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    Re: Stool for tired old pickers

    Like has been mentioned regular chairs are too short, and that comes from someone vertically challenged. I picked up a pair of these out of the Goodwill for $25 and they are the stuff. They are IKEA...
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    Re: Aluminum Bronze strings?

    How quickly Cambridge Analytica is forgotten........
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    Re: Column: Writing About Bluegrass, Warts and All

    As an introvert I'm baffled by folks who seek the limelight. And only through the evolution of instantaneous communication has the whole idea that with any notoriety your life is now a fishbowl and...
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    Re: People who have bad rhythm and don't admit it

    I re read the OP and it makes me wonder as I don't see where she heard them directly. It seems she is going off what her friend said. I've been on both sides of the problem. Singers who don't play an...
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    Re: anodize or powder coat talipiece (?)

    Sorry Bob, but I take issue with that statement. That is NOT the expensive part. That totally disregards the amount of labor to prep, the cost of the shop, thousands of $$$ for the gun,spray booth,...
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    Re: anodize or powder coat talipiece (?)

    You should price those ovens large enough to do something like your bass! Not to mention the bill to fire that thing up as the bigger the stove the longer you have to let it preheat until it...
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    Re: anodize or powder coat talipiece (?)

    I started out with one the cheap Eastman powdercoat guns. While it did the job, not until I finally could afford a pro rig that was $900+ did I realize the difference. The cheap gun because of the...
  8. Thread: Carbon Fiber?

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    Re: Carbon Fiber?

    After playing the MixA5 and reading about how many classical players are using them I think the OP might right. It isn't just about replacement it's about evolution. And it's obviously in its...
  9. Thread: Carbon Fiber?

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    Re: Carbon Fiber?

    I got to play a Mix A5 in Ken Cartwrights shop years ago and was at first underwhelmed by the sound. But not the feel. The neck and action were what I was used to so I kept playing and by the end of...
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    Re: anodize or powder coat talipiece (?)

    A typical powdercoat is 2mil thick if they know what they are doing. That's the same thickness as a garbage bag so there is no added bulk. There are literally hundreds of different powders and colors...
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    Re: Touchmix vs. Line 6 md20

    My Line6 has been a huge leap forward from the analog boards I was used to. It's approach is very unique which is not at all like any board I've ever seen or heard of. To some it might seem like a...
  12. Thread: Opinions Please

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    Re: Opinions Please

    THAT is just plain ol sad. Talk about your downward spiral...
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    Re: Learning Sound Reinforcement

    I personally benefited the most from threads over the years of information I got here on the Mandolin Cafe. Mainly because just like our preferred instrument, our sound needs are more specialized...
  14. Thread: feedback issues

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    Re: feedback issues

    For the record we started out with a very similar unit. And struggled with feedback constantly. Since it was owned by another member when I went to another band that had no PA I decided to take it...
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    Re: feedback issues

    I could be wrong, but I don't see much of a gain with the Berhinger mixer, pun intended. A lot of times stage craft is a wish more than any possible reality. Most places around here are just barely...
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    Re: feedback issues

    It also says it has a " feedback suppressor", is it on? I guess they added that instead of the graphic eq.
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    Re: Choices for a single mic.....

    The time I had the crowd noise problem(which I'd never had before) was when I'd inadvertently mounted the 4033 backwards, with the capsule towards the crowd, DOH!
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    Re: Powered speakers........

    I don't know what the new Behringer sounds like but when I was looking into them they were my least favorite too. Take a cd with you and compare if you can. I have a pair of the Behringer 8" and they...
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    Re: Need a mic recommendation

    The PVM480 was my goto for mandolin for 20yrs until I got a Oktava 012 with a hyper cardioid capsule. It is great for guitar too as its usually hard to get good volume before feedback with acoustic...
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    Re: what are the regular folks playing.

    I ain't broke, but brother I'm badly bent. I was lucky, my third mandolin that was my only mandolin for 30yrs was a Newson F5. That was long ago when there were not to many independents and few PAC...
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    Re: Black Cloud Over Gibson

    I so hope that remains true for DH. And I fervently hope all this prognostication has not jinxed him. There have been others who thought that they were going retire there too.
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    Re: Black Cloud Over Gibson

    I concur Doctor. If it talks like a zombie and walks like a zombie.......
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    Re: Black Cloud Over Gibson

    This reminds me of this article that was pointed to on another forum about trying to connect the demise of Toys R Us and how kids only want to stare at screens. The OP is always trying to say that...
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    Re: Black Cloud Over Gibson

    I think the thread should have been called "Brain Cloud over Gibson".

    For some of us we've seen this dire proclamation so many times it seems more like a ploy than an actual fact. This has got...
  25. Re: Ricky Skaggs inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame

    Congrats Ricky!

    Well deserved indeed.
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