I don't need to practise now because I'm planning on practising later.
I don't need to practise now because I'm planning on practising later.
The thrill is gone.....> > >
so.... I've R-U-N-N-O-F-T with different instrument.
Yeah, my mandolin gets jealous when my banjo or guitar calls. I tell it I love it best but it gets mad and says my fingers smell funny when I go back to it.
The fiddle doesn't play second to any other instrument. It demands to be first in line for practice.
My wife and dog have both threatened restraining orders if I pick the mandolin up again tonight
Trying to avoid hearing, "Dear, we need a shed in the back yard".
Not all the clams are at the beach
Arrow Manouche
Arrow Jazzbo
Arrow G
Clark 2 point
Gibson F5L
Gibson A-4
Ratliff CountryBoy A
I need to read the latest posts on the Mandolin Cafe first.
I have an old railway clock that ticks rather loud. Sometimes I just don't want to stop the pendulum.
ever forward
I can't find my metronome.
I'm to busy looking for reasons not to jam.
Jes Woodland
Ozark 2001Mandolin
Ozark 2223 Octave Mandolin
Just not enough time! Too many chores and tasks need to be done around the house instead of "frivolously wasting time" playing my instrument. I can't handle the guilt trip I'm gonna get if I practice tonight.
Can't practice because I need to clip my fingernails. And I don't feel like clipping my fingernails.
Lost my BlueChip pick somewhere on that dad-blasted brown rug again!
My tuner battery died.
Practicing would mean a trip upstairs to get my instrument, and my knee/back/(insert body part of choice) is hurting, so I'm not going upstairs.
Spring weather is here, and the wife has opened all the windows in the house for fresh air. I can't practice if the neighbors are going to hear me playing!
Had too much wine before supper. Practicing would be wasted in this state.
Need to catch up on The Walking Dead.
Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time!
I'm a servant to an old lady cat. She's doesn't like it when I practice. She follows me around the house complaining until I sit down and make a lap.
My kids are awake and I have to pay attention to them.
My kids are asleep and I don't want to wake them up.
Still working on shaving the cat.
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 Hand Crafted Pancake
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
I need to not practise so that all the practising I've been doing has a chance to soak in.
Some absorption time - i like it
I know one song. Who needs to learn more?
Craig Mandola
Mann SEM-5
My callouses got soft from hand-washing the dishes
My arthritis/carpal tunnel/random medical condition is acting up.
I want to finish this chapter first.
My accompanist is away.
My accompanist is out of tune.
I need to put in a load of laundry.
My arm fell asleep and I'm afraid of waking it up.
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1920 Lyon & Healy bowlback
1923 Gibson A-1 snakehead
1952 Strad-o-lin
1983 Giannini ABSM1 bandolim
2009 Giannini GBSM3 bandolim
2011 Eastman MD305
It was unbearable to listen to myself until I discovered that blasting the Chris Thile Bach album in my headphones turned me into a virtuoso.
I'm reading the complete Harvard Classics.
When my wife throws a fit when she can't take it anymore !
1. I played mandolin too much and got monster calluses, and it's still winter and they got dry and now the calluses get caught on the strings when I try to do a hammer pull-off combination. I need to file down my calluses. (rummaging through toolbox looking for that file that might still be in there somewhere)
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2. I haven't played in a while and my calluses aren't adequate. Need to build them up before I can play a lot.
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