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    Re: $200 to spend on a new or used Mandolin

    Wow, thank you all so much for these suggestions. Blown away by the support that this forum offers. Big Love!
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    $200 to spend on a new or used Mandolin

    Hi,

    I have been playing mandolin casually for about two years and enjoying playing mostly Irish/Celtic stuff. I am looking for a mandolin to keep at my office to mess around with for a few minutes...
  3. Re: Tenor Banjo suggestion for beginner Mando player

    Great feedback on here everyone, thank you!

    So I got a tenor. It is a Goldstone CC-IT.

    I have limited time to play each day, maybe 30 minutes, and don't want my mando playing to erode. I am...
  4. Tenor Banjo suggestion for beginner Mando player

    I have been playing mando for about 10 months and am very interested in learning a little Tenor Banjo as well. Any suggestions for a decent tenor banjo to start out with in the $200 to $300 range?
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    Re: Favorite Mando Christmas Tunes

    Thanks everyone for all the tunes, much appreciated!!
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    Favorite Mando Christmas Tunes

    Hey Everyone,

    I'm newer to the mando. This is my first holiday season with it. I was curious as to what some of your favorite Christmas tunes are to play on the mando? If you have any tabs and...
  7. Re: Mando "performance anxiety" when playing with others?

    Thank you all so much. Extremely helpful advice on here by so many folks. Eventually I'll stop being amazed by how supportive people on this forum are! Big Love.
  8. Mando "performance anxiety" when playing with others?

    I am relatively new to playing mandolin, but have noticed some performance anxiety in the form of shakiness in the hands and bodily tightness when playing with others, either a teacher or a friend....
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    Re: Can someone please give me a hand with G/F#?

    Thank you both very much, very helpful!
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    Strategy to get better

    I’ve got limited time to play mandolin most days, usually about 30 to 45 minutes during the week, a little more on the weekends. My brain works well with a structured plan.

    After reading what...
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    Can someone please give me a hand with G/F#?

    Messing around with Peggy-O ( or Fennario) and came across this G/F# chord. Can someone help me figure out how exactly to play that?

    https://www.rukind.com/gdpedia/titles/view/144
  12. What genres of music do you play on mando (besides bluegrass)?

    I have recently started to play the mandolin and though I love the Stanley Brothers, Old & in the Way and Grisman collaborations with Garcia, I am by no means a bluegrass diehard. I mainly like...
  13. Mando Teacher in Midlothian, VA or Chesterfield. VA

    Anybody know of any good teachers in either of these areas? If not, is there a resource out there to find teachers offering lessons through Skype?

    Thanks!
  14. Re: Thoughts on Mandolessons, Pegged Nation and other sites

    Thanks everyone for feedback on this.

    Just wanted to clarify on this, when you say keep "practice" and "playing" separate, can you be more specific? Basically, you just know ahead of time what...
  15. Thoughts on Mandolessons, Pegged Nation and other sites

    I have been playing mandolin for about a month and a half. I dabbled in guitar and 5 string banjo in the past so I have a bit of finger dexterity to work with.

    I have been playing with a friend...
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    Re: Beginner, pick-holding question

    Again thanks for the feedback on this. It's a huge help.

    This video gave me some good insight. I liked how he said that the point of the grip is to have the thumb "driving" the motion on the...
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    Re: Beginner, pick-holding question

    Wow, good stuff, thanks for the feedback.

    Trying to learn the traditional "claw grip" is proving to be quite awkward. The pick is kinda moving around on me and it's affecting my left-hand a...
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    Beginner, pick-holding question

    So I recently began playing mando about 2 months ago. I have played guitar on and off over the years. I just released tonight that I may be holding the pick in a non-optimal way when playing...
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    Online Learning Site for Newbie

    Hi,

    I recently bought a mandolin and have some past experience with 5 string banjo and guitar, thus have some finger dexterity that has helped me get going with a few chords on the mandolin. I...
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