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    Re: block inlay patterns

    201055 How’s that?
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    Re: block inlay patterns

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    #37 Amber Koi fish with Lapis lazuli blocks by Martin Jacobson.
  3. Thread: Scales......

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    Re: Scales......

    I like using violin books such as the Suzuki series as well as violin or cello technical studies books. This gives you a slightly different approach to scales that you can incorporate into your...
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    Re: Eyeglasses for Reading Sheet Music

    I am primarily a trumpet player who needs reading glasses. I worked with my optometrist to tweak a set of glasses that focus about a foot past arm’s length, the space between my eyes and my music...
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    Re: Mandolins as a work of art

    I have a mandolin that Martin Jacobson made for me, #37 Koi fish theme. I wish I could figure out how to post photos of it here. It is a work of art and a joy to play. I also own various trumpets...
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    Re: Suzuki method for mandolin?

    I’m a retired middle school band director and a professional trumpet player. I’ve used the Suzuki violin books to introduce myself to the mandolin. They are good for the first two or three volumes,...
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    Re: Want to take up the cello

    The world needs more groups like the New Horizons Orchestra (and band, too). The beginner adults have a great time learning and we have a “snack” break in the middle of rehearsal to just chat for a...
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    Re: Want to take up the cello

    I’m a retired middle school band director and a professional trumpet player. I’ve played trumpet for 57 years and mandolin for 10 or so. About three years ago I decided to start cello. A beginner’s...
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    Re: How Many Like Blonde Mandos??

    190948 This is my Jacobson #37. Spruce on top and maple on the back190949
  10. Thread: No motivation

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    Re: No motivation

    I’ve been playing trumpet for 56 years. My last paying gig was two weeks before Easter. I still warm up every day to keep in shape, but with no concerts in the near future, my focus is not as sharp....
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    Re: Eastman MD-315 vs Gibson Doyle Lawson

    My first nice mandolin was/is an Eastman 615. I had Marty Jacobson make a different style mandolin, his #37. It is not nearly as loud at the Eastman, but balanced much better in tone and volume. It...
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    Re: Learn to play multiple instruments at once?

    I am a retired band director, having taught for 36 years in the public schools. Trumpet is the instrument that I play professionally but am somewhat proficient on all winds and percussion. Sometimes...
  13. Thread: Solo builders

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    Re: Solo builders

    Agree. Check out Marty Jacobson. He was a delight to work with and his work is beautiful visually and aurally.
  14. Re: To the multi instrumentalists: which instrument is your no. 1

    Trumpet is my main instrument. I’ve been playing them for 55 years. I’m a retired middle school band director so I can play any instrument that you blow into but I get paid to play trumpet.
  15. Thread: Inlay colors

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    Re: Inlay colors

    And what a great effect, gold leaf under amber.
  16. Re: Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Pa

    I had a free subscription to Sirius radio for my 2016 Civic EX-T. It was ok. I prefer Apple Music. I can download whatever I want and they send me sample playlists three times a week to pique my...
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    Re: What instrument is the hardest? My experience

    I’ve got a MOOG Theremin that’s pretty tricky to play. Just waving in thin air with no reference points. Left hand for volume and articulation and right hand for pitch.
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    Re: Hilary Hahn: Hearing her live

    Our NPR station plays Mendelssohn violin concerto every time I turn to that station it seems. Glad I got to see Hilary Hahn twice last month, solo with piano and an all Bach program with orchestra.
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    Re: Prettiest Peghead Inlays Ever

    179200Kinda like your #37 headstock Marty.
  20. Re: What is the most mandolins you've owned at one time?

    I’ve got 10 mandolins, but about 45 trumpets.
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    Hilary Hahn: Hearing her live

    I heard Hilary Hahn last week in a small church in Skaneateles, NY. She started off the program playing JS Bach’s Partita no.3 for solo violin. About a minute into her performance, I realized that I...
  22. Bruno and Sons bowl back restringing question

    A friend just gave me a Bruno and Sons bowl back mandolin with a number 5 on the back of the head between the tuning pegs. Strings are old and rusty, but hold a pitch reasonably well. Action is...
  23. Re: Jacobson Nautilus Mandolin #39 - Ziricote and Birdseye

    Marty, I am fortunate to play your #37 Koi themed mandolin every day. With Thomastik strings it is a great instrument to work on the Bach Violin Sonatas and Cello Suites.
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    Re: A mandolin/violin relative price story

    I’m a retired middle school band director and professional trumpet player. On all of the trumpet websites there are similar complaints about the cost of hand made or boutique trumpets. Then someone...
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    Re: If You Were Famous . . .

    Sterling is not my real name nor my stage name.....
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