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For me, playing from notation, whether staff notation or tablature, IS ear-playing, in that you can't play the written notes properly until you recognize them in your mind as a sequence of musical...

– Learning a tune by hearing it
– Learning a tune by reading notation
– Learning a tune by reading tab

Depending on your preference, one of these methods may work better for you than the others....

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...

I hear you Bill, I just found the natural beauty of the wood attractive... it turned out beautiful and it sounded awesome on the last instrument, so I'm repeating the process.
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I wasn't sure where to put this since it's not technically a video of me. It's also both lutherie/builder content and a video. Hopefully this is OK.

Here's some pictures of the...

I would add that Gibson did not tuck the end of the brace ends under the interior linings as Martin did, adding to the loose brace occurrence. Back in the day when I worked for a custom guitar shop...

I do CNC router and laser work. First, the non-industrial routers and lasers are quite accurate and the routers could easily handle slotting fingerboards. That's a minor problem. I've never done...

One more observation about Northfield before commenting and a few pics of Elderly Instruments. Of all of the NF mandolins I played I really fell in love with one of the Artist series models. But the...

Instead of going to the upcoming NAMM Show in 2024 decided to pay a visit to Northfield and Elderly Instruments. Northfield was yesterday and was a mind blowing experience getting to play all of...

Back in the late 50s, my father made one for his Slingerland Songster guitar. It sounded (still sounds) pretty good. I have the guitar now but I don't play it.

St Basil's Hymn on two mandolins, mandola, octave mandolin and mandocello

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https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/139472-Introducing-the-Haywood-Mini-Camper-Suitcase-Travel-Mandolin

Here's wishing a super, fun, healthy, and family-centric Thanksgiving to all my friends here on MandolinCafe!
Roger

I personally like an F aesthetically and functionally, because I like the points and the way it hangs on the strap; but definitely aesthetics most. I am always puzzled by the people who think an F is...

Goodness gracious, an alcohol fight.
All I know is that 95% pure grain alcohol works really well, and has been working well for 500 years.

If you can't buy it locally, sneak some across the state...

One of the things I love most about traditional music is the way that tunes naturally evolve over time and space because of the aural nature of how the tunes are passed on. Cajun Stomp is a tune...

No 5 is en route to its new owner, and I've been in shop improvement mode for the last month or so... No instruments on my bench yet, ... so I am working on an exhaust system for the shop. I have a...

I decided to give this tune a go, and in the process of experimenting with it, came up with this somewhat unique version. Pretty untraditional, but hopefully enjoyable to listen to.

(Yeah, yeah,...

Violin construction...
An interior mold is used
The sides and plates are thinner and there is a 3mm overhang on the plates and you install purfling as opposed to binding.
Hide glue is the only...

Am agreeing with JeffD here, but for a slightly different reason; really "every" mandolin picker should be able to play these? I don't play bluegrass. (Don't really play much old-time on mandolin,...

Thanks for the suggestion. We have tried the Stewmac gold and it is not the same hardness of the Jescar EVO gold.

Our band's first CD in 2010 was put on all the services. We made a total of 17¢. We didn't bother with subsequent CDs. We made more selling them at gigs.

My daughters and I performed for an evening social gathering at the Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous. Here is one of the tunes we performed that night, featuring Liesl (16) on fiddle and...

The great fingerstyle guitarist Al Petteway passed away suddenly last week. Here is a post from his wife and duets partner Amy White: https://umgf.com/rip-al-petteway-t228209.html
I have his...

OK folks here we go, this is a slightly unusual thread - it's not a "build thread" because the instrument is already built and off in it's new home, nor is it a "look what I made" thread, because I...