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    Re: Brought home a Buckeye!

    Glad that you continue to enjoy this. Let me know if you ever venture to Northern Cal. Pete is a great guy. Btw, he title of this thread "Brought home a Buckeye!" reminds me of what my New York wife...
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    Re: Tristan Scroggins on Eastwood Electrics

    Hi. I don’t know if someone answered this for you but it takes ball end electric guitar strings. Eastwood sells a custom pack for it made by GHS or you could buy what you need separately.
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    New Mandolindo by KR Strings

    I finally received my Mandolindo that I’d ordered from Kilin last month. FedEx actually delivered it on schedule with no damage….other than to the pickguard. More on that in a bit.

    Spruce top,...
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    Re: Tristan Scroggins on Eastwood Electrics

    When the camera scans the pedal board it shows an EHX micro POG.

    https://www.ehx.com/products/micro-pog/
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    Re: Octolindo on the way!

    GChris,

    I too would want the pick guard due to my free floating and ham fisted attack of the strings but I would only want the ebony tailpiece if I was hung up on aesthetics. I would lean on...
  6. Re: Does this guitar speed picking technique work for mando?

    I would also add that Irish trad doesn't really follow time signatures perfectly. Meaning that a jig isn't 6/8 with six equally spaced 8th notes with the first and fourth accented. When ITM gets...
  7. Re: Does this guitar speed picking technique work for mando?

    If it gets you the sound you want then the technique is valid.

    But trying it as a kind of shortcut because you are having difficulty getting up to speed is not a good idea. Speed is an issue of...
  8. Re: Recommendations for a great Jazz tenor guitar?

    I'm a luthier now venturing into the world of tenor guitars. This is what's on my bench right now. This one will have 5 strings and yes, a floating bridge and tailpiece. The top is carved, but not...
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    Re: Octolindo on the way!

    I exchanged emails with Clark regarding the used OM he was selling for a client. Unfortunately (for me), the owner wanted almost as much for his as a new one from Clark, so I passed.

    As for the...
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    Re: Octolindo on the way!

    All I had to go on was what I could find online as none are available anywhere near where I live. Based on YouTube clips, I REALLY wanted a Clark cutaway but $6800 is getting up there in price for...
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    Octolindo on the way!

    I just bought an Octolindo Deluxe from Kilin at KR Strings. I had a nice conversation with Kilin. He’s a really nice guy who’s passionate about his craft. It should be here next week. Looking forward...
  12. Re: The "legitimate classical instrument" thing..

    I knew this topic would generate a lot of discussion. Since my doctoral dissertation and much of my research is about the way people categorize music--and why--I am enjoying the exchange immensely....
  13. Re: Aaron Weinstein's New Apitius yorkville mandolin

    I just made a little video for the folks at Peghead Nation discussing the instrument and playing it a bit, both acoustically and amplified. I'll share that here as soon as they post it.
  14. Aaron Weinstein's New Apitius yorkville mandolin

    Hi all,

    I'm so excited by the new mandolin I just received from genius luthier, Oliver Apitius. In my opinion, there is no mandolin that is better suited to Jazz. And it plays like a dream. I...
  15. Thread: Jazz Players

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    Re: Jazz Players

    I recently learned Don Stiernberg has some prerecorded online Jazz lessons: https://donstiernberg.com/instructional-materials/. Worth checking out!
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    Re: Jazz Players

    I am a now retired professional jazz bass fiddle player.
    I've also played a bit of jazz guitar over the years.
    I always thought jazz improvisation was easier on the mandolin than on the guitar.
    ...
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    Re: Metronome & flow

    I use a phone app metronome called Time Guru. It has a feature that you can turn on to make it randomly drop clicks on beats and it's up to you to keep the time yourself till the click comes back in....
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    Re: 5 string in jazz combo question

    in my experience on the 5-string electric, I'll usually "comp"(grab chords for accompaniment) in the mandola range of the five, lower four C-G-D-A. i've heard my friend and electric mando hero Paul...
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    Re: Apitius J Model

    187624 Here is my custom Rosine with Oliver's LS-Loar voicing, a mismatched top "wide grain on bass side and very fine on treble" I commissioned awhile back-maybe done in late September?...
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    Apitius J Model

    Hi All
    I just wanted to share a image of My Apitius J Model lefty in the progress of
    being built. For those who are not familiar with Oliver Apitius and his fantastic
    instruments here is a sweety...
  21. Re: Article: Introducing David Grisman's Mandolin Workshop Books

    Not so cavalier, Scotter! That 'Dawg Tricks' pose is with a Kentucky Dawg model (one of two that he kept for himself) that he later sold to me in 1991. :mandosmiley:
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    Re: John Paul Jones on American tv

    Good stuff! I’ve probably posted this before, but I do think this is a really good cover of Going to
    California by the Dave Rawlings Machine featuring JPJ!jYeq6XoOg8s
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    Robert Johnson (no mando)

    Radio show and new book, based on memories from Johnson's sister.


    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/new-book-reveals-the-true-story-of-legendary-blues-icon-robert-johnson-1.5625152
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    Re: Iwamoto F5 mandolin #118 in progress

    https://youtu.be/VPjTimH47qY
  25. Autumn Leaves - Mandolin Chord Melody [Tab]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuPfDrACb-M

    Tab
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