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    Re: Church Praise Band Question

    I would say that if anything is standard procedure, it is that most band leaders require band members to attend ALL band practices and ALL band performances, or else the delinquent member eventually...
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    Re: Help on counting this phrase

    Here is an easy solution. The Tef file is a Tabledit file I created from the OP's post. One way to get the counting is to type the notation into a tef file for playback. Turn on the metronome so you...
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    Re: Help on counting this phrase

    Tef file attached.
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    Re: Effect of bridge breakover angle.

    Neither science nor math, but this is worth considering. I did informal studies on the down force thing a few years ago, working with the geometry of different designs. Later on, I handed two new A5...
  5. Re: Jam Etiquette / Rules Question - Should songs be banned

    Wagon Wheel doesn't fit the style of the jam you were leading - a bluegrass jam. I would shout the word Bluegrass, but I'm beginning to realize the we live in a genre confused world. Folks play...
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    Re: How to build responsiveness in?

    All of the factors mentioned in this thread are important. And more, such as neck thickness. Here's an idea. Next time you find one of those high end mandolins that is responsive the way you like,...
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    Re: Slotting fingerboards

    Not trying to discourage you at all, but I do think that doing fret boards on a CNC would be more of a gift than a business. In all the building and repair that I've done, it happens but it's rare...
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    Re: Busted a nut - options?

    Save that nut so you can copy it for the new one.
  9. Re: String Recommendations for Two Gibsons

    Hard to say without seeing the 1918 and watching you play both, but my general recommendation would be to put mediums on the A9 to get the most from it, and to put lights on the 1918 to protect it. I...
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    Re: Caliper precision vs. what's on the box

    For me, most often the purpose of measuring strings is to determine what gauge is on an instrument, i.e. medium, light, some fancy mix, something unusual, etc, so I can replace them with a similar...
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    Re: Caliper precision vs. what's on the box

    I use a micrometer to check strings. I think it happens regularly that some strings measure slightly less in decimal places than specified. For instance, if I'm looking for a .024, I'll sometimes get...
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    Re: Using a capo with a mandolin?

    I have a Shubb and a Dunlop guitar capo that work just fine on mandolins. Also a banjo capo. I keep a capo handy just in case I'm at a jam and a song is called in a key that I don't know the melody...
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    Re: Small Travel Size Mandolin

    Yes, I designed and built one a while back. It is based on the campfire style design, and it fits in a 26" standard suitcase. It sounds good compared to the other travel mandolins. There is a thread...
  14. Re: Plugged in Gear that Would Also Work for Upright Bass

    This has been an ongoing debate in my band for the past year. I play bluegrass style upright bass (1963 Kay), but not in my bluegrass band. When I play in other bluegrass groups, I think in terms of:...
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    Re: Anyone Spraying Shellac?

    I buy a $5.00 PreVal sprayer at Home Depot and spray 3 mist coats of Zinser Sealcoat for the sealer. The Zinser is wax free and I think it is approx. a 1 lb. cut. I add just a little Grain Alcohol...
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    Re: Bluegrass Jam…just kidding.

    I agree with this observation 100%. I like playing a lot of music styles. Bluegrass music for me requires practice and preparation. When more than half the people at a bluegrass jam don't play...
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    Re: Pick technique

    Just my 2 cents. Getting control of D-U alternate picking on the mandolin is a must. It helps keep you in time with most music and keeps you out of trouble with knowing where you are and where you...
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    Re: Restoring Cracked Heel--Vintage Gibson A

    In the pics it looks a lot like an old repair for a neck that broke off an upright bass or cello. The break is in the usual location as is the dowel repair. Could explain a replaced fret board. But...
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    Re: Set up and sound differences?

    Saddle height does make a difference in volume and a tonal difference in conjunction with the rest of the set up and how you play. Measure your current action at the 12th fret, then raise the saddle...
  20. Re: Neck heel crack repair on beater mandolin?

    I repaired what looks like the the same problem on a similar slightly more expensive mandolin a couple of years ago. I took the back off and discovered that the neck block was rotating under string...
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    Re: Neck relief and tone

    I'll argue against. Just my 2 cents. A completely loose or slack truss rod is an invitation to rattling and buzzing sounds inside your neck. Some builders plane a fret board with a slack truss rod,...
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    Re: Need Advice On Fixing This Binding Issue

    Yeah, forgot to mention I use a 5 mm flat hobby file to clean up the channel. This one is not a "safe edge" file. It can be used as a bit of a gouge to get a little more depth or to level the ledge...
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    Re: Need Advice On Fixing This Binding Issue

    I cut mandolin binding channels by hand, using a purfling cutter and a couple of chisels. Sometimes it is difficult to get a consistent thickness to the channel due to end grain in the top or back,...
  24. Re: Article: KR Strings Introduces the Mandolindo

    NFI. Just very impressed. Recently, I went to a picking party that was mostly all acoustic, outside, sitting in a circle, with about a dozen very good players from the ATL area. A wide variety of...
  25. Thread: Porch Fest

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    Re: Porch Fest

    I was invited to play for International Play Music on the Porch Day this past Saturday. It was 100° on the porch late afternoon. Our host is a community arts center, and the owner moved it all...
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