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Yesterday, 6:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help with a 1900's Bowlback Mandolin please? in General Mandolin Discussions

Best strings in my estimation are Dogal Calace RW92b Dolce. Last time I checked Strings by Mail had them in stock. Otherwise you can use GHS A-240...

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Yesterday, 12:01pm

Simon DS replied to a thread SF Bay Area Teacher in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

Drop in at Gryphon, 211 Lambert, Palo Alto and ask them? Maybe telephone first.

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Jul-04-2022, 11:45pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Another Original Tune in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I’m gald you lkie it. This format works for em! ;)

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Jul-04-2022, 1:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Are either of these mandolines? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Measurements might be helpful here especially scale lengths. Brescian mandolini are tuned the same as standard neapolitan mandolins GDAE but usually...

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Jul-04-2022, 1:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Holding on to your personal Holy Grail mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

It is a very unusual occurrence for a poster to pose a question, get three pages worth of interesting replies, but not post anything of his own...

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Jul-04-2022, 12:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help with a 1900's Bowlback Mandolin please? in General Mandolin Discussions

I agree wholheartedly with my esteemed colleagues assessment. I have seen guitars with this maker's labels but don't recall any mandolins.

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Jul-04-2022, 12:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread A better bridge? in Equipment

Hmmmm... is there an echo in here? Some bridges might change the tone of your mandolin but, assuming the bridges are all hardwood, the differences...

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Jul-04-2022, 11:39am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Ricciulina in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Christian. Yes, I thought it would be effective playing the repeats as a quieter echo -- I've also changed the accompaniment style from...

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Jul-04-2022, 11:22am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion La Procidana in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, John and Christian. I make it around 20 miles from the Vinaccia workshop in Naples to the island of Procida, so the mandolin is keening for...

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Jul-04-2022, 10:03am

Simon DS replied to a thread Another Original Tune in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

You paste it here set, mandolin tab, A4 paper, SUBMIT, and then download a pdf with notation and TAB. http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php ...

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Jul-04-2022, 9:45am

Simon DS replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Really appreciate you guys sharing your Jethro Burns. Many Thanks. I’ve written the exercise in what I’m hoping is G minor -still not 100% on the...

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Jul-04-2022, 12:38am

Simon DS replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I remember in the 80’s in the Dolomites the music was very local-area specific. Each valley had it’s dialect and tunes, even certain instruments and...

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Jul-04-2022, 12:12am

Simon DS replied to a thread Another Original Tune in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Update! :) X:1 T: Riding the Teeling C:Don Grieser, 2022 N:HillbillyChamberMusic, N:https://youtu.be/rLpeL_wA-ZQ N:Played on MandolinCafe...

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Jul-03-2022, 5:32pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Cu ti lu dissi? (Sicilian mazurka) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, John. Yes, the La Barbera book is still in print, from Mel Bay. Here's the Amazon UK listing: ...

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Jul-03-2022, 2:28pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Thanks for the reminder, Bren. 1970’s. Yes, and sometimes the article talked about a jig and you really wanted a reel, so it was a 2 month wait! ...

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Jul-03-2022, 11:36am

Simon DS replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

Lots of high end and really interesting textures. Wondering if it was grandad who used to play the bass. And then the ironically played mandolin as...

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Jul-03-2022, 8:10am

Martin Jonas replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Hi Mick, Yes, John La Barbera has a set of lyrics in his book. Having recently found my copy again, I have just played "La Procidana" as well as...

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Jul-03-2022, 8:08am

Martin Jonas started a discussion Ricciulina in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is an Italian renaissance tune, a Neapolitan villanella from the 16th century, originally used in staged performances of the Commedia dell'Arte....

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Jul-03-2022, 7:50am

Martin Jonas started a discussion Cu ti lu dissi? (Sicilian mazurka) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a Sicilian song set to a mazurka tune which is particularly associated with the singing of Rosa Balistreri -- I think she also wrote it. ...

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Jul-03-2022, 7:14am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion La Procidana in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here is my version of this great tune, based on John La Barbera's book. 1898 Giuseppe Vinaccia mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar ...

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Jul-02-2022, 4:41pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week # 561 ~ The Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, all -- it's a fun tune, with a distinguished and unusual history attached. Although according to the Wikipedia entry there seems to be some...

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Jul-02-2022, 1:05pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Fly and Dodger (Liz Carroll) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Dusty. And thanks, nice rocking melody. I just tried this in A major/D major. Sounds great with the ringing open strings and fingering...

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Jul-02-2022, 3:52am

Simon DS replied to a thread Are either of these mandolines? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

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Jul-02-2022, 12:31am

Simon DS replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Misplaced repeats? -You play the whole thing through to the double bar line. That’s 8 measures. Start at beginning again, now the whole thing...

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