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  1. correction: that's EOM-44

    correction: that's EOM-44
  2. I have a custom build 4-string solid body...

    I have a custom build 4-string solid body electric OM built by Steve Ryder. I love it. If you're interested his website is www.sjryder.com. If you click on "electric mandolins" from his home page;...
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    I just recently purchased a Moon OM (Jimmy Moon -...

    I just recently purchased a Moon OM (Jimmy Moon - made in Scotland) from The Acoustic Music from TAMCO in England http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/, great service and I love the OM. It cost about...
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    Relaxed fist...with the pick held as loosely as...

    Relaxed fist...with the pick held as loosely as possible. I usually anchor my forearm behind the bridge and use my wrist to move the pick, works especially well for tremolo.
  5. The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra will be...

    The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra will be performing on July 16th at the Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, 4 - 6 pm.

    See details at the following website: Noe Valley Plucked String...
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    I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I recently purchased a...

    I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I recently purchased a Moon octave mandolin and I love it!
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    I get it...actually I do play three 4 string...

    I get it...actually I do play three 4 string instruments: tenor guitar, solid body electric mandolin, and a solid body electric octave mandolin.
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    Yes I do. I play mandolin, octave mandolin, and...

    Yes I do. I play mandolin, octave mandolin, and tenor guitar. The orchestra has two mandolin sections, a mandola/octave mandolin section, a guitar section, and a harp.
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    I've been a member of the Noe Valley Plucked...

    I've been a member of the Noe Valley Plucked String Orhestra in San Francisco for about a year now. #It's been quite a challenge and I've learned a lot about reading and intepreting music, playing...
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    I recently purchased an OM built by Jimmy Moon in...

    I recently purchased an OM built by Jimmy Moon in Scotland (see topic "basking in the moonlight..." for details). I'm really happy with it. I purchased it for $1100 from The Acoustic Music Company...
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    I've been playing mandolin for about 5 years and...

    I've been playing mandolin for about 5 years and just recently purchased an octave mandolin. It's a Moon (Jimmy Moon - Scotland)octave mandolin: maple back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck with a...
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    I just received my Moon octave mandolin from...

    I just received my Moon octave mandolin from TAMCO last week. It arrived in flawless condition and I'm having a blast learning to play it. The whole transaction took less than a week from my online...
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    I have a 4-string octave made by Ryder. It's a...

    I have a 4-string octave made by Ryder. It's a lot of fun to play...I play twice a month in a church worship band.
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    Wow! Thanks for the nice review. I'm a member of...

    Wow! Thanks for the nice review. I'm a member of the Noe Valley Plucked Strings Orchestra (2nd guy from the left in the back row in your picture). It was our first concert and an awesome experience....
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    I have a Breedlove Quartz that I'm quite fond...

    I have a Breedlove Quartz that I'm quite fond of...outstanding workmanship and sounds great. I paid $850 new. They come in both oval hole and f-style.
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    Gryphon in Palo Alto, CA has a National resonator...

    Gryphon in Palo Alto, CA has a National resonator mandolin now. I tried it out over lunch today. Improvising in a blues scale...sounds awesome! Now all I need is about $1,500 to add it to my mandolin...
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    I think it's 21 or 22 inch scale...not sure....

    I think it's 21 or 22 inch scale...not sure. Ryder has a website www.sjryder.com with some more information. I paid about $1300 with the extra options. I also have a Ryder 4 string solid body...
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    I have been playing a Ryder solid body 4-string...

    I have been playing a Ryder solid body 4-string electric octave mandolin for a few months now and thought I would share some of my experiences. First a quick description: it has 2 humbucker pickups,...
  19. Thread: A Minor

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    Once of the nice things about mandolin tuning is...

    Once of the nice things about mandolin tuning is that simple variations of the A bar chord gives you Am, A7, Am7, and Asus which you can then play up the neck to form other chords. You'll find that...
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    Thanks for the interest. I've performed twice...

    Thanks for the interest.

    I've performed twice in public with it, once at a men's breakfast for about 40 people, and once in a church worship band for about 200 people. I love it. Once you get used...
  21. Thread: Dawg Pick

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    You can buy them at: www.elderly.com

    You can buy them at: www.elderly.com
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    I currently own two extremes of an "electric"...

    I currently own two extremes of an "electric" mandolin. One is an acoustic mandolin, Rigel A+ Deluxe, about $1800 new, with a piezo pickup built-in under the bridge. No funny knobs, it just plugs in...
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    I have a Ryder 4-string electric mandolin and an...

    I have a Ryder 4-string electric mandolin and an electric octave mandolin...I love them both. The mandolin has two single coil pickups in the rhythmn and lead position. If you want to play both...
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    I have a electric octave mandolin made by Steve...

    I have a electric octave mandolin made by Steve Ryder...I've been playing it about 3 weeks now and I love it. It has about the same range as the electric guitar. With a 20" scale length it's already...
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    Ryder 4-string mandolin and octave mandolin Boss...

    Ryder 4-string mandolin and octave mandolin
    Boss GT-6 guitar processor
    Fender Pro Junior Amp

    Rigel A+ Deluxe
    Boss AD3 acoustic guitar processor
    Roland acoustic amp
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