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    Re: My pinky hates me now

    Some Grisman tunes like Cedar Hill are great pinky testers.
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    Re: It Made the Mandolin Sound Better

    The smoker you drink the player you get. (J.Walsh)
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    Re: Curt Mangan Monels

    I really like the Curt Mangan monels on my F5.

    Ditto D'Addario monels but the Mangan's come in gauge-sets I prefer.

    Did not like Martin monels but only tried them on a snakehead.
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    Re: D'Addario Chris Thile Signature Pick

    I use 1.4mm Primetones(512P1.4 or 1.5) lg. triangles mostly. Great picks when new.
    Need maintenance with constant use. LIke any good pick.
    I use nail buffer sticks on the bevels.

    Have had a...
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    Re: It's an F, it's not an F

    I thought the soundboard/body was round at first. Took me a while(right after he mentioned it) that it is really oval.

    Just me?
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    Re: Levin Model 42 (1948)

    I like it!

    Sounds great.

    Nice tremolo...ing.
  7. Thread: Monel strings

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    Re: Monel strings

    Used D'A Monels mando strings for a couple years. Switched to Mangan because they come in gauges I like better and sound as good as D'A IMHO.
    Also use round-core Mangan Monels(13-56) on my Eastman...
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    Re: C.Mangan RoundCore Monel

    Got a nice email from Carlee at Curt Mangan. They will sell Monel round core strings
    in any gauge I want! Just hafta cut the balls off. Of the strings. For mando.

    I'm just experimenting.

    The...
  9. Thread: the Small Dog

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    Re: the Small Dog

    fatt,always wanted a white A3 like yours. Any pics of your Gibson L-1? You have some very cool instruments.

    I bet Dr.Cohen's redwood/walnut A5 sounds sweet! I remember talking mandology with him...
  10. Thread: the Small Dog

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    Re: the Small Dog

    I have a couple Small Dog case covers. They are protecting my gorgeous Daffodil Pegasus F-style case and screamin' Tangerine
    Pegasus A-style case.
    A good case deserves a cover. Those 25 year old...
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    C.Mangan RoundCore Monel

    Just put a set of these round core 13-56 on my Eastman AR605 archtop guitar. Really like them so far. Feel good to both hands.

    Been playing Monel mandolin strings for a couple years. Not sure if...
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    Re: What are your go-to crowd pleasers?

    I went down the proverbial rabbit hole searching and listening to the guy playing that black fiddle!And the band is Imar(?)

    Gotta find out more about these musicians. Crowd pleasers indeed!
  13. Re: Fantastic David Grisman Quintet one mic recording

    Dawg,at 75 years of age,Matt Eakle,and Jim Kerwin have played together for many years in supergroups of the Dawg genre.


    They are all sufficiently talented enough jazz cats to know how/when to...
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    Re: What are your go-to crowd pleasers?

    If it's Sunday start out with a spiritual like "Revival", as in Newgrass. Or "Uncloudy Day". Really nice if others join in singing. Chop it hard and get ready to retune for any further picking.
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  15. Re: Fantastic David Grisman Quintet one mic recording

    Cat Dawg.
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    Re: Have you EXP74 users switched to XT’s?

    I was a EXP fan but switched to Monels.

    Was underwhelmed by XTs.
  17. Thread: Tuner mystery

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    Re: Tuner mystery

    Buncha know-it-alls on this cafe.
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    Re: Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D

    Yep. I'll take the andante version. The molasses-in-winter tempo sounds like a dirge.
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    Re: Help with case color

    I really like the wild colors my Pegasus cases, an F-style in Daffodil yellow and an A-style in Tangerine.

    When in use they have a case-cover anyway so it doesn't really matter. I just like those...
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    Re: Martin Style 20 Interest

    George,you are being cooler than I would be.

    I absolutely do not like shipping or receiving instruments, but have done a fair amount
    of it. Probably a dozen times. It can be very disconcerting....
  21. Thread: Danilo Brito

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    Re: Danilo Brito

    I am not overly familiar with Choro or the bandolim in general but Jacob do Bandolim,who I first heard play this music,(thanks to Dawg) and another great player,Elisa,from the group Choro das 3 play...
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    Re: Thomastik-Infeld Strings

    Flatwound TI strings are an acquired taste I reckon. Nice to the fingers. Don't seem to cut in a group setting.

    Tried mittel and starks. Sounded the same when I took them off as when new.
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    Re: string life with limited playing

    Monel strings has spoilt me. Didn't really prefer the Martin Monels.

    I wipe down with just a smidge of WD-40(and rub it off) when they get that "less than fresh" feel.

    Agree with everything...
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    Re: how do you clean your files?

    My old Colton's file card has a small pick contained on the back of the card. Great for coarser files. Finer files I use a little brass brush.

    Got some 2x4s cut to size and drilled holes to stand...
  25. Re: Meet Marc Orleans - Brooklyn based busking mandolin player

    It appears to me that Marc lived life on his own terms and was, no doubt averse to compromise. He strikes me as
    a shining example of courage lived everyday. We should all be so courageous.
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