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I'll definitely be ordering this dvd. I've been intrigued by
this topic ever since I read what Michael Doucet said about
Hector Duhon and Octa Clark; "one pushing and the other
pulling" (I assume...

Does "Rythm Tuneup" go into playing ahead of and behind
the beat? If so, is it just mentioned or explained?

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TerryA

I carry a miniature football in the truck that I "fret" and
stretch as far as possible. I did this in traffic on the way
to work about 15 minutes a day for several months. I wanted
to build...

Bowfinger, I forgot they called that the 'Wiregrass' area.
NWFL; dog races at Ebro, fishing at Wewahitchka, Dead Lakes
and Choctawhatchee Bay, fried shrimp at Graceville, the beach
at Panama City,...

Mustache, the right HAND is free, the arm is resting. For those
wild chops, where the left hand isn't moving around so
much, the neck is held up with the left hand.

TerryA

Had the same problem. My solution is to just let the relaxed
weight of the right arm (resting comfortably on a siren armrest) provide the balance. The mando stays put without
any support or grip of...

Bowfinger, just curious...how do you know of Jim and Jesse
doing a show out of Dothan, Al. I was born and raised in
Dothan (and grew up in a Jim Walter home). I don't remember
Jim and Jesse in...

My Siren armrest on my Gibson F5L is comfortable, puts
my right arm at a better angle, and improves tone. Highly
recommended.

TerryA

My favorite is an instrumental by Dewey Balfa. The really
cool part is the modulation, and the phrase that leads
the tune from key of E to key of D. I found the CD at
Mulates' restaurant...

Is Uncle Dave solo on that or with some kind of band?
Whrere did you find that?

Well, I liked it. Why? Because his part fit the song.
That little "Chicky-chick" rythm thing he was doing worked,
and the solo sorta maintained that stacatto vein. Actually,
I could imagine a...

Listen to Hershel Sizmore play. He has short, thick fingers.
Look at the videos of Django Reinhardt (the url is listed
on one of the discussions on this site)...played with two
fingers of the left...

Listen to Mike Compton on John Hartford's fiddle tune
CDs (Hamilton Ironworks, Speed of the Old Longbow,
Good Old Boys, Wild Hog in the Red Brush). There's
also a good, simple discussion in Niles...

Uncle Ken, that's some nice pickin'. Kinda reminds me
of Herschel Sizemore.

terry a

I'm not a mandolin builder, but as a player, I don't think
of this as a pickguard, but as a finger rest. There's
more than just nomenclature in that distinction. As a finger
rest, it gives me a...