Search:

The Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) has a list of teachers that you might take a look at. I expect that many of these would be amenable to Zoom lessons. They also have a list of...

To put a finish to this:

Thanks, again, to Richard who will appreciate the bowline knot my luthier used:

191467

Next time I'll do it myself. I believe there will be a next time because...

His name may be spelled Amedeo Amadie ... at least that is how it appears on a recording at the library of Congress.

All stands revealed. 500 kudos to Jim and Richard for solving this conundrum.

I could go the bowline knot route, but the double courses of G and D, with only a single peg for each pair would...

I can knit an Aran sweater with the wickedest knots the Irish can devise (and they do work at it!), but I'm having problems creating a loop end on a mandolin string. I may be missing something...

On an international stage (is there any other in 2021?) what are the ethics involved for say, United States-ers observing US copyright laws for a publication originating in France, India, Russia,...

As I understand it, the original books 1 & 2 were first published in 1925. Those 1925 editions are out of copyright and maybe reproduced at will. Though the editions published in 1956 and 1959 seem...

In this forum we often get videos of individuals. Here is an incredible orchestral performance from Tokyo:

"Main Festival" from "Roman Festivals" (Arranged by Respighi Hideyasu Endo) Arte Tokyo...

On the copyright.gov site, there is an option to "Ask a Copyright Specialist" -- right now it is followed by "Chat is offline" ... but maybe later?

Joe

If you search the Library of Congress online catalog, you'll get 35 hits. I cataloged most of these items at LC over the last few years in my attempt as a volunteer to get more of LC's mandolin...

I've become a big fan of MuseScore over the last few months. It is easy to learn (you have to take a quick tutorial as the functions are not particularly intuitive). Google searches work wonderfully...

Allen, I did my best to resist the 1890 Vinaccia at Bernunzio's ... but caved last week. And glad i did. Beautiful instrument in great shape. My luthier is re-glueing a couple soundboard braces...

And while rounding up the usual suspects, let's not forget John Duffey's Bluegrass Life by Stephen Moore and G.T. Keplinger.

I bought a HISCOX LITEFLITE "PRO II" from Elderly for my 1917 A4. Fits very well with lots of room for auxiliary stuff. I haven't traveled with it yet but it seems study.

Joe

Thanks for the beautiful performance. Obviously this mando was built just for you.

Joe

One place to start and at least get a sense of the variety to be found in the mandolin/piano rep, chiefly from the 1890-1920 era, is the Library of Congress. If you go to https://catalog.loc.gov/...

Well, it all depends, doesn't it?, on what kind of music you want to play and how seriously you take your performance. Not to put too fine a point on it, but "simply plucking the string" doesn't...

Typically overcommitted, I only got to the Right Hand workshop with Sebatiaan late in the day. And here is a heads-up for folks: After watching the workshop, I tried to watch the follow-up Q&A...

O Piazzola είναι ένας από τους αγαπημένους μου συνθέτες! Ομορφη μουσική! Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ!

Τζο

Dowland, yes! By all means, Dowland!

Joe

There are four recordings (78s) you can stream from the Library of Congress's National Jukebox here.
Joe

Was YouTube around in 2004? In any case, as usual with that venue, you won't lack for a variety of performances of this piece.

Joe

I recently tried to order the bowlback case from Hobgoblin and was told they were out of stock and I should check back in about three months.

Joe

I certainly envy your opportunity to personally handle these instruments. For so many, such an opportunity is a dream trip away.

Joe

If you're looking for hard copy, treble clef, mando-oriented, you can get the Sellman transcription for mandolin on Amazon.