Seals & Croft, Rod Stewart's "Mandolin Wind" and Led Zeppelin got me interested in the mandolin but I finally started learning to play after hearing and seeing Bill Monroe. Marty Stuart, Steve...
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Seals & Croft, Rod Stewart's "Mandolin Wind" and Led Zeppelin got me interested in the mandolin but I finally started learning to play after hearing and seeing Bill Monroe. Marty Stuart, Steve...
Glad to see the forum section is up and running again. As an almost daily lurker on the site who has been much entertained as well as learning a lot from fellow members about this hobby-obsession I...
Count me in also.
It's great that seemingly everyone who reports a difference in the sound of a mandolin after extended playing report that difference in a positive manner. Not to be skeptical but couldn't the...
Nice job. Especially enjoyed the touch at the end. Merry Christmas also.
Got a -15. Any extra credit for not knowing what a diminished chord is?
There is a YouTube video of a Gallatin FO that I found where the poster used the terms “Weber Gallatin F with D soundhole.” It is a pretty good representation of the sound.
The Weber Gallatin F style, oval hole mandolin has been around for awhile. Mine is from 2012 and was built when the Weber company was in Logan Montana. Gallatin oval holes are still listed on the...
Good to know! Thanks for posting Mandobart. Shelton's close to my neck of the woods. Might have to drop by for a visit.
Hmm? Starting to appreciate Bruce Weber and my modest Gallatin mandolin a little bit more.
"Bugler." One of the last songs sung by Clarence White when he was with the Byrds. A real tearjerker.
I rarely change strings unless they break. I've had a set of Gibson Sam Bush monel strings on my mandolin for almost a year and a half. I play almost every day and to my ears they sound great. ...
Hm? Mr Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" just got packed with additional meaning. Although it's pretty cloudy in this neck of the woods.
Just wanted to say thanks to Ivan for the information he provides. I had a hard time finding a store bought strap that was long enough for my long torso so I looked up information on this site a...