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  1. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    I've played many wonderful mandolins, but the one I've been happiest with, and most impressed by, is my Ellis F5 Special. It has a beautiful voice.
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    Re: Learning mandolin as a fiddler?

    Congratulations! I hope you find great success in your new venture. I am an old violinist who decided in early 2017 to try out this thing called a mandolin. Although my familiarity with the violin...
  3. Re: New mandolin player - Loar 600VS - Clean inside the scroll?

    No one asked me for my opinion, and there is absolutely no wisdom in what follows, but I'm in a writing mood this morning and decided to share something that no one else will care about. But, my...
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    Re: Demonstrating a mandolin

    I would like to add to this demo discussion. When an individual or a shop is comparing two instruments, such as an Eastman next to a Kentucky, or an f-hole mandolin next to an oval hole, please...
  5. Thread: Arthritis

    by GMorgan
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    Re: Arthritis

    I've been dealing with psoriatic arthritis for many years, mostly just trying to keep my hands limber and taking Tylenol on occasion. I think playing the mandolin has helped keep my hands more agile...
  6. Re: Could I leave mando in car in winter while skiing?

    I won't leave my good mandolins in a hot or cold car, both because of temperatures and risk of loss. But, I do like to have a mandolin with me at inconvenient times. So, I bought a "Dirty Thirties"...
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    Re: Technique adjustments

    I tend to mention this a lot, but my background started with the violin. Although I have had only a single mandolin lesson since I discovered the instrument in 2017, I have years of training on the...
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    Re: Good picks for beginner

    I'm an old violinist who discovered the mandolin in 2017, an Eastman 515. When I played violin, I knew that I would get much better sound if I bought a good bow. On the day that I bought my...
  9. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    I am, at heart, an old violinist who found a new friend in the mandolin in 2016. When I was really looking for a perfect classical sound for my violins, I used to buy Evah Pirazzi Gold sets. They...
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    Re: Eastmans Galore at Fuller's in Houston

    Gracious! I've never been to Fullers, but you say they are on the north side of Houston. Near Humble, Kingwood, Woodlands, Spring? It ain't walking distance, but it is a relatively short drive in...
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    Re: What’s your travel case?

    I've traveled with several different cases, but I love my Calton best. In my heart, I know it will protect my instrument -- even from over-muscled, psychotic overhead stuffers.
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    I like one glass of a decent Cabernet in mid-afternoon, just before playing mandolin on the porch or in my comfy chair. More than that, and I think my left hand fingers might trip over each other,...
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    Re: Getting Started in 2024 - What's The Move?

    My own approadh to the mandolin started in 2017. I was a violinist in my youth, quit playing for decades, and went back to that instrument after retirement. What I discovered was that I really...
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    Re: Recording King Fret size

    Just a quick personal note on the Recording King Dirty Thirty Mandolin...

    Although my current mandolin is my Ellis, many years ago, when I switched from violin to mandolin, my original Eastman 515...
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    Re: Locking your mandolin case

    Insurance is a great thing to do. I was told that as long as I wasn't getting paid as a performer, I could get insurance pretty cheap. My househole insurance covers my personal items in the house,...
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    Re: Locking your mandolin case

    I, too, have never locked my case. I also assume that if someone grabbed one of my instruments, they would just grab the case. However, I do keep an Apple AirTag inside my case secretly nestled...
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    Re: Mandolin Slides

    My initial thought is applying less pressure and using smoother strings. I have Thomastik Infeld M154 strings on both my Ellis and my Eastman. I like how they feel and how they sound. Like violin...
  18. Re: Convince me of the value of strict DUDU picking?

    Oops. I just suggested in my last post that I use my left hand for both the fingerboard/fretboard and the bow/pick. I should remembr which hand is left and which is right. It might help my...
  19. Re: Convince me of the value of strict DUDU picking?

    Ah, it seems like I may be one of the last few not to comment on strict adherence to D-U-D-U picking.

    When I first began to play mandolin in 2017, I was all about downstrokes. I didn't know...
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    Re: Maintaini repertoire

    My approach may not work for you, but under my circumstances, the following works very well for me.

    I am a happy amateur who plays for an audience of one. I play along every day with recorded...
  21. Re: Any others here that started their mandolin/instrument later

    I came to mandolin rather late in life. As an 8 year old kid, I began to play the violin and over a very few years, I became quite good, for a kid. Although I quit taking lessons or playing...
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    Re: Which kind of Mandolin you play ?

    I play my Ellis F5 Special almost exclusively. I have a nice Eastman 515, and a canoe paddle, but I really treasure the Ellis. I have Thomastik Infeld medium gauge strings on it and I play with a...
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    Re: Ellis Tradition vs. Gibson Master Model

    I'm really happy for you. The Ellis mandolin is a phenomenal instrument. Great choice!
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    Re: Mandolin changing in weather.

    Yes, almost certainly. As as often been said, "There are two kinds of mandolinists: Those tuning their mandolins and those playing out of tune." Lots of things affect tuning. Humidity and...
  25. Thread: Ear Train

    by GMorgan
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    Re: Ear Train

    I am a totally blind mandolinist. As a youth, I played violin and was able to read any score. As a much older adult, nearly 70, I had to play without being able to read the music. I've been...
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