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Today, 1:14pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I find the sharpness of the Red Bear profile to be noticeably "snaggy" and to result in a very bright tone that I describe as "brittle." I...

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Today, 12:31pm

Caleb started a thread “On The Scottish Side” - Fiddle Tune CD/Album in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

https://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Side-Collection-Fiddle-Tunes/dp/B00TKJVQLY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=On+the+scottish+side&qid=1611163734&sr=8-2 ...

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Today, 11:55am

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

The Pickboy import is the right-most plectrum in this image. As you can see, it's small, about the size of Dogal's small Neapolitan-style plectra: L...

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Yesterday, 8:59am

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

I’ve been following Collings’ work for a long time and they don’t do anything halfway. The instruments themselves show this, but a tour of their shop...

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Jan-18-2021, 7:30am

Caleb replied to a thread Looking to have some pearl inlay work done. in Builders and Repair

Very impressive!

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Jan-17-2021, 5:32pm

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

No.

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Jan-17-2021, 5:23pm

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

Yeah, $115 in picks today. That's insane. :disbelief:

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Jan-17-2021, 4:42pm

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

PS: I also ordered a CT55 from Banjo Ben's site today. I got 10% off by signing up for his newsletter. Pretty much paid for my shipping. NFI but...

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Jan-17-2021, 3:50pm

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

Dang! Into the rabbit hole I go! I just bought two: an H Casein 1.5 and a PEEK H 1.5, both with speed bevel. Will report when they come in!

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Jan-17-2021, 2:44pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Excellent point, Michael. The Primetone line is interesting. I have played around with the typical jazz-guitar and large-triangle profiles from...

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Jan-17-2021, 2:38pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Voila. Left to right, these are antique tortoiseshell (approx. 0.8 mm thick, but super rigid), antique celluloid (as discussed below), and Galli...

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Jan-17-2021, 12:53pm

Caleb started a thread Looking to have some pearl inlay work done. in Builders and Repair

I'd like to have a name inlayed into the truss rod cover of my Collings MT. Can you recommend someone who does this type of work?

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Jan-17-2021, 11:54am

Caleb replied to a thread ? about Dunlop Primetone picks... in Equipment

I just recv'd a pack of the 1.3 rounded picks and like them a lot. I ordered some 1.5 picks (same shape) today because I'm apparently back on a pick...

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Jan-17-2021, 11:11am

Caleb replied to a thread Light or Medium strings? in Equipment

https://www.stringsbymail.com/la-bella-880m-mandolin-strings-medium-11-38-16934.html ^^^ I've tried just about every type of mandolin string on...

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Jan-16-2021, 10:16am

Caleb replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

https://youtu.be/9d9BlAhyVl4 ^^^ Have not attempted to play it yet, but I’ve been enamored of late by this waltz: The Georgiana Starlington Waltz...

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Jan-15-2021, 10:22am

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yeah . . . That's why I have Galli on my short list.

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Jan-15-2021, 10:11am

Caleb replied to a thread more accurate clip on tuner than Snark? in Equipment

Back in the day I had an original Intellitouch and it worked better than anything I’ve had since. Even the smaller (square) versions they made were...

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Jan-14-2021, 5:16pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I've looked at the online custom-order forms, but they amount only to getting something printed in bulk on their standard lines of picks. I've tried...

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Jan-14-2021, 12:50pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, I recall. Thanks for the thoughts.

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Jan-14-2021, 12:43pm

Eugene replied to a thread Raffaele Calace Mandolin Virtuoso Bolero Rare 78 rpm in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

A bit more than two hours of this material has been compiled to CD, but it's not at all easy to lay hands to it:...

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Jan-14-2021, 10:53am

Eugene replied to a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Another sound I wish would enter my earholes is a professional recording—or any recording or performance, for that matter—of Calace's concerto for...

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Jan-14-2021, 10:41am

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, of course, but many of the old ones and my personal preference favor longish, perhaps just shy of 40 mm.

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Jan-13-2021, 3:26pm

Eugene replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Wider and shorter. I like this profile for guitars (although it's been a very long time since I've applied plectra to guitars). Perhaps oddly, I've...

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Jan-13-2021, 1:09pm

Eugene started a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I really doubt it, but does anybody know of any pick makers fashioning Neapolitan-type pletcra of polyetherimide (which goes by the trade name Ultem...

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Jan-10-2021, 11:37am

Caleb replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

I've been playing this one all morning. Just about got it down.

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Jan-09-2021, 3:17pm

Eugene replied to a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yeah, that too . . .

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Jan-09-2021, 10:50am

Eugene replied to a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Thanks, Joe. I am a long-time member. Now to address my limitations: I'll need a mandolin quartet, substantial string orchestra, and large...

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Jan-09-2021, 9:49am

Caleb replied to a thread Ever just love the sound of your mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Back in the day I lived in an apartment complex that had a racquetball court. I’d go in there at night and sit in the middle of it with my acoustic...

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Jan-08-2021, 11:02pm

Eugene started a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Here's a thing I really want to hear: Ralph Vaughan Williams' (1872–1958) Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis with a mandolin-family quartetto...

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Jan-08-2021, 10:01am

Caleb replied to a thread Ever just love the sound of your mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

My favorite spot to play in my house is just behind the front door in entry hall. There is tile behind the door and then a wood floor. The natural...

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