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    Re: Mandolin sound changing over time

    I think this topic can be summed up by 'Believers gonna believe!’. Belief is based in emotion and as such, can sometimes be irrational. Belief does not require facts, objective evidence or proof and...
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    Re: The Estuary--Help With Chord/Walkdown Riff

    Just listened to this nice little tune. Sounds like Bm, A, G to me. Try (G to E string) - (Bm) x457, (A) x245, (G) x023. Happy Holidays!
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    Re: Classical Music Song Book

    Yep, Jim is right on. There is a difference between being able to read notation and sight reading. Fluent sight reading ability is not really necessary for learning a piece. Just being able to get...
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    Re: Classical Music Song Book

    You might want to pick up a copy of 'J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Mandolin' edited by Daniel Sellman. It contains the 3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas for solo violin in both notation and mandolin tab...
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    Re: Tabledit for Kindle Fire

    Dale, see my pm.
  6. Re: Mendelssohn E minor Violin Concerto played on a mandolin

    Thanks for posting this video. The Mendelssohn E minor violin concerto is one of my long-time favorites. I never really considered it suitable for mandolin but this duo does a great job. All that...
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    Re: Science of Sound?

    My last word on this thread, just to clarify a few things. First, you are misunderstanding or misrepresenting what I said or are perhaps being intentionally obtuse. I am not offended, upset, angry,...
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    Re: Science of Sound?

    I didn't mean to be dismissive, just don't know enough (nor care to) about metaphysics to comment.:) I need to amend my statement slightly. I should have said "beyond the scope of traditional science...
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    Re: Science of Sound?

    I've tried to stay out of this discussion as the subject has been argued ad nauseum here and everything useful has already been said. I have to take exception though to the statement made that there...
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    Re: low action versus good tone

    My question to the luthiers out there is: Can a few millimeters of height at the saddle really increase the break angle enough to increase the downward pressure on the top enough to significantly...
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    Re: Denver area music stores

    Another thumbs-up for Old Town Pickin' Parlor in Arvada. They usually have a nice assortment of quality instruments on hand and everyone I've ever dealt with there has been super-nice.
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    Re: In case or on stand?

    I've learned the hard way that Murphy's Law is always in play. So, when I'm not playing them, my instruments are in the case, lid closed and at least one latch engaged.
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    Re: To read or not to read...

    Exactly! A classical guitarist or any classical soloist has a repertoire of pieces that they perform. These pieces are honed to perfection and are memorized for performance. They are generally played...
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    Re: To read or not to read...

    I agree with this completely! Just because I can read doesn't mean that I have to read everything I play. In fact, if I play something often enough, I usually have it memorized anyway and that gives...
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    Re: To read or not to read...

    This is a false dilemma argument. The idea that if you can read notation, then you can't improvise is preposterous. You could just as easily reverse that statement and claim that those who can...
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    Re: Over protective?

    I'm with you on this, Kip. After a lifetime of accidentally bumping, banging, scratching, gouging, dinging and denting various instruments, I've made practically every dumb mistake possible when...
  17. Thread: Tone Rite

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    Re: Tone Rite

    Here's my anecdotal experience with classical guitars, FWIW. I still own two hand-built classical guitars that I purchased in the early '70's. One is an advanced intermediate model made in Japan...
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    Re: Pinky finger or third finger?

    I generally follow the two frets per finger rule but it depends, to some degree, on what comes before and what follows after. For example, I would normally use the ring finger to play A (E string 5th...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    Thanks MysTIK, but I've already been there and done that, as they say. In my younger days, I enthusiastically embraced the bohemian lifestyle. I was open to anything and everything. Possibilities...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    Whatever you're smokin'and/or drinkin', maybe I need to get me some of that...or maybe you just weren't meant to get it (unless you are also known as Explorer). I think you and I inhabit different...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    Ok, I promised myself that I wouldn't get sucked back into this discussion. However….:)

    I think we're saying the same thing in different ways. If I were to conduct a rigorous investigation, these...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    I couldn't agree with you more :) A rigorous investigation is what is needed to understand the 'why' of a phenomenon. I don't think I'm questioning the "meaning of life" here. I 'm dealing with a...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    I wouldn't do it to my instrument because of Murphy's Law…. if there's a way for me to screw it up somehow…(drop the sander onto my mando). :(






    If I accept your experience at face value...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    I don't think most folks are saying that 'opening up' is only a result of changes in the wood. Actually, just the opposite. The effect, if it truly exists, is most likely a combination of many...
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    Re: "Opening Up With Time"

    Hmmmm...... Not that I'm about to do that with my instrument, but how can you be sure that you are not energizing the strings, loosening up the joints, warming up (temperature-wise) the instrument or...
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