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    Re: Poe mandolin question.

    I have Poe #71....you can see it on his website Poestrings....it is a fabulous mandolin that just gets better with age. Andy lives about 2 hours away and I purchased a 2 pt that he had for sale and...
  2. Thread: Larkin Poe

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    Re: Larkin Poe

    191840Rebecca does some mandolin on their YouTube cover series and she really is a wonderful musician. I asked her what her mandolin was and she has a Duff that she plays mostly. She was intrigued by...
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    Re: Any Experience With Walnut F5 Mandolins?

    I have an F5 that’s 11 years old and the back is 100 year old walnut. It is a cannon. Loud and easily heard in a jam. Definitely play it first but walnut component shouldn’t be an issue.
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    Re: Top 5 Sam Bush tracks

    Try Laps in Seven andCircles AroundMe for 2 greatalbums and then any of his New Grass Revival albums. Might grab an Emmylou Harris from the80’s when Sam was I her Hot Band. Top 5.....Gold...
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    Re: Number 99 and 100

    Really nice Mark. I bet they sound as good as they look. Miss seeing you at Fret ShopJam.
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    Re: Top three favorite Bill Monroe tunes.

    Big Sandy
    Kentucky Waltz
    Kentucky Mandolin
    But it is real hard to narrow to 3. Footprints in the Snow should be there too.
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    Re: Info on Poe Mandolins

    You will not be disappointed. I have Poe F #71...probably his last F build. 3 years old and just buzzing. I had a 2 pt of his that got me the bug and I sold my Gibson F5G to get that one made....
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    Re: Guitar and Mandolin Duos

    The Whitstein Brothers.
  9. Thread: G Chord

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    Re: G Chord

    Wouldn't say if playing bluegrass you need to be a snare drum...not me. Get a snare if that's what you want,but I play bluegrass and if that was all I did was chop I would get a drum. Play the way...
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    Re: Sierra Hull IBMA

    So what we have is more of a "popularity" contest rather than a true top mandolin player? No knock on Sierra but no way is she any better than the others mentioned, Sam, Ronnie, Wayne, etc. and so...
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    Re: Gibson F5 Custom advice?

    One thing you might consider is that it seems like the Gibsons tend to lose their value more so than the individual builders. People tend to want to pay less for the Gibsons , it seems, than say an...
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    Re: Gibson F5 Custom advice?

    I actually have one listed in classifieds and they are excellent mandolins. I would definitely try one or at least obtain one with the understanding you can return if not satisfied.
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    Re: Your favortite duet albums?

    Found that album in antique store down south in Alabama for $3. Got it home and pulled out record...Jethro and Red had both signed inside sleeve What a find and record. I would add brother duets...
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    Re: your mandolin ownership history

    Sometime in the early 60's, my Dad got me a Stella which I then traded up for a Harmony....then we really went up and traded for a 1918 Gibson A oval hole. That was it for me until the need for...
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    Re: Alan Jackson at the Station Inn

    Well, sorry gotta go with grassroot philosopher on this one. That's two different opinions outta MO., so somebody else Show-me. What about Ronnie Bowman? Just to make an inference here, they don't...
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    Re: Free V-Picks - Right Here

    I'm all in!
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    Re: Top Five Mandolin CDs?

    Here goes... Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
    Doyle Lawson- Tennessee Dreams
    Alan Bibey & Wayne Benson-Mandolin Chronicles
    Jethro Burns-Bye Bye...
  18. Re: Any bluegrass in panama city beach fl june 8 thru 15

    The Music Barn, 15 miles north of PC, has jams, I believe on Sunday evenings. Check out the Gulf Coast Bluegrass Ass. website for info. You could always start one at Club LaVela?
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    Re: Cafe members you'd like to meet.

    It would be great to meet all members, but realistically I would say it would be ones that were in close proximity, F2 Dave, Rex Hart, and even Scott. Althoug I did meet Bernie Daniel at a jam in...
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    Re: Chris Hillman at the Library of Congress

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    What venue did you order from? I think the old album "last of the red hot burritos" had the Al Perkins and Byron Berline crew on it but soem of the same songs. that's a must have for all us...
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    Lonesome River Band...Chronology I......gets betternbetter.
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    Re: A Bit of a Vent...

    I have never understood the "chop" issue with bluegrass. I can do the dsame thing by completely covering up the strings or better yet, just get a snare drum. If you are just going to keep a beat,...
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    Re: Beaumont Rag- is there a standard key?

    Only key I ever heard it in was D. My Dad was a fiddler and that's where he always played it....so that was the key.
  24. Re: What is your favorite summer festival to attend?

    Starvey Creek in July and September! Not sure which I like better, but I tend to lean towards the fall one.
  25. Re: If you could play Mandolin for anyone's band, who would it be

    Country Gentlemen from the 70's...Waller, Emerson, Yates, and....me.
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