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  1. Thread: Bowl back science

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    Bowl back science

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

    Go to Sam Ash or Guitar Center and play what they have and you'll have a baseline of how a poorly set up cheap mandolin plays and sounds. Get to some festivals and jams and talk to people who have...
  3. An occasional lament: Calace and the lituo cantabile in recording

    I have fine recordings of many of Calace's liuto cantabile works performed by Calace himself, Giudice, Orlandi, Kisseljow, etc. Still wanted are recordings of Calace's 13° Preludio, op.148 and 3°...
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    Four Of A Kind - Reel & Jig

    A friend put me on to this lovely bit of playing featuring bouzouki, harmonica & drum.
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    https://www.tijnberends.com/
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    Re: Vintange Mandolins in Ireland

    As another Irish export my impression is that until the 1990's we were all kind of cobbling along as best we could & acquiring decent instruments normally involved travelling abroad with some very...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    I recently performed a live solo concert, and here are the two halves (there was a short interval in between).

    Part 1:
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    Part 2:
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    NYC's Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra 1925

    As we approach the centennial of this photo, I thought I'd post for archival purposes.
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    One of the players was the late grandmother of a friend of mine.That's her at the right hand of the...
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    Re: 2 mandolin duet advice

    This podcast episode came out after Baron Collins Hill and Noah Fishman put out a mandolin duet album and they talk about some of their thinking....
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    Re: 2 mandolin duet advice

    At the 2016 CMSA convention I gave a workshop on mandolin duets, after which I published a summary article, attached below, in the November 2016 issue of the CMSA's quarterly, The Mandolin Journal.
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  10. Gifted another of my sons an instrument

    I am at an age where I can’t play all the instruments I have collected. I have sold a number of them and given each of my three sons various Martins, Nationals and others. It gives me happiness. ...
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    St. Basil's Hymn

    A chilly-sounding tune for New Year's Day. This is traditionally sung in Greece by children on St. Basil's feast day, January first.

    https://soundcloud.com/user-875085466/st-basils-hymn

    More...
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    Re: Mandolin: acoustic or electric

    Our resident zombie post resurrector....
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    Odd mandolin

    Happy holidays, everyone. I noticed this very odd mandolin in a vintage photo for sale on ebay. The headstock looks like a Gibson; maybe the body is not original. Any thoughts?

    Here's the whole...
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    Re: Improving tone.

    I think you need to spend at least some time every practice playing slower than 50% of normal speed. You don't just practice this way, but you do need to devote a decent percent of your practice to...
  15. Nice solo arrangement Sunny Side of the Street

    https://youtu.be/EnLgww2w79c?si=1K9ZSMeVnoy9ymNE
  16. Re: How hard/wise is it to replace a fingerboard?

    Keep the present mando as-is and buy another with binding. Good excuse to get another. LOL

    In any case, if the current mando is a really good one and you get deep into the music, it'll wind up...
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    Re: Etiquette for buying a mandolin on-line

    If you are buying from a dealer, make sure you ask if they charge a restocking fee due to the behavior Jeff Mando outlined above. Some are substantial. You could be out a lot more than shipping both...
  18. Re: Are there already any pros playing the new 1923 reissue?

    Strong opinions on both sides. Personally we're with Dan Beimborn of The Mandolin Archive. His thoughts are worth reading. KKR-era Gibsons, which are fine, are little more than copies themselves, and...
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    Tesoro Mio ~ The Glo Worm Trio

    Robin Rapuzzi's Glo Worms playing Tesoro Mio in Vaughan's Lounge, New Orleans:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bTTkVaJFCQ
  20. 'The mandolin sisters' - Indian Carnatic mandolin

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    Came across this on mastodon and thought you might all enjoy. These are both 5 string electric mandolins, as are common in Indian music and made famous by U. Srinivas.
  21. Re: Newly acquired Pietro Ruffini - would appreciate advice/insig

    That's one of the few makes I haven't had through here, so it's difficult to comment definitively, but I would say Ruffini's instruments were "fancy" rather than "quality", not necessarily junk mind...
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    Re: Learning classical mandolin technique

    I definitely recommend reviewing the method books posted to Michael's excellent MandoIsland site. Some references to the more popularly encountered methods that I compiled to an informational...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    A Brescian/Cremonese mandolin I completed this week:

    https://i.imgur.com/GhrYFQf.jpg
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    Re: Rafaelle Calace Cl. A model 1921

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    The Kensington Etudes - Chris Acquavells

    As many already know Chris Acquavella (via Trekel) published a suite of 30 etudes dedicated to his students. He also released his CD of 10 of them "Recording Of The Dawn" (Bandcamp & all the usual...
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