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  1. Re: Finally pulled the trigger on an Erlewine Chiquita to mando-f

    Ok, some pics.

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    Current Strings, low to high

    E2 (.058)
    G2 (.044)
    D3 (.036)
  2. Re: Finally pulled the trigger on an Erlewine Chiquita to mando-f

    It isn't too bad with this tuning. I've been going with D'Addario NYXL strings. Mark Erlewine very handily prints his recommended gauges on the back of the headstock for standard guitar tuning so...
  3. Finally pulled the trigger on an Erlewine Chiquita to mando-fy

    Will post some pics after I replace the tuners. Switching out his stock 16/1 Grovers for some 18/1 Grover Rotogrips--which are locking. Eventually going to switch out the pickup for something more...
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    Getting the sound of a bowl back

    Ok, let me preface this by saying I know sod-all about mandolin construction.

    From what I understand, one of the unique properties of the bowl back was that the construction allowed the back to...
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    Re: Tuning a 19 inch scale guitar to fifths

    Cool. Yeah. My brother built an 8 string guitar and quickly found out that he was better off using 8 single string bridges. .090 is what they use in suspension bridges, isn't it? :-)

    The gauges...
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    Re: Tuning a 19 inch scale guitar to fifths

    Think you're missing a string there. A .018w maybe? .016p?
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    Re: Tuning a 19 inch scale guitar to fifths

    Cool, mind telling me what your scale and gauges are on that mini-V?

    Thanks
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    Re: Tuning a 19 inch scale guitar to fifths

    Hrm, he calls for a .056 for E2, I wonder what F1 would need at that scale.
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    Tuning a 19 inch scale guitar to fifths

    When they become available again, Erlewine is fresh out right now, I am going to buy a Chiquita Travel Guitar. 19 inches is the scale of a octave mando so I would think that a six string this size...
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    Re: The neck's contribution to tone quality

    ^^That. Like just about any other stringed instrument the ergonomics of the neck have a far larger affect on the sound than the actual "acoustical properties" of the wood that the neck is made of,...
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    Re: Hands too big

    Mike D. at Big Muddy can do you a 1 1/4" neck. Nice and roomy even for the fattest fingers.

    There are plenty of pics of bluegrass players with fingers the size of summer sausages.
  12. Re: Just ordeded some primetone semi-round triangle picks

    Yes. My wife shakes her head at the number of picks I own. I am currently on a quest to own one of every V-pick. Even the 11.xx mil Insanity. I can always use it for a paper weight.
  13. Re: A simple way to get more exercise for your pinky

    Sure, perfectly valid exercise. I should have maybe retitled this, "A way to exercise the pinky for those who find doing finger exercises about as much fun as watching paint dry." which I do.
  14. A simple way to get more exercise for your pinky

    I am sure I am not the first person to stumble on this, but here it is.

    So after about a week of picking up the mandolin seriously again I had managed to really bugger the tip of my index finger...
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    Re: 'Red Snark' Tuners.

    I have the new-ish white snark, which has a hertz mode. I am pretty happy with it but wish they had retained the old display mode with the progressing wedges.
  16. Re: straw poll: what's your favourite pick for trad/celtic playin

    For a really bright sound I like the V-Pick Screamer. The Chicken Picker for a slightly mellower sound. The Pachelli (V-pick, 4.75 mil) gives an interesting sound.
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    Re: Alternate picking and quarter notes

    When I was learning guitar, I was taught what was once called efficient picking. Pick direction was determined by what was going on with the left hand. Say it is a passage of eighth notes. If they...
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    Re: Mandolin Tops

    Absolutely none that can be determined prior the an instrument being assembled.

    I have heard freshly assembled flat top guitars with tops that came from different parts of the same tree that...
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    Re: Recently purchased a SA-120

    Thanks. I have seen the ones that are in the classifieds, and yes they are beauts, but I am waiting to get some fairly specific design features. Going to be getting me an M11 with jumbo body and wide...
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    Re: Blemished Eastmans from Mandolin Store

    The definition of a blem really varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Generally speaking any finish defect, no matter how minor or subtle, on the front of the instrument will cause any decent...
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    Recently purchased a SA-120

    While I am saving my pennies to buy a Big Muddy from Mike Dulack before he drops of terminal carpel tunnel--seriously, he told me the other day that he has made something around 7000 mandolins--I...
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    Re: Any Advice For First Gig?

    ^^Everything, but the above especially. Every band needs a great busker. A guy who will make them like you before you play a single note. If they like you, the audience will forgive a lot.

    As far...
  23. Re: Music reading and notation for composition

    You have to be careful though. Over several years of guitar instruction I found tablature to be counterproductive to the teaching of notation. Students--esp. adult learners--used the tab as a crutch...
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    Re: List of essential Irish session tunes.

    You're probably right. I have a handful of tunes solidly under my fingers. When it comes to music I am a slow learner but once I have a piece memorized I don't forget it.
  25. Re: Music reading and notation for composition

    Many college level theory courses spend a great deal of time developing this skill. It isn't as hard as you would think if you have a decent grounding in the music being played. For example if you...
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