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also, if your mandolin is not setup well, you may have to work a lot harder than most of us would tolerate. with the high string tension of the mandolin, if the action is not set up carefully...

when you are singing, you are a wind instrument. you should always be singing with plenty of air in your lungs. amazing the difference this makes...

or get a new case to sell the mandolin with and keep your old case with the stickers!

idk. maybe that's too obvious to be clever. If so, I'll shut up!

when you say a chunky chuck on the off beat, you are describing a chop. Making a good chop is a fun skill to develop and imo you might as well have a mandolin that gives you the best ability to...

Lot's of good advice been said already.

I agree that it's not a deal breaker if you can't yet play a full chop 7523 - but you can probably get there if you play a lot and loosen up your hand....

National RM1 with hotplate. It won't sound quite like an acoustic mandolin, but it's definitely a mandolin. I agree with Don G. that you'll never be happy trying to compete with electric guitar and...

I recently learned the Old Dog Waltz by Rich Zimmerman of FY5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY-cnelRE-w

I think the biggest thing for me was to learn how to memorize a song. It is a lot more work and requires a lot more repetition than I realized. If you go through it about 10 times a day for a few...

First try another set of strings. weird strings do happen.

next, I'd get a new nut made. the fact that the modification to the nut worked for a while would seem to implicate the nut.

Best of...

I've come across this with a new mandolin also. As though the builder believed that since everyone wants their own specific tweaks that they didn't need to worry too much about getting the nut and...

I agree with all the little tricks brought up (especially licking your fingers and then drying them off on your pants to add a little "tack").

One other thing I would say is that I find that if...

I was once visited by two policemen while playing fiddle in a park in Seattle. they came up on either side of me and got on the radio and told headquarters that there was no rifle, just a fiddle....

perhaps you could post a video and people can see if it's a technique thing or what.

assuming your mandolin is set up well and your technique is ok, then practice and time behind the box is all...

I have traveled many times with mandolins and sometimes guitars. Almost every time it has gone smoothly. Once in Costa Rica they confiscated an extra set of strings but not the strings on the...

I have been helped a lot by massage. It is amazing how tight and painful my hand and forearm can get from playing. Both arms benefit. Gaining more length from those muscles and loosening them up all...

first thing - change the strings. I've wasted a lot of time on a bad string before...

I want to ask how long you've been at it. Also, how much have you focused on the mechanics of your pick hand and a relaxed and efficient picking motion.

I am around the 10 year mark and I am...

consider a Bose L1 Compact system. I know it's a little more money (around 1000), but you can use it for a wide range of applications from solo gigs to acoustic ensembles. It has been fantastic for...

let me suggest the following Free idea.

Many people have old smart phones hanging around. they have pretty little financial value and I bet you get one from a friend for free.

either Iphone...

Wow that is one good looking dark finish! I hope it sounds dark too! Congratulations.

Marc

i remember being kind of pissed when I rec'd some similar advice about not playing on the 1&3. It took me a while not to be pissed, but it was fundamentally good intentioned advice. But advice that...

First you need to be able to accurately sing a lead part.

Then you need to be able to sing that part when someone else is singing a different part, without getting pulled off your part.

Then...

IMO you should use your pinkie for sure. because for C 5578 you're going to use your pinkie - and it's not especially difficult. but maybe not everyone agrees...

I'm in the market for a medium (16-20 input) digital mixer. Does anyone have a way to decide between QU-SB (Allen&Heath), Soundcraft Ui16, QSC 16, Behringer X18, etc. ?

We have an acoustic trio...

lot's of good advice. one thing i want to say is that kicking off songs is a skill and took me quite a few years to be any good at. it's kind of like taking a solo, but you have to hit it so everyone...