Thanks for directing me to your thread and write up John. The pictures of clamping methods and explanation about why the reinforcement is not ideal make a lot of sense.
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Thanks for directing me to your thread and write up John. The pictures of clamping methods and explanation about why the reinforcement is not ideal make a lot of sense.
Thanks for all the responses. I'll find out what was used in the repair and try to match the glue if possible. I figure without that reinforcing spline repair method, this will be a recurring theme...
First of all, I wanted to thank the forum members for being such a generous resource of information in the past. I am asking for advice on what glue and clamping technique to fix my headstock scroll....
I sent you a pm.
Cheers,
You probably want to take it to a qualified luthier to give it a once over. I found that I needed some adjustments to the nut slots on my D and A strings and also had the bridge foot "shaped" to fit...
Thanks for the quick response. I see that you are notating the G# major scale with B# and E# and I remember that there was a dialogue about this recently on the forum. Is it safe to say when playing...
Hi,
Quick question for people out there who know a lot more about music theory than me:
If I'm playing a song in a root minor scale (G#m for example), is there both a major pentatonic and...
Hi Marc,
Great stuff, very melodic; a really nice version! Thank you for posting your interpretation of the song.
Cheers
You're right, that's not the way it's done. I was going off the cuff earlier but I should have known there's no Am7 in the key of D. Sorry 'bout that. Here are my tabbed notes. Sorry for the lack of...
Hi, thanks for replying. I am playing the song in the key of D (although I think JT drops his tuning down a half step). The chords I'm using go like this:
D - G - A - F#m
Bm - G - (B) D - F#m
Bm...
That's a cool version of the song. Thanks for the link.
Hi Cafe Members,
I've been working on a version of this song for my newborn son. I play the chords mainly on the bottom 3 courses, but add treble for a sprinkle of variety on some changes. I really...
That's a great tune. I've listened to their new CD a half dozen times and already started learning the words to this one. The bass line seems straight forward. Try following it for the chords first....
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showing a collection of highly prized jazz guitars and mandolins from famed luthiers John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto and John Monteleone. Check out the article in...
UPDATE:
Eastman decided that it was necessary to replace the instrument. The wood used for the back had aged differently from the sides and caused multiple separations. I received a brand new...
I'm waiting on my second seam repair on the same instrument. The first one didn't effect the sound, but it also didn't hold. I'm hoping for identical tone when I get it back.
Hi, and thank you for your replies. The original repair work was done by the luthier who sold me the new instrument. He claimed to have been repairing acoustic instruments for nearly 20 years. It was...
I'm hoping someone can help me out and tell me what I'm doing wrong here. I've had this Eastman 515 since '06. In that time, I mainly put medium gauge strings on it. Right now it has Thomastik 154M...
I checked out the CTBMA website - really cool stuff, thanks! Having just moved to Norwalk, CT, I am looking for local jams taking place. Also, does anyone recommend a good luthier in the area to have...
Cool, that was the info I was looking for. Thanks for the link. Cheers, ;)
Hi, I just got Ted Eschliman's book Getting into Jazz Mandolin. In the intro , it describes how the book is laid out to develop fingers, ears and brain in that order. I am looking for specific advice...
I wanted to expand on this concept. Having moved out of a house in the country and into an apartment in the city, my playing habits have inevitably changed. I can't play after 11 pm since I'll keep...
He played last night at the Living Room for p-Bingo night. If anything, one could say he is one of the most versatile players in terms of style. The Punch Brothers switched easily from experimental...
Thank goodness for a happy life. Cheers,
TD
I still find it interesting, even though probably not the OP's intent, that based on "MM's" post, there are approx. seven frequencies per half step the human ear perceives. Is that right?