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  1. Don Stiernberg and Andy Brown YouTube stream

    This week, June 17th.

    https://youtu.be/WGQ3It-i7jM

    https://youtu.be/4oK0k1lQwyI
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    Re: Which ArtistWorks Mandolin Course?

    I've submitted VEs to Mike from Bach to Burns (Jethro) and he always has had a helpful insight. Mike can play anything and, at least in my experience, credits Caterina when he shares an idea learned...
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    Re: Campanella MAS

    I don't own one but have played a few new and used at TME. Lots of mandolins pass through TME and one of the best, to my ears, was a used Campanella F5 they had last year. Warm, woody and balanced...
  4. Re: Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $250

    Oh, I see. You might be amused to know that there is planetarium control software by that name.
  5. Re: Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $250

    DigitalSky, I have to ask you about your forum name. I'm familiar with software by that name.

    I found the mandolin after being a guitar player for decades. My advice is to get your hands on...
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    Re: Case recommendations

    Huh. The only issue I have with Travelite is my inability to durably adhere a MandolinCafe sticker ( or any sticker, presumably) to the nylon shell. What's your fashion secret, Ivan?
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    Re: Case recommendations

    May I be the first to recommend Travelite.
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    Re: Pick advice?

    It is not good, I agree.

    Pick material, shape, bevel... all make a difference. So, yes, experiment. There are many types of picks and twice as many opinions about which is best! Technique also...
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    Re: Problems we like to have ...

    I own only one of each instrument I play and I suppose, while not a "problem", I do have some regret about the way I tend to binge on one instrument for a while and ignore the others. Not enough time...
  10. Re: Playing classical mandolin on a modern instrument

    Scale length is a difference, which would contribute to a difference in sound and, minimally, playability for some hands. But neither of those things make a Gibson-style arch top mandolin unsuitable...
  11. Re: Playing classical mandolin on a modern instrument

    Notes are notes. I don't see why you couldn't play Early Music on a saxophone.
  12. Re: just saw Carlo Aonzo Trio in Pittsburgh

    Carlo will also be in New Hampshire this Saturday, 9/22 at the Blasty Bough Brewing Company.
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    Re: Weber BigHorn 2010

    Not to my ears, no. But I think a great deal of the timbre comes from the pick material, how the pick is beveled (or not) and the angle at which the pick crosses the string. To say nothing of the...
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    Re: Am I crazy?!?

    Several times, yes. Sometimes things look good on a spec sheet but just fall short in the real world. Sometimes the most popular thing leaves you cold. A million people can be wrong!




    Well,...
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    Re: Banjo Help

    The Saturn inlay in the headstock would suggest that the banjo, or the neck at least, was made by Mike Ramsey. It was a sort-of trademark of his for a while. Here's a photo of the one I owned...
  16. Re: Collings MT Gloss Top, Top Binding and Wide Nut-- Waiting!

    Likewise. I think my ears are tuned to the Martin sound, particularly the Martin mahogany warmth. Collings mandolins, however... I have never heard one I thought sounded anything short of excellent.
  17. Re: Used Ellis A5 at Arlington, TX Guitar Center...

    The policy may have changed, but several years ago a friend managing the local GC told me they pay 60% of the selling price. So I'd guess they paid more like $2300.

    If it's not a big manufacturer...
  18. Re: August Jazz TOM: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    With his permission, I've posted a transcription of Alex's arrangement here.
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    Re: Finding the groove

    Mark, the OP, wrote "I know I tend to rush. I also just feel awkward and not in synch with the music or the instrument".

    Metronome and focused practice is the answer. Playing "in the pocket"...
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    Re: Finding the groove

    I understand where you are coming from. 30+ years as a guitarist (and clawhammer banjo player) , I never played an instrument using a flatpicking until I started with the mandolin and it was a big...
  21. Re: August Jazz TOM: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Delightful! Thanks so much, Alex.
  22. Re: What is the Difference between a $6,000 and $3,000 mandolin?

    1. The customer is always right!

    2. Bling has precisely the same effect on tone as does a scroll and points.

    3. Re-read item 1 above.
  23. Re: What is the Difference between a $6,000 and $3,000 mandolin?

    Maybe. But some of those hours have likely been devoted to bling. Or to getting the binding right around those pesky points and scroll!
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    Re: Custom Build Luthiers

    Indeed. And they were made by a large manufacturer named Gibson (or Martin in the guitar world).

    I've had my hands on a few pricey instruments, the benefit of living near a major retail store,...
  25. Re: Sierra Hull "Georgia", "Deep River Blues"

    Hmm. I can see the videos here in the upper right corner of the USA. Maybe a Facebook thing? Here's the link from the second of the two embedded videos:
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