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    Re: 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    I'll just leave this here...


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKn4E21t7s

    try clicking here if that video doesn't work
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    50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    Today is the first day of the 50th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival

    You can live stream it every year on KOTO.org

    Most acts allow the audio stream

    Chris Thile starts the festival with a...
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    Lloyd Loar was a time traveler?

    There was a documentary on PBS a while back called "Mr. Tornado" and I had remembered seeing it and wanting to investigate it further. It came up on a streaming site under "leaving soon" and I...
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    Re: How My Life Was Changed

    10 years gone but not forgotten thread bump
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    Re: What’s going through your mind during a solo?

    If I am doing it well I am mostly listening, not much conscious thought. Sometimes a few things will sneak in, like where I am going or have I used that double stop too much, where can I add motion...
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    Got to play on a small town TV channel…

    https://www.facebook.com/newschannelnebraska/videos/416620459905208/

    https://www.facebook.com/newschannelnebraska/videos/416620459905208/

    We did this last year also but I think this time went...
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    Re: Two mandolins from the same maker

    I have two Collings MT2 mandolins, both custom ordered with 1 3/16 wide fretboards at the nut. One with F-holes and one with an oval and a one piece birds eye maple back. Very similar yet very...
  8. Mando wall hanger at Paul’s Coffee and Tea in CO

    I’m a big fan of espresso, and with a dairy allergy I have to find a place willing to do milk alternatives. Fortunately for me it’s more common these days, I can get oat milk at a lot of places and...
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    Re: What are your thoughts on Deering Tenor Banjos

    Are you tuning GDAE? 19-fret

    At least that’s what I want :cool:
  10. Thread: Intonation woes

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    Re: Intonation woes

    That is my favorite typo I have seen in a while :)

    Or Nevin is one devious jokester!
  11. Re: Mandolin > K&K Twin Internal > Grace Bix - Help please

    Looks like ohmic = “of or relating to a circuit element, the electrical resistance of which obeys Ohm's law”
    High impedance is relative to the low impedance of an electric guitar pickup.
    The 10...
  12. Re: Mandolin > K&K Twin Internal > Grace Bix - Help please

    If I recall correctly you’ll get more noise at the 10mOhm then the one, but both work. I have a Felix and it is switchable and there isn’t much difference between the 2 except body noise and feedback...
  13. Re: Emotional hearing, and changing out my 7-year old strings...

    When I gig regularly I tend to really put a lot of wear on the strings and need to change them after about two 3-4 hr gigs, so perhaps 6-8hr time gig time. I get the flat spots on the side of the...
  14. Thread: Bela!

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    Bela!

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/CR19Gz2gy-k/?utm_medium=copy_link

    Bela instrumental with Sierra, Justin, Bryan, Mark and Michael backstage at Rockygrass
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    Re: Grisman's mando at Rockygrass ID?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpxqYEktqMA
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    Re: Post a picture of your band!!

    Played a 4th of July gig at a lake house on a dock!

    195044
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    Re: Powerful A models in the 5K range

    I know this luthier has been mentioned already but not enough and not recently…. My Stiver cuts through my band in just the right way, it has a beautiful snappy chop and the notes pop out when I solo...
  18. Re: What price level and up gets you a "lifelong keeper" mandolin

    I feel you can probably get a “lifelong keeper” around the 2-3k range mentioned by others above, but if you keep looking at the classifieds you’ll always feel the need to upgrade! ;)
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    Re: New Chris Thile album

    Haven’t read this thread yet but just downloaded the album and looking forward to some more “Hot Bluegrass” from Chris!








    ;)
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    Re: Mandolin Orange is now Watchhouse

    I think this reply is the spot on answer, see post #15.

    I would say they are sensitive enough to understand the world today.

    The rest of this discussion has seemed pointless to me…. but hey, I...
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    Re: Just tuning. Will it make things better?

    No, just tuning will not make things better. You must also play the instrument to make things better...








    ;)
  22. Re: fun NPR desk concert, shows a nice Kimble and Gibson, and mor

    I think The Roots tiny desk gets even more people at the end, all brass, no mando content!

    The tuba player is really working hard

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB4oFu4BtQ8
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    Getting into Mandocello

    I have been dreaming of a mandocello for a little while now, I have a few places I think it could be useful in my band and some fun side stuff...

    So here are my questions, in no particular order,...
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    Re: Tipping a Luthier

    I don’t exactly tip but I round up generously and pay cash. Is that really tipping? My luthier has gone above and beyond a few times for me. Expedited work. Higher quality hardware when he thought...
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    Re: Room humidifiers and distilled water

    Are you using an ultrasonic humidifier? Try evaporative
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