And if you like bold, nontraditional headstocks, hook scrolls, and that style of tailpiece, you could always just stretch your budget (approximately 10X) and go for one of these:
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And if you like bold, nontraditional headstocks, hook scrolls, and that style of tailpiece, you could always just stretch your budget (approximately 10X) and go for one of these:
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My thoughts exactly.
https://youtu.be/2PM3uCShlk4?si=5VtiAnZV14FwsELh
Just came across this artist on YouTube--new to me but turns out she was featured on Mandolin Mondays a couple of years ago. As usual Dave B is way ahead of the curve! This recent video is a real...
Thanks, Brad! I know that an OP can't moderate discussion on their own post, but I realize that I missed the mark (badly) with my choice of title. My intention was precisely to call attention to this...
https://youtu.be/Nt33mGi_XRI?si=uROpJYEqaLMlEHP7
It's that time again! Time to bust out the five volumes of Winter's Tale and start playing through this fabulous collection of tunes. If you are a beginner, new to mandolin and trying to learn to...
RIP.
https://youtu.be/_gTppAHVy28
Related video:
https://youtu.be/YlrLJR9Wdnc
And the beginning. And in the middle. :)
I like their videos. They have a little nice little Click and Clack thing going.
You know when you hear the news that a celebrity has passed and your first thought is "wait, they were still alive?" Well, as an at best casual BG fan, when I saw this thread title my first thought...
A video posted in another thread reminded me that I was going to post the link below. Given the number of discussions of beginner mandolins and the frequent recommendations of the Kentucky KM-150 and...
The NYT piece from this evening:
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Well, there is a tiny bit of mandolin content, as noted by JeffD in the long-running thread 'Random mandolin sightings':...
Simon, I was playing that tune and I was really, really surprised that GPT had generated it. I am not at all surprised to learn that you wrote it after all. Certainly not rubbish, that's for sure.
Interesting, yours includes the chord changes:
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There's only mandolin in the first tune but it is pretty sweet. A great duo.
https://youtu.be/yeFcUbGW1gA
Seeing the album art for Gambit by Ethan Setiawan on the main page got me thinking it would be amazing to have a whole chess set with pieces inspired by mandolin headstocks. Here is my first attempt:...
This tracks. I read once that the 'F' in F5 actually stands for 'feline' (the scroll being meant to evoke the curl of a cat's tail). Whereas the '5' in F5 is the number of seconds in a cat's life...
Nice! Sounds great. Looks like everyone is having a great time too!
So I asked ChatGPT:
"What is the difference between an A style and an F style mandolin?"
Its answer?
"An A-style and an F-style mandolin are two different types of mandolins that differ in...
Meanwhile, over at Nyckelharpacafe.com the most active current thread is "Why can't we get a Chinese manufacturer to mass produce an affordable factory built instrument?"
This builder is getting better with each attempt:
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I use a lot of different picks but Blue Chips are my favorite. One thing that is worth noting is that they cost less than they used to. When I bought my first one over ten years ago it was $35. I...
Three mandolin courses to choose from (Mike, Sierra, and Caterina). With the 50% discount 12 months of lessons works out to < 40 cents per day, so even if you don't use it to full advantage it's a...