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    Re: Is this Mandolin any good?

    were you planning on playing it? also, to help those who have expertise, if you could add photos of the back, the back of the peghead to see the tuners and from the side to see how the strings sit...
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    Re: OK, What Are The Odds ?

    welcome to the cafe! you have an appreciative audience, if nothing else! we can all marvel!
  3. Re: Current state of the art flat top mandolin

    Just a spectacular looking (and sounding) instrument. Congrats!
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    Re: Shaskeen Pub in Manchester NH

    I attended the shaskeen session a couple of times pre-covid as a drop-in after my granddaughter was born and I was keeping my daughter sane; fairly fast-paced with excellent players and while they...
  5. Re: Has anyone played in Ireland Jam Sessions?

    Another suggestion to go to a session, whether you can play the tunes at all, or play them at speed. Tutoring and learning one-on-one is good, but there's nothing like seeing a working session to see...
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    to cull from other suggestions: you don't have to play every note; you don't need to play ornaments; mandolin is normally quieter than the fiddles, so if you make a mistake, nobody can actually hear...
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    Re: Hello All!

    welcome to the cafe!
  8. Re: 1st post on the forum, here's my lovely Portuguese Bandolim

    welcome to the cafe! and the mandolin!
  9. Re: Overcoming halted progress and frustration

    I don't have any advice except that sometimes you need to just take a break, play something entirely different and then come back to it, although I don't have any real suggestions on timing.
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    Re: New Mandolin Cafe Hat

    was there an olive colored Cafe cap at one point? I love them but keep misplacing them. I have two on hand ... or maybe make that one. i don't know what I did with the other one ... that are khaki.
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    Re: My Journey so far.

    In addition to adding my 2 cents about double checking your mandolin technique (which, as was mentioned, is not guitar technique -- case in point, it's good guitar technique to hold your hand...
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    Who are the ITM teachers any more?

    I know Marla Fibish -- and I've taken courses with a few guitar-and-mandolin players like Mary Coogan -- but I'm curious who else is teaching ITM mandolin. There's got to be some up and coming...
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    Individual capacity for alcohol varies and so do the effects. So it's not a one-size-fits all kind of thing. I spent some time as a bartender when I was in college, and my experience was that your...
  14. Re: D'Addario Micro Headstock vs Micro Clip Free tuners

    As for Gene and the boys -- as long as they were in tune with each other, it probably didn't matter if they weren't in tune with A=440. Just putting that out there.
  15. Re: Gibson Paddlehead with a Narrow Nut?

    The one-inch nut on my snake is one of the reasons I bought it -- but I don't think that was a standard size even back in 1923; like rcc56 said, the nut width can vary on the early Gibsons. So now...
  16. Re: Extreme newbie stringing/tuning questions

    welcome to the cafe!

    I don't own a capo, but if you do (for a guitar or whatever), you can pull up the strings and put them on the posts, capo the strings near the top and then wind the strings...
  17. Re: D'Addario Micro Headstock vs Micro Clip Free tuners

    the clip-free ones look interesting -- but i only own two or three tuners (all clip-ons) so I need to be able to move them from instrument to instrument; that, and I have no logo on my headstock,...
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    Re: Mandolin Depth

    anecdotally, my bandolims are noticeably deeper than my snake or Eastman and they seem to have a warmer tone and longer sustain/ring. Just a note from someone who doesn't study this stuff.
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    Re: Best Budget Mandolin? Advice.

    Rob Meldrum's book has saved many a not-quite-there-mandolin from the rejection camp but even a Rogue A-style from Musician's Friend for $99 can be played with a bit of a tweak. Even with an $80...
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    Re: Mandolin Cafe Milestones

    I've glanced at this over the years and realized today I've never added any milestones of my own -- and I should have, since my snake turned 100 in 2023! so happy belated birthday to my favorite...
  21. Re: Waverley Bar session, Edinburgh, December 2023

    Just lovely playing! And i actually knew three of the tunes! What a great session!
  22. Re: RECOVERED: Stolen Gibson F-4 Mandolin Serial #66824

    Such a great update! Glad it finally came home to roost!
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    Re: First post

    you'd probably get more attention to this if you create a new post under either 'looking for information about mandolins' or 'vintage instruments.' Just a suggestion.
  24. Re: Looking for a damaged or ultra cheap mandolin

    Also, Musician's Friend normally has a $99 mandolin if you're up for spending that kind of money.
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    Re: Guitar player wanting to learn mandolin

    Also a reminder that often crops up in these strings: a mandolin is not a little guitar played upsidedown. it is a separate instrument with its own history, technique, strengths, weaknesses and...
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