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    Re: 3 Best Recordings of Irish Accompaniment

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the fine recordings of Kevin Macleod, especially those with Alec Finn. Accompaniment and lead shifting back and forth, and with great respect for the melodies.
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    Re: Bach, where to start?

    A lot of good suggestions in this thread! In particular John Goodin's article has quite a few which I am investigating.

    I've played fiddle and mandolin for over thirty years, mostly in the...
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    Re: Eastman MD504 with serial number 84

    I have the same model, made in the same year. Mine's #38. Didn't Eastman start making 504's around 2006? Great-sounding oval-hole, though the finish on mine is brittle and chippy.
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    Re: Selmer style mandola

    I've been enjoying your project accounts. Love that tailpiece! Are the studs silver-soldered on it?
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    Re: Selmer style mandola

    Some years ago I made a couple of ten-string citterns using a scaled-down Selmer guitar pattern. I bent the top halves before shooting them and used Selmer-style ladder bracing. Scale length is 22"...
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    Re: Hide glue reccomendations

    A cheap mini-crockpot with a baby food jar inside has served me well. A dimmer switch and a thermometer helps keep the glue at an optimum temperature.
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    Re: De Danann mid 80s - new videos surfacing

    Thanks, Kevin! Lately I've been revisiting old De Danann recordings. I first heard them when I was learning to play and now I can actually play the tunes. The musicianship is stellar, but the tempos...
  8. Re: What are your favorite 6/8 Irish/ Scottish tunes?

    I like pipe marches too; you can hear some nice ones on John Kelly's Youtube channel. Some Irish jigs to try... how about Dancing Eyes, or The Black Rogue?
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    Re: Eamon Coyne The Triplet King

    These posts as a whole are quite the analytic primer on plucked ornaments! Thanks, all.

    "The Laddie with the Pladdie" is one of my favorite tunes, and a great one for practicing those "snaps"....
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    Re: Kevin MacLeod & Kris Drever on Soundcloud

    Thanks for making these tracks available, Kevin! I really enjoyed them.
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    Re: GDADA tuning for Cittern

    I play a 20-1/4" scale cittern, one I made from osage orange and spruce -- it's a scaled-down ten-string version of a Selmer-Macaferri guitar. I tune it GDAEA, and the high A string is .009. I like...
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