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Russ Jordan replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

They built A models first in 1999, and F models a couple of years later. See serial numbers on Collings website. I’ve owned a number of MTs and...

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Jan-17-2021, 9:18am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread How to achieve a "warmer" sound? in Builders and Repair

I find oval hole mandolins warmer and brighter all at once. Heavier picks, picking near the neck are the cheapest ways to warm up your sound.

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Jan-16-2021, 11:39am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Since you all frame this in limited bluegrass terms I'd expand it to say Dallas Rag is the OBS of mandolin tunes.

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Jan-13-2021, 8:10pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

We have to ovals at our house both X braced and both killer in the sound department and great players to boot.

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Jan-11-2021, 1:34pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Best exercise source for fast accurate picking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Per usual, it is out of stock at Elderly.

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Jan-10-2021, 6:27pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Dr. K Bubble in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

The headstock looks like it ran out of design after the body... I think I like it a lot.

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Jan-08-2021, 7:42am

David Lewis replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

Didn’t Lonnie later accuse the new grass revival of selling drugs to children?

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Jan-07-2021, 3:08am

David Lewis replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

There’s an interview with mike Marshall where Sam talks a bit about those mandos, I think. If I can spend five uninterrupted minutes here, I’ll see...

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Jan-04-2021, 4:49am

David Lewis replied to a thread Old mandolins versus new a conclusion in General Mandolin Discussions

I suspect that most instruments today are made better than most instruments of the past. The exceptions are famous. But how many 1934 gibsons, say,...

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Dec-31-2020, 9:18pm

David Lewis replied to a thread The Mandolin - a history publication update in General Mandolin Discussions

It really is a superb book. I have the download, but will upgrade to a print version.

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Dec-30-2020, 6:24pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

A Gibson Lloyd loaf Costs more than we can afford PAC rim will be fine.

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Dec-30-2020, 4:38pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Eight strings and two hands Unlimited range and style Unless you like bass

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Dec-30-2020, 4:36pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Monroe had the chop And with earl scruggs on banjo Changed the whole wide world.

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Dec-30-2020, 4:35pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Sam bush. Chris Thile The dawg and jethro burns No peers on mando

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Dec-29-2020, 8:28am

David Lewis replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

Here’s an article I wrote a couple of years back on tony. One of my favourite player. My dream band - tony, Sam, jd, Edgar, Alison. Nfi ...

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Dec-28-2020, 10:24am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Suggestions for the Solution of Limited Options Problem in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The two best starter mandolins out there are the Kentucky KM-150 and the Eastman 305.

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Dec-26-2020, 6:31pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I think the simplest thing is to use the parallel minor. If you take the Cm chord scale Cm dhalfdim7 Ebmajor Fmin Gb min Ab min bmaj ...

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Dec-26-2020, 4:45am

David Lewis replied to a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

@explorer. Much appreciated. Thinking chromatically help, doesn’t it?

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Dec-26-2020, 12:31am

David Lewis started a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I’m currently working my way through several high level theory books. We already discussed slominsky. Levy on negative harmony though, is...

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Dec-25-2020, 8:24pm

David Lewis replied to a thread John Paul Jones F5 in General Mandolin Discussions

I was thinking ‘I bet it’s a fylde’. Glad I didn’t post that. (Although I would have qualified it with ‘don’t knows and just a guess etc)

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Dec-24-2020, 11:53am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread New Superior CD1521 Mandolin case Strong Chemical Smell in General Mandolin Discussions

Leave it open. When the cat decides to sleep in it, it is fit to use.

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Dec-23-2020, 4:21pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Ralph Stanley & Clinch Mountain Boys - GREAT 1972 video in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

That mandolin is probably a Gibson A5 like Jethro played. Whatever it is it really pops!

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Dec-23-2020, 8:45am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Vivaldi Mandolin and Organ Festival w/ E Skliar & A Alexandrov in General Mandolin Discussions

Nice. That woman doing the talking has a Philly accent, so I guess that is where this was?

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Dec-23-2020, 8:35am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Avoid marking the top of your mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

I've used an electrostatic pick guard like Taylor makes for guitars. They take the abuse and can be removed. and I have removed them. They are a...

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Dec-21-2020, 10:41am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Looking for Gary Vessel in Builders and Repair

Facebook is a good place to reach him.

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Dec-21-2020, 7:05am

David Lewis replied to a thread Slonimksy's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This is, I think, great advice. In perusing the contents the pentatonic and heptatonic scales catch my eyes.

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Dec-20-2020, 9:01pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Slonimksy's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Thank you to all. I must say the introduction is not a light read. I was hoping davidkos would see this. I was wondering what his take was. ...

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