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Just MY 2¢ worth ... Since we're discussing basics ... The Alt code for the ¢ sign is Alt 0162. That is, hold the Alt key down and type the code, and the desired symbol appears. After years of typing...

I'll check out Matt. I do have ireal pro on my imac and I just downloaded a great standards list of tunes a few weeks ago but just haven't got around to working with it yet. Did Matt put anything on...

I know there's a lot of great bluegrass played in Eastern Europe, and this probably is disqualified for abouit five different reasons, but it's interesting how this Monroe tune travelled to Poland....

As I sit here today, on this palindromic day of 1/23/21, gazing into my computer screen, noticing that this will be my 12,000th post, I reflect upon all that the Mandolin Café has been, done, and...

Forgive me for not knowing, but what is “traditionally voiced”? Compared to oval hole A style? Compared to a 1922-24 F5? How would you characterize the sound? What’s an example of non traditional...

Heard a Givens at a jam once. It gave me chills.

I saw Greg Boyds has a Givens kit mandolin in that price range. NFI.

https://gregboyd.com/product/c-1970s-r-l-givens-kit-mandolin-a-3/

The enduring shape of the F model continues to inspire. I don't believe that Justin made the connection to it's mandolin heritage. It's really an innovative instrument with some sweet sound. Can you...

I still say that George Harrison is actually the most influential guitarist the world has ever known. His playing is what initially lead millions to put down the accordion and pick up a guitar. ...

Randy Sabien- the dude mandolin player- is an incredible jazz fiddle player from northern Wisconsin. I didn't even know that he played mandolin. He obviously does, and quite well.

James, did you know that Jay Ungar wrote a second verse:

The Indian corn put the red dress on,
Chinese cabbage tried to kick the gong;
You shoulda seen the French green bean,
When the...

Thanks James, this is a great song!

For the country blues like you have described, you can't go wrong with a Kalamazoo! I think the mandolins have a wonderful blues sound and are generally easy to find, to play and to set-up. I have...

First off, I'm going to note that I actually use my Flatiron mandola for most things, including blues and jazz. However, I sometimes use my Hyde-made reso mandolin specifically for image.

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Washburn A with mahogany back & ribs and spruce top. Been practicing bluesy licks, worked up a mandolin version of Kind Hearted Woman Blues based on RJ's original guitar style, and working through...

I played a National RM 1 at a music store.It was great.

Why do so many mandolins have that silly looking and useless curl on the body?

I find it ugly and it must make a mandolin a lot more expensive, to make it.

It would be much more practical, to...

Oh yeah....I would say most of it is banjolin....Sounds like that's mostly what Papa Charlie played.

No doubt, you're aware that black string bands often had a banjolin. This was in part for the volume in the pre-amplifier days -- it was hard to hear over the guitars, which is still a problem at...

Thanks everyone for responding so far. I'm using my 2017 Duff A5.

When I was learning country blues guitar and got heavily into it, I bought a 1923 Oscar Schmidt Sovereign. It definitely has...

I play mainly on my two mandolins, a Godin A8, which I occasionally amplify, and an acoustic Espana. I like them both equally. I sometimes play older stuff (1920's, early 30's) on my Little Wonder...

National RM-1

An interesting topic came up in my mandolin lesson recently. I'm taking lessons with Compton, and our emphasis has been the blues alá Papa Charlie McCoy, The Two Poor Boys, Prater & Hayes, etc....

This is a good page of chord rhythms adaptable for the mandolin. Many of them would work well when sharing rhythm with a guitar.
https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/jazz-guitar-chord-rhythms/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-DnpprzE28

Here's one of the tunes you'll see if you come by online to dig our Live at Studio5 Online Concert tomorrow night. In addition to video highlights the show features the artist and hosts offering...