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Marcus CA
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Jan-16-2021,
10:53pm
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Resetting Expectations on Quality
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Good thing you play stringed instruments, rather than brass or woodwinds. :mandosmiley:
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Jan-16-2021,
11:16am
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I second those emotions. Even with reduced staffing, they should still have someone on staff who can do justice to a high-end mandolin. Outside...
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Jan-14-2021,
11:21am
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Fretboard Frets Question
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It’s like what happens on the fretboard of a mountain dulcimer, where the wider frets give you a whole-step jump, rather than a half-step jump. ...
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Jan-13-2021,
4:19pm
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The mandolin inventory at Schoenberg Guitars over in Tiburon is a bit thin right now --- they have a Gilchrist, but it's the same price as the Dude...
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Jan-11-2021,
12:44pm
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"What's That Sound?" Del McCoury jam
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Maybe you're subconsciously showing your Canadian pride, thinking of a song written by a Canadian songwriter. :)
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Jan-11-2021,
12:37pm
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RIP Tony Rice
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I'm only a third of the way through this podcast, but it has been absolutely tremendous so far! I like that Daniel presented these stellar musicians...
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Jan-04-2021,
10:29pm
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Speed of bluegrass... is it just me?
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Good point, but I also wouldn't want to chug a vintage cabernet. I saw Michael Cleveland with Flamekeeper back when Jesse Brock was in the band. ...
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Jan-01-2021,
4:01pm
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Hello! New here with question about best bang for my budget
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I second Charley’s recommendations of the mandolin and the store, although if there is a non-chain instrument store within driving distance, you...
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Dec-30-2020,
4:01pm
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RIP Tony Rice
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Hoover’s writing has the magnificence of his guitars!
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Dec-29-2020,
11:01pm
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And you wouldn't want to say it's a Hamlett bouzouki with a killer burst.
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Dec-28-2020,
12:51pm
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Music store etiquette?
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If you’re interested in playing Kentuckys, it turns out that Saga has 956 dealers in the US. https://www.sagamusic.com/dealer-locator/ So,...
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Dec-27-2020,
2:32pm
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Electric 10 string Octave mandolin/short scale cittern
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Looks gorgeous! I hope you'll post an audio or video of it in action.
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Dec-27-2020,
2:28pm
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RIP Tony Rice
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Tony boldly took the bluegrass guitar where no bluegrass guitar had gone before --- a cause and effect of his participation on the first couple of...
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Dec-22-2020,
9:56pm
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Octave mandolins are totally addictive
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Congratulations! That's really the great thing about the used instrument market. People who need/want the instrument and people who need/want the...
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Dec-22-2020,
9:40pm
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These lead into an entirely different no-right-answer discussion of consolidation vs. expansion of a collection/accumulation. :cool:
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