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  1. Re: Just Bought a Grace Designs Alix...Give me Advice!

    I have an Alix, it's quite a complicated little piece of equipment...

    If you don't know what you are doing, it's not an easy road ahead to good sound.
    I never use the EQ to boost, almost...
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    Re: 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    I'll just leave this here...


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKn4E21t7s

    try clicking here if that video doesn't work
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    Re: 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    Yes, definitely a Smart, I completely forgot at the time I typed that
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    Re: 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    it was a cold, rainy, snowy kind of night, in the morning had a bit of rain too.

    now the sun is out, the mountains are capped with snow and the festival is packed again

    :mandosmiley::cool:
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    Re: 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    The rain delay wasn't too long, the Sarah Jarosz set was great on the radio, I made it back into town park at the end of her set.

    Nickel Creek came out in some cold weather gear, and proceeded to...
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    50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival starts today!

    Today is the first day of the 50th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival

    You can live stream it every year on KOTO.org

    Most acts allow the audio stream

    Chris Thile starts the festival with a...
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    Lloyd Loar was a time traveler?

    There was a documentary on PBS a while back called "Mr. Tornado" and I had remembered seeing it and wanting to investigate it further. It came up on a streaming site under "leaving soon" and I...
  8. Re: Punch Brothers' "Familiarity" (sheet music and tutorial)

    Wow, what an elephant to take a bite out of
    I made it through the first 12 measures, which is 12 more measures then I ever thought I would be able to play of Familiarity!
    Measures 13 through the...
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    Re: How My Life Was Changed

    10 years gone but not forgotten thread bump
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    Re: Audio Technica Pro 35 clip on to pedal

    I have a Grace Designs Felix, it is expensive but high quality and feature loaded. The Felix2 looks even better:

    https://gracedesign.com/products/instrument-preamplifiers/felix

    It has two...
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    Re: What’s going through your mind during a solo?

    If I am doing it well I am mostly listening, not much conscious thought. Sometimes a few things will sneak in, like where I am going or have I used that double stop too much, where can I add motion...
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    Re: Sierra Hull, Cory Wong + The Wongnotes

    That was redic!

    Corey is a favorite of mine, I hope they put out a lot more content
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    Re: Happy Birthday, Mandolin Cafe!

    …….. and many more! :mandosmiley:
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    Finally had to set up my humidifier this year

    I monitor my humidity levels year round with a couple different hygrometers. So far this fall I have only had one day where my indoor humidity dropped below 40%. That was a few days ago and it only...
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    Got to play on a small town TV channel…

    https://www.facebook.com/newschannelnebraska/videos/416620459905208/

    https://www.facebook.com/newschannelnebraska/videos/416620459905208/

    We did this last year also but I think this time went...
  16. Re: Will being a lefty, but playing right handed be more limiting

    It never stopped Chris Thile from playing too many notes….

    For me, it took several revisions in my right hand technique (over many years) to really increase my speed. I don’t think it’s as easy...
  17. Re: F5 Upgrade Guidance - Gibson, Collings, Northfield

    Stiver has the bluegrass tone for sure. I have had a gibson and currently have 2 collings and a weber, but gig with my Stiver. It cuts through the mix and feels like it is made to be played in a...
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    Re: Two mandolins from the same maker

    I have two Collings MT2 mandolins, both custom ordered with 1 3/16 wide fretboards at the nut. One with F-holes and one with an oval and a one piece birds eye maple back. Very similar yet very...
  19. Re: Mando wall hanger at Paul’s Coffee and Tea in CO

    Thanks JB! Not near a desktop where I can correct the image…

    And yes, as JB said there is a double shot of espresso in the latte I had. At home I drink straight espresso but on vacation it’s nice...
  20. Mando wall hanger at Paul’s Coffee and Tea in CO

    I’m a big fan of espresso, and with a dairy allergy I have to find a place willing to do milk alternatives. Fortunately for me it’s more common these days, I can get oat milk at a lot of places and...
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    Re: What are your thoughts on Deering Tenor Banjos

    Are you tuning GDAE? 19-fret

    At least that’s what I want :cool:
  22. Thread: Punch brothers

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    Re: Punch brothers

    Do tell!
  23. Thread: Intonation woes

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    Re: Intonation woes

    That is my favorite typo I have seen in a while :)

    Or Nevin is one devious jokester!
  24. Did she call that song Ashland breakdown? I...

    Did she call that song Ashland breakdown? I don’t recall hearing it before but that was spectacular, they each brought some different elements and had their own sound. Very well done! Thank you...
  25. Re: Mandolin > K&K Twin Internal > Grace Bix - Help please

    Looks like ohmic = “of or relating to a circuit element, the electrical resistance of which obeys Ohm's law”
    High impedance is relative to the low impedance of an electric guitar pickup.
    The 10...
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