That was great. The Bill Monroe biography by Tom Ewing mentions the various alternate tunings Monroe used and played around with. Probably reason enough to buy more mandolins. Haha
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That was great. The Bill Monroe biography by Tom Ewing mentions the various alternate tunings Monroe used and played around with. Probably reason enough to buy more mandolins. Haha
Collings is trying to trademark a headstock design that’s clearly a knockoff of (at least heavily inspired by) previous headstock designs that have long been out there. The picture in the article...
If I recall correctly, I first learned Brown Eyed Girl, then Old Joe Clark, then Billy in the Lowground.
Bruce Weber has credibility. Here’s his take and following his advice has worked for me.
https://www.montanalutherie.com/dreadful-over-humidification/
Playing through my fiddle tunes I found that I often let an open string ring like a drone while playing lines underneath it. I also found myself thinking and analyzing what and how I was playing...
I might let another note ring out if it harmonizes with the main one I’m playing and it fits the chord being played. In my mind I’m going from a single note to playing a double stop, though, in that...
Dylan is mentioned numerous times in the two biographies of Bill Monroe I’m reading. Based on those biographies, I’d guess he was a huge fan of Bill Monroe and “old school” bluegrass, as one put it.
Curious, I tried to take it but never got any sound to play on my iPhone.
Not me. I don’t associate the A style with a modern look or music. I think of A styles as truly old school, turn of the (previous) century. I associate F styles with the 1920 Loars and later Ferns. ...
What has helped me is to play/practice in different rooms of the house, in different parts of the room, facing different things in rooms, playing outside, playing with lights on/off, playing for...
Arnold Schultz, the blues guitar player referenced above, that influenced Bill Monroe and let a young Monroe accompany him during some gigs, also played with a black mandolin player named Walter...
I have an Eastman MD515. About four or five months ago I bought a used Gibson Alan Bibey.
The Eastman sounds good, but it’s easy for me to hear and feel the difference. The Gibson vibrates much...
Yeah, all of the big fairs, music festivals and similar events seem to have been canceled through August in my state, Wisconsin. According to the radio news report, organizers think so few people...
I’m not going to feel bad for Amazon. Their policy was designed to take sales away from businesses they drove out of business. And if one wants timely shipping now with Amazon, they have to pay $120...
Everyone is different, obviously, but I would frankly welcome the depression in the finish/wood as a sign that the manufacturer didn’t cake the finish on so thick as to rob it of tone.
Sweet! Congratulations on that beauty.
Weber introduced a couple of new mandolins at Winter NAMM (Road Dog and Pronghorn I believe) with the Evo Gold frets. Martin has been making the Modern Deluxe series guitars with EVO gold frets for a...
Loved it. Thanks.
For bluegrass music, buy the 2 CD set of Bill Monroe called Anthology. Less than $20. I’d advise caution on judging Bill Monroe by what you might find on YouTube. I’ve seen plenty of YouTube videos...
I don't think manufacturers can afford to lower the prices at which they sell their products to the retailers. And the retailers are probably strapped in where they are as well.
I also wouldn't...
Yeah, events are being cancelled or attendance is being restricted left and right, so no assisted living gigs for me in the near future. I understand these restrictions as the elderly and otherwise...
Very nice!
I planted three thorny honeylocust trees on my land August of 2019. It'll be interesting to see if they make it through the winter. These trees drop a bunch of pods in the winter and...
I'm now using a Dunlop 3.0 Flow. I never thought I would use such a fat thing on either a guitar or mandolin, but it's overtaken my BlueChip TP1R60 and my Primetone 1.5 for mandolin and guitar. I can...
Haha. That sounds like my brother and his wife. He'd always pay cash and never take a box home she might later find in the recyclables.
Upon reflection I think the question I was looking to...
Actively searching for a used Gibson, I've noticed a dynamic that makes me pause, ponder, and wonder what I might be getting into. Just off hand I can think of two ferns, an F5 custom, and a...