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  1. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    not strictly speaking a mandolin, but still.....

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    Re: Beyerdynamic M160 ribbon mic (video)

    Hey Brian,

    I tend not to, unless the fiddle player is playing solo. For my style of music (Irish Trad), I often use a DPA 4099 and a small d condenser. If it's a dark sounding player I'll use a...
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    Re: Beyerdynamic M160 ribbon mic (video)

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    I'm a fan of the Coles 4038. Also like the Royer R122, for when you don't have a pre amp with a lot of gain.
  4. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    My modern fiddle likes Larsen Tzigane or Infield Red for a more mellow sound. The Infield Reds seem to last longer than the Larsen's.
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    Re: To Speed Neck or Not to Speed Neck

    I bought an early Giacomel F5 from the classifieds a few years ago. The mandolin was in very poor condition and needed a lot of work to get it playable again. The neck had a thick finish, and there...
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    Re: Happy Birthday - Dan Beimborn

    Belated Happy birthday to Dan the Mandolin Man.

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    Re: Love for Ovals

    https://www.sylvanmusic.com/store/p3214/Pava_A-4_Satin_Mandolin_-_Blonde.html

    https://themandolinstore.com/product/northfield-a-4-special-mandolin-icelandic/

    There's also countless teen Gibson...
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    Re: Concert Violaine - Wow!!

    It didn't sound like a violin with frets. While some aesthetic elements are similar to violin, the actual design and construction is significantly different (flat back, ebony bridge, transverse...
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    Re: Concert Violaine - Wow!!

    Thin and quiet.
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    Re: Concert Violaine - Wow!!

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    Curiosity got the better of me. But I sent it back; not for me. An interesting instrument, but I couldn't justify keeping something I wouldn't play.

    I will say the retailer who has this...
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    Re: Love for Ovals

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    Lots of love for ovals in this house!
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    Re: Concert Violaine - Wow!!

    has anyone actually played one of these? Any feedback?
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    Re: Most corrosion resistant strings

    Monel.
  14. Re: Flying To Ireland with Mandolin Via Aer Lingus

    Aer Lingus international are great. I flew with a tenor banjo in a Calton case as hand luggage from Dublin to New York. I had checked it and asked to carry to the gate, but the staff let me bring it...
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    Re: Wound a-string?

    This wasn't a pre made set of strings for mandolin. It was a custom set I ordered from Newtone strings in UK. They will make whatever strings you want. So the gauges were 11, 16w, 26w, 40w.

    The...
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    Re: Wound a-string?

    Just to add my two cents worth...

    I experimented with using a wound 2nd string on a mandolin, tuned down a tone (FCGD). The set was phos bronze, same gauges as j74s, but the second string was a...
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    Re: Old Bowl Backs and sound

    Very interesting discussion. I've found a similar thing with tenor banjos used for Irish Traditional Music. Epiphone and Paramount had a range of tenor banjos with an arch tone ring, but for my money...
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    Re: Modern Oval Holes

    There's a beautiful looking Collings oval for sale in TMS as well:

    https://themandolinstore.com/product/collings-mt2-o-custom/

    A friend of mine tried it and said it was particularly good. In...
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    Re: Clareen mandolins

    Phil Davidson
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    Re: Modern Oval Holes

    This is the specific Kimble oval I tried:

    https://themandolinstore.com/product/kimble-oval-hole-mandolin/
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    Seán Keane RIP

    https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/05/07/a-giant-of-irish-trad-music-the-chieftains-fiddle-player-sean-keane-dies/


    https://youtu.be/h_HyKbHbTQw
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    Re: Modern Oval Holes

    Looks like the F oval is gone as well.
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    Re: Modern Oval Holes

    I've not played that specific mando, but I've played another oval from the same batch - Will makes spectacular mandolins. It was powerful, full bodied but with great mid range cut, fast response and...
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    Re: Modern Oval Holes

    https://themusicemporium.com/products/kimble-f5-oval-hole
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    Re: The mandolin: Instrument of the year, 2023

    Every year is the year of the mandolin :grin:
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