As a late comer to both mandolin and fiddle, I suspect that her advice is violin-centric. I've spent more time with my student fiddle than my "better" one and have learned how to draw better tone...
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As a late comer to both mandolin and fiddle, I suspect that her advice is violin-centric. I've spent more time with my student fiddle than my "better" one and have learned how to draw better tone...
At this point my picks might be worth more than the value of my car.
My evolution was whistle, anglo concertina, mandolin, fiddle. After needing to re-wire my brain to play anglo concertina, mandolin provided an enlightening balm of logic and it is still the shortest...
I love the Redline Traveler I got second hand through the classified. The best mandolin dollars I've spent. Love the tone of my Big Muddy M-11 too. The neck profiles on the two are quite...
Congratulations. It's beautiful.
I found my Big Muddy used in excellent condition. They come up from time to time, but these things seem to run in spurts and I don't see any used in the classifieds right now. It is a beautifully...
BelleHaven, To tell you where I'm coming from, I can't reach my hand across an octave, and no amount of stretching, positive attitude or wishful thinking will make it otherwise, which you would find...
The oval hole may not cut it for bluegrass, but will be fine for Celtic and old time. I'm not familiar in real life with the models you've listed but, at least for these genres, I wouldn't overlook...
When the doctor is House, and the doctor's a louse, that's Hugh Laurie
(who has no mandolin content as far as I know, but has the talent to play the piano, sport a constant day old beard, and fake...
Now if you claim that your instrument is a "beast", you have the stickers to prove it. So sweet!
Hello Tbode, The questions I would have are what is the condition and is there a case? I recently paid approximately that price ($450) for an M-11 of the that era in excellent condition with a hard...
Have you taken a look at Baron Collins-Hill's Mandolessons.com? His arrangements are very straightforward, and one of my first successful tunes was from his site. His arrangements are not graded,...
Fiddle tunes of the overlapping old time, celtic, contra dance traditions. I'm also a beginner with a short attention span so I've played around with anything that catches my interest, but that's...
To me, "Come all ye fair and tender ladies" or "The water is wide" seem to have a similar old songs vibe.
My brother acknowledges only jazz. I don't know that genre well enough to make recommendations, and all I know about classical I learned from Bugs Bunny cartoons. I trust the hive mind will fill...
Such an interesting community, from professionals, to earnest amateurs, to those diffidently approaching their first instrument. As the latter, I have gotten so much from the generous and thoughtful...
If you are interested in old time tunes, I'm getting a lot of use out of Dan Levenson's Old Time Festival Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin. There are about 100 tunes. It has both notation and tabs. ...
As a newbie of a few months, I started with an oval hole mandolin and a Tortex guitar type pick following the example of my mentor. In the spirit of adventure, I tried out a Primetone semi-round and...
As an ex-chick who has been a hen longer than I care to admit, my advice to the lovelorn nephews has been to learn how to dance. There are never enough male partners, and even if you are otherwise...
Maybe a low whistle to go with your D, or Irish flute?
If it was roadkill, it would probably be flatter. If it was a brand name, which it is, I might talk to my marketing department. It should be capital "C" but only on a full size keyboard, not this...
I ordered the carrion a model mandolin case from Amazon. It holds the Morris pretty well. The storage compartment supports the neck and there doesn't seem to be any pressure on the headstock. ...
I've only met one other adult with hands as small as mine. We bonded over our tiny digits. I'm a beginner and I'm finding that there's a lot I can do on the mandolin. I have to accept that some...
I've been enjoying this site since I discovered it a couple weeks ago. The mix of fiddle tunes is a great fit for my interests and playing level. He is a talented young teacher.
That's a good point, Tobin. I don't have anything to measure humidity with, so I guess that's my next mission. Wood is so temperamental it could be a contributing factor.