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  1. Re: Living in Kazakhstan, ready for online course

    Thanks Deblues! bb
  2. Re: Living in Kazakhstan, ready for online course

    Thanks everyone for the really helpful replies. Sounds like there are some good options.

    @SimonDS, the Russian folk orchestra I played with was the Washington Balalaika Society, and their link is...
  3. Living in Kazakhstan, ready for online course

    Well, in the summer of 2022 I moved to Kazakhstan for work, and I thought that I would keep up with mandolin, but it's an unknown instrument here, so I've pretty much kept to guitar. But I'm ready to...
  4. Re: Moved to Kazakhstan, need free sheet music until stuff arrive

    Well, it's about a year and a half later. I did get to that museum, and it is absolutely amazing. Traditional instruments, particularly from Central Asia, but from all over the world. Loved it.
  5. Re: Moved to Kazakhstan, need free sheet music until stuff arrive

    Thanks Simon! I bought your New Celtic Mandolin album years ago, which I've really enjoyed. Have it on my phone.
  6. Re: Moved to Kazakhstan, need free sheet music until stuff arrive

    Thanks a bunch Jim, I just sent you 2 messages (I forgot my email in the 1st one). bb
  7. Tips for someone who took a 6 month break and is changing fields

    Howdy folks, after playing classical mandolin consistently for about 10 years, I took a 6 month break due to some major life changes, including moving to Kazakhstan. Today I picked up the mando, for...
  8. Moved to Kazakhstan, need free sheet music until stuff arrives

    Howdy everyone, I recently moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan from Virginia, and most of my things haven't arrived yet. Thankfully my mandolin has, but none of my sheet music has. That may take several...
  9. Re: ear training for contra dance/fiddle tunes

    Thanks everyone; I appreciate all the insights.

    I have started learning a few tunes with the ASD on my phone. Years ago I bought a book of sheet music with 16 old time tunes, and it came with a...
  10. ear training for contra dance/fiddle tunes

    We have weekly contra dances in my area, and once a month there's an Open Band, where any musician can come and play. It's a lot of fun. I have a couple of books with contra dance tunes in them,...
  11. Steven Tyler with Elisha Hoffman on mandolin

    Recently I caught a portion of an episode of PBS's Front and Center (1st aired in 2016) which featured Steven Tyler plus a band of musicians playing bluegrass instruments. Elisha Hoffman played...
  12. Re: Stolen Strad returned (no mando content)

    You can also use a different browser. If you've been using Chrome, try IE or Safari. You'll get a whole new set for the month. bb
  13. Re: Stolen Strad returned (no mando content)

    Well, it's been nearly a year, but the violin was restored, and was recently used in a concert. The Totenbergs still own it, although plan to sell. Today's Washington Post has an article about the...
  14. "The Brilliance of Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its Wood"

    That's the headline for an article in yesterday's NY Times, which reports on a study published by the National Academy of Sciences that says that the wood for Strads may have been subject to mineral...
  15. Re: CMSA 2016 Convention, November 11/2-11/6, Valley Forge, PA

    Yes, I also thought it was great. It was my first convention, and I had a blast. I've got to find a way to fit these into my work schedule in the future.

    I took my guitar (which is what I play...
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    Re: Chris Stapleton: Non-Mando content

    For some mando content, check out his performance of Parachute on SNL, which I think was last January. One of the backing musicians is playing mando. Does anyone know who it is? bb

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    Re: Washington DC, metro accessible?

    Here's the link for the DC Bluegrass Union jam page. It's true that the site is not always up to date in every aspect, but I have found the jamming page helpful. The CABOMA jam on the 2nd and 4th...
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    Re: Frederick Maryland?

    There's a coffee shop in Brunswick, which is about 15 miles from Frederick, which has an old time jam on the first and third Sunday of the month. On other days they have Bluegrass and other musical...
  19. Thread: Domra

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    Re: Domra

    That's a contrabass balalaika. A bass is smaller; enough so that it's played while sitting (at least every one I've seen).

    We have 3 contrabass balalaikas, and audiences love them. bb
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    Re: How do you travel with a mandolin?

    I always take my mando with me when I travel, and would guess that I've flown with it about 20 times. I have always carried it on in a hard case (an A model), and have never had any problems. I do...
  21. Thread: Domra

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    Re: Domra

    I'd have to throw my hat in with David on that one. While I'm no expert, I do play in a Russian orchestra with about 55 musicians, about a third of which are domras. We have primas, altos, tenors,...
  22. Re: Suggestion for Bluegrass Mother/Son Wedding Dance Song.

    How about a Bluegrass version of Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon? bb
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    Re: From Russia with Love

    Thanks! It's tuned just like a mandolin, E A D G. It's pretty much the same size as well, such that switching from mandolin to the domra doesn't require much mental adjustment. Except the domra...
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    From Russia with Love

    Here are some photos of my new prima domra, made by a luthier in Russia. I'm using it in the Russian orchestra I play with. Pretty psyched about it! bb

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  25. Thread: Wyoming

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    Re: Wyoming

    What's the story behind the big mandolin Ten Sleep? bb
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