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Yesterday, 2:22pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Mandolin playing mindset vs guitar playing mindset in General Mandolin Discussions

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Yesterday, 1:05pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Workshop Topics Suggestions in General Mandolin Discussions

Some indeas. More intermediate maybe... Tremolo. Most beginners want to play fast, so good practice habits is essential and teaching them to be...

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Yesterday, 11:12am

Simon DS replied to a thread Mandolin playing mindset vs guitar playing mindset in General Mandolin Discussions

Me too, definitely have to get some discipline, precision and memory into your pick hand in order to play mandolin. With guitar you can pick and...

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Yesterday, 11:08am

HonketyHank replied to a thread Astroturf Noise in General Mandolin Discussions

Most of the time when listening to music I am saddened by my hearing loss.

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Oct-20-2021, 5:05pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Mallard Island Hymn in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

The motion picture version, well done Ginny and John, beautiful professional production.

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Oct-20-2021, 4:31pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #521 ~ Glory in the Meeting House in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Mike, I really like that style of playing melody and then jumping into double stops/chords. For the vid, I guess you’ve already cleared...

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Oct-20-2021, 4:19pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Jack's Gone a' Shearin in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Christian, I didn’t use a click track on this one so I did slow down and speed up a bit throughout the tune. What’s interesting is that my...

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Oct-20-2021, 1:22pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Echaig Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Beautiful! Well done Jess. Just before listening I did read what you wrote about the tune... not so good... clumsy... And then I was confused...

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Oct-20-2021, 1:13pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Wonderful Tonight in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very enjoyable performance Frank, beautiful flower photos and that car? I had a Datsun 280 a long time ago, for a short time!

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Oct-20-2021, 12:17pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Jack's Gone a' Shearin in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

-though probably not nearly as much fun as I had trying to line the tracks up! :))

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Oct-20-2021, 12:06pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Mug of Brown Ale in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine playing with great rhythm as usual Lawrence.

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Oct-20-2021, 11:46am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Jack's Gone a' Shearin in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thought I’d try this one, it’s interesting, it seems to me structured a bit like a French tune. https://youtu.be/nWJOtJA0lo0

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Oct-20-2021, 8:24am

Simon DS replied to a thread There has got to be something better than Tabledit, right? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

:popcorn: http://www.rudemex.co.uk/library/ABC/01tunelib_abc.php - or thesession.org - or abcnotation. com - + five other sites

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Oct-20-2021, 3:25am

Simon DS replied to a thread A tip that’s helping my clarity and speed in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Thanks Jill, and John. -Kevin Burke’s vids are great! He talks about notes being like letters in a word and that each group of notes (=words) has...

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Oct-19-2021, 10:56am

HonketyHank replied to a discussion quick q in group Newbies

I have never cleaned a fretboard but I have seen one or two that needed it. I have read comments in the main forum that indicate maybe a soft...

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Oct-19-2021, 6:29am

Simon DS replied to a thread Just Ordered my First Mandolin, Advice? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, at the beginning learning how to gather info from the internet is a valuable skill for your advance in playing the mandolin. thesession.org...

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Oct-19-2021, 4:17am

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #552 ~ East Tennessee Blues in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hello Mr. OS! Long time. Glad to have you back and posting, albeit an eight year old version. A good version to aspire to!

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Oct-18-2021, 5:27pm

Simon DS replied to a thread The pulse of a tune in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Here’s an example of a tune with a definite pulse to it. There are lots of different rhythms. I actually play the tunes I know in different styles...

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Oct-18-2021, 2:42pm

Simon DS replied to a thread A tip that’s helping my clarity and speed in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Three things that helped my clarity and speed, the first was learning metronomed tremolo. The second is left and right hand coordination. And the...

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Oct-18-2021, 12:25pm

bbcee replied to a thread Zenison in Looking for Information About Mandolins

@Steve 2E, that acrylic guitar is dying to be turned into an electric tenor!

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Oct-18-2021, 12:21pm

bbcee replied to a thread mandolin with violin music in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Scroggins and Rose have two terrific albums out. They burst with ideas and energy.

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Oct-18-2021, 8:45am

bbcee replied to a discussion Old Town School Chicago, beginning Mandolin class in group Newbies

Ha ha, I better learn to read more carefully! Well, at least I don't have to quit playing now!! :mandosmiley: That's a terrific version, very...

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Oct-17-2021, 7:59pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Suggestions for types strings and a mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

A proper setup is crucial - crucial - IMO you should get your instrument setup with as low an action as possible. Light gauge strings may help a...

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Oct-17-2021, 3:27pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Bright Hollow Fog in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Another tune I seem to have missed, fine playing Gents, Pierpaolo S fine recording too, what equipment and settings did you use?

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Oct-17-2021, 3:22pm

Simon DS replied to a thread The pulse of a tune in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

For a jig, to get lift and a pulse you either want a metronome with a pattern that’s got hesitation, or just have it sound at the beginning of each...

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Oct-17-2021, 3:09pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Mandolin playing mindset vs guitar playing mindset in General Mandolin Discussions

And another thing. While you’re learning your thirty fiddle tunes, always have a metronome running and occasionally but not always a backing track....

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Oct-17-2021, 10:18am

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Echaig Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ha ha, John, I put the capo on my octave not to try to prevent people who have mandolins from playing along with my vids, I would love people who...

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Oct-17-2021, 9:45am

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Echaig Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hhhaaaar! :) X:1 T:The Eachaig Jig C:John Kelly L: 1/8 M:6/8 K:G T:.

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Oct-17-2021, 6:08am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Mercedes Benz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Frank’s got a helicopter as well as motorbikes? :disbelief: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Benz_(song) So it’s a rejection of...

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Oct-17-2021, 2:19am

Simon DS replied to a thread China mandolin supply in General Mandolin Discussions

You know at the beginning of a horror movie? It's midnight, terrible rain storm with thunder and lightning, the camera shows a view of the old...

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