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  1. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    D'addario Pro Arte and Corelli Crystal are two that lean rich and warm and are on the lower end of the cost scale. I haven't tried them but Larsen Tzigane (sp?) are also supposed to be on the warmer...
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    Re: the Brothers Reischman

    Cool! Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea there was another Reischman either.
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    Re: Molly and Ten Brooks

    I think you meant 1878 but minor details. Thanks for sharing
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    Re: What's GDAE and audible in a session?

    A fiddle 😁
  5. Re: What’s going on with low inventory of mandolins at shops?

    Maybe it's just me, but I feel like when I purchased my first mandolin back in the early 2000s that there was a lot less to choose from at all price points. Both models and inventory. So it's all...
  6. Re: Kentucky 1000/1050 in New England states?

    I think you'll find that brick and mortar stores in New England don't stock the higher end Kentuckys. Three shops I've visited here in Maine carry Kentuckys but the highest up I've seen is the KM855...
  7. Re: The Cat in the Hopper, played on a 1917 Gibson A-4

    Very nice
  8. Re: Sierra Hull & Billy Strings "What Does the Deep Sea Say?"

    That's great! Thanks for sharing!
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    Re: So much for brand names

    https://www.thesoundpost.com/en/store/accessories/violin/peg-dope
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    Re: Meeting MC forum members

    I sold a case to Don Greiser once and I've bought a couple of fiddles and mandolins from Steve Perry over the last 20 plus years but that's about as close as I've gotten to meeting anyone from here.
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    Re: The Life of Loar Deserves a Film

    I'm sure Ethan could do a good job of portraying Ira 🤣
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    Re: Why include straps in sales?

    Speaking for myself, having sold a few instruments over the years, I think it's just a way of making it "ready to go" as part of being a generous seller. We all have multiples of straps, picks, and...
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    Re: Anyone Never Get Past the 'Speed Plateau'?

    Speaking as a fiddler first, and mandolinist second, 110 bpm is a perfectly reasonable tempo for fiddle tunes. I can play faster but don't care to for the most part. As RobP alluded to, the...
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    Re: Steve' Kentucky KM756S Workup - newer model

    I know this is an old thread, but I just stumbled on it and since I've been the owner of this mandolin since I purchased it from Steve in March 2019, I thought it was worth updating for trivia...
  15. Re: i don't think i've ever seen a thread here about McClanahan m

    That was a great read, thanks for sharing!
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    Re: My Bluegrass Story on RFDTV

    Probably Nate Lee
  17. Re: i don't think i've ever seen a thread here about McClanahan m

    I know that Wayne Benson has one and likes it. I think it's featured on a couple of his youtube videos.
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    Re: Is this ebony or rosewood?

    Sure looks like Ebony to me. Even stained rosewood is usually a little lighter shade of black and looser grained looking, for lack of a better term.
  19. Re: Recording King A-style mandolin on the cheap.

    Nice work! You're a braver man than me. I only attempted my own work once. Trying to make a VSO (Violin Shaped Object) from a regular music store properly set up. That was decades ago now and I...
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    Re: String gauge for KM500

    I agree. Medium gauge is typically the go-to reference point for mandolins. Violins as well. There's a number of affordable medium strings that should be a good reference string. 11-15-26-40 is the...
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    Re: Bourgeois Mandolins!

    And you would not be wrong...
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    Re: 1929 Gibson A0 - on its way

    That certainly makes sense with the numbering. Looks like a nice find!
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    Re: 1929 Gibson A0 - on its way

    Funny, I was just looking at one of these on Elderly. I thought I knew the old A models but I don't think I remember the A0. What's the comparison to the other old Gibson As? It's sharp looking!...
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    Re: D-Addario Monels

    I really like them on my (carved) oval hole. I liked them enough on the f hole ones too but they really seem to pair even better with the oval and I'm using those exclusively on that one.
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    Re: Changing strings on a Gretsch New Yorker

    I'm sure the designer has never changed strings before.
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