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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    I like Mr.Monroe’s tremolo with Doc on Watson’s Blues. Just the straight stuff. Accompanied by Doc’s spare rhythm plus “that lick”. The drive, the few little ins and outs, and the ending…wish I’ll...
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    Re: Practice with a Mirror

    Bathroom, full-length mirror, fully clothed. Best acoustics and an audience. It’s an eye-opener.
  3. Re: Why are some songs not written in the key they are in?

    I just took a look at a few of the scores Mike’s Beginning and Intermediate sections, and I don’t find any mistakes in notation/staff. For me it’s always been just trying to hit the notes with...
  4. Re: Bury Me Beneath the Willow - Song breakdown, charts, and note

    Hi mbruno,
    Mike Marshall does a deep dive on Ricky's playing this song over on Artistworks. Mike was living with Tony in Berkeley when "Skaggs and Rice" was recorded at Arch Street Studios in 1979,...
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    Re: Someone posted this on FB recently

    So clean, and nothing fancy, just solid Monroe licks mostly in first position, at least in the ones I’ve watched. Makes it look so easy. Love it.
  6. Re: Bob Koester Chicago Jazz/Blues Producer Passes

    and Magic Sam
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    Re: Who likes Ry Cooder?

    My girlfriend of 50+ years ago knew I liked blues, so she played me a funky song called “Alimony”. Love that one. Ironic title now, but that’s another story. Great job by Cooder on his first album. ...
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    Re: Please define “intermediate”

    you’ll know you’re an intermediate player when you get there, because the concept won’t matter to you any more. You’ll know you’re not an expert, but you’ll be having fun playing, and listening to...
  9. Re: Need replacement tailpiece for Kentucky KM1500

    Try Saga Music in SF Bay Area. they import them. They supplied me with a replacement MOP tuner button last year for my 1500. I think they’re in South San Francisco maybe.
  10. Re: Keeping an A Mandolin in place with rug underlayment

    +1 for shelf liner
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    Re: KM-1500 neck issue

    I’m with Adrian on Kentucky mandos. As for Glassweb’s comments, my 5 year old 1500 has plenty of “looks, tone, volume, playability, response and flamed woods” to suit me. Good bark too.
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    Re: Mandolin with Best Bluegrass Chop

    Yes, indeed, check out the Po Ramblin Boys on YouTube at The Station Inn to see some mighty fine choppin’.
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    Re: Vitti 'Na Crozza

    That is some fast tremelo!
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    Re: Mike Marshall's Loar?

    Just the other day MM played a cool rendition of Rice’s “Swing 51” with the Loar. He plays one or the other depending on the situation, methinks. If anyone is interested, the tribute is still showing...
  15. Re: L/F recommendation: mandolin set-up & repair in So. Calif.

    Bit of a hike, but Carruthers Guitars does work for many pros. Shop’s in Camerillo.
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    Re: On Line Lessons

    Mike Marshall at Artistworks has a fantastic beginner curriculum, if you’re looking for that. I’ve taken years of lessons from him. I also take from Peghead Nation, whose instructors and classes are...
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    Re: RIP Jerry Jeff Walker

    Blind Willie Johnson should also be on the list. Played in Deep Ellum too. Must make a pilgrimage to Ellum one day.
  18. Re: Three Early Kentucky Mandolins Made In Japan

    Did you try calling Saga in South San Francisco? They’ve researched serial numbers for me. Good folk.
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    Re: Right hand wrist position

    It’s up to you, of course, but I’d take a look at some youtube vids on the subject. Mike Marshall and others recommend resting your thumb pad on or just below the top of the bridge, not enough to...
  20. Re: I'll See You In My Dreams - Django transcribed for mandolin

    wow!
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    Re: Loar LM 400 reviews

    A guy ((Dennis Vance?) at The Mandolin Store reviews it favorably here:
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    Re: "Dark" Fiddle Tunes?

    Bruce molsky & jackie fowlis, “The blackest crow”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jh1vqNvMs
  23. Re: Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening?

    Burns picked a perfect place to stop, though I was itching for him to take on Newgrass. He could have at least given us a taste! But most all of that newer stuff is available on youtube and...
  24. Re: Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening?

    Thanks to all you historians, filling in some of the blanks in my upbringing.
  25. Re: Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening?

    Awesome thread about an awesome doc. Even my wife, who’s not that into country and especially not intoC and W, and who has little background in the bluegrass I play rather incessantly, is captivated.
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