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    Re: How long did it take?

    I'm glad that "somewhat ok" is a choice! It took me about 6 months to get somewhat ok (after many years of being somewhat ok on guitar). I don't know how long the dwell period last to reach a vision...
  2. Re: How Many Of You Play Music Every Day????????????

    I make time to try and improve on multiple instruments almost every day. More time on day's when my wife is out of the house. I've never been satisfied playing only one instrument, which has both...
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    Re: One tip that changed everything

    This is somewhat embarrassing that I had to be told, but it immediately took both my playing and my writing to a higher plane for both mando and guitar: If you get even a little bit out of tune, stop...
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    Re: Just got my new (used) Loar LM-400!!

    Gotta be happy with that! Great score!
  5. Re: Ouch! Just wondering what everyone's playing limit is

    One thing that can sometimes help is to practice standing up in front of a mirror and practicing for relaxation at the same time. The visual feedback can be used like a coaching tool in identifying...
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    Re: How do you justify MAS?

    From the time I was a little boy, my dad always expressed the desire to get a banjo and learn how to play it. At 85, he expresses regrets that he never did so. He was very successful in his career,...
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    Re: Elixir mandolin strings

    Last string change I put on Elixirs for the first time as an experiment. I like them, and plan to re-string tomorrow, using Elixirs again. They have been going for nearly 3 months. Based on a...
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    Re: Rhythm guitar player seeking mandolin advice

    Lots of options. If you buy one from someone here on the classifieds as I did, it may come already well set-up. All I had to do with mine (a The Loar LM 500 VS) was file down the nut, which was...
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    Re: Rhythm guitar player seeking mandolin advice

    At the risk of being a bit of a contrarian (which comes naturally :P) I don't see anything wrong with getting a "starter" mandolin. Eastman, Kentucky, The Loar or J Bouvier all make sub-$1000...
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    Electrified Kluge

    I've been working at getting a decent electrified sound and solved the riddle to my satisfaction this week. I don't have the compressor doing much but it makes a really great volume control! :)

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  11. Thread: armrest

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    Re: armrest

    I like mine (home built); I think it puts my hand and wrist in a better position for picking and strumming.
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    Re: Strap "Knob" Pulled Out

    Powdered rosin has been working quite well for me
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    Re: Freezing when it's my turn to play

    It might be worthwhile to simulate playing with others at home by playing along with recordings of the same material at home until it feels natural to come in. Also, what Spruce said about...
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    Re: Campfire & Outdoor Mando

    Me too. On business travel (before retirement) I used to carry a parts "telecaster" with me by capoing the strings at the first fret and removing the neck so it would fold into my suitcase. Always...
  15. Re: Implications: Pharrell Williams & Robin Thicke vs. Marvin Gay

    When I listened to the songs back to back (not the mash-up) I thought they shared approximately the same rhythm and a lot of similarity in the bass lines, but a lot of difference in the vocal...
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    Re: Copperhead road

    Give this a try.

    http://youtu.be/len-U8OqbpQ
  17. Thread: MAS or ???

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    Re: MAS or ???

    Alas it is too late! I have already drunk (drank?) (drunken?) the kool aid! These are both valuable to me as they are; I am satisfied with them. I put new strings on the Aria today and have been...
  18. Thread: MAS or ???

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    Re: MAS or ???

    I'm thinking that for dropping pitch on songs written specifically on guitar or mandolin, the C-A-G-E-D chord forms and associated open strings are often are often necessary to be maintained for the...
  19. Thread: MAS or ???

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    Re: MAS or ???

    I think Caleb is right, the practice probably began for the sake of the vocalists. I know that for my limited range it helps a great deal to sing relaxed with no vocal strain.

    The lowered tuning...
  20. Thread: MAS or ???

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    Re: MAS or ???

    It has to do with the guitar players that I work with, it is normal to them, they all tune down a half-step so I simply fall in line. :)
  21. Thread: MAS or ???

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    Re: MAS or ???

    I like this. I was actually feeling as though it was an extravagence, but now I understand why it is not. Thanks!
  22. Thread: MAS or ???

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    MAS or ???

    I was visiting a friend today who needed to raise some money and offered me his old mandolin for a hundred bucks. I had been thinking about a second mandolin so I could have one tuned to standard...
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    Re: Restringing Issues

    Sounds like possibly an issue with loose Grover tuning machines? Not sure I'm visualizing things correctly. Any way to post a photo?
  24. Thread: Repurposing

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    Re: Repurposing

    Wow, live and learn! The 355 body is a tiny bit narrower than the mando or the tele so the clamp would need adjustment to snug it up, but it's not different by much.

    On the lefty tele using the...
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    Re: Copperhead road

    I like the song. It gives guys like me a song that doesn't require a huge vocal range to sing around a campfire :)
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