Post A Picture Of Yourself

**Jeff_Stallard** · Dec-08-2003, 3:14pm

Okay fine...I'll contribute to this perpetual thread. Here's the most recent picture I have. I look nice and calm, but I was trying to fix my granparents' computer and it was very frustrating.

**Russ(String-Alley)** · Dec-08-2003, 4:26pm

Here is one Sean of the duo SAGEWIND and myself showing off our favorite website in the world. We were in NYC for a gig. This was the first show that I have ever done that had two mando related bands on the bill. we had a great time.
this one is for you Scott. You Rule!! thanks for everything buddy!

**Jeff_Stallard** · Dec-09-2003, 11:43am

45,000 views!!! Amazing!!!

**mandopete** · Dec-12-2003, 1:01pm

45K + and going strong - whodathought?

**TNVolunteerMando** · Dec-13-2003, 6:26pm

Here's one of my daughter..

**Dagger Gordon** · Dec-15-2003, 5:24am

This is such a good thread that I feel a party pooper not to have put anything in, so you can see me on

http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=427

A summer 2001 promotional shot, I'm afraid, which I realise isn't quite what's wanted. I'll try and organise a more informal picture of me playing music with my 3 kids (on guitar, double bass and fiddle).

Just getting a light covering of snow here in the North of Scotland -the first of the winter. The weather here has been extraordinarily warm and dry for well over a year now.

Seasons greetings to all.

**jasona** · Dec-16-2003, 12:05am

Not bad Dagger!

All the best to you and all the rest!

**mandopete** · Dec-16-2003, 11:10am

Yes - Seasoned Greetings to all!

**mad dawg** · Dec-16-2003, 12:24pm

Great shot Dagger.

(I see that you were playing with only 1 C-string on your Sobell at the time.)

**Dagger Gordon** · Dec-17-2003, 3:42am

Pretty sharp-eyed, Mad Dawg.

You are right. I actually tune the bottom string(s) to D; it works far better for chords. I sometimes find that if I play through a pick-up, the bass strings can be a bit loud, particularly if the sound is a bit toppy and we roll the treble back.
At the time I was experimenting with just one at the bottom, believing that it would provide enough sound from the bottom D but perhaps have a more balanced amplified sound. I have since decided it didn't really make all that much difference and have gone back to 10 strings.
I don't do an awful lot of melody playing on the bottom D, but I always fret it for chords, usually with my thumb.

Cheers,

**mad dawg** · Dec-17-2003, 3:36pm

Thanks for the feedback Dagger; I am still adapting to my 10-string Freshwater, and I think I'll experiment with tuning the lowest course to D. BTW, I just ordered your newest CD -- which tracks should I take a close listen to in order to study your use of the low D string(s)?

**Dagger Gordon** · Dec-18-2003, 4:12am

Thanks for that, Mad Dawg.

Generally I use the bottom string when I'm playing chords, as opposed to playing melody, particularly if I'm accompanying someone.

The last album The Frozen River mostly featured my melody playing on the mandolin, with more chordal stuff being done on the 8 string cittern.

There's therefore maybe not as much bottom string work as I've perhaps led you to believe, but all the tunes in keys that involve the note D (ie D, G, G minor,D minor etc) give you a chance to fatten the sound up by playing the bottom D as a drone without much extra effort, while playing mostly melody.

I haven't actually listened to the CD for a while, but from memory, The Gentle Rain and Bonnie At Morn (both G minor) and The Wee Twister and The Spiral Staircase (D and D minor) probably have some bottom D string. Maybe also Cursing The Midges (D).

Three of the tracks (including the hornpipes on Mandolin Cafe MP3) were in any case played on a 1912 A model Gibson. I always use the 10 string Sobell live, but sometimes for recording it's not a bad thing to try to vary the sound.

I hope the CD arrives soon and you're pleased with it.

All the best, #Dagger

**levin4now** · Dec-18-2003, 7:58am

dagger and maddawg,

why not Post a Picture of Yourself along with your 10 string mando"? #

alan

**mad dawg** · Dec-21-2003, 6:26pm

Here ya go, Alan: a pic of me practicing some Xmas carols...

**mad dawg** · Dec-21-2003, 6:31pm

Thanks again Dagger, and I'm looking forward to giving The Frozen River a listen (or more likely, a listen after listen after listen...).

**ira** · Dec-21-2003, 11:07pm

here are me and my new baby, rocking and pickin at our yearly chanukah party after playing the dreidel song for the youth for i think the 40th time (and still smiling unbelievably)

**ira** · Dec-21-2003, 11:10pm

don't know if it worked here goes again

**ira** · Dec-21-2003, 11:12pm

sorry, seem to have put something on there that was not a pic- but, first one came up....i can't figure out this posting pic thing for the life of me.

**Burbs** · Dec-22-2003, 3:42pm

Here is me and my LaPlant #116 Sittin' by my Koi pond in sunny AZ....

**mandocrustacean** · Dec-23-2003, 8:41am

Here is a "mug" shot I took with a pinhole camera that I made. I had to sit still for thirty seconds. Sorry no mandolin is pictured. I play a Weber Hyalite.

**Songbird** · Dec-26-2003, 4:34pm

Well it's not a great picture but I'm so pleased to finally have a mandolin so I thought I'd stick it up anyway

**Michael H Geimer** · Dec-28-2003, 1:49pm

Xmas was fun. The nieces and nephews just adore the mandolin. I even think this might be the first ever picture of me with a mandolin.

Here's me with Danny(3), and Mikayla(5). Great kids!

- Benignus (a.k.a Uncle Mike)

**mando bandage** · Dec-28-2003, 9:55pm

Benignus (a.k.a Uncle Mike)

I admire someone who lets his nieces and nephews get their fingerprints all over his Weber. They'll sooner learn appreciation for music from that than from "no, don't touch that."

Rob