Happy Anniversary, an amazing place!
Type: Posts; User: John Van Zandt
Happy Anniversary, an amazing place!
Lyon & Healy was huge! Our mandolin history is important to know. It’s not all about last week, or last year!
Practice reading without spending alot of money. You can print free Mando sheet music from the web.
You are learning to read it. Do not do all your reading with an instrument. Pick up the sheet...
The KM-380 has an A-5 style body. Kentucky’s KM-380S was a previous model and identical looking. These were above the beginner models in features, and price and have been discontinued from production.
Here’s the back of my Kentucky KM-380
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As I jam with a beginner, he’s new to learning any instrument. Jon has been listening to bluegrass his entire life, and just purchased an Eastman MD-315.
After a month or two of trading off melody...
Another newbie- practicing after 1-2 months, and planning to join in a jam for the first time. I appreciate this thread, and the ideas/ experiences posted for us new players!
8 strings works for me. When learning to play, hearing two D strings side by side referred to as THE D string sounds like a failure to communicate. One course or pair of D strings is plural. ;)
gDGBd, 1,2,3,4,5, yep 5 strings worth.
Still no clawhammer photos in this thread?
Daytime, and indoors. A bright, sunlit room with no lightbulbs on.
Find an angle that has fewer reflections- no part of the camera or other objects in the reflection. Patience, and 20 or more...
For anyone not being graded, or judged in a a contest, it’s up to the individual to decide. Let’s consider a solo- where tone is not buried in a mix of instruments.
Do you want the audience to...
Bottom row- far right pick has a bevel that shows in the photo. That’s a good number of picks to begin with!
So many suggestions, thanks everyone!
Anyone else?
Yeah, and, some of those banjo players do not appreciate banjo player jokes.:))
Muting the E - with the fretting hand is a big challenge for me.
Suggestions, anyone?
Actually, I've been wondering if there's any hope for a beginner getting a jam started. Anyone heard of such a thing?
It's got to be tough for some of the oldsters to put up with newbies.
What Internet stations have mandolin music? The Bluegrass Junction on Sirius only works (for me) when I’m driving one of the company cars.
Any favorites for BG, or other types?
Yes. Look at the top (right) of Mandolin Cafe.
Settings is what you want. It’s to the right of My Profile.
Then, at left is a list with Edit Signature. Once
there, replace old signature with...
If the Rio Grande that you’re looking at has anything in common with my various RG pickups, it will
be a dandy!
John
Really? Try this on for size.
An alto sax shipped in a box with lots of room, and two sheets of newspaper tossed in. The sax rattled the whole way from that ebay ‘pawn shop’ seller to my door. No...
Great thread!
As someone that enjoys playing other instruments as well, mandolin is new to me. I’ll add that part of my active approach to practice is certainly focusing on right hand technique....
Good one, Josh!
How to limit feedback w/ single condenser type? Is it finding a ‘sweet spot- level’ that works?
(My experience is sound guy on a ‘fixed’ Yamaha LS-9 digital w/ single mics.)
Focusrite Scarlett Solo (or other Scarlett models), USB Audio Interface (Gen 3). See youtube demo uploads on that site of these very popular products.
Connect your mic, and instrument to this...
You are a great entertainer, and I'm ready for no. 3, now!
Those questions mentioning beginners are appreciated.