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Feb-28-2021,
3:31pm
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Pros/Cons - 4 vs. 8 strings
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I'm confused about a nylon string topic in an electric (steel string, Magnetic pickup) typical .. section.. :confused::disbelief:
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Feb-28-2021,
3:26pm
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.. Or Consign the trade in , the commission is typically 20% .. so you get the 80.. when it sells ..
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Feb-28-2021,
12:50pm
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I believe the "Cylinder Back" problem is the back edge is not parallel to the top edge..
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Feb-28-2021,
12:43pm
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Rumor was in North Africa you could even haggle the price of a postage stamp..
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Feb-27-2021,
5:58pm
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Put an athlete's (tennis anyone?) elastic Terrycloth wrist sweat band on your arm to pad your forearm from the corner, with the sharp edge.. ...
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Feb-27-2021,
5:51pm
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Trailer Park Boys Location, was set in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. :cool:
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Feb-27-2021,
5:25pm
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Drop - in tuner upgrade for Eastman 305?
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Not a 305 owner who did this for you to say from experience.. I'll Refer you to Stew Mac .. they offer dimensioned drawings to match your...
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Feb-27-2021,
5:20pm
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Mandolin In Elvis Songs?
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Wasn't there a Famous Studio Musician, who tuned a Mandolin like DGBE, so he got the Job done when the recording session required a Mandolin? ...
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Feb-27-2021,
5:13pm
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Does the mandolin world suffer much from fakes?
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well Not everyone can afford real Gibsons so there are Kentucky & several other brands Imported to fill the need , a fake is one that copies...
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Feb-26-2021,
10:24pm
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Baron has a great resource of tab which I have utilized extensively, as well! Thank you Baron. Dan
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Feb-26-2021,
4:55pm
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The tab is so helpful and I want to express my appreciation for it. Thank you Larry, Scott and all contributors. Best to you!
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Feb-26-2021,
3:24pm
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One here closed over 6 years ago..
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Feb-26-2021,
3:20pm
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There is the classic: Q , How do you tell the stage is level? :popcorn:
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Feb-25-2021,
3:38pm
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Rubner tuners are back
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Site says they have.. black button type sold out first.. Looked? ...
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Feb-25-2021,
3:12pm
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FAQ.. :whistling: If it has an end button the other end goes around the headstock Can You Tie a Knot in Parachute Cord? how about a...
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Feb-25-2021,
3:08pm
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James ones look similar from afar, better up close.. Unless you mean the 'Cloud' type they used on many mandolins for years..
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Feb-24-2021,
5:46pm
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E strings unraveling
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GHS (& D'Addario?) finish the loop making on plain strings with 3 windings at right angles to the rest of the string to resist this.. ...
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Feb-24-2021,
5:39pm
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Oregon. No Sales Tax..
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Feb-22-2021,
9:39pm
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Sound Reinforcement Mandolin to Computer
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Shure them selves has a XLR in and a USB out the X2U .. which also adds phantom juice via internal battery for condensers, the 57 you have...
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Feb-22-2021,
5:47pm
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passing this along.. FYI Hello ! Dear (me) Make the best out of the worst, they say. And why not? We have decided to create a chain of...
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Feb-22-2021,
4:40pm
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Removing Northfield Pickguard
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I had one installed on my Mix A5, the instrument tech used some thin long screws.. Buy the right screwdriver for the screwhead it is? Call the...
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Feb-21-2021,
7:21pm
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Pros/Cons - 4 vs. 8 strings
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Consider 4 in CGDA Jazzy, Swing Tradition, & 8 in GDAE , to Play your Mandolin parts in a Loud Band.. :whistling:
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Feb-21-2021,
7:16pm
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Best Oval Hole A Mandolins for Orchestra Playing?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
My guess: the A4 with the Virzi in this demo . in vintage instruments section ,, https://youtu.be/_6KwwE5LpvM
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Feb-21-2021,
7:02pm
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Method book recommendations
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Bickford's Method was produced long ago .. Classical Standard notation presentation.
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Feb-21-2021,
6:57pm
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Hidden D'Addario Micro Tuners....
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I see them making ones that fit violin's body edges, A friend has ones on his fiddles.. .. probably same sensor/display, but, a different...
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Feb-21-2021,
6:48pm
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I have a Lebeda Jazzica its neck width is slender .. .. the Czechs do have a long tradition in Violin making.. & other orchestral string...
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Feb-21-2021,
6:40pm
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OP asks, A2, A4, F5, are Gibson's & 404, 315, Are Eastman's Model numbers, right? I imagine the Gretsch While made in the US , have little...
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Feb-21-2021,
6:35pm
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Apparently if your Copyrighted lyrics , of a pop song, are used on a TV show , example Eddy Money's '2 tickets to Paradise' lines, during...
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Feb-19-2021,
2:35pm
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Low-cost cases/gigbags that FIT WELL for an Eastman 315
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Measure the size of the mandolin in front of you, then ask the seller to measure their case size .. I don't have your mandolin so cannot...
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Feb-16-2021,
2:53pm
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Mandoliin pair tuning 'either side of centre'?
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Build commission a 12 string. 4 courses of 3 & you can try it ..
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