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DavidKOS replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Feeling rhythm is SO very important! Sometimes counting helps one to feel the beat better. "reading rhythm" is all about counting. Thanks...

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Yesterday, 5:11pm

Mark Wilson replied to a thread Mandolin stands in Equipment

The hercules with auto grip and folding back rest supports a mandolin nicely. The back rest is what makes it work well for mandolin. Very stable imo

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Yesterday, 12:57pm

JeffD replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

To further complicate things, for some strings the way they sound out of the pack newly installed is not the sound they will have when they settle...

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Yesterday, 9:43am

Mark Wilson replied to a thread "Baby" is headed home! in General Mandolin Discussions

Are you returning the octave?

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Yesterday, 8:03am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

Only if it's fretted and you ever use the notes up there. Obviously I'm in the minority...but my mandolin with the extended fingerboard is more...

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Jan-24-2021, 3:46pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Finding a teacher when you have very specific musical interests in General Mandolin Discussions

I've attended a CMSA gathering and there are many players from the Bay area.

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Jan-24-2021, 10:34am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Finding a teacher when you have very specific musical interests in General Mandolin Discussions

https://sfmandolin.org/ perhaps the SF Mandolin Orchestra can help. sfmo@sfmandolin.org

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Jan-24-2021, 7:28am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Japenese made bowlbacls in Equipment

Exactly so. My second mandolin, seen in the above pic from the 80's, was an unlabeled (likely Suzuki) maple stave Japanese bowlback - loud,...

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Jan-23-2021, 8:04am

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

yes, that's a rather singular phenomenon, and they were never claiming better sound, rather more mojo, if you will. Plus, casks were not prominently...

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Jan-23-2021, 4:18am

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

There are. One word: Fylde

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Jan-23-2021, 1:55am

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

Martin, yours reminds me very much of the Animals' version from the 60s, the first one I ever heard. Going out on a limb here - that might also be...

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Jan-23-2021, 1:47am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Trip to Pakistan in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I think I have heard this tune in sessions before, and a tricky one it is. It also has inexplicable ways of reminding me of Irving Berlin's Puttin'...

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Jan-23-2021, 1:40am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Carmelis Berg in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

optimistic and innocently comforting. :cool: Now can anybody take the picture of a band of care bears marching uphill with fifes to their mouths and...

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Jan-23-2021, 1:32am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

very jazzy for an Irish tune, but an insufficient reason to be assassinated for (apparently, there is an increase here: late Garfield became...

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Jan-22-2021, 11:53pm

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

No of course not. I think approximately zero extent. Most musicians with any experience are pretty critical, and not easily bedazzled. ...

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Jan-22-2021, 10:48pm

JeffD replied to a thread Help: Looking To Buy My First Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

I am not going to presume to recommend a specific instrument or course of action. I'll just share some ideas, for you to do with as you would like....

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Jan-22-2021, 7:51am

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

There sure are some beautiful looking and sound mandolins out there. But as you point out not all great sounding instruments look perfect. Many of...

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Jan-21-2021, 8:59pm

JeffD replied to a thread Aaargh . . . in Builders and Repair

I am not a luthier. I do other stuff. But I do appreciate a piece of equipment that was designed taking into account maintenance. I deal with...

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Jan-21-2021, 7:55pm

Mark Wilson replied to a thread Preferred wire cutters? in Builders and Repair

I have a tool chest full of top quality side cutters of every size but this planet waves cutter works better on strings imo ... and it stores well in...

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Jan-21-2021, 12:27pm

JeffD replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

I had the florida scooped on a mandolin, a Paris Swing. And faux frets put in to keep the visuals. But that mandolin was all about visuals.

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Jan-21-2021, 11:35am

bigskygirl replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

Wow, beautiful mando! I have a mando with an unscooped Florida, pick click means I am inserting the pick too deep when playing so I use it as a...

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Jan-21-2021, 10:23am

DavidKOS replied to a thread Is there a reason for the fretboard extension without frets ? in General Mandolin Discussions

So you don't have to scoop it nor do a "Floridaectomy":) Indeed, some of us do use those extreme registers. Many folks do what you did,...

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Jan-20-2021, 2:39pm

JeffD replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

While it is true we can't look in two places at once, almost nobody stares continuously at their hands. So I think it quite possible to fulfil your...

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Jan-20-2021, 11:45am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar in CBOM

30 degrees, approx., with a strap.

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Jan-20-2021, 7:21am

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

Sometimes I use one as thin as 2.5mm! Gypsy jazz style is the only style I use a pick thicker than 1mm.

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Jan-19-2021, 1:02pm

bigskygirl replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

Lucky for me hubby has a spendy fly fishing habit so when I rediscovered guitar and then mando he was so supportive he even bought me a mando for my...

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Jan-19-2021, 12:55pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Mandolin Banjo? in General Mandolin Discussions

Jeff, I agree with everything you said but one thing - tuning stability. If you are using a plastic head, a banjo (mandobanjo too) can be very...

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Jan-19-2021, 12:54pm

DavidKOS replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

I can't complain - besides my wife is a musician too!

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Jan-19-2021, 12:45pm

JeffD replied to a thread Mandolin Banjo? in General Mandolin Discussions

Oh my goodness. Banjolins. I have played a few. * Are they much louder and/or more cutting than a decent bluegrass mandolin? Yes. Very much...

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Jan-19-2021, 12:33pm

JeffD replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I have tried many a Collings, and not a klunker in the bunch. That said I would really really try to avoid buying an instrument I hadn't tried, or...

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Biography:: Born in upstate n.y. In 1955.ive played the mandolin on and off for over 50 years.my father was a concert violinist who played at Carnegie hall,and played jazz saxophone in Harlem!i first learned mandolin on his fathers bowlback.im a dedicated jazz guitarist for over 30 years.Savant is really the name of my 4 piece jazz trio.

Location:: Upstate N.Y.

Interests:: Art,fly fishing,Japanese swordsmanship,herpetology,music,tropical fish,model building,plus more..

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