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Feb-18-2021, 4:31pm

mandocrucian started a thread Sarah Allen of FLOOK interview (no mando content) in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

FLOOK, the double flute UK/Irish band, are one of my favorite groups. I really love their stuff! If you are into progressive Celtic/Folk, you...

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Feb-14-2021, 10:44am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Where did the tab edit files on Mandozine go? in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks. I used that link you provided to restore the interview to my signature. That said, I think it's a good idea to make/save any stuff you...

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Feb-13-2021, 8:39pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Where did the tab edit files on Mandozine go? in General Mandolin Discussions

Everything will disappear sooner or later, unless you save the page or paste it on a Word document and save it.\ All the Mandozine CoMando Guest...

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Feb-09-2021, 12:09pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Pick thickness - how to choose? in General Mandolin Discussions

The thicker the pick, the more bass you'll get. If you want a more trebly sound, use a medium. A thinner picker tends to brighten to higher harmonic...

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Feb-09-2021, 10:12am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Mandolin fingerpicking instruction? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

As far back as the mid 70's I was messing with some guitar-derived fingerpicking on the mandolin. There were some Happy Traum books on Oak that I had...

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Feb-06-2021, 12:07pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Which way do musicians make more money? in General Mandolin Discussions

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Feb-06-2021, 12:01pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Which way do musicians make more money? in General Mandolin Discussions

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Feb-04-2021, 9:45am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Fiddlers picking with bow direction? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

If you are slurring notes (hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides on mandolin) in the same places you would on fiddle, I see nothing wrong with fiddle/bow...

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Jan-27-2021, 10:54pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread crosspicking examples? in General Mandolin Discussions

Just the flesh of the fingertip. Pick + finger(s) really allows you to do stuff you couldn't otherwise do. For samba chording, the "pinch" gives you...

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Jan-27-2021, 11:02am

mandocrucian replied to a thread crosspicking examples? in General Mandolin Discussions

Here's a CD track I played on with Jerry Rockwell, one of the finest Appalachian dulcimer players in the US. There's a lot of crosspicking in the...

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Jan-27-2021, 9:37am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Any modern(cheaper) mandolins with a Gibson model A 1924 sound? in General Mandolin Discussions

I thought that the Sawchyn A's out of Canada came pretty close. Don't know if he is still building mandos or not.

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Jan-26-2021, 9:07am

mandocrucian started a thread Al Capone! Mandola player in CBOM

Thought some of you might find this amusing! This Letter Tells What Al Capone Was Up to in Alcatraz Two words: prison band (excerpt) ....But...

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