I play with a band for mostly pathway performances at a renaissance festival, for street performances, and on small stages. Although I don’t actively try to smile, it does come naturally during...
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I play with a band for mostly pathway performances at a renaissance festival, for street performances, and on small stages. Although I don’t actively try to smile, it does come naturally during...
It is a guitar strap from Lakota Leathers. I use this type on all my fretted instruments, except for my waldzither on which I use one of their braided mandolin straps. I find them to be extremely...
I hold mine between my legs and use a strap as I do with my OM, Irish bouzouki, small body guitar (Taylor GS mini). The position feels comfortable to me and that is the only reason. This is like...
After trying a bunch of different picks over the years, I’ve settled on BlueChip TD 35 for playing tunes and a Primetone .73 for strumming. They have the right amount balance between stiffness and...
I also have a Petersen L2 and have not had this problem. Perhaps you’re fretting with the very tip of your finger in a perpendicular manner?? I fret a bit off the tip, toward the pad.
I would guess this is a level 3. If my memory is correct level 1 had no binding and a contrasting wood sound hole, level 2 had binding on the body top and a contrasting wood sound hole, and level 3...
Also, I settled on phosphor bronze for the wound strings.
I own a Petersen level 2 (22.5’ scale length) that I purchased new from Gryphon around 2008. I spent some time working out what strings to use and ultimately used the gauges that were on it when I...
Here is a photo of our family band, “Painted Trillium,” in our natural habitat: the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
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I have been using a Behringer 1002B battery powered mixer and a pair of Roland Cube Street EX battery powered amps for a number years now. Sound is great and powerful enough for a wide variety of...
I keep a pick in each instrument’s strings. Spare/alternative picks go in a Heartwood secret box, capos go in an old fabric coin purse, and the tuner in a small camera case. I perform mostly at...
Please change rob_pt to Rob Meyer. Thank you.
I likewise own a level 2 Petersen with a cedar and koa back and sides. Steve-o, I suspect that you are correct that they are not all that uncommon.
A level 2 for $800 is quite a bargain. I have...
The high failure rate and inaccuracy of the Snarks (as also mentioned by previous posters) I owned drove me to find something else. I stumbled upon the Korg Sledgehammer Pro and never looked back. A...
As others have said, pain means something is wrong. Rest will help heal the injury, but the pain may return because the cause of the pain has not been corrected. How to correct the problem depend on...
If you are downtown, a place we like to eat at is the Sun Diner (105 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201). Just off Broadway and enough out of way that it wasn’t as busy as other places. No entertainment,...
A used Petersen would be another option. I have one of his octave mandolins that has served me well.
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How about octave mandolin? Bouzoukis can be seen as a long scale octave mandolin, so I think simply declaring it an OM would work.
I have a flat-topped Petersen OM on which I replaced the stamped tailpiece with an Allen TR-3.
http://www.allenguitar.com/tpcs.htm (The page shows other options too.)
It is a easy switch as all...
Hear, hear! This is why I purchase products of all sorts from artisans when ever possible. It is immensely satisfying to use quality products made by people who have a real passion for their craft.
Thank you, Pete.
I have a waldzither that needs a better fitting case. The waldzither's length and height are roughly the same as your mandola, but it has a 12.5" bout. Any chance this case would accommodate...
We have been using two Roland Steet Cube EXs ( https://www.roland.com/us/products/cube_street_ex/ ) and a Behringer 1002B (...
My band performs at our local Renaissance Festival and perfom a mixture of Celtic and other folk songs that have been well received. They include Galway Piper, Rattlin Bog, Molly Bon, The Fox,...
mcgroup53, I have been using a DR low profile stand for years for the same purpose you describe. It is a bit pricey, but the build quality is remarkably above the low cost stands. It had good weight...