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  1. Poll: Re: Just starting out -- Should I really learn to "read music"?

    Hey all….I did not go back to the beginning of this thread, so I may be repeating myself from years ago.
    I did not really get into music and mandolin until I was nearing retirement from my full...
  2. Thread: Pick Talk

    by PhilO
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    Re: Pick Talk

    I have tried many flavors of picks over the years, but for me, the BC TAD 3R 50 is the one I always gravitate back to. I will pull out some of the old ones from time to time, but after one fiddle...
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    Re: David Surette has passed.

    As I hale from North Conway, NH, my first exposure to David was when I saw him ski at Mt. Cranmore, and for the life of me, I could not get him onto my junior high ski team. Time flies, and soon (?)...
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    Re: I went and did it!

    YOU MUST BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL......This will be of not much help to your original post, but if you let your guard down, this can happen to YOU...
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    Re: Is playing TABS detrimental to really learning?

    This seems to be a good question because it pops up now and then, often parallel to the questions of learning to read standard notation. First of all, I only wish I had the talent of John Flynn's...
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    Re: Anybody know anything?

    My IMMEDIATE answer to your thread title was an affirmative "NO".....this was even before I read it......
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    Re: Internet Radio Stations?

    Be sure to check out Folk Alley. It is a GRRREAT source for the type of music that MC followers may like, and, IMHO, really deserves public support.
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    Re: Arthritis pain relief

    Well.....gettin' old ain't for the sissy type, either.....
    I was on Meloxican for about 4 months while waiting to have a hip replacement...bone on bone.....and the stuff is also prescribed for my...
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    Re: Phoenix mandolins closing shop?

    I had purchased a used Phoenix from the Cafe many years ago....it has since moved on.......but I did take it to Rolfe for a set up to lower the action and for another tune up quite a bit later...
  10. Thread: Easy Theory

    by PhilO
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    Re: Easy Theory

    Another Old School suggestion....."Music Theory for Modern Mandolin", by Thomas P. Ohmsen, is IMHO, a great resource; the copyright is 1982 and at almost 300 pages, will keep you quite busy for a...
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    Re: Collins? Weber? Other recommendation?

    I am truly lucky enough to own a 2008 Weber Fern, bought used at the Music Villa in Bozeman, a 2008 Collings MT2V bought used through the Cafe, and a custom 2014 Silverangle f5 distressed, made for...
  12. Thread: Jamming nerves!

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    Re: Jamming nerves!

    Thank you so much, Tobin..............
    Your reply has to be one of the BEST I have ever read, and experienced myself, on those Jammin' Jitters.
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    Re: To read or not to read...

    I really enjoy all the (rationalized??) responses every time a post like this starts. I may sound a little like a "broken record" in these threads, but I still would like to share my leaning...
  14. Re: Mandolins... Ready to buy my first quality instrument...

    What a treat you have in front of you. As you know, getting your hands on as many mandolins in your price range is the BEST way to do, but not possible for many of us. NFI here, but there is a used...
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    Re: Weber vs. Eastman

    Once upon a time, actually, MANY times, I would sit in the Music Villa in Bozeman, Montana, and play ever mandolin they had hanging on the wall, usually arranged from the lowest price Eastmans to...
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    Re: Whither to the adult novice?

    DANG.....ONLY 40......I wish I had been THAT young when I started......
    As usual, tons of GRRRREAT advice here.....
    I didn't start any of this stuff until 57....you know the drill...2 jobs, the ...
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    Re: How to join a session?

    In all due respect, I had stated that I was never even given the opportunity with any of the "common repertoire" tunes that I can play at speed.
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    Re: How to join a session?

    Please understand that my limited experiences may be only anecdotal, and my only two Irish sessions experiences have been in North Conway, NH and Anchorage, Ak. Both were EXTREMELY unwelcoming. My...
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    Re: Jam Session Etiquette

    I have been moderating a jam for about 3 1/2 years in a local "health food" store, which just happens to be next to a brew pub....nice juxtaposition and a nice way to give directions........but I...
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    Re: The Joe K. Walsh Interview

    I was most fortunate to have Joe as an instructor at the Ossipee Valley String Camp last summer....GRRRRREAT teacher and what a pleasure to sit with him in class and then hear him perform at night.
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    Re: Mandolin Fretboard

    Hi John,
    I think this is a GREAT question, and brings me to repeat an answer that I have used before when folks have had similar questions, such as if it is worth the time and effort to learn to...
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    Re: Note and Tab Reading

    It is interesting how often questions like this show up on the forum. I picked up a mandolin for the first time at 55, with a tiny bit of rhythm guitar left over from 20 years before. My ears didn't...
  23. Re: Playing by Ear, Playing by Music. A short essay defending bot

    It seems that threads like this get started on a relatively frequent basis, and I continue to be amazed at the two schools of thought than often come through.
    I did not pick up a mandolin until I...
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    Re: Free V-Picks - Right Here

    Man, I love to try one of those.........besides MAS, I have discovered, unfortunately, that I also have PAS.
  25. Thread: Too old?

    by PhilO
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    Re: Too old?

    Hey Brian,
    I did not even hold a mandolin until I was 55, and the biggest problem I have had over the last 10 years is not being able to put it down, and acquiring a very acute case of MAS.....my...
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