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    Re: Cliff Sargent mandolin

    I just had some work done on my Sargent F5. Thought some of you might like to see it.

    The work was done by Bob Warren, a luthier with whom i've been working with for 20 years. The most time...
  2. Playing through a pitch shifter or octave pedal

    Has anyone tried this onstage? Our contra dance band needs an occasional bass, and I'm wondering if theres a pedal that is actually controllable if connected to an f5 with an internal transducer and...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Great tune. There's a version that includes Alisdair Fraser that is a total knockout.
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Alphabet rag
    Chinese rag
    Drunk man's blues
    Cheese closet


    ….So many tunes, so little time.
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    Re: Cliff Sargent mandolin

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    Re: Cliff Sargent mandolin

    Thanks for the interest. I’ll post some photos soon. Promise.

    I have been seeking an F5 for some time now. I wanted something classic sounding, pretty, but not too expensive since I’m an old guy...
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    Re: Cliff Sargent mandolin

    I just traded one of my mandolins for a cliff Sargent built f5. The one I am getting is built with a sierra label, signed by cliff. Reading all the accolades on the cafe about cliff's skill as a...
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    Octave strings on mandola

    I briefly owned a bill bussman mandola, and played it using thomastik's octave mandolin strings made for mandola. It sounded great, and it let me continue playing old time tunes and rags without...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    https://youtu.be/XiD7o2UIZLE no mandolin, but an especially melodic arrangement of Red Prairie Dawn by some Berkeley school students. It’s in the key of B major here, although everyone I know plays...
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    Re: RIP Vivian Williams

    Got to spend some quality time with Vivian in the years just prior to Covid, as she usually stayed at our house after playing a local contra dance. She'd usually close a dance by playing big john...
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    Re: This Tune Needs a Category of Its Own

    New old time.
    And timeless. In the same basic pocket as other gorgeous melodies including the likes The Golden Ticket, step town, winderslide.
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Thanks for the tip Pete. I've been using the amazing slow downer for years, and it works well enough for me. I especially like the apps ability to save and loop short phrases. I've worked out an...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Red prairie dawn.
    Such a beautiful melody, learned off YouTube channeled through The Amazing Slow Downer.

    Running through the Rain To Keep Your Hair Dry
    From a recording by Mark Tamsula.
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    https://youtu.be/9w9LpD-GNro

    This version of farewell trion was recorded at a house concert not far from where I live.
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    Thanks for the fix. Tell me one thing. Did you use the little icon with the globe and the sideways infinity symbol?
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    Sorry, but I’m no programmer. Tried to link a word to my YouTube page and the 4 CDs of music posted there. I highlighted the word “here”, then clicked on the globe icon. When it showed I first...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Been playing farewell trion for years, but never heard it played as melodically as on that Daryl anger recording. Joe Walsh's incredible sounding mandolin has never been better miked. And this band...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Portland Aires
    Waynesboro
    Steely rag
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Yes, this is the tune and Rhys Jones is the player. I don't own the recording either. This will take some listening to learn correctly. For no good reason, the tune reminds me of the French Canadian...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    I’m learning a fiddle tune called Gypsy Dance, as performed by Rhys David. When I learn a new tune, I also like to find basic info such as about its composer or origin. This one has me stumped. Dos...
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    Re: BRW History

    I own Ben's #65. It’s a 3 point oval hole I bought way back in 2011. I have tended to use it more for recording than performing. It’s always been my go-to instrument for any session that doesn’t...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Sleeping Lula
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    Re: old timey challenge

    Here's a cut from an old album of mine. The album is definitely a creation of the recording studio. All the fiddle tunes therein were deconstructed to some extent, with arrangements strongly...
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    Re: Ookpik Waltz- Chris Thile

    Regarding the discussion of acknowledging (or not acknowledging) composers. I once recorded an album of traditional old time tunes. As I tend to do, I vastly deconstructed the original tunes,...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    plowboy hop
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