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Today, 5:30pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread Mandolin Gift Suggestions in General Mandolin Discussions

https://shop.bluechippick.net/products/CT55.html You could get her a Blue Chip ct55 (or other style depending on what she likes) with her name...

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Today, 7:15am

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

I never thought about this, but I do tune my mando family instruments G to E (or C to E for the 10 stringers). On my custom 10 string Hardanger...

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Yesterday, 5:24pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Right on! Congratulations on your new mandolin!

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Yesterday, 10:20am

Mandobart replied to a thread Wound ball end strings put on backwards? in Equipment

I'm sold on Curt Mangan strings. They're not cheap as d'addarrio's, but not nearly as much as some brands. He sells individual strings in ball and...

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Yesterday, 10:10am

Mandobart replied to a thread For those that installed a set of Rubners on an Eastman Mandolin in Equipment

Countersinking is used when a builder drills for the tuning machine rollers from the back, then drills to accomodate the bushings from the front. ...

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Dec-05-2021, 11:16pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Oops! I must missed that part.

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Dec-05-2021, 10:19pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Although I agree with the others above, I too would buy the best acoustic Mandolin I could afford and add a pickup, I did see this Ovation on the GC...

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Dec-05-2021, 10:17pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Grover tuners in Builders and Repair

I don't know, but I've contacted Grover directly through their website for other questions and they're very helpful. Are they interchangeable? ...

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Dec-05-2021, 10:04pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Grover tuners in Builders and Repair

I REALLY doubt the mandolin builder also built the tuning machines. That's like an engine builder making his own bearings. Nobody does that. Am...

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Dec-04-2021, 10:21pm

Mandobart replied to a thread acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I've installed JJB pickups in about 25 instruments from fiddle to ukulele to all mandolin-family instruments, banjos, guitars and an upright bass. ...

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Dec-04-2021, 9:48pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Grover tuners in Builders and Repair

The tuners are "worm over so they turn backwards" makes no sense. I have worm over Rubner's on my F5. I have worm under Gotoh's on my Morris F4. I...

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Dec-04-2021, 9:35pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Are unwound strings always plain steel? in Equipment

I had this same question a few years back, so I contacted a few string companies - d'addarrio, DR, a few others. The reply was pretty much the same:...

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Dec-02-2021, 10:21pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Right-handed fiddle player, left-handed mando player in General Mandolin Discussions

If they allowed left handed fiddlers in the orchestra when I was young there'd be even more one-eyed fiddlers. So I learned righty. When I picked...

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Dec-02-2021, 10:11pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Anyone else have no players near them? in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm in the middle of the flyover country of South central Washington state. Yet (before COVID) there were about 12 acoustic jams a month I could...

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Dec-01-2021, 10:43pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread My favorite Red Bear pick just broke after a decade :( in Equipment

I have one of those. It's a nicer pick. Loud, feels good in my hand. The bevels aren't as nice as my BC ct55 but is nearly identical in shape.

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Dec-01-2021, 10:09pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread Who is Behind "The Loar" Company? in General Mandolin Discussions

I bought a blem The Loar LM170 (solid top, ply sides/back A shape. Flat fingerboard, nice enough v-shaped neck.) in 2015. It's been an OK beater...

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Nov-30-2021, 5:13pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread My favorite Red Bear pick just broke after a decade :( in Equipment

Hawk Picks https://hawkpicks.co.uk/ Lots of choices and customization.

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Nov-29-2021, 10:02pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Better machines give better sustain? in Equipment

There's another, much bigger catch - unless you are sure you're picking each note with the exact same initial force, the data from one plucked note...

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Nov-29-2021, 7:58am

Mandobart replied to a thread Better machines give better sustain? in Equipment

I've replaced the tuning machines on several instruments. Some purely for cosmetic reasons, some because the originals didn't work well. I've also...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:43pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

Here's a thread I started years ago with pictures of options beyond the standard endpin location for output jacks. My first pickup install used a...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:41pm

Zach Wilson replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

I've been using the LR Baggs Radius through a LR Baggs Acoustic Para D.I. with good results for years. It sticks on the top of my Weber and the jack...

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Nov-28-2021, 3:46pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Pickup options? in Equipment

I've mounted JJB pickups internally in over 2 dozen instruments, from fiddles to ukuleles to standard mandos, resonator mandolins, banjos and a...

27 replies | 970 view(s)

Nov-28-2021, 7:48am

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

I like the warm sound of picking over the fret board. Just like anything else it just takes practice not to dig in too deep and strike the neck,...

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