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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    Regarding trying to keep up with anyone playing anything, everyone is at a certain level in their playing, so there's that; yes, keep practicing.

    But the other thing is what arrangement of a...
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    Re: What makes strings go sharp?

    Yup, of bluegrass instruments I've played banjo, mandolin, double bass, Dobro and a tiny bit of fiddle and of guitar. People often joke about banjos and tuning, and maybe they're just more obnoxious...
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    Re: What makes strings go sharp?

    If your mandolin has an adjustable bridge, that can easily be the source of the problem. In order to adjust action higher and lower without binding, the post holes for the adjusters in the saddle...
  4. Bluegrass on the Beach (Lake Havasu, AZ) March 1, 2 and 3

    Anyone else heading out for this festival?
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    Re: Church Praise Band Question

    Our band is a Gospel bluegrass band... We respectfully avoid praise music mostly due to our tastes in religious music and the fact that we are an acoustic band -- most if not all praise bands at...
  6. Thread: Weak chop

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    Re: Weak chop

    Have you compared your A style chop with the chop of other mandolins using the exact same technique? If so, what were the results?
  7. Re: The Definitive Guide On De-Skunking a Mandolin

    Keep in mind, if you put the deodorized mandolin back into the case it was in, it will acquire the cigarette smell again. The case needs to also be treated, and probably more aggressively because...
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    Re: To Speed Neck or Not to Speed Neck

    For some necked stringed instruments, originality related to vintage and condition is a consideration, as is whether other work is needed on the neck...

    I had a speed-neck done with my F-9, but...
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    Re: Top Current Makers

    So, we have a traveling pick sampler... How about a traveling mandolin sampler??? Any volunteer contributors? :grin:
  10. Re: Hopefully better questions about Brazilian Rosewood

    If you haven't already done so, you might want to do some research on the CITES, USDA and US FWS websites about Brazilian Rosewood and the documentation that is required for an instrument containing...
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    Re: Mandolins too twangy

    It has been mentioned... Strings.

    IF you want less "twang" from the higher strings, they'll need to be heavier gauge (and higher tension). Of course then they are harder to play, and they may be...
  12. Thread: Metal saddle

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    Re: Metal saddle

    Ok, I ordered 2 of these just to see what they really are. I was curious, yes, but also wanting to try an aluminum saddle sometime in my life. I got 2 because if any part of them happened to be...
  13. Thread: Metal saddle

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    Re: Metal saddle

    If the saddle is aluminum they might be salvageable and usable; I'd probably trim the saddle with files to reduce the string bed length and possibly adjust the compensation. I doubt that the...
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    Re: Using a capo with a mandolin?

    Speaking as someone who has chosen to never use capos on either mandolins or banjos and has successfully pulled it off for many decades, I'd say it's your choice and there's nothing wrong with either...
  15. Thread: Speed Bevels

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    Re: Speed Bevels

    It might be worth mentioning, for those who don't know what bevel they need -- or if they need one at all -- and who want a quicker answer, getting a BC-similar shaped celluloid pick and using it for...
  16. Thread: Speed Bevels

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    Re: Speed Bevels

    Sure... My wife purchases BC picks with a RH bevel for her guitar work, mostly because she has some friends who use the same. She likes the factory beveled picks, but she also likes them without...
  17. Thread: Speed Bevels

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    Re: Speed Bevels

    When I change to a new pick, I look at the bevel I've worn into the old pick. Then I grab a jewelers file and file the new pick in the same area with the same angle, just enough to start the bevel. ...
  18. Re: D'Addario EFT74 strings discontinued - does anyone know why?

    Peter, may well be playing technique, but does your friend also use a stiff pick?

    Worth mentioning, I have never actually broken a mandolin string through and through while playing. It's only...
  19. Re: D'Addario EFT74 strings discontinued - does anyone know why?

    Me too, that's why I replace that FT wound A course with a plain string... Not a snap, but a winding break. Almost immediately, within a couple of hours of playing. I do like the FT wound D and G...
  20. Re: D'Addario EFT74 strings discontinued - does anyone know why?

    Thank you, it's a good point that D'A has flat wounds for mandolin in Stainless. I might be interested in them if I ever need strings again.

    That said, here is the D'A catalog reference to the...
  21. Re: D'Addario EFT74 strings discontinued - does anyone know why?

    D'A has their nickel flat wound strings that they're leveraging. I suspect that's their biggest reason.

    The writing was on the wall when they came out with the nickel flat wounds and dropped...
  22. Re: Plugged in Gear that Would Also Work for Upright Bass

    I have read (on double bass forums) of some steel strings that don't have enough ferrous metal in them to actuate the Krivo; usually this is a problem with an individual string, not a complete metal...
  23. Re: Plugged in Gear that Would Also Work for Upright Bass

    True, I have seen very positive reports about the Krivo. But, it requires strings with enough ferris metal in them to actuate the sensors, which rules out a lot of very good double bass string...
  24. Re: Plugged in Gear that Would Also Work for Upright Bass

    Selecting amplification hardware for a double bass is a whole rabbit hole by itself. Aside from simple but reliable dynamic stand mics like your SM57, etc, most good amplification hardware for...
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    Re: String lubricants

    In my experience, if the strings include them, oil based lubricants and cleaners cause phosphor-bronze windings to get clogged with old oil and other debris, and then muted. Phosphor-bronze has an...
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