Enjoyed that. Well done.
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Enjoyed that. Well done.
They are amazing musicians. But I'm not crazy about the sum of their parts. It feels too overwrought. When I'm listening to what is essentially a string band, I don't want to work to find a melody.
There's a story in one of Bill's biographies somewhere about his mandolin being left in an open case during a rain storm at a festival or show. At showtime, he picked it up out of the case, dumped...
Fixed it!
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Got any F5s you want to send my way in exchange for some A models? If you’re correct, you ought to come out ahead in the long run.
Thanks for this. I hadn’t heard of these guys but I have really enjoyed watching this.
What’s the song around 0:27:00 about taking the wrong way home?
Very cool stuff. And there is one mandolin you missed, and it's kinda tempting.
In short, no. Lynchburg Music may occasionally have a couple of low-end to mid-range mandos on the wall. Pawn shop downtown (L. Oppleman) may also have a mandolin or two from time to time. But as far...
Could be. If the weather was the only variable that changed before the buzz started, humidity, or a rapid change thereof, is a likely culprit.
Weather here in VA swings wildly. Case in point,...
Play it daily.
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It's nice and all, but before I cough up that much scratch, I want the distressing process to be authentic as well and involve actual smashing by a fireplace poker followed by repair.
Well, sure. A quick internet search indicates a median household income in the mid-90s was maybe $34K, today it's around $63K. A gallon of gas was averaging $1.15 in the mid-90s, a gallon of milk...
Where does Bishop Stern reside/work?
I agree with you. I think many of us, myself included, are willing to shell out relatively substantial premiums for that name on the peghead. (And in many cases, there is actual value in that name...
Sure, but suppose you throw one violin into the mix (or mandolin, for our purposes) that's a $750 instrument. And suppose that's the one that sounded best to you. Would you be able to contentedly...
At what price point are we no longer paying for a partiular type of wood, or a particular configuration/assembly of this box of wood, or a particular sound, and merely paying a premium for the name...
North Garden would be much closer than Richmond. Although I have heard Dave Cohen's name (and good reputation) before, and a couple of trips to Richmond are not out of the question.
Does anyone...
Last time I was on the forum with any regularity, John Hamlett was right down the road from me. It appears he relocated to Kentucky during my absence. I'm looking for a competent luthier somewhere...
Pick arrived early! But I'm busy doing yard work. So will have to give it a trial run tonight.
Initial impression on opening envelope: $35 doesn't get me a case sticker with this sucker?
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Thanks for this. If I like the BC generally, I'm sure I will end up ordering more and trying other shapes. I've almost always used a teardrop shape for most of my mandolin playing, but recently found...
Well, I ordered one. TD60. So hopefully the sublime mysteries will all become clear come Monday evening. I will report back with my findings. And maybe a pick for sale. Thanks for your thoughts...
I've got some Primetone picks (and I like them - they are probably my favorite pick for playing my '01 Sam Bush. I tend to gravitate to the Dawg picks to get a more mellow tone out of some of my...
Thank you for the measurement, 707erich!
I want to try one of these highfalutin things. What I need is a pick in the approximate thickness, maybe a bit thinner, than the Dawg II at left, and the approximate shape and size of the green...
It got pretty good reviews from these folks. :mandosmiley: