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    Re: Eastman M-104A $399

    I'll be keeping a check on this, just might play nicely and have that old time mellower tone this home plucker wants
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    Re: Franks' Mandolin Kitchen

    beautiful melody played oh so nicely
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    Re: Getting Another

    Tks for reply. I live in the sticks and the extra bridge option could come in real handy altho it might be fine the way it would come. No mandolin setup folks anywhere near my area so I'd need to...
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    Re: Getting Another

    Back again and thinking, thinking lol. It's darn hard making a decision to buy anything unplayed. Especially someone that knows as little as I do lol. Reading reviews has been a waste of time for me...
  5. Re: Song Breakdown for Chinquapin Hunting - Bluegrass Version

    Old thread I know but recently been messing around with the tune on my acoustic. I'm liking occasionally playing an Asus2 chord in A Part xO22OO
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    Re: Getting Another

    The mandolin I'm getting from Mike is an M-11 (all mahogany) wide-nut Primitive and just hoping it plays good, comfy neck width, less bright woodier tone than my first MD305. Anyone know anything...
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    Getting Another

    Played or rather still playing acoustic for 50+ years. 72 now and strictly a couch player. Anyway been without a mandolin for about 4or5 years. So I just took a chance and ordered a Big Muddy...
  8. Thread: Bourgeois M5A

    by CBFrench
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    Bourgeois M5A

    yall keep up with things more than I do but Not wanting to spend a bunch of moolah, sho wish Eastman would build an MD304 Oval Hole with a wider nut width like this one here 1 5/32", less brightness,...
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    Re: Calhoun Just Ordered

    After playing it a few days, meh... and I best not say my opinion of the bridge lol, G string kept popping out of the bridge slot, I filed it down for a quick fix. I just went on and ordered a...
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    Re: Calhoun Just Ordered

    My little Calhoun Wide Nut came in Saturday and I got what I was after a nice even mellow tone across strings, not bright and bitting. Good to see one here likes there's. I started with an Eastman...
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    Calhoun Just Ordered

    Hope I'm getting what I wanted tone-wise. Being away from mandolin for too many years I got an Eastman 305 model I think about 6 years ago. Too loud and bright for my liking so I sold it and...
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    Eastman MDO305 Octave

    Haven't been around in a while but anyone got any input on playability, tone, etc on this here?
    https://www.gbase.com/gear/eastman-mdo305-octave
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    does it have to be a mandolin? this is a short little dodad I made for my son


    https://youtu.be/jKkPACjZ_NU
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    Re: Mandolin As A New Direction

    Some excellent thought provoking comments. First I want to apologize to anyone that inquired about my listing as I have now deleted my listing. After getting up early this morning and reading the...
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    Re: Mandolin As A New Direction

    listed, now excuse me I have to go throw up...
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    Re: Mandolin As A New Direction

    Quiet a few comments on this subject. Some folks have the musical versatility or rather enjoy playing multiple instruments and that's great. Then there are those that have a primary instrument they...
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    Re: Mandolin As A New Direction

    I hear ya but in my case it's too late to be the caliber player I'd want to be and my noodling around just ain't gonna satisfy my wants. I need to stick with my lifelong guitar learning, that's my...
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    Mandolin As A New Direction

    Don't come around much anymore. Mostly stay off the super highway and practice at home. Anyway several years back after retiring from playing out I started just practicing constantly at home working...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    diddling around on my acoustic stealing bits and pieces here and there I guess from melodies I had heard...anyway if I ever get around to it I'm gonna see how my mandolin and acoustic get along on my...
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    Re: Three string chords - good and bad?

    tks but a plenty for a simple person such as i
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    Re: Three string chords - good and bad?

    Speaking of three note chords, here's all you could ever want and more in some cases https://www.mandozine.com/resources/chords/3-Note-Chords.pdf
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    Re: Losing Your Place

    you can hum it can't you...walk into C starting on open G A B C
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    Re: .....

    my sentiments exactly..........
  24. Re: Kindle edition of getting into jazz mandolin by Ted Eschliman

    theres some really good guitar tracks to play along with at http://jazzmando.com/webtracks.shtml ... the melody is yours to make....
  25. Thread: Mapes Strings

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    Re: Mapes Strings

    The nickel plated I’ve had on for over a month still sound really good and hold tune real good. Just got my electric, acoustic and mandolin strings in today 194148
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