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  1. Re: Tailpiece tines are bent upward: new tailpiece needed?

    Thanks for the replies. I have played this mando for years leaving the tailpiece cover off, but never really noticed the status of the tines until a few days ago. So maybe I'll leave it alone, and...
  2. Re: Irish traditonal music on electric mandolin

    I like this music!
  3. Re: Tailpiece tines are bent upward: new tailpiece needed?

    This is a good suggestion!
  4. Tailpiece tines are bent upward: new tailpiece needed?

    Some of the tines on the tailpiece of my Eastman MD305 seem to be more bent-upward than others; presumably from the force of the strings' pull. My question: does this mean they're ready to break...
  5. Re: Slack tuners: replace 'em, or no big deal?

    Tuners are, I presume, 3-4 years old, like the mandolin. Mr. Hostetter seems to indicate that, since the strings do eventually take up the slack, I have no problem. Thanks for this info.
  6. Slack tuners: replace 'em, or no big deal?

    One of my mandolins has two tuners that have a somewhat disturbing degree of play, before the gears catch and the pitch gets pulled upward.

    I know enough to tune any mandolin or guitar down...
  7. I forgot to use the "sideways" tines on the tailpiece - ?

    I just started restringing my mandolin, which has an old-style stamped tailpiece. I got partway through before I realized that I hadn't used the sideways tines for the right-angle turn on the treble...
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    Re: On holidays. Forgot my pick!

    Years ago I played a wedding reception gig using a hunk of a broken CD-ROM - it worked great. But never again!
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    Re: Like this site but for guitar....

    For guitarists at any level who like to play jazz, https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/ is a useful and friendly forum.
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    Re: Again with the picks

    I always come back to the celluloid Fender Heavy or equivalent, in the 351 shape; a dozen for less than four bucks, last time I looked. It might not be best, but it is likely all I need... something...
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    Re: Advice on how to learn sheet music?

    A beginner violin book can be really useful. I see them often at Half Price Books.
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    Re: Improvising

    Overthinking is the downfall of successful improvising, in my view. What works for me is to start with a rhythmic pattern that I can play easily. Then "populate it with notes". This advice, which...
  13. Electronic tuner: guide, or unquestionable authority?

    After I remove my Snark from the mandolin peghead, or leave the iPhone tuner app, I like to marginally tweak my tuning until I think it sounds best. Right or wrong, I'm using the tuner as a guide...
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    Re: Any arguments AGAINST MAS?

    Whenever I want to buy and play an expensive mandolin, I think about how much I would miss playing my beat-up Eastman 305. A lot. This has kept me away from > $1k mandolins for several years.
  15. Re: A-Jr tailpiece cover: push it down further?

    Thanks, I will give it a try.
  16. A-Jr tailpiece cover: push it down further?

    I just restrung my Gibson A-Jr, and here's a question: should the tailpiece cover be pushed down further onto the strings, or not? There is room for it to go tighter. I used to press the cover down...
  17. Re: Good "TSA latch" cases available in 2019?

    Last time I flew with a mandolin, in its normal wooden case, was 10 years ago or so. I put it in the overhead - a very tight fit, with all the other suitcases there - to the vocal displeasure of...
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    Re: Do We Really Need Another Pick Thread?

    Now and then I use picks I cut from a discarded CD-ROM. I traced a pick shape onto the disc with a Sharpie, cut it out with a heavy scissors, smoothed the edges with a nail file. Not dissimilar to...
  19. Good "TSA latch" cases available in 2019?

    I'm looking at low-priced A-style mandolin cases that I could check as airplane luggage, if overhead storage can't be had. A molded plastic ProRockGear brand case is available on Amazon for 79.99,...
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    Re: Carters and Gruhns...visit yesterday

    I concur with multidon and Br1ck. I don't want to try out any instrument that I know I would not buy.

    I was in a boutique electric guitar store 15 years ago and saw a guy pull a Paul Reed Smith...
  21. Re: Alternative mandolin tuners - Waverly are not the only soluti

    Thank you for this!
  22. Re: Alternative mandolin tuners - Waverly are not the only soluti

    HoGo, I'd like to hear more about how you processed your tuners using an electric drill and rubbing compound; my Eastman's tuners should be easier to turn than they are. I would guess you removed...
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    Re: tonguards ..do they really work?

    If even the finest mandolin needs a Tone-gard to sound its best - and many on this thread say this is true - does this suggest that there is an inherent flaw in traditional mandolin design? If I'm...
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    Re: 90s or earlier Hohner mandolin ID?

    Yes, I figured it was Japanese. Thanks, fernmando.
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    90s or earlier Hohner mandolin ID?

    This Hohner mandolin, which I bought used in 1999 or 2000, has proven to be a good instrument, as good as other sub-$1K mandos I've played since then. Quality wood and construction, nice loud tone...
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