Agreed that it’s not relevant but I have read John Arnold definitively state that Martin used no red spruce between about ‘57 and some time in the ‘80s or thereabouts. Based on his statements, no red...
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Agreed that it’s not relevant but I have read John Arnold definitively state that Martin used no red spruce between about ‘57 and some time in the ‘80s or thereabouts. Based on his statements, no red...
"Here's another. Tom Ellis made this one for me. The first Ellis with a double-flowerpot. A great sounding mandolin. BTW I was the owner of your Heiden F....but developed a penchant for '30s Martin...
They're a fairly rare breed, particularly F style. Tom Rozum told me about left handed Gilchrist; the name on the headstock was written in mirror image. I had an F style Stiver made, which I sold...
I don't care how a player gets it done as long a they do. If a player is a beginner who has a hard time keeping up, I try to be as encouraging and helpful as possible and try to keep that stink eye...
I wipe off excess beans and lard when I spill food on my Heiden. Spilled beer and whiskey get wiped off it interferes with my playing.
"I can play as fast as I want and sing as high as I want" - Bill Monroe
I'm one who is somewhat agnostic on the process of opening up. Regarding the above post questioning the assumption that any change that does occur is sure to be a positive; great point but I do tend...
Word I hear is Board to decide on April 5.
Seeing this listing from the builder for a new one makes me feel better about how much I paid for my 2005 last year. Not that I felt particularly bad about it. I continue to get more enjoyment out of...
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Well, after five days with this thing I've come to really appreciate what a fine instrument it is and how happy I am that I took the plunge. I guess the best word I can use to describe it is...
Doc, I read on Heiden’s web page that each instrument is custom made based on discussion between him and the customer. I’m intrigued now by how that process worked with you and what you were looking...
It's here and it's a good one. It's replacing my Stiver F5, which is good but this just seems to have an extra gear.
I just emailed Michael Heiden with a couple of questions. Doc, did I read in...
Got a 2005 left handed Heiden F5 scheduled for delivery tomorrow. My understanding is that it's the only left handed F5 he's made. Pretty damn excited.
Yeah, Crooked Road, mostly in Virginia, overlaps some with Country Music highway in Kentucky. I was on much of both in the last two years. Highpoints for me were Butcher Hollow and the Clinch...
I think we get into trouble (but also into interesting discussions) when we think that a simple term can actually encompass the definition of a cultural/human phenomenon that is practiced by so many...
I guess I'm not sure when a "part" is not a part. I play four different parts in the song.
Dix Bruce suggested that I use a metonome to practice tremolo, suggesting that steady tempo is a key component.
Hmmm...a fatwah on harmonica players... I think Mr. Hopkins may be onto something.
My local independent market makes great sausages. I don't ask them how they make them, I just enjoy the results and I aint gonna question how Ricky does what he does.
Well, no bluegrass band has as much sheer horsepower as KT. That band is in a class of its own as far as I'm concerned. Each year at the Hardly Strictly Festival in San Francisco, his gets the young...
I've always heard it referred to as tremolo, never vibrato, which is not to say we're right. I'd trust classical folks to know correct musical terms. As we all know, hillbilly pickers have limited...
I've been working on my double stop tremolo, as in the classic Monroe style, and working on getting it smooth. I'm going with the wrist. I've watched Monroe videos and he's all wrist. I was in a...
Don't you need lefty strings with the lefty pick?
I believe Sam broke his wrist around "94 or thereabouts. I remember Tom Rozum telling the story about how they both had theirs wrists in a cast at about the same time. He said he heard that Sam would...