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    Quote Originally Posted by (mad dawg @ Mar. 03 2005, 19:50)
    Anyone out there experiment with playing harmonica parts on the mandolin? (Although it might be tough to replicate bends and slurs on an acoustic.)
    Not to mention the slobber!
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    LOL! Pete's visual made me think that you can probably play kazoo on a mandolin in a similar manner to playing kazoo with a pocket comb:
    1) hold a dollar bill tightly accross the back of the strings over the soundboard
    2) hum through the strings in front of the dollar bill
    3) bathe in the praise showered upon you by your jammates for your cleverness (there could also be some ridicule thrown in here as well, I suppose)
    4) wipe the spit off of your strings and sound board



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    Rusted root was one of my favorite bands, but to say that the lineup is "constantly evolving" would, I think, be overly generous. Truth is I don't think they who is going to show up on any given night. I think the guy who played mandolin on most of Remember left for a solo career. Its a shame because they were a very tight jam band when that record came out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by (mad dawg @ April 07 2005, 14:23)
    1) hold a dollar bill tightly accross the back of the strings over the soundboard
    2) hum through the strings in front of the dollar bill
    3) bathe in the praise showered upon you by your jammates for your cleverness (there could also be some ridicule thrown in here as well, I suppose)
    4) wipe the spit off of your strings and sound board
    ...now there's a visual for ya!
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    Blues Traveler could use a Mando on a lot of songs.

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    Social Distortion and/or Mike Ness would sound killer with some Mandolin.

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    Personally, I'm surprised at the lot of you! The answer is obvious-ALL bands should have mandolin!
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    True... adding a mandolin is just the right thing to do.

    I'd add "Iron and Wine" to this list. They've got the quirky slide/guitar/banjo thing down already.

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    LOL!
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