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My Collings MT2-O 182251

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jGRunX9s8


One of my favorite classical guitar pieces. Ms. Skliar has done what I think is a very nice mandolin arrangement, and the transcription -- no...

Try JJB -- I have on 2 mandolins and will be getting one for guitar soon. I have no financial interest. JJB pre-amp is also very good. Clean, with volume but no other controls.
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I am finding the difference between short phrase 'improvised' fills supporting a vocal and solos to be very interesting. Any 'freedom' in the solo is 180 degrees from the constraints of...

I keep a copy of this in my case when travelling. From experience, however, be careful about when you pull it out. When advised that I had a copy of the reg, one of the gate crew said something to...

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Hi -- Maria and the Mudkatz doing Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" via email tracks back and forth.

It's long.

Maria Valsi - vocal
Hal Pettit - guitar(s)
Gil Jusino - bass...

Collings endpins are glued in; I confirmed this with them. Per the shop advice, I cut it with a fine saw, then drilled a small hole in the remaining, and used that hole to start with a taper tool. I...

I am often asked "Why don't you play an instrumental?" paraphrased "for God's sake don't sing!"

On a recent flight on Icelandic, staffed by BOAC employees under contract, from JFK to Amsterdam, I was asked to put the mando case in the bag check box. The gate agent pointed out that it did not...

Thanks, Pete. I'll try to get last month's too. It was a crazy month.

I heard a few minutes of an interview (jazz station on car satellite radio) of two jazz players talking about phrasing. One of the players was talking about solos and said he learned a ballad from...

LRB was susceptible to extra noise IMHO. I could not get much gain out of the Shertler, but tone was very good.

You should look at JJB, and don't let the low price fool you. Excellent stuff.

Here's a go at it. I get lost a couple of times; fingers ahead of my head or vice versa.

https://soundcloud.com/david-martin-459553349/what-is-this-thing-called-love

Collings MT2-O, Rode mic...

Justice Stephen Breyer asked: "What does it cost for a mandolin seller who sells mandolins on the internet to sell them in 50 states?"

It went well. Starting with "can you play jazz on a mandolin" and ending with me getting to call the last tune and "we are really glad you came, please come back, I have another group you might like...

Echoing some of the comments above --

I just purchased the most expensive instrument I have ever owned, even adjusting for inflation. But first the story (related on another thread). My...

I agree. That was him, not me. I don't (won't) play with him any more, for more reasons than that.

Just came back from seeing Arlo Guthrie. Very enjoyable, no great musicianship but superb songs...

I played with a songwriter -- when I was just starting on mando -- who would say, on stage, "I think we are going to capo up one (or down) on this tonight. Ok, ready?" I made some pretty bad music...

I find Bb to lay on the mandolin frets very well. You have G open, A open, D open, and chord shapes move well in the first 5 or 6 frets. Chord along on Boulder to Birmingham in that key, you'll see...

Here is my effort at this stage. Kudos to those above and thanks to Pete for initiative and persistance. This is on my new (beautiful) Collings MT2-O. The action is a little lower than I am used...

Forty years ago I was playing six nights a week on a circuit of restaurant bars. The venue made the bands pay the licensing fees, at the time $50 a week (200/mo). While wrong for the venue to make...

I agree with David Brown; two years ago, a SESAC rep happened into a place I played, and warned the owner. His message was only PD or original. Nothing came of the visit, no letters or further...

A Gibsen, Eperphone, Colin's, Eastmen, Southfield, Breadlove, etc.

Hi, here is my effort, I have a slight buzz going on, not sure what. AC hum? Anyway this is my slow tempo, Otis (elevators) inspired.
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