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    Re: How to combat memorization tendencies?

    I think most of us have been there, and to me it is just a matter of familiarity.

    Over thinking is usually the culprit, but in order to avoid overthinking one must be very comfortable and...
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    Re: Peter Ostroushko

    finally learned this deep cut from Minnesota a History of the Land, "Swede Hollow Lament" performed here on a 2022 Northfield Archtop Octave, a 1920 Gibson F4 and a 1917 Gibson A1. I tried the melody...
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    Re: Happy Birthday Doc Watson

    Bluegrass Life posted this on Facebook, and now that I know Doc has held a mandolin in his hands, I am assured it is a sacred instrument.

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    Re: Lyon & Healy Quintet

    golden ancient tones
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    Re: Happy Birthday Big Dawg!!!

    I practice Dawgmatism ( well the tune as well)
    Happy Birthday!
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    Re: New Mandola Day - Northfield Quickstep

    I did play one of the demo models, I thought it was first rate! Congratulations!
  7. Re: First Mandolin Choice, what is available to me now

    Charles that's a 2 fret de-merit for using the words "play mandolin" and "play guitar" in the same sentence, implying they are activities of equal skill and value.
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    I have a G110, I 've had it since about 2005, I 've had offers on it even though I am not selling it, and I am not selling it. I almost bought the CT110 there was one right next to it but this one...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Most Excellent
    is that a Rigel ?
  10. Re: Looking for a good mid-level octave mandolin..

    well, that's it, no hope for you now. There are support groups for this in most areas of the country, but in the end we just wind up encouraging each other to go ahead and make that purchase, heck...
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    Re: Mike M on different m’cello

    you have to go advanced before submitting or you can just type this in

    "YOUTUBE]SZWwrL-2uS8[/YOUTUBE" - repalce the outside quotes with outside brackets


    SZWwrL-2uS8

    That Berg is a...
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    Re: recently discovered Loar K5 ?

    Here is a Bayard 26 inch based on the 24 Loar K5, really nice tone on this
    I'll admit 26 inches scares me a little

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    Re: Norman Blake is 86

    My son shares a Birthday with him, but that was not intentional on my part ( or was it?).

    So happy to hear professional performers talking about Norman and playing his music at shows. He is...
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    Re: Once Upon a Stormy Morning

    Thanks for listening guys, parlor room music I suppose.

    Making a solo album is a bit like climbing a mountain, after you get to the top you realize how tired you are on the way down.

    I was...
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    Re: Franks' Mandolin Kitchen

    Gee Frank,
    now I feel like my woman done left me, my friends don't talk to me, my dog won't even let me pet him, lost my job, and spent my last handful of change on a bottle of cheap bourbon I...
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    Re: Mandocello as an octave?

    I know Matt Flinner has a 24-25 inch scale octave, which is about the same as a Mandocello. I imagine tone would be good, it may be quieter than as a mandocello.
    Maybe 15 years ago octave mandolins...
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    Re: Finally, a Lyon & Healy Set

    so cool!
  18. Re: Looking for a good mid-level octave mandolin..

    I had several Freshwaters, a mandocello, an octave and a second octave.

    Sadly I had to sell the mandocello (regret that) the first octave was custom ordered and a fantastic instrument so...
  19. Re: Looking for a good mid-level octave mandolin..

    I don't own an Eastman 305 or 605 octave, but I have played a few and they are decent.

    The Goldtone and Trinity College are generally good, but I did recently play a Trinity College and would have...
  20. Re: Northfield archtop OM - can anyone measure the neck for me?

    Well I took it up to the Jam and let one of the better pickers try it out, I did not get it back for 2 hours.

    need to put a meter on that thing!
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    Re: Bluegrass blues instrumentals?

    E E7 A

    should have been written V V7 I
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    Re: AI chat for music, is it any good? ChatGPT?

    you must work in IT too,
    how come it won't do it what I want it to do instead of what I instructed it to do?
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    recently discovered Loar K5 ?

    I am already thinking of the atrocities I would commit to get my hands on that Loar

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  24. Re: Northfield archtop OM - can anyone measure the neck for me?

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    Re: Franks' Mandolin Kitchen

    Don't kid yourself Frank, you are that cool!
    As proven in this video
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