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  1. Thread: Arthritis

    by Marcus CA
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    Re: Arthritis

    Lots of great advice in this thread for us all!

    I agree with Skip and David about Voltaren. I get a good 12 hours out of each application. However, it is meant for spot use, which is emphasized...
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    Re: Good picks for beginner

    My old reliable is the Pro Plec 1.5. I use the regular-size one for mandolin and OM and the larger one for mandocello and cittern. I've tried a Blue Chip and an Apollo; I'd say that the Blue Chip...
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    Re: Amazing Ellis F-5 in the classifieds

    Of the 31 mandolins currently at TME, only four have been there longer than that gorgeous threat to a marriage. So, you have time to think that over.

    However, there is a newer arrival that...
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    Re: Best Place to Shop For Mandolins

    In one sentence, Tom answered your original question. They currently have ten mandolins listed for under $1,000. ...
  5. Re: Tuning mandola or octave mandolin with 2nd course an octave h

    A few years ago, I played a used Fletcher Brock 10-stringer at Dusty Strings that also had octave pairs on those three courses. That instrument was absolutely stunning in looks, tone, and volume! I...
  6. Re: Browns Ferry Blues-posted today, loaded with living icons

    Yup, Strings introduces the band by name in the last verse. Usually, Schatz wears a hat.

    That was an excellent run through the song, as you'd expect from that roster. However, I usually...
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    Re: gold tone octave vs eastman octave

    It's great that you'll be able to play both of those OM's side-by-side. If your store has one in stock, also try out the Eastman 605 OM. It's a big step up in price and quality from the 305. It...
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    Re: Mandolin Dead Zone

    If you're planning to play mandolin for another decade or two or three or more, I think that it will be worth spending a day to make that trip. Besides, if you haven't been to Lexington, I thought...
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    Re: RIP Tom Smothers

    Marc Maron did a tremendous interview with Tom and Dick in January 2022. It starts at around 10:30 into the podcast.
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    Re: Mid tier Mando that will hold its value

    More often than not, the mandolin: guitar equivalency price ratio is about 2:1. In other words, the relative quality of a $2K mando is about the same as a $1K guitar. So, given the guitars that you...
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    Re: Beard "Celtic" Mandolin

    I've never played one of Richard's mandolins. However, I have a cittern that he built in 2010, and it's tremendous! I bought it used in 2013 from someone who sold it in the Café Classifieds because...
  12. Re: My visit to Northfield Mandolins and Elderly Instruments

    I played one of those at Gryphon a few months ago, and it was tremendous! It sounded more like the Artist F5, but was priced in between the standard F5 and the Big Mon.
  13. Re: My visit to Northfield Mandolins and Elderly Instruments

    It definitely is. :)

    I visited the showroom a month ago, on a side trip from Ann Arbor, where my daughter now lives. I made an appointment with Derek to play the Quickstep and the EleOcto. The...
  14. Re: Northfield Bourgeois Eastman 815-V Head to Head

    The Mandolin Store sells the Northfield NF5S for $3,495, the Bourgeois F for $3,450 (on sale for $3,099), and the Eastman MD815V for $2,799 (on sale for $2,479). Given those sale prices, I'd say...
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    Re: RIP Frank Ford

    Agreed! If you subscribe to that podcast, it's Episode 47. If you don't, here's the link: https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-frank-ford/

    I'll second all of the...
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    Re: Shane MacGowan has passed (NMC)

    "Sinatra was swinging,
    All the drunks they were singing,
    We kissed on a corner,
    Then danced through the night.

    The boys of the NYPD choir
    Were singing Galway Bay,
    And the bells were ringing...
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    Re: Modern sound??

    I'd say that Tom Ellis acknowledged that when he came out with his Tradition line a few years ago. Oliver Apitius is another builder who takes a dual-platform approach, with some models sounding...
  18. Re: Do instruments appreciate in value over time?

    Loar owners would agree with that.

    With mandos from the last fifty years, though, the value of used instruments seems to be about 80% of the value of their newer counterparts. Personally, I...
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    Re: What kind of hat do I need?

    A lot of mandolin players wear hats in their videos, but do the great ones these days —- Grisman, Bush, Reischman, McCoury, Thile, Hull, Marshall —- generally wear hats?
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    Poll: Re: Advice needed for Scroll T Shirt

    I agree with the first sentence, which is why I’d include the strap. (Of the three strap options, I prefer C.) So, if you decide to leave out the strap, I’d use a different color shirt.
  21. Re: Buy a vintage Gibson or more modern mandolin?

    I totally agree! However, I've probably played a dozen pre-Loar A's over the years, and some had way more mojo than others. So, I always suggest that people play before they buy --- which may mean...
  22. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    I bought that album he made with Country Cookin' right when it came out, after seeing a tv interview with Wakefield. Yes, it is compelling! I want to say the interview was on The David Frost Show,...
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    Re: Northfield Octave

    The scale length is 21” on the Eastman octave is 21” and 22” on the Northfield archtop octave. So, both are out of the realm of short-scale OM’s.

    For me, the key question would be: how...
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    Re: Red Diamond vs. Gibson F5L or MM

    I totally understand your desire to buy another tremendous mandolin when the financial stars align. I'm guessing that most Café members do, as well. :)

    Personally, I would be looking for either...
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    Re: Alternate Tuning For Mandocello

    Interesting question. I've seen people discuss various tunings for cittern --- which is basically a mandocello with an additional course on the high end --- but not for mandocello. If other writers...
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