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Today, 11:33am

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

Nicely done, Mike. I'm also sure I've heard this tune before, but can't place it. The name doesn't ring a bell, though. I agree with the others...

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Today, 11:30am

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

Thanks, Mike. This has been a favourite tune of mine for a long time, and you play it very nicely -- I have to revisit it! I made a rather...

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Today, 6:00am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Theme From Schindler's List in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is another of my old tunes that I have now re-recorded. This tune really benefits from a bit of rubato which I couldn't easily do with my old...

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Yesterday, 7:45pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #538 ~ The Long Lane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, JL --nice tempo and tone on your bastardised banjo! I like this tune, it has that gentle seaside feeling of a good hornpipe, but the...

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Yesterday, 1:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Winding string loop ends for 1890 Vinaccia in Equipment

Nice that they sound great but if you break one string and it is the one underneath you have to change both. Good luck.

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Yesterday, 5:26am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The House of the Rising Sun in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Bertram. Yes, The Animals' version was the first I heard -- a schoolmate trying to show off the riff on his electric guitar. My video is...

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Jan-22-2021, 7:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Aesthetic appeal is a matter of personal taste. (That from the Department of Redundancy Department) :) I prefer the beauty of the understated. Not...

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Jan-22-2021, 6:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Today I had a lovely video call with two fellow musicians to try and figure out how to play together remotely on Jamkazam. It was nice just talking...

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Jan-22-2021, 5:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

My alias is Gregor Samsa!

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Jan-22-2021, 4:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

First examples come from the eBay sellers from the Taiwan/Vietnam circle. I believe they have become much better in the quality of their work but...

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Jan-22-2021, 1:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1920/1930 Supertone Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Post some photos and carefully measure the distance between centers of the posts so you can tell people selling parts. Most of these Supertones are...

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Jan-22-2021, 12:20pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The House of the Rising Sun in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Frithjof -- it's fun to play around with this tune, and the triplet tenor guitar arpeggios worked out pretty well. Martin

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Jan-21-2021, 6:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Danger of imitating an inlay logo/brand? in Builders and Repair

Unless you copy that logo of that bird exactly there should be no problem. Same with letters, if you copy someone else's monogram on the headstock...

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Jan-21-2021, 5:24pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The House of the Rising Sun in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I was sure this was an official SAW tune, but apparently not. Lots of good versions above -- here is a new one of mine, using a completely different...

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Jan-20-2021, 10:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I was talking about the shape not the thickness. BC makes their 35 pick thickness which is 0.89mm. Perhaps you could see if they make that shape with...

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Jan-20-2021, 4:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin Banjo? in General Mandolin Discussions

The only mandolin banjo (or banjo mandolin) I own is a small headed (~7") Weymann style 25. It has a skin head and I bought it back around the mid...

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Jan-20-2021, 7:42am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

isn’t this BC pick pretty close in shape to the Pickboy?

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Jan-19-2021, 10:54am

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Ones that come to mind immediately: Coleman’s March, Ashokan Farewell—actually a bunch of waltzes, Tombigbee is one. I’ll think some more.

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Jan-18-2021, 9:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Winding string loop ends for 1890 Vinaccia in Equipment

I just wonder about the wound strings which unlike other mandolin strings have a nylon-like core similar I think to a classical guitar string. Am I...

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Jan-18-2021, 8:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pick Thickness in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I think it is matter of preferred genre. Players of Celtic music generally prefer lighter picks on either side of the Atlantic.

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Jan-18-2021, 6:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pick Thickness in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

As you can tell there is no one answer but just about as many answers to our question as they are mandolin players. Think about it, though: if you...

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Jan-18-2021, 6:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Winding string loop ends for 1890 Vinaccia in Equipment

Savarez site says: "Premium strings for mandolin are inspired by the strings of the 18th century and their so magical sound." Very interesting. But I...

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Jan-18-2021, 6:23pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion El Paso (Marty Robbins) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Ginny and Frithjof! It's a fun tune on mandolin. Ginny: that's the same room as in my 2011 clip further up, just a couple of metres to the...

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Jan-18-2021, 5:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Seeking Grandfather's record in General Mandolin Discussions

For one, try contacting the Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA). Second, see if there is any mention of the group in older magazines,...

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Jan-18-2021, 1:05pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion I Disertori (waltz) / Furlana in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Frithjof and Christian. No chords as the transcriptions don't have any and I couldn't find any elsewhere. I should probably try to learn...

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Jan-18-2021, 11:25am

Jim Garber replied to a thread My wife has stored it for years,no markings I can see in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Keep it on the light side for sure. GHS A240 ultralights are good place to start.

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Jan-18-2021, 10:52am

Martin Jonas started a discussion I Disertori (waltz) / Furlana in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

These are two Italian folk tunes from the collection of transcriptions that has been circulating online for many years, same source as Simon's tunes...

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Jan-18-2021, 10:18am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion El Paso (Marty Robbins) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

After my recording of the (unrelated) El Paso Waltz last week, here is a new recording of the Marty Robbins tune, this time with tenor guitar...

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Jan-18-2021, 6:13am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Mazurka de la Beluse in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nicely done! I really like the effect of having the mandolins playing single stroke on the melody and tremolo on the harmonies. Good...

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