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Make a fist,palm down,extend pinky straight out,now start moving the pinky around,up,down,back and forth,in and out etc. to gain independence ...very challenging to do with ring finger..

This looks very similar to a DMM that was in the classifies about a year or so ago..it was located in Germany ,if anybody recalls that mandolin..

Ok,thanks man,,that definitely ain't me...

Oh yeah that is just sweet...

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Likewise hamboners play recognizable songs and tunes despite having little to no melody as such. They rely on rhythm and dynamics to make the tune recognizable. They will...

I graduated high school in 1973 and I drew in the '73 &'74 draft high numbers,past 300 so I wasn't going anywhere. My brother in law served in Nam though,,my father in law joined the Army at 17 to...

The good thing is you can always multi task!..

I've never named an instrument,just rifles...

I play hardcore bluegrass on a F5 with med./ hvy. strings,,I've tried everything,have a pick collection going back over 50 years,,,the beSt pick ever is the BC jazz LG 35...thin,very stiff,brings...

I do wrist curls with a weight to strengthen my forearms,,I used to take a 2,3 or 5 lb. Lifting plate and hold it it in my right hand like a pick and start to fan it like tremelo,no mandolin in hand...

Wow,,that's all mandolins? Very impressive,just awesome to listen to .

Don't forget to use other "tools of expression" such as sliding in and out of notes,hammer on's and pull offs,glissandos,choking,vibrato,altered tremolo beats etc...once you start to utilize these on...

I always thought the triangle guy had it pretty easy..

I've heard the Sitar is hard to learn,I would think something like the Basoon isn't to easy either..playing a left handed strung guitar ,right handed is really hard,I've tried it ,,playing bluegrass...

Your first comment isn't really a positive one also..

I don't think Ren built the dragon guitar ,did he? It doesn't look like his style..it's pretty hideous,and the neck is almost dysfuntional...

I'm a huge fan,,I'd love to hear his latest..

You can see this guitar on youtube,,pawn stars:Gibson master museum guitar...

The L-7 is amazing,,,I have heard the Ren Ferguson master museum guitars actually sound and play better than they look..the guy who evaluated one on pawn stars said it was the finest sounding guitar...

Not even close,,Monroe just throws in a little hillbilly sidesteping,that fits right in,,that's cool,,,ThIle's jumping around like a drunk hippy on the beach dancing around a camp fire...

Excellent solo by Grisman,,Rices opening notes on his solo is very ear catching..

Thile is a great player,but his stage antics are totally pretentious,,personally, I think he looks like a dang fool hoping around like that..

Those look like great mandolins,they don't come up for sale very often..I've always liked the Gibson A/N customs and wouldn't mind one myself.

Yeah,I wonder what kind of case you put that thing in,or do you lug it around as it is?....

I can see where this is an area where I should really be aware of more and work on..I get tension headaches in my neck from playing to hard,,