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Yesterday, 9:32am

AlanN started a thread 1998 IBMA Galt House in General Mandolin Discussions

going through hard drives, found these 1998 IBMA., Akira Otsuka (of BG45 fame)with my '98 Gilchrist - brand spankin' new at the time, I am holding ...

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Yesterday, 9:20am

AlanN commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #339 w/ Special Guest Seán Keegan in dbmandolin

Lovely

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Jun-28-2022, 6:11pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread John Dowland music on Tenor Guitar in Tenor Guitars

Thanks, Roland, I was thinking you probably had some experience with the Britten, as we all did back then. I never had it in my own repertoire, but...

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Jun-28-2022, 11:12am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread John Dowland music on Tenor Guitar in Tenor Guitars

Yes, a fine performance and transcription, Roland. And a very beautiful song, written originally for tenor voice with lute accompaniment. It...

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Jun-27-2022, 2:45am

grassrootphilosopher replied to a thread Natural / Blonde Gibson F5s? in General Mandolin Discussions

And then of course there is the Tone Poems II, Track 12, Musette for a Magpie, Gibson F-5 "M" Mandolin (1941) (experiemental body shape, blonde etc.)...

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Jun-23-2022, 12:32pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Some Original Bluegrass Tunes in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

That is terrific, Nick! Great tune, great playing. From your title, it sounds like there's more to come? Hope so...

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Jun-22-2022, 11:40am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Raffaele Calace? Knock off? Questionable label. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Hi, Wendy, and welcome to the cafe! I think it's great that you have your granddad's mandolin, and are thinking of learning to play it. (Speaking as...

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Jun-22-2022, 8:53am

mandoisland replied to a thread Clip On Tuners / What Cha Got ? in General Mandolin Discussions

I am mostly using the TC Electronic Polytune in strobe mode. At home I am using a Korg DT-2 (ca. 1987) - this tuner works great a has always been...

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Jun-22-2022, 8:15am

mandoisland started a thread Live aus Wuppertal - Amsterdams Gitaar en Mandoline Duo in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Marijke und Michiel Wiesenekker gave an online concert about there new album "Family Life" - Live from Wuppertal The video is available here:

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Jun-20-2022, 3:19pm

grassrootphilosopher replied to a thread How To Attach Photo? in General Mandolin Discussions

Okay, so here´s a rub: I tried to post a picture from my computer in the "Mandolin Mondays" thingy:...

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Jun-20-2022, 3:15pm

grassrootphilosopher commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #337 w/ Special Guest Justin Harrison in dbmandolin

Interesting tune in the spirit of Jesse McReynolds with a personal twist. Is the mandolin this one:...

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Jun-20-2022, 12:03pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread My SC playlists in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Site is now working fine, and I've added a few miscellaneous tracks: 1. A nice old tango called Chiquita, played by my quartet with Ron, Danny,...

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Jun-16-2022, 4:30pm

AlanN replied to a thread David Grisman - The Story of Crusher | Fretboard Journal in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Wow!

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Jun-16-2022, 2:21pm

AlanN replied to a thread Randy Wood Two-Point at Carter's in General Mandolin Discussions

I was speaking with Barry Mitterhoff recently and the subject of this mandolin and ad came up. Barry remembers a festival where Roland was offering...

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Jun-13-2022, 11:16am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread My SC playlists in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

I've just noticed this morning that none of the links I gave above works anymore. Logged in I get a Something Went Wrong message, and as an outsider...

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Jun-10-2022, 4:08am

grassrootphilosopher replied to a thread Anybody dealt with Vintage Gintage in General Mandolin Discussions

Browse the classifieds. Bob Page posts there often. He has quite an array of interesting instruments that are not necessarily mainstream brands but...

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Jun-09-2022, 10:19am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Fingering for closed position arpeggios in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Right, these are the frets for the major chord arpeggios for Ab, Bb, C, and D. (Or for Eb, F, G, and A if you start on the D course.) The...

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Jun-06-2022, 3:10pm

grassrootphilosopher replied to a thread 1936 Cromwell GM-6 in Vintage Instruments

Show us a soundbite of your killer. I do not have any doubt that it's a very interesting mandolin. The oddball look together with a good sound will...

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Jun-06-2022, 3:07pm

grassrootphilosopher commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #335 w/ Special Guest Cody Shuler in dbmandolin

Beautiful F-5 Gilchrist, very nice singing and nice playing. I want to bring two things to attention. It is for people like David´s effort that...

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Jun-05-2022, 7:08pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread My SC playlists in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Another amazing feat of memory, Roland. And thank you for the kind words. (The guitar was probably a Panormo copy built by Michael Dunn that I...

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Jun-05-2022, 11:00am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread My SC playlists in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Thanks, Roland. But wow, you remember stuff I'd completely forgotten. :disbelief: I played on a number of "new music" concerts in those days, and...

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