Unlike the 70's, when info on gypsy jazz was in short supply, one can find an amazing amount of musical instruction on that - and many other subjects...
Sciuri is like the unofficial anthem of Italy. Vita N'Crozza falls into that category as well. Both are in my Mandolin Melodies book, lead sheet with...
Thanx, Eugene, for your usual historic postings. I have a rather surface knowledge of the various early Mandolins designs. I have mused that I’d like...
Usually when a string player - typically a mandolinist or guitarist - refers to "easy", "hard", "friendly or hostile" keys, they mean which keys use...
It may play like a simple acoustic lyre-harp but I'm sure it is not the electronic organ plus other stuff sound of the original TV series instrument...
Fascinating discussion. I was toying with starting a thread on the tonal difference between two of my mandolins - the f style oval hole epiphone and...
I'm going to admit, if the item inspiring this topic had been one of the actual playable ones instead of the numerous non-working ones, I might have...