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I, too, like Thile's playing and find his expressive moves entertaining, although Joe Cocker had them first.

If you have an android device I would suggest smartChord. It has about everything you would need and the recent revision makes the screen easy to read. It has the added advantage of letting you hear...

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I use a violin stand (mine is from Ingles) the bow holder is perfect for keeping the strap off the floor.

Want a laugh? Type "blue chip guitar pick" into amazon and see what comes up.

Create a narrative about how your mando saved you life resulting in this scar.

As we say in golf "play it as it lies".

I didn't realize Aquila made so many strings: www.aquilausa.com

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Now, the Aquila "fifths tuning" uke strings that most people use to go to GDAE tuning are designed for a soprano ukulele. That's the shortest scale, and using them on...

Had the lesson. The teacher is heavily into theory and while I do need some background in relatively basic stuff I am going to have to push him more toward playing. He had me reading and playing at...

Carl - if you are a windows or linux user there is a free music notation program called Tuxguitar. It does what the web site does. You can also modify the fretboard to be a mandolin. The only quirk...

Thank you all for the advice. The lesson is today and I will reread all the responses before I trudge out through the snow. I do need a refresh on reading fundamentals and especially on recognizing...

When my LM-400 was delivered last week it had spent 7 daus in transit from Folkmusician to freezing New Jersey. I was pretty good and let it warm in the delivery box for 2 hours and then in the case...

I received my The Loar LM 400 last Tuesday. I have been too busy playing with (ond on) it to post. I am really enchanted ( can't think of a better word) by the unique sound and playability of the...

I heard a story about Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top who overheard a conversation between two fans. It went something like this: Fan1 "That Billy Gibbons can sure play a mean guitar". Fan2 "Of couse he can...

While this is an old thread it is an ongoing issue. Patronizing local stores is a desireable end because they often support local events and offer personalized lessons. They do not, however, always...

I received Rob's ebook last night and this afternoon I read it from virtual cover to virtual cover. I had expectations of it being very dry and was pleasently surprised at how readable it was. I...