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Hi Folks! Here's the first two videos I ever posted. 13 Years ago, shot on a Sony 8 digital tape. These were shortly before I found the MC and got back into mandolin again. Thanks for the...

Interesting to see someone investigating the science of bowlbacks https://brill.com/view/journals/ijwc/2/1-3/article-p1_1.xml

May you have a warm, happy and lovely birthday.

One of his wonderful songs, sadly never on an album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5UPOgGeEQ

Let's see if this works.

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A couple of observations. I saw an interview with Dickey Betts recorded in the early '80s. He was asked what happened to Southern Rock; why did it disappear. He said it is alive and well in...

Thanks for the mention Dave.

I always try to point out that Dave is the first person who showed me a removable back design for a mandolin at a GAL show around maybe 2009. We may not always agree...

I don't know about the paper on mandolins but you can get quite in depth perusing the Strad3D project database which is now online with lots of data, tone analysis of violins etc., all at highest...

Don Reno, Chubby Wise, Frank Wakefield, David Nelson, Pat Campbell (bass). Produced by Jerry Garcia.

A desert island recording. Reno's work is spectacular as is Chubby Wise's and Frank's. Just...

This is my cover of the Ray Charles version of " Georgia On My Mind" done with a YT backing track. Thanks for the Listen!:mandosmiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJNG8raPxY

one of our own gets some nice ink.

https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-report-luthier-and-picker-gary-vessel/

Doesn't directly address the OP issue but I thought Wayne's point of not ever being too old to change was great. I totally changed my grip about 20 years ago after holding the pick by my finger tips...

Yes! Red7flag raises an important point that has not been stressed enough in this thread, neither by the strong proponents of staff notation, nor by those who prefer tablature. If you ask a computer...

https://youtu.be/VTtAsgmYBNc

This is marvelous and probably should go in the video part of the forum, but I figure it will get more views here, and I have a question:
Who is playing bass here? He...

Torrefied wood caramelizes the sugars in the wood, you can read more about it here if you want to learn some new words.

Acer pseudoplatanus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara_(fruit)#/media/File:TripleSycamoreSamara.png

It's unusual.

This is a concert video (recorded live at North Meadow Farm in Hampton CT) by the Hampton Trio -- Mark Davis on mandolin, Beverly Davis on classical guitar, and myself, Robert Margo, on mandola in G...

Bet you didn't know Canon in D had more to it, did you?

Point 1) the Canon isn't meant to be played as slow as it's represented in popular media. I literally can't listen to popular versions of...

This is a wonderful read, by Walter Carter: How to Open a Vintage Guitar Store in Seven Easy Steps

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The easiest explanation that shows how the rod works is thinking of archery bow. The bowstring acts just like the truss rod in neck. If you shorten the string, the bow will bend more, but if you pull...

About 8 years ago I went on a pretty heavy truss rod quest. I contacted about a dozen of the best mandolin builders in the world hoping for some serious insight. What I got was 20 different answers...

The best gadget is a big old granite surface plate. Put some dye on it, rub the part on it, and you can see exactly what you've got.
These days, computer-controlled probes called Coordinate...

Seconded - Spencer, I would definitely not put a router on that as a power source. If you can get it slow enough to not explode, you will not have any power left as Richard said. If you are tempted...

Since inception this site has attempted to serve as an oasis, a respite from the rest of the world, a place to relax, let down and get away from a lot of complicated news, hot button topics, and many...

I was looking through some old posts this morning and ran across a thread about practice tools. A website called www.fbbts.com (Free Bluegrass Backup Tracks) has a good selection of backup tracks in...

They work for swing too...


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