I own a cavaquinho a friend brought home for me from brazil. I consider ukulele and mandolin as my primary instruments, but like to toy around with different stringed instruments. A cavaquinho is a...
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I own a cavaquinho a friend brought home for me from brazil. I consider ukulele and mandolin as my primary instruments, but like to toy around with different stringed instruments. A cavaquinho is a...
Great link Ourgang!
I really like the dulcimer recordings on this site.
Hi all,
me and my girlfriend want to tackle some songs together. My girlfriend will be singing and play ukulele, I will be playing guitar or mandolin.
She has a clear voice and takes classical...
I can't seem to locate it. Could you post a direct link?
wow! lookin'good! wonder how it is going to sound. Is there a website available allready?
hmmm.. the ricenbacher emando is one of my favorite designs, I really like it http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
It would be very hard to choose a favorite. I always...
Really nice! I especially liked the white fourstring. The body resembles a Fender Jazz bass or a Jazzmaster. Love it!
So what do you think of it, apart from the tab notation?
I have been playing my ukulele a lot lately. When I switch back to mandolin I always find the full chord a bit muddy. So I decided to take off the second course of strings.
On my mandolin (a cheap...
Is there a general lack of hawaiian enthousiasts on theis forum or are you all asleep? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I just found out that Ry Cooder is playing mandolin on the opening track of the Rough Guide to Hawaii. I'm not a big Ry fan, but his playing blew me away!
Man! The mandolin fitted so well that is...
Hi all,
one of my musical loves is hawaiian. On a lot of the old pictures of artists are mandolins, but i can't recall ever hearing one in an ensemble.
So what hawaiian cds/songs do feature...
Since I have received my Blues mandolin instruction DVD I have played a lot of blues. And I'm really, really starting to like it. I listened to blues for a large proportion of my life, and had a...
Hey Thanks Niles,
that's great!
One thing I'd like to know for the 78s is their recordlabels and numbers. Is there any chance that such a column can be provided in the datasheet?
I'm gonna...
good point!
as of now ANY mando,
so, for instance: Into the purple valley from Ry Cooder would qualify, since it has some blues mando on it.
Hi all!
what got me thinking is the rock mando group that mandocrucian (right?) is running, which attempts to make a complete discography of rock mandolin.
I though it would be a nice idea to...
Hi there!
yeasterday I received my copy of the DVD from Steve James. I played it all night yesterday, and I have to say I am really impressed! The performances together with John Sebastian are...
Hi All!
This book has been mentioned several times before, but I have to see yet even a picture of it, let alone a purchable exemplar.
Am I looking in the wrong places or is this a rare and out...
Hi all,
in the suggest mando oldtime cds, the emphasis is on contemporary oldtime bands. I was wondering whether you had any suggestions on collections of the old stuff like the Anthology of...
Hi all!
I'm guessing this is being covered before, but not in recent history, at least not where I could find it.
I have a small booklet with most of the chords for mando in it. Only problem is...
Hi there!
I was wondering what you were thinking about this book/cd?
Is it any good? (perhaps too basic?)
any thoughts would be welcome!
Hi all,
In my seaches for ukuleles in old-time I stumbeled onto the Old time Herald. It looked like a very nice magazine, and it wasn't exensive so I decided to support their good cause and become...
Hi All,
I'm a huge fan of tenor guitars. Scattered around the forum are some nice pictures of tenors, so I was thinking, wouldn't it be nice to collect some in the same thread?
To start off:...
Thanks for your replys and good suggestions, both on the forum and PMmed. However, I should add that I am not currently in the market for a new mandolin. I'm just curious to hear about what you guys...
Hi all!
A question about flattop mandolins. What are the characteristics of a quality flattop mandolin?
What sorts of bracing, wood, etc. would we be looking at?
How would you describe the...