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  1. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    I agree with Doug C…
    Helicore Mediums are a great choice for the kinds of music she wants to play.
    And, it’s mostly technique, not string choice….
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    NYT Spelling Bee Game

    If you play the popular online game Spelling Bee, you'll enjoy today's Pangram (the word that uses all of the scrambled letters...)

    Hope that wasn't a spoiler for all of the Cafe folks who play...
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    Re: Northfield NS-F5S vs Big Mon

    I have a Big Mon (Engelmann)… It’s a fabulous mandolin and a heck of a value.

    I’ve played several of the F5S model… they were all very nice (miles better than an Eastman, etc)…. But not really...
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    Re: Monroe Style Mandolin Question

    Those are all good thoughts in your last post, I agree.

    Start with some easier tunes like Roanoke or Big Mon. Don’t go too fast at first!! If you can’t play it cleanly, slow down and keep working...
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    Re: Monroe Style Mandolin Question

    A lot of that is just coincidence. Mandolin position, strap location etc will not give you an authentic Monroe sound.

    Pick hold is more relevant.. strive for a closed fist (no pinky planting), and...
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    Re: That Feeling…

    That happened to me one time, a few years ago.

    A local brewery had a jam night that I went to a few times. A beautiful girl in a fedora showed up with an old out of tune fiddle. Someone asked her...
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    Re: How do you remember all those tunes?

    A few suggestions....

    1. Play with others! If you have a buddy who wants to play rhythm guitar, or you have a local jam to attend, it will help. You'll be thinking about playing at the right...
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    Re: Red Carpet Waltz ( Pava A4 vs Collings MT2 )

    Great playing! Really enjoyed hearing your interpretation… nicely done!

    I preferred the Pava for this particular song, but your Collings records really well… I’d probably pick the MT2 for any...
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    Re: What strings have you tried on your Kimble?

    I just did the same experiment over the last couple months…. Also on a Big Mon… and I got the same conclusion. The EJ 74 strings sounded better than any of D’addario’s expensive coated strings- it...
  10. Re: Gibson is preparing to sell NFTs of its most famous models

    NFT: quite literally “ain’t no part of nothin’”
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    Re: Tone Gard for Big Mon

    198795198797

    Here’s the tone Gard on my Big Mon… all the pads are flush against the back and the legs are lightly touching the sides.

    Bend your legs (gently!) like I’ve done in the pics and you...
  12. Re: Northfield F5S consistency (or buying without checking)

    I've played a number of Northfields and the sound has been pretty consistent across all of those instruments. I'd say they are kind of like Collings in that regard.

    I think you could absolutely...
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    Re: Tone Gard on a Northfield Big Mon

    I have the standard tone gard on my Big Mon… I only had to give the legs a tiny tug to make them fit perfectly.

    There’s NO problem with giving the legs a slight bend to fit your mandolin.

    I...
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    Re: D’addario XT differences

    I’ll add them to my string order! :)
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    Re: D’addario XT differences

    Just to respond to a few of the suggestions…

    1. The Mangan strings are great… almost as beloved as J74s it seems. I used them a few times with great results. Then they went up in price if I...
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    Re: D’addario XT differences

    To be fair, I play mostly bluegrass and I generally play as hard as I can without overdriving the mandolin….

    When played more softly, the XT’s sounded ok, just a little dull.
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    Re: D’addario XT differences

    I thought they all sounded slightly muffled; the wound strings were definitely worse. I figured it was my imagination, but I went to the D’addario website- it says ALL the strings in the set are...
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    Re: D’addario XT differences

    I have EXP coated strings on my D-18…. I think they sound great.

    Just ditched the XT’s and put a set of EJ 74’s on…. My Big Mon is ringing like a bell again- it sounded really strangled with the...
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    D’addario XT differences

    So… I’ll preface this by saying I’m not a gear nerd… for the last 10 years I’ve just put on a new set of J74’s every few months.

    But, after reading D’addario’s advertising (and some positive...
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    Re: Tips for chording with a hard(ish) pick?

    I had the same problem when I first started playing….

    This stuff helped a lot: it’s called Gorilla Snot, a tiny dab locks the pick to your fingers…
    ...
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    Re: custom oval hole

    Thanks for posting a video, Rbaer… it’s a beautiful mandolin for sure, but a lot of us are more interested in what it sounds like- much appreciated.

    Your playing is lovely- I can see why you...
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    Re: David Benedict quit Mile Twelve

    I’ll bet a lot of us who grew up in the 70s, 80s, 90s are used to famous band breakups being big, ugly dramatic affairs… akin to getting a messy divorce. Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, etc.

    I’m not...
  23. Thread: Roanoke

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    Re: Roanoke

    A lot of fiddle tunes can sound great at a slow, medium or fast tempo.

    But many Monroe tunes are speed-dependent: the speed is integral to the tune, and it won’t sound “correct” until it’s played...
  24. Re: Mandolin Tasting: Gibsons, Buckeye, Duff, Northfiled

    That was really fun, thank you! I listened to it at least 5 times… the pickin’ was great and the mandolins were great.

    Old Dangerfield is one of my favorite tunes to play, and I always use it to...
  25. Re: Emotional hearing, and changing out my 7-year old strings...

    I thought I was bad! I only change my J74 strings every 3-4 months (which seems like a “long time” to a lot of people)

    After 3-4 months:
    1. I lose a lot of volume
    2. I lose much of the tonal...
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