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Today, 2:43am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

I don't know what you did to deserve that. I've made hundreds of edits over a dozen years and had less than 20 of them reverted. Everyone's...

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Yesterday, 10:53pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Congratulations! If you have pictures, and know how to upload them (having a bit of a problem myself with that on another article), go ahead. Or post...

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Yesterday, 8:28pm

journeybear replied to a thread Opening Mandolin Lick for Thunder Dan in General Mandolin Discussions

This here? Or something else? Because he pretty much shows what he's doing, almost from the start.

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Yesterday, 6:30pm

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

I sympathize, analogously. I've been through somewhat similar experiences during my tenure as an editor, spending hours repairing blunders by writers...

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Yesterday, 1:20pm

sunburst replied to a thread Equipment advice please in Builders and Repair

Off topic, but exercise equipment especially gets discarded. I've built myself a mandolin several times so that I would learn to play. Still, I...

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Yesterday, 1:08pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

It mentions them as examples. I don't get the mockery angle. Not at all. It's a reference source, not an editorial page. My point is, you can...

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Yesterday, 11:58am

catmandu2 replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Oh, I guess I could respond to the question at hand - Reiterating what's been said by Niles there and prbly others, being as free as possible is...

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Yesterday, 1:08am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Perhaps a few notes of general information are in order. Wikipedia is a free information sharing resource created, edited, and maintained mostly...

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Jan-20-2021, 11:46pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I agree with you on the winds. Except for my ear/audition, I experience playing winds much differently than everything else: all strings of course;...

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Jan-20-2021, 6:39pm

journeybear replied to a thread 10 Questions for Alison Stephens in Mandolin Cafe News Discussions

Thanks for keeping this great interview in view, keeping Alison Stephens' memory alive. :mandosmiley: And as a PSA - I've been having a deuce of a...

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Jan-20-2021, 5:49pm

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

BTW & FWIW, the builder (and Café member) Keith Cary is playing cello in the video, not his ingenious construction. :cool:

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Jan-20-2021, 5:22pm

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

I think a resonator mandolin is a great suggestion. I looked for one for years while in my first jug band (a time period which predated the interweb,...

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Jan-20-2021, 3:38pm

sunburst replied to a thread Fret Size in General Mandolin Discussions

I don't remember that last time I did frets with smaller ones in the upper positions, but there's no reason not to. The thing is, there is no...

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Jan-20-2021, 3:33pm

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

Spoons have a place, all right. In the kitchen drawer! :mad:

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Jan-20-2021, 1:18pm

sunburst replied to a thread String width at the bridge in CBOM

Flat top, guitar-shaped OM for a customer. He doesn't have an OM yet, has not developed a preference. I'm just trying to get all the info I can...

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Jan-20-2021, 12:51pm

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

I must say, I never have. I can't even figure how that term is derived. Doesn't make idiomatic sense, nor even grammatical. Curious. :confused: ...

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Jan-20-2021, 12:31pm

sunburst replied to a thread String width at the bridge in CBOM

Graham, perhaps I'm doing something wrong (math and spacial things aren't strong subjects for me), but when I draw the individual string spacing from...

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Jan-20-2021, 9:18am

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

Yes, I do. Both will make you cry, but an onion is much, much quieter. And tastier.

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Jan-20-2021, 8:46am

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

There are suppliers who will put together custom sets of strings accoring to your wishes. One such, operated by a Café member, https://emando.com/...

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Jan-20-2021, 1:45am

sunburst replied to a thread String width at the bridge in CBOM

True, once it's already built. I'm trying to go the other way; start with string spacing and make the board to "fit" under the strings. I've only...

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Jan-19-2021, 10:55pm

sunburst started a thread String width at the bridge in CBOM

What string width at the bridge do you folks prefer on an octave mandolin? What width as measured from 1st string to 8th string and what is your...

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Jan-19-2021, 10:46pm

sunburst replied to a thread Equipment advice please in Builders and Repair

Those of us who have been around for a while remember the days when "thickness sander" meant: (a) spend much more money than we can afford, or (b)...

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Jan-19-2021, 3:28pm

catmandu2 replied to a thread I Hate Playing Chords in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Yet, there is another aspect in music - that which compels others to engage in lifelong listening, emulation, endless experimentation, research and...

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Jan-19-2021, 11:07am

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

I did not know that. I saw your mention in the OP, but didn't quite "get it." Seems to me the advantage of double strings is in trilling, which...

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Jan-19-2021, 9:54am

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

Good point about the strings. Do NOT use bronze wound strings! :disbelief: The G and D strings will sound like a sawed-off shotgun! (As opposed to a...

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Jan-19-2021, 9:09am

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

As you may have surmised from the tone of even these few responses, they are often considered the "red-headed step-child" of the mandolin family -...

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Jan-18-2021, 9:45pm

journeybear replied to a thread Hi Everyone in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome to the Café! :mandosmiley: Always good to add another voice to the choir, or mandolin to the orchestra. (Look up "mandolin orchestras," if...

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Jan-18-2021, 4:14pm

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

Well ... There IS some virtue in avoiding looking down, although it has nothing much to do with playing, in general. In performance situations, as...

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Jan-18-2021, 8:37am

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

Yes, good point - and I think, often overlooked. I find myself listening to myself playing, and how it fits with the other players, all the time. I...

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Jan-17-2021, 8:02pm

sunburst replied to a thread Neck Block Materials in Builders and Repair

For a head block we want: -dimensional stability -good gluing properties -easy to carve/shape (especially if using a dovetail neck joint)...

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