Wow, not sure why you are yelling at me. I don't usually follow the "opening up" topics since most posts are anecdotal, not scientific. I saw those articles and thought they might be interesting...
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Wow, not sure why you are yelling at me. I don't usually follow the "opening up" topics since most posts are anecdotal, not scientific. I saw those articles and thought they might be interesting...
And why Stradiveri can't be copied by modern violin makers.
Chemical distinctions between Stradivari’s maple and modern tonewood
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5224390/
The opening up topic has been studied scientifically. Three Japanese published Effects of aging on the vibrational properties of wood with the following abstract.
Vibrational properties of aged...
There are other rock and blues musicians out there who use the mandolin within that context. Check out these via youtube videos:
Ry Cooder, blues and slide guitarist but he plays a few tunes on...
If I could go back in time to 1976 when I first picked up the mandolin, I would have taken lessons from Matt Flinner straight away. That Matt was only 7 at the time, and a banjo picker, is...
Actually, the economy shrank over 2009 when growth, as measured by GDP, shrank. I would agree that consumer debt continues to rise and Baby Boomers continue to offload their instrument stashes, which...
Thank you, Pittsburgh Bill for making my point. :D
My apologies MandolinCafe.
I was responding to a thread wherein the poster asked about using 3-note chords instead of 4-note chords. A lot of posters jumped in right away assuming the OP wanted to...
A 4-note chord doesn't hurt one's playing except in a couple of cases.
First, that high E string doesn't really sound that good when backing a vocalist.
Second, one can shift between 3-note...
Fats Waller wrote a lot of tunes and songs that get covered by swing bands. So did Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael.
If you are close to the Minnesota border, you could also check with the Minnesota Bluegrass Association.
https://www.minnesotabluegrass.org
The closer one gets to the Twin Cities, the greater...
And therein lies the error in this thread. Mandolincafe is bluegrass-centric and nearly everyone assumes people want to chop chop chop. I play swing, Gypsy jazz, and ragtime, and never chop chop...
Have you checked with the Iowa Bluegrass Association yet? They might have a list of regularly scheduled jams.
https://iowabluegrassmusic.com
Also, pick a town, say Decorah. Do a google search...
Maybe we should start a thread in which we collect songs or tunes for which we know have gone off copyright. Here are a few of which I play that no longer have copyright.
St. Louis Blues (1914)...
The tracking is what I have a question about. Has any bar, restaurant, coffee shop, band, or other challenged the publishers by requiring the publishers to track which songs being played are theirs...
A music store down the block from me has a used Weber mandolin for around $480. It is a $1,000 mandolin IMHO, but the person selling on consignment went low to get it sold.
PM me if you are...
I am interested. I love to play ragtime tunes.
I tried to send you a private message, but unfortunately you have exceeded your storage space maximum. :disbelief:
Very nice!
Jill, what is the inlay in the headstock? It looks like a type of dog, is that correct?
Maybe the money was for lessons! :))
Well said, ralph! This has been my experience also. I have stuck with simple "jazz" tunes such as Honeysuckle Rose and Devojko Mala and created my own "alternate" melodies that stuck within the...
If your hometown has a music store or two, go in and take a look, ask questions, make a purchase or order. That is what I would do and have done. I support the music store two blocks from my house. I...
My trio has put together a short list of Christmas songs to mix in with our regular swing and ragtime set. Songs, meaning we sing the lyrics, not just play the melodies.
All I Want for Christmas...
Just curious: fourteen songs in 90 minutes? Does he take extended solos, or talk a lot between songs? Does he sing lyrics?
In a 45-50 minute set with a trio, I can easily play 13-14 songs which...
dang! (Not swearing; that is the moniker, eh?)
Thanks for this news. I have contemplated having to drive down to Kansas City or Lawrence for a refret but knowing that there is someone in Omaha who...
I bought a Schertler Dyn-M P48 from DjangoBooks.com. Great product and great service. Do you supply him or compete with him?
Just curious. I went to the Schertler website that you linked, but did...