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  1. Re: Little Maggie, John Reischman (anyone have tabs)?

    Thanks for the replies!!
  2. Re: Little Maggie, John Reischman (anyone have tabs)?

    Sorry for opening an old thread but:
    Does anyone know where I can find tabs for this tune that is just the basic melody?
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    Re: From "The Pink Panther"

    "Does your dog bite?"
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    Re: Mapes Strings

    OK - I'm a mando newbie; after reading some of these posts I'm wondering what's the benefit of using their "Octacore" strings https://www.mapesstrings.com/product/octacore-mandolin/ over their...
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    Re: Mandolin Strap Peg - Slipping out

    I like the fingernail polish idea! I had the same issue with my new Kentucky 276 a week or so ago. I wound 3-4 layers of plumbers teflon tape and pressed it firmly in. It's holding good now but if it...
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    Re: Mandolin Set Up Ebook and Mandolin Users

    Rob - Thanks so much for the quick response! From just scanning down through the pages I can see that this will be a great help in the future. Thanks again.
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    Re: Music, not coding, makes for smarter kids

    “The musical group also showed stronger connections from the auditory cortices to other brain areas … “

    Does this article mean that music learning will help develop BOTH left and right sides of a...
  8. Re: New player -- question about learning materials

    maxr is right ... I too am brand new to learning the mandolin and just started working my way through Mandolin For Dummies and have appreciated the wealth of information it contains and the...
  9. Thread: Bad habits?

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    Re: Bad habits?

    Thanks for all the great advise. After six decades of living I appreciate the advantage of establishing good habits and form from the very beginning; I know that I need to be patient with myself (now...
  10. Thread: Bad habits?

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    Re: Bad habits?

    "1.06 outside to outside G to E strings"
    Wow, I didn't realize that the 'nut width dimension was outside to outside ... I thought it was overall nut length! My calipers read 0.973" (new J-73's)...
  11. Thread: Bad habits?

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    Bad habits?

    I have a couple ‘newbie’ questions. I’ve only been at it for two weeks and have started developing pretty hard calluses on the three fingertips of my left hand and still finding it difficult to strum...
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    Re: Music store etiquette?

    With COVID in the air, and being immune suppressed, it will be awhile before I wonder into a music store. Once I can scrape up the $ for the KM-272 I'll probably give TMS a call and place my order...
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    Re: Music store etiquette?

    Thanks for all your replies. My schedule will not be flexible enough to arrange an appointment at the Emporium but will certainly consider it for a future trip.
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    Music store etiquette?

    Hello to all; I’m new to this forum as well as to playing mandolin (I played acoustic guitar 30+ years ago, but that’s another story). I have just started to learn mandolin, thanks to...
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