-the-Case-Tells-the-Story-Part-2
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A++?
To me, I've heard maybe 5 or 10 mandolins that I would grade as A++, and none of them were moderately priced factory instruments (although some are rather old factory instruments that were...
Lately I’ve been making the smaller more decorative pieces including the headstock overlay, the fingerboard and the pickguard. The fingerboard inlays are actually green but they appear beige because...
Also check with Vintage Instruments in Philadelphia.
If they don't have someone in-house, they can refer you to someone who is competent.
Here’s some photos of my latest Octave Mandolin. It’s off to The Music Emporium next week!211852211853211854
No one should be under the impression because one person stepped up in a big way that the CBA Lending Library is flush with instruments. It's an in demand program and they also need banjos, guitars,...
You can view the page at https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/1012-Anonymous-Donor-Enters-into-Agreement-with-CBA-Lending-Library-The-Mandolin-Store-and-Eastman
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