More set up questions. As I was changing strings on the beast last night, I managed to break 2 of the 4 strings. So I'm batting .500, which is not bad for baseball, but maybe not so great for set up....
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More set up questions. As I was changing strings on the beast last night, I managed to break 2 of the 4 strings. So I'm batting .500, which is not bad for baseball, but maybe not so great for set up....
Thanks so much for the video! I'm completely enamored by old fashioned hand-and-tool work. That's why all of my inlay are hand cut. It's a total pain in the tuchus and nowhere near as precise as the...
I'm continuing to work on my right hand tendonitis issue, and have made some progresss. Thought I'd share.
Alternate heat and cold, 20 minutes each for a couple rounds. (My PT recommended and...
I'm setting up someone's Blue Ridge Tenor BR 40T in CGDA tuning. Any suggestions on strings? Couple of questions:
Pedestrian, run of the mill CGDA strings recommendation?
First class,...
Hey, thanks for asking. Well, it's good news/bad news. I ended up testing positive for Covid shortly after I wrote that message. I was not deathly sick but my head wasn't in playing; I ended up...
I'm with you. I have enjoyed building--and even more, repairs--for years and years. That may be a reflection on how bad a player I am. But I've found a cure for the shop vs. playing conundrum.
I...
Well, here's the irony. I absolutely love the look of GBOMs. I actually built a GBOM by modifying a baritone uke kit. It was an experiment. Looked lovely. Sounded decent. Some intonation problems...
Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate y'alls' time and thoughts.
I've decided not to go forward for the moment. Between the time I wrote my question and now, I've developed a bad case of...
Interesting. My least favorite part of a carpentry of any kind is finish--from the sanding to the applying of finish. But ever since the first time I got into the French Polish mindset, I've really...
I'd never argue with anyone from Bend, Oregon. But perhaps Mike and I disagree on the "fish or cut bait." Cutting bait is cheap. Buying an unconsidered mandolin is expensive: there's first the cost...
You don't say what your status is: do you have a mandolin? Are you looking to buy a first mandolin, or looking to move up from a beginner to intermediate or intermediate to top of the line? That's...
Favorite: designing and executing inlays. Least favorite: getting those f***ing neck angles right!
Got it! Sending you back a text message--from a 404 exchange.
Jim: Can't find a PM!
Anything I should know before I give in to my most evil instincts?
[... they seem designed to handle GDAE tuning on a 21" scale] That wasn't my impression. I thought they were build for CGDA right out of the shop. A question I need to ask, obviously.
[removes...
Does anyone know anything about Jamie Fletcher and the Fletcher Tenors? I am seriously considering purchasing one, but I've never commissioned an instrument by e-commerce, and the only comments I can...
Your helpful guinea pig here. I've been beating my head against this problem for years and years and my brain is not getting any younger. But now I've got a solution, no thanks to me.
I'm a...
Gotcha. But how do I perform the edit to extract (in my example) bars 8-12 in order to save them on Drive?
(Are you the same guy who posts on Bike Forums?)
I'm looking for an app to use to slow down recorded music so I can practice learning by ear. Audacity seems to be one of the top choices, but I can't find information on whether, if I download it to...
I agree with the advice above: buy the best instrument you can stretch to afford; buy used to maximize your dollars.
In terms of buying at a distance: I've bought instruments from several...
Thank you, gentlemen. I appreciate the input. It appears that I learned this wrong back at the get-go.
Arrrgh, confused. I'm trying (again, FFS) to memorize the Blues Scale (major, first, then minor) on my fretboard.
Is it correct that the major Blues Scale is
1
3b
4
5b
5
7b
If I could read it an octave higher, I wouldn't need an arrangement. :whistling:
I don't know nothin' 'bout (birthin' no babies) fixed bridge instruments. So I don't know how to problem solve this problem: Tenor Guitar's C string, when tuned to C and then begin fretting up the...