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catmandu2 replied to a thread Help Transcribing a Piece in Song and Tune Projects

So the little melodic figure - you'll note is just reiterating Colin's singing/melody line - ...

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Apr-08-2021, 1:00pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread 'Radiophon' Mandriola, German, triple soundhole with cones? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

This is also seen in the Steirische accordion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steirische_Harmonika. I've not read about its etiology, but I...

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Apr-08-2021, 12:55pm

catmandu2 started a thread New BBC offering on perspectives in musical evolution in General Mandolin Discussions

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tsls ..

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Apr-07-2021, 11:44am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Help Transcribing a Piece in Song and Tune Projects

It's all Am Then the bridges or choruses are: A - D - Dm - A F#m7 - D - Dm - A A - D - Dm - A

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Apr-03-2021, 3:21pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Improv From Scratch in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

PS @pete Martin . The video is great! Thanks!

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Apr-03-2021, 3:18pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Improv From Scratch in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Keep going. At the heart of it is another body part - your ears. Take it slow. Listen to what you’re playing. Ignore music theory initially. Maybe...

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Apr-01-2021, 4:48pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Jazzy tunes with good melodies in General Mandolin Discussions

I totally spaced Dex!

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Mar-31-2021, 4:26pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread How has the mandolin changed your guitar playing? in General Mandolin Discussions

Dadgad 12-string is pretty cool :) - then again, prbly better for kashmir than wind that shakes the barley..

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Mar-31-2021, 4:23pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Lyre mandriola thing! in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Ah! Perhaps I was fooled. I'm going to stick to playing them and leave organology to you :)

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Mar-31-2021, 3:10pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Lyre mandriola thing! in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

You'll notice that it was obviously designed to accommodate the extra string courses - e.g., location of 'sound' hole relative to fingerboard,...

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Mar-30-2021, 1:34pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Jazzy tunes with good melodies in General Mandolin Discussions

Forgot about Silver's "Que Pasa?" Sun Ra's "Island in the Sun" and "Bassism"

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Mar-30-2021, 1:01pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Jazzy tunes with good melodies in General Mandolin Discussions

"Cape Verdean Blues," "Song For My Father" My favorite, Andrew Hill, uses a lot of that type of syncopation (like St Thomas) across his catalog..

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Mar-30-2021, 12:35pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Jazzy tunes with good melodies in General Mandolin Discussions

"Spain." Maybe work up some of Metheny's pieces like "Minuano 6/8." Perhaps take up listening to choro and I'm sure you'll hit on many others. Of...

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Mar-30-2021, 10:32am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Looking for some insight into microtonal mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Beecham was just annoyed that he wouldn't get to participate on Moody Blues sessions...passing on just when the music was starting to get interesting.

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Mar-30-2021, 12:23am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Twitter music? in General Mandolin Discussions

Don't know twitter, but my thoughts are how exciting it's been to follow music - and how lucky I am that my adolescent years included Page's warm...

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Mar-29-2021, 11:30pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Looking for some insight into microtonal mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

I like it. I said on another thread the other day, the 'ear' evolves. Once finding 'pleasure' - or a thousand other words connoting recognition -...

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Mar-28-2021, 9:53pm

catmandu2 added 1 photo(s) to album Devils' playthings

Mar-28-2021, 11:02am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

See? I was only off by 100 years :) .. I'm terrible with dates

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Mar-28-2021, 10:44am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

No worries, perhaps my reference was a bit too ambiguous. By "using the first finger like that" - I was referring to the mechanics as you'd...

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Mar-28-2021, 10:14am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Just tuning. Will it make things better? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

While you're at it (electronic keyboard), scroll through the Rhythm/percussion accompaniment options and listen to/work with some of the...

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Mar-28-2021, 9:27am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

Yep. I pointed that out at the beginning.

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Mar-28-2021, 8:35am

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

The usual foibles of ideology, cultural warfare, etc.

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Mar-28-2021, 8:26am

catmandu2 replied to a thread How has the mandolin changed your guitar playing? in General Mandolin Discussions

Perhaps it is a departure from familiar structure and devices - such as major/minor tonality, standard progressions, etc. Dadgad places you in a...

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Mar-28-2021, 4:46am

David Lewis started a thread My favourite things. in General Mandolin Discussions

Inspired by a post on another forum. Feel free to add or jeer or cheer. Thile and Sam bush and jethro on fire Epis and washburns...

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Mar-27-2021, 7:50pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

IIRC the earliest hdgfls date back to ~1750 (all numbers inexact - I was the one who said the bow weighed 58 oz!). SW Norway, the fiddles were...

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Mar-27-2021, 1:25pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Just tuning. Will it make things better? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This (use of temperaments) is common to wire harpers, as we: 1) use our ears to tune, and 2) the clarity and richness of sound production makes it...

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Mar-26-2021, 7:30pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

She's fabulous. :) Max here's another look at that bow style.

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Mar-26-2021, 2:47pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Just tuning. Will it make things better? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I grew up using various applications of Just temperament because my first steel-string acoustic was a 12-string with a terrible neck. This all...

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Mar-26-2021, 2:35pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread Mandolin world vs fiddle world in General Mandolin Discussions

As much as I've seen, the clip is typical of Hallvard. Ya I've got this very lightweight bow that I started out on with the hdgfl, and basically...

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Mar-26-2021, 12:23am

David Lewis replied to a thread Just tuning. Will it make things better? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That's what I thought. I was on another (guitar) forum and someone said it would make it better because of the strings behind the bridge? ...

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