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    Peter Ostroushko - 2 Ukrainian tunes

    On his cd, Blue Mesa, he plays a Ukrainian song and a polka. I'd love
    to have the music for these tunes. Can anyone help here?
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    Re: Happy Birthday, Mandolin Cafe!

    Happy Birthday M.C. and Scott - I've made great use of the Cafe; met a few friends on it; and always look forward to David Benedict's Monday Mandolins
    project.
  3. I had a nice A case for my 2AZ mandolin.The cat...

    I had a nice A case for my 2AZ mandolin.The cat liked to sleep in it once in awhile.
    After awhile I noticed a smell; could never get rid of that smell and bought another case. That earlier case...
  4. Re: Article: New Music - Standards on Snare, Mandolin, and Bass C

    Looks interesting. I like combination of instruments too.
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    Octave mandolin and mandocello

    When you see them, they look the same to me. How are they different?
    Both in tuning and sound?
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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    I've been listening again to "Between Worlds" by Israeli (now living in Berlin) Avi Avital, and his tremolo is really good.
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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    A great question. I always have admired David Grisman's tremolo. I was at a workshop with him on that subject and his comment was something like:
    "I've never had to work on my tremolo." Meanwhile I...
  8. It is amazing to think of 3 of the 4 super...

    It is amazing to think of 3 of the 4 super musicians are still actively performing!
  9. Re: The Preserve Rockwood Benefit Concert Series features Thile/D

    Scott, I am curious what sort of music you played, and with whom you did the concert?
  10. The passing of Chris Strachwitz - archivist and music producer

    I just learned that Chris Strachwitz died at the age of 91. He started Arhoolie Records and Downhome Music in El Cerrito, CA. He came to the US as a child after WWII from Germany. While learning...
  11. I have a sense it will be an expensive book, but...

    I have a sense it will be an expensive book, but I am very tempted to buy it when it comes out.
  12. Re: RIP Dix Bruce: Free livestream memorial concert 4/15

    I never met Dix Bruce but I knew of his many instruction books and materials. In fact I had a really nice collection of tunes, in various keys, with a cd which I
    enjoyed playing along with. Sorry...
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    a chart for The Royal Box Waltz

    I have a wonderful memorial cd by band members who played with John Hartford.
    They do the Royal Box Waltz, by John.

    Anyone have a chart for it/music notation?
    Nick Royal
    Santa Cruz, CA
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    Re: Pete Sutherland RIP

    I never met Peter but have a recording of his waltzes and his book of waltzes: "The Neighborhood Waltz."
    I have played lots of them and really love "Upper Valley Waltz" and Will Patton's version of...
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    Re: Ginny Hollon

    I am sad to hear about Ginny. I made a lot of use of the Mandolin Magazine over the years. I had issue one except the first one...I told that
    to Ginny, and she sent me a copy of the first issue! I...
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    Re: Heart of the Heartland by Peter Ostroushko

    Tim, thank you for converting it fr. G to D. I'll also work on playing it an octave lower too.

    Monday night there was a concert to remember Peter Ostroushko in Minneapolis and "Heart of the...
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    Heart of the Heartland by Peter Ostroushko

    I am looking for the score for Peter's "Heart of the Heartland" in the key of D.
    I found it on tin in G, but I want to play it in D.
    Thanks for any help you can give.
  18. Re: Looking for sheet music for Montana Mandolin Society tunes

    Contact their site directly. I think someone will get back to you. Have enjoyed them a lot too.
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    Re: Herschel Sizemore passes

    Like others I met Herschel at the Mandolin Symposium and did a workshop or two with him, in part because I knew he was an important part of bluegrass
    music.
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    unsigned Lloyd Loars?

    I have a nice cd by the late Butch Baldassari and I recall that he had a unsigned Loar.
    Any idea of how many there might have been; might be?

    How many signed F5s are there.
    Thanks,
    Nick Royal
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    doing pizzicato in a piece

    I am playing a piece that calls for pizzicato the 3rd time around.
    My way is by placing the heal of my right hand on the strings.

    Is that the correct way? Or other ways to do it?
  22. Re: Article: New Music - Impromptu Sessions No. 2: Dominick Lesli

    Mandolin & mandola make a great duet combo.
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    Re: What is a C2 chord?

    Dear Don and everyone else,
    Thank you for your comments. I got lost in them, but did work out a C2 chord. It is: (fr. the high E: 3300)
    I know this may not be a C2 chord, but it sounded good in...
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    What is a C2 chord?

    What does a C2 chord look like on the mandolin?

    And the notes?
    Thanks,
    Nick
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    Re: My Grandmother the Mandolinist

    Well, she got to Oberlin College way before Chris Thile & the Punch Brothers who have been visiting the Conservatory at Oberlin in the last few years.
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