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    Re: 1924 Lloyd Loar at Elderly Instruments

    I'd buy it if you wanted to play it and were ok breaking even at a later date. I wouldn't count on the value increasing. Heck, they were going for significantly more a few years ago. I seem to...
  2. Re: Punch Brothers' "Familiarity" (sheet music and tutorial)

    Thanks for taking on some of this stuff! I've been really interested in your NAWWAL book to fill in some missing holes in some of the songs I've learned. It's interesting comparing how differently...
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    Re: gaining speed advice

    This is going to be a divisive topic. Obviously there is the standard just chip away at it like you've been doing. Repetition is ultimately the key, but I've found and been taught some things that I...
  4. Re: Going from scooped to unscooped fingerboard

    I would either have it scooped or cut off. That click annoys me to no end.
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    Re: New (to me) Collings MF5

    If you are not travelling a lot and don't beat your instrument around, I really love my Reunion Blues gig bag. It's very padded and sturdy and very light. I wouldn't throw it in the back of a truck...
  6. Re: Do you take your best or most valuable mandolin to gigs?

    I’ve always been of the mindset that I buy the thing to play, so I’m gonna play it. But I’m also not bothered by character marks or dings either.
  7. Re: Gibson Master Model vs Custom Master Model - advice please

    I'd let him take the risk on the investment then. All your questions are very difficult to answer in terms of how easy it would be to sell. Depends on the market at the time, if someone happens to be...
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    Re: Auburn Alabama bluegrass jams

    Send me a PM and I’ll get in touch with you!
  9. Re: Will being a lefty, but playing right handed be more limiting

    I find this discussion interesting, and probably something I'm going to need to think about with my daughter if she pursues music. I think assuredly everyone is a little bit different, but I guess my...
  10. Re: F5 Upgrade Guidance - Gibson, Collings, Northfield

    Where can I find his info? I played one at Gruhn that was incredible
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    Re: Punch brothers

    I think this is a great rendition. It's interesting to hear the opinions. While I think Tony Rice's version of Church Street Blues is probably on some bluegrass Mount Rushmore of iconic songs, I...
  12. Re: What's a good way to get a decent appraisal?

    Thanks! I've been looking around, but I really don't see too many used MFs floating about! But you're probably right. Probably no harm in just listing higher than what it's worth and seeing what...
  13. What's a good way to get a decent appraisal?

    I have a Collings MF satin finish from around 2006 that I'm considering selling. It's beat up. I didn't baby it. But it's in perfectly playable condition. No structural issues. Just some scratches...
  14. Re: New Bela Fleck Album out - My Bluegrass Heart

    Not only an incredible album musically, but is also such an interesting mix of musicians. It's a cool contrast to hear the "old guard" of the Telluride House band vs the other musicians who grew up...
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    Re: New Chris Thile album

    I can see how mine would be read that way. I just chose a roundabout way of saying, his weird "Ha ha's" and some of his falsetto isn't to my taste. And I mainly don't want to discourage folks from...
  16. Re: Familiarity and the appeal of a specific mandolin

    I find this to be a very real thing. You get used to the sound, the specifics of how an instrument plays, what to expect, etc. I don't play many different mandolins. It makes it very difficult to...
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    Re: New Chris Thile album

    So I just got done listening through the whole thing. There is some really cool stuff on there. But i think where it breaks down for me is that it can get so sparse with just his mandolin that I...
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    Re: New Chris Thile album

    I've only skimmed it, and my sentiment is very similar to many in this thread. I really appreciate his ability, and especially his ability to construct interesting music that he can perform with just...
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    Re: Ode to a Butterfly Tab

    It's also on his homespun instructional lesson which has some good info on it
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    Re: Mandolin world vs fiddle world

    I think Sam Bush still plays a fiddle he found at a yard sale way back when
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    Re: Tone Gard - Comfortable ?

    I forget my tone guard is on until I read a thread on the cafe that mentions them. It's been a permanent fixture on my collings mf for as long as I can remember
  22. Re: Sierra Hull - "Lakeland" (Aubrey Haynie)

    Fantastic version! I've been working on this the last couple of days. That whole Aubrey Haynie album is fantastic.
  23. Re: Do mandolins respond to playing at the dusty end?

    I don't know about opening up in specific areas of the fretboard but I know that if you have an instrument that sounds good up at the 15th fret plus, you have a good one
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    Re: Hidden D'Addario Micro Tuners....

    On my collings I have one on the tuner towards the other end of the headstock. Just depends on shape of your mandolin and layout of your tuners. The only negative about these is that you can't share...
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    Re: Hidden D'Addario Micro Tuners....

    D'addario makes a version of that tuner that attaches to the tuning machine so you don't get anything visible. It's marketed as a guitar tuner, but it fit the tuners on my collings fine. You take out...
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