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Jan-16-2021,
12:30pm
EvanElk
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“The Man in Me” Saturday Morning Dylan Cover
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That was awesome Matthew. Musical comfort food. Well done
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Jan-12-2021,
11:11pm
Mandobart
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The Joy of an OM
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I was lucky to get into OM about 10 years ago (at 47). I started with a Michael Kelly Octave Plus which is ok, but not in the Eastman quality range. ...
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Jan-12-2021,
11:11am
Mandobart
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Multiple guitars but just one mandolin
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I don't know what you are thinking. My F5 and F4 mandolins, banjolin, resonator mandolin, electric mandolin, 10 string mandola, F4 and F5 octave...
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Jan-12-2021,
9:50am
Mandobart
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Multiple guitars but just one mandolin
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You are very much mistaken. Guitars can come in 0, 00, 000, parlor, orchestral, dreadnaught and jumbo sizes, but they're all tuned the same. But...
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Jan-10-2021,
10:34pm
Mandobart
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Octave strings options?
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Based on the title I'm assuming you're looking to use octave pairs vs unison strings on a mandola. There are two simple ways to do this. I end up...
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Jan-08-2021,
4:25pm
DSDarr
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Mike Marshall's Arpeggio Workout
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Totally agree. This is a great product but the tracks are too short.
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Jan-08-2021,
1:52am
Mandobart
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Eastman Comfort Comfort
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I have bought or made armrests for most of my guitars and mando family instruments. To me they are much more comfortable than any binding edge.
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Jan-06-2021,
8:38pm
Mandobart
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Measuring Humidity... What's a Guy To Do?
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Going from low humidity to high is not likely to cause damage. A neat thing about mandolins is they can be carried on the plane. If you check it as...
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20 replies | 1134 view(s)
Jan-04-2021,
7:25pm
Mandobart
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HELP with tuning
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Yes you can. I tuned my old 6 string F-C-G-D-A-E. It is approximately the same scale as my two mandocello's, one of which is a 10 stringer...
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11 replies | 587 view(s)
Jan-01-2021,
2:53pm
Mandobart
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Golden Age Tuners on old Gibson
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I just read Frank Ford give this same advice to someone on another forum. I wouldn't have ever thought to do it on my own.
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Jan-01-2021,
2:45pm
Mandobart
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A good Slaid Cleaves song for 2021
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May I suggest an Americana podcast like freight train boogie? Bill Frater has been putting out an hour long podcast every two weeks or so for many...
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2 replies | 209 view(s)
Jan-01-2021,
1:28pm
EvanElk
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Hello! New here with question about best bang for my budget
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Hi Dina - personally I think this 1952 Gibson a-50 is a really nice option https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/164420#164420 Fiddler's Green is...
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Jan-01-2021,
12:13pm
Mandobart
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How Many Like Blonde Mandos??
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Count me in. I prefer natural wood over any kind of stain, especially a yellow to black or yellow to red sunburst. Funny how natural tops are...
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74 replies | 4718 view(s)
Jan-01-2021,
11:55am
Mandobart
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A good Slaid Cleaves song for 2021
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Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly
From one of my favorite songwriters (so he's pretty much unknown) Slaid Cleaves:
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Dec-30-2020,
7:32pm
EvanElk
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Thank you Scott and Mandolin Cafe
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I see the rest of the tracks are now available on Bandcamp - just bought a copy. Sisters of Spring is a great tune...some good mando playing Dennis!
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21 replies | 1292 view(s)
Dec-29-2020,
10:34pm
Mandobart
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Changing Left-Hand positions on the mandolin
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I hold the mandolin in my left hand just as I was taught to hold a violin 47 years ago. The wrist should be straight. There should be plenty of...
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9 replies | 789 view(s)
Dec-29-2020,
1:26pm
EvanElk
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New Music from Acoustic Remnant - Sliding Ida
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Great tune and really nice playing. Congrats!
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3 replies | 1121 view(s)
Dec-28-2020,
6:54am
Mandobart
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? Changing strings
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I've always done the wrap-poke-tension-trim method. I change one pair of strings at a time and clean the fretboard, nut, headstock, bridge and body...
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22 replies | 11016 view(s)
Dec-27-2020,
8:18pm
EvanElk
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RIP Tony Rice
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So many nice tributes here and on social media...links to great concert footage, cool photos. I re-read this great article in Fretboard about the...
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97 replies | 13644 view(s)
Dec-26-2020,
11:10pm
DSDarr
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RIP Tony Rice
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So sad. Hearing Dawg and Tony in 1979 for the first time on vinyl and then live a few years later re-arranged my life. Very sad to hear this. ...
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Dec-23-2020,
3:54pm
Mandobart
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6-on-a-plate 12 string tuners
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Builders and Repair
I ended up going with Grover mini rotomatics ($110 new for a 12 string set) with ebony buttons (about $25 each for 2 sets of 6). When I pulled the...
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9 replies | 894 view(s)
Dec-22-2020,
11:58pm
Mandobart
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Avoid marking the top of your mandolin
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General Mandolin Discussions
Why not just break the "planting" habit? You'll get a much better pick stroke by being able to fully use your wrist.
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Dec-22-2020,
6:00pm
EvanElk
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Coventry Carol
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good stuff!
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3 replies | 568 view(s)
Dec-22-2020,
2:04pm
EvanElk
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Got to play mando -online- with Chris Luquette and Jake Schepps!
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That was fantastic!
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5 replies | 659 view(s)
Dec-21-2020,
2:47pm
Mandobart
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Measuring Humidity... What's a Guy To Do?
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General Mandolin Discussions
Oh jeez this is beginning to look like a well-known guitar forum where there are 2 - 3 humidity posts per day...... A hygrometer is like a watch -...
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20 replies | 1134 view(s)
Dec-21-2020,
1:59pm
EvanElk
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A mando track with my Ruhland F5 on this cover tune.
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Thanks all for the nice feedback. That guitar is a 1940 L-00 - records really well. Mic'd the guitar and mando with mid 1970's Neumann KM-84
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Dec-21-2020,
2:18am
EvanElk
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A mando track with my Ruhland F5 on this cover tune.
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https://soundcloud.com/evan-elkin-362618548/sweet-carolina
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Dec-20-2020,
9:31am
MikeyG
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Audio on Sessions.org!
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
On my computer, they sound like an accordion. Especially so the tunes with chordal accompaniment - you may have to hunt for such tunes.
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