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    Re: Tenor ukulele tuned GDAE?

    I'd want to stick with steel strings so I can play electrified if I ever want to. I doubt my local Iris session would appreciate that though :grin:
    Octave GDAE might be the way to go. The scale...
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    Re: Tenor ukulele tuned GDAE?

    No answers here, reposted on the makers' forum. Admins, if you don't like the double posting please delete this thread.
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    Steel strings for GDAE, Tenor Uke

    I know this is a mandolin forum, but I figured builders could help me. TIA
    I like to noodle on my mandolin or tenor banjo while I watch the news at night, but heraring both(understandably) drives my...
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    Tenor ukulele tuned GDAE?

    I like to noodle on my mandolin or tenor banjo while I watch the news at night, but it (understandably) drives my wife nuts. I want an instrument quiet enough that I can noodle to my heart's content...
  5. Stewmac mini Tele kit as 6 string tenor guitar?

    Stewmac has a really inexpensive 6 string mini Telecaster electric guitar kit which is cute as all getout;
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  6. Gig or inexpensive case for Ibanez tenor guitar

    I have this Ibanez tenor guitar;
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    Re: Strings for GDAE tenor guitar?

    Thanks Aidan-- I had seen that before. The video is very good but I didn't want to mess with buying separate strings so I went with the John Pearce Irish Tenor set;
    13,20w,30w,42w. So far I like...
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    Re: Strings for GDAE tenor guitar?

    Thanks. I have a set of those arriving any day now.:mandosmiley:
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    Strings for GDAE tenor guitar?

    I just got one of these Ibanez tenor guitars;

    https://www.musicarts.com/ibanez-performance-pft2-nt-mini-dreadnought-acoustic-tenor-guitar-main0121053

    These days I play mostly trad on tenor...
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    Re: Forgive me....for I have sinned.....

    Depending on what kind of music you want to play, a tenor banjo can be a great instrument, with a fairly easy transition from mando. Variety is good.
    I have a tenor,set up to play Irish trad with...
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    Re: Mandolin Setup Advice

    I agree that learning how to do the setup yourself is a great idea. Any wooden stringed instrument can use a tweak from time to time, and it's good to know how to do at least the basics yourself.
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    Re: cites rules on older instruments

    It doesn't have to be called Rosewood to be affected by CITES. Any wood of the Dalbergia genus is a Rosewood. This includes Cocobolo,Tulipwood (not Tulip Poplar) and African Blackwood.
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    Re: Intentionally Imperfect Tuning

    Do whatever you like the sound of best.
    FWIW-piano tuners intentionally tune the double and triple sets of strings a tad off. A piano tuned "perfectly" in tune sounds dull.
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    Re: Seagull S8 Mandolin armrest question?

    Why not make your own? You can get violin chin rest clamps from International Violin. All you need to do is cut a piece of wood to the outline that you want the rest to be, carve and sand it to...
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    Re: My first mandolin

    I love it. That finish looks antique without a lot of bogus "distressing" marks. You can be proud of this!
    Excuse my asking, but are you sure it's set up properly? Since you don't play yet, you...
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    Re: Walmart mandolin

    Right, and where's the Pawlonia?
  17. Re: If you could have any mandolin in the world….

    For me it would be a Campanella Due (two point). Long before I played mandolin I was (still am) a huge classical music fan. I've always admired the violin and details of it's construction and finish....
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    Re: The Blarney Pilgrim

    Savage playing man! I particularly like some of the different things you do in the third section.
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    Re: Soft Picks ?

    Why not try some inexpensive soft picks to see if a softer pick makes the difference you want? If they'll let you, bring your mandolin to a local music store that has a good range of picks and maybe...
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    Re: Man....I had a blue guitar...

    I once made a Birdseye Maple penny whistle for a customer, custom stained a blue color to match his blue guitar. It was actually pretty attractive.
    B381-- if you liked that blue guitar so much, why...
  21. Re: Should I take my Eastman MD305 on vacation?

    Unless she's also a musician and you can play together. Playing music is popular in Israel so you might find some interesting people who can teach you some different types of music and/or jam.

    If...
  22. Re: If you're patient...Avi Avital coming to Baltimore

    The Meyerhoff is in the Mt.Vernon section of Baltimore. That neighborhood doesn't seem bad.We've been there a half dozen times now, with absolutely no problems. There's a good parking garage almost...
  23. If you're patient...Avi Avital coming to Baltimore

    OK, so it's very nearly a year away, but I'm not going to miss this chance to see Avi with the Baltimore symphony.
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    Re: Kit question

    I got an A without holes from IV, and cutting the oval hole was easy.
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    Re: Thile at Carnegie May 8

    Hmmm... If I started out now, I could be in NYC in time for the show,assuming there were still tickets.

    Are they taking that whole lineup on the road?
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