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Yesterday, 5:45pm

Simon DS replied to a thread The Cobblestone, Famous Irish Pub Saved from Developers in General Mandolin Discussions

Good news! And sorry I forgot to say, with TheGuardian and many other newspapers, if you temporarily block all of your cookies on your web...

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Yesterday, 4:37pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread The Cobblestone, Famous Irish Pub Saved from Developers in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, I was delighted to get a notification email this morning from Dublin City Council to say that permission for the hotel had been refused! It...

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Yesterday, 3:45pm

Simon DS started a thread The Cobblestone, Famous Irish Pub Saved from Developers in General Mandolin Discussions

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Yesterday, 12:15pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Parchment Farm Blues in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

This is a classic Michael! Hard to say this but it’s even better than the original! You’ve put in some great rhythm and those instruments sound...

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Yesterday, 12:03pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ha, ha, I’m with you Martin, I don’t think I played every note on any of the runs at all! This is definitely one of the more technically demanding...

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Yesterday, 10:25am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Parchment Farm Blues in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Got to post this on the Main site Michael, sorry to have to say, it’s better than the original! :))

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Yesterday, 10:07am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Kay, and nice to hear from you too. Yes, I hammered it John, flattened it! I looked through the errors I made - really instructive too....

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Yesterday, 7:06am

Simon DS replied to a thread Is there an easy way to convert TAB to notation? in General Mandolin Discussions

As a progressing musician one of the many things to learn is to write out, on a piece of paper the notes straight from your fretboard, then it’s...

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Yesterday, 4:52am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Your favorite mandolin tuning tips? in General Mandolin Discussions

I've been around the cafe for something like 12 years now and can say that I can't recall ever reading any threads that recommend tuning strings in a...

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Yesterday, 4:28am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Two very different versions from you, Martin and Simon, each with its own attractions. A new tune to me, so thanks for posting. Simon, your...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:00pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Rubber Dolly in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I’ve no idea what it’s about, but great mandolin playing and professional singing, nice one Frank.

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Nov-28-2021, 1:08pm

Simon DS replied to a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks Charlie this works great for smaller files, I’m just looking for something that will create an index of maybe 100 pages that are at the...

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Nov-28-2021, 12:07pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Is there an easy way to convert TAB to notation? in General Mandolin Discussions

Great tune. https://youtu.be/XcHPIUVWUMQ

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Nov-28-2021, 12:01pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Is there an easy way to convert TAB to notation? in General Mandolin Discussions

That TAB is mainly for OldTime music where they sometimes use strings in different tunings. Good for info but I’ll bet the TAB was written when DOS...

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Nov-28-2021, 11:37am

Simon DS replied to a thread How to remember tunes? in General Mandolin Discussions

I keep a repertoire book of all the tunes I’ve recorded. I play other tunes too, and often play by ear, but the repertoire book is the one that...

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Nov-28-2021, 10:33am

Simon DS started a thread How to search through a big PDF? in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi guys, I’m not sure if this question is asked very often... I have a single pdf file but it’s actually a compilation of fifty or sixty of my...

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Nov-28-2021, 9:00am

Simon DS replied to a thread Oval Hole Picking Technique in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I recently acquired a little Keech banjo and was surprised because years ago I couldn’t play loose strings. No problem now since my level of...

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Nov-28-2021, 7:23am

Simon DS replied to a thread O'Doud's No 9 (Reel) in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Nice picking Jason. I like reels played with a hornpipe rhythm too.

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Nov-28-2021, 4:31am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread O'Doud's No 9 (Reel) in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Nice work with those triplets - this is a great example for anyone trying to learn triplets of how the speed they're played it is relevant to the...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:27am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Spirit Varnish for a mandolin? in Builders and Repair

Thanks for bumping it up. I missed this thread and it is a nice read. Now I need to check my online shellac flake purchase. I honestly don't know if...

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Nov-28-2021, 3:22am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Cavehill - traditional Irish jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks John.

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Nov-28-2021, 2:54am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Yes, it’s a great tune to practise, Bb fingering is definitely quite difficult! I thought it sounded like an American tune that had some pomp and...

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Nov-27-2021, 7:28pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Half Past Four in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great collaboration, both of you, and a lovely video. You really have quite a partnership going there over the past few tunes.

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Nov-27-2021, 6:27pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you Martin for posting this one it certainly has some runs that are good as practice exercises. :) And there are a lot of parts that are sort...

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Nov-27-2021, 1:33pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Half Past Four in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Me too, really enjoyed your version, clean good rhythm, you guys play well together.

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Nov-27-2021, 11:56am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Picking over the fretboard? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don't know about harp sounds but I find that practicing over the fret board has helped me get rid of the sewing machine action in my right hand,...

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Nov-27-2021, 11:54am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Leviathan Hornpipe in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Saw all the vids you posted Martin and thought, ok I’ll learn the first one as quickly as I can to keep up with you! Apologies, it still needs some...

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Nov-27-2021, 9:01am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Connaughtmans Ramble in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Jump off my bike, throw the back pack with my frozen pizza in it onto the floor and check MC SAW. And there’s news from Australia! Ok so do I record...

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Nov-27-2021, 5:50am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Oval Hole Picking Technique in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Make sure the instrument top is not rotated up too much. I actually intentionally keep mine vertical to a bit down so I am not tempted to watch the...

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Nov-27-2021, 4:59am

John Kelly replied to a thread Ever heard of a "guitar chair?!" in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Ah, but you all missed the exquisite curved bars on the back of the chair. These have obviously been specially designed to improve the tone in the...

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