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  1. Re: Backing Irish music with guitar after playing mandolin melody

    Thanks very much for the replies, John Kelly and Zach Wilson your explanations of which chords go together is very insightful. I'm actually going to start by learning chords in GDAD octave mandolin...
  2. Backing Irish music with guitar after playing mandolin melody

    I've played mandolin for a long time but grew up playing it so I never really learnt any musical theory apart from a few lessons when I was about 5. I've got hold of an old guitar that is tuned in...
  3. Re: Couple of strings going out of tune regularly. Machine heads?

    Thanks to everyone for the in depth replies. I haven't had much time over the holiday season to mess around but began yesterday.

    I found that on my A and E strings I had wrapped the string around...
  4. Couple of strings going out of tune regularly. Machine heads?

    One of my A and D strings seem to regularly go out of tune now (started ~6 months ago). I have a Phil Davidson flat top mandolin I bought ~10 years ago. I’ve never really performed any maintenance...
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    Re: Nordic/Finnish/Swedish folk music recommendation

    Brilliant, I’ll have a listen to all your recommendations over the holidays.
    Thanks very much for getting back to me!
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    Nordic/Finnish/Swedish folk music recommendation

    I’m a huge fan of Irish/Scottish/Asturian folk music, grew up listening to it/playing it. Recently someone suggested I might like some Swedish/Finnish folk music. I’ve never heard it but would really...
  7. Re: Is this an octave mandolin or octave Mandola? Please help!

    Awesome, thanks for the replies!
  8. Is this an octave mandolin or octave Mandola? Please help!

    Hi,

    I am in the market for an octave mandolin. I have a mandolin made by the luthier Phil Davidson (phenomenal) and heard about Ashbury - which he designs - recently. I have been looking at the...
  9. Re: Any tips on this technique before breaking into a tune?

    Yeah that's it, just in that first 10 seconds before he actually breaks into the tune. But he plays up the neck a fair way too.
  10. Any tips on this technique before breaking into a tune?

    In the folk music I play I've occasionally heard a player play a few random notes/chords (? not really sure) before breaking into the tune. I've included a link I came across on this forum earlier...
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    Re: Picking up an Ashbury mandolin in Vietnam

    Thanks a lot for the replies.

    I'll definitely be checking it out! Anyone familiar with any of the luthiers on the street? Would be helpful to have a name to go off.
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    Picking up an Ashbury mandolin in Vietnam

    Hi,

    Has anyone had experience buying a mandolin/octave mandolin (etc) in Vietnam? I've heard that Ashbury manufactures over there and am passing through early next year for a trip. Ashbury doesn't...
  13. Re: Octave Mandolin in Australia - struggling to find up to date

    Mate, I'm planning a trip to Vietnam in January. Do you know where I'd be able to pick one over there ?
  14. Octave Mandolin in Australia - struggling to find up to date info

    I'm currently in the market for an octave mandolin (non-pono style). I have an Ashbury mandolin which I purchased in Ireland about 10 years ago now and was hoping to pick up one of those if possible....
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