I like 30 pieces of Silver by Hank williams SR., Wait a little Longer Please Jesus by Jamie Dailey, Amazing Grace, and Little Brown Church.
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I like 30 pieces of Silver by Hank williams SR., Wait a little Longer Please Jesus by Jamie Dailey, Amazing Grace, and Little Brown Church.
I have a Washburn F body and the strap shown is exactly what I am using. I did put a couple of new holes in it for the rear peg as some times I like it over the shoulder and sometimes I like it over...
I was once told improvising is 90% feelings and 10% skill. Feel the music and let your mind and fingers go free.
That is the exact one I saw. It was blonde and really cheaply put together from what I could tell. IT looked like a child had drug it around the neighborhood, literally. Just looking at the tail...
When I was looking at it I did not see a dove tail joint on the neck and yes it is a Santa Rosa. Brain stuck on Santa Clara for some reason!!!:))
I ran across a Santa Clara Mandolin this weekend that was in pretty rough shape. Has anyone heard of these? It appears to be cheaply made based on the the tail piece but I am not sure. It is an A...
Sherry, It might be the action is set too high off the strings. I recommend you take it to a repair person and have them lower the action for you. I too started out with an old ACER mandolin and it...
I agree with Mark Wilson on this. I have also found the height of the strap makes a difference as well.Could be your strap is set too low and you are reaching for the E string.( if you are using a...
All of this is great assuming the action on your mandolin is set light. Some mandolins come with an exaduration here-1/4th to 1/2 inch string height at the nut and need to be set lower.
Mark, I believe this is part of learning to play by ear. I do the same thing. I listen to a song and visualize the notes on the fingerboard. Then when I get home, I apply it to the mandolin. I come...
Butch is using the same technique I began with but found myself getting lazy and resting on the finger rest/pick guard. I then watched Ronnie McCurry play. Since I too only speak Bluegrass on the...
Right hand technique, I have found, has as many opinions as what is the best pick to use. I too am retraining my right hand technique to free floating as I found myself resting on the bridge and...
Just a general question here. I never hear anyone mentioning Washburn mandolins on this forum. Is there a known issue with them? I have a F5 W3 electric acoustic I am learning on and have had to...
I agree with speed being a mind thing. I often find my picking getting ahead of my mind and that is when I make mistakes!!!:grin:
That looks a lot like the pick holders I was speaking about. Except they slip over the pick as these look like they are adhered to just the front and back of the pick.
I believe the devil himself is responsible for those keys plus someone once told me those are the keys most women sing in as well!
Rob,
I have been using that e-book for the the last 6 months and it is FANTASTIC!!! It puts all the mandolin repairmen(pseudo) here in northern Colorado to shame. I used the recommendations and man...
I would return it and expect them to either replace it whole or replace the bridge. If you start messing with cutting out the slot in the bridge, you could end up replacing the bridge and voiding the...
I am sure most of you have heard of these but I have not seen it posted yet. I ran across the rubber pick grips at a music store here in northern colorado and they are great. They are a little pricey...
You can change the action by lowering the bridge and then drop the strings at the nut to 0.015" This is where I have mine and a light touch is all it takes at the first fret on all 8 strings. A good...
That was Great!
I heard from an instructor that the right hand and fore arms should move as if you were turning a door knob with no anchor but free floating the right arm and hand allowing you to play double stops...
I had the same issue for a while with my Washburn F body. I found the loop on the strings were catching on the bottom plate of the tail piece. I put a thin strip of rawhide between the strings and...
I have been working on strumming for Bluegrass and here is what was recommended to me. Mute the strings with the left hand. Then use this pattern: down, down-up, repeating it. The key is to start off...
Will send it to you this week!! it is great! Lots of different picks. I am adding a couple Golden Gates and some others I have.