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Happy Birthday, to my birthday buddy Scott Tichenor!

Nick, I sent you a private message.

It's that time of year again! Happy Birthday to our beloved MandolinCafe leader Scott Tichenor!

Here is another Bill Crahan tune you should learn.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/pdf/karenandlinda.pdf

10-8 bars. Crooked!

If you're going electric, I'd vote for a 4 sting tenor/octave mandolin. With no more than a 23" scale length and no less than 21.5"

As for woods... Alder is a very common wood to use for...

I do a mix of making my own. I buy the studs, thumb wheels and the top saddle and make the base. Especially since I prefer a full contact base and that way I can also make it exactly the right height...

I was recording a couple of tunes for a customer so they could hear their mandolin in the white before I put finish on it, so I figured I could kill two birds with one stone and record a couple of...

For the record, I'm not selling anything. I'm just offering these to anyone interested. Norman's tunes and specifically this album, hold a special place in my heart. I just want these tunes...

This has always been my favorite version. These old guys called it the Tennessee Rag. (Starts at 2:48)


https://youtu.be/4TQjmh5znUw?t=168

The F5 had an initial price of $200, and then was raised to $250 in 1923.

I use and love my nano POG from Electro-Harmonix. I love that it can do an octave high and low at the same time as well as a dry signal. Plus you can dial in how much of the high or low octave and...

I have one of the new Fender Mandocasters with the pickup replaced with an Almuse pickup and it's great.

Honestly, when I want to play electric I tend to play a 4 string octave/tenor guitar....

I believe that it's Jay Ungar. He plays an old 20's A4 paddlehead mandolin.

I believe all the tunes they sell are in standard notation.

This Sweet Marie?

https://youtu.be/iYOE5fDSZho


https://youtu.be/iYOE5fDSZho
https://youtu.be/iYOE5fDSZho

Do you read standard notation?

It's been a lofty goal of mine to transcribe the Norman Blake album "Original Underground Music from the Mysterious South" for some time now. I think I got a good...

I agree, Hybridize your obsessions! That's what I did. :)

I'm loving playing, and can't get enough of, my 4 string electric octave mandolins.

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I wanted to share a picture of my triumvirate of electric tenor guitars. They are all tuned G D A E. They all have Almuse pickups. The first is my copy of an SG (Solid mahogany body and neck) with...

Here is Jeff trying it on for size.

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Here are a couple more pictures for size comparison. The lower bout is 18".

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(Fyi... that's a piccolo mandolin on top)

Where are you located? Maybe there IS one in your area. Or someone could help find one that's at least close.

Jim, Here are some pictures of the back. Pretty simple really.

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I'll see if I can't get a video / sound clip up in the next few days.

Here are a few pictures my 8 year old son took of me playing it at church last week.

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Here's more pictures! :)

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Here are a few pictures of my personal simi-hollow electric guitar that I just finished up last week, using scrape maple for the top. It's a joy to play. I'm loving it. I almost went a little over...