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Yesterday, 10:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

From the little I know about NHs they are usually in the range of violas, more or less. Is the tenor lower in pitch? I have always loved the...

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Yesterday, 10:12pm

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

Lately into Québécois land: Gigue du Forgeron, Marche de St. Laurent, Gigue du Sous-Marin, Reel du Semeur, and a few whose names I can never remember.

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Yesterday, 7:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Regal-made Blue Comet resonator mando in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I had one of the ones with the “resonator” years ago. It was all laminated IIRC.

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Yesterday, 5:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

that nyckelharpa looks rather cool. Is it your own design or did you copy an older instrument?

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Yesterday, 10:44am

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

Good luck, Eugene! Actually, since I never used that style pick, can you post the dimensions and thickness of the ones you prefer? Are they...

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Yesterday, 10:22am

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

Yeah . . . That's why I have Galli on my short list.

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Yesterday, 7:29am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

Very nice playing and singing. A friend just lent me his 25 year old Trillium octave. I heard that Bob was making only a limited number of...

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Yesterday, 7:07am

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely stuff the pair of ye and gorgeous images!

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Yesterday, 6:39am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Looking for instruction in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

When you say "irish style of songwriting" are you talking about songs with words or are you talking about tunes? - Echoing the recommendation above,...

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Yesterday, 6:25am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Depends on what genre of music you play on the mandolin as well - not all of us play Bluegrass, so a "must know" tune in that world wouldn't be the...

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Yesterday, 2:25am

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread Update on "The Irish Mandolin" - and other stories in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I was talking to a fiddler friend a while back. It turns out we were both at a gig by The Gloaming at the Union Chapel in London a few years ago...

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Yesterday, 2:14am

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread Update on "The Irish Mandolin" - and other stories in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

You're not wrong there, Jill. A gentleman and (literally!) a scholar. I'm very fortunate to have made his acquaintance, regardless of the gift he...

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Jan-14-2021, 11:11pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ranieri - Art of the Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Maybe I am a bit confused here but how do you know it is in public domain? I have the Cranz editions and book 1 is copyrighted 1956, book 2 1959.

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Jan-14-2021, 5:29pm

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

You also might talk to Nik Monnin of Apollo. He works with PEEK and casein and might be interested. Of course the market is a bit small, to say the...

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Jan-14-2021, 5:16pm

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

I've looked at the online custom-order forms, but they amount only to getting something printed in bulk on their standard lines of picks. I've tried...

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Jan-14-2021, 3:59pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Update on "The Irish Mandolin" - and other stories in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

What a gorgeous mandolin, Mike is the salt of the earth!

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Jan-14-2021, 3:01pm

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

To continue... have you contacted Clayton or Dunlop or anyone else to see what they would charge for making some picks to your specifications? I...

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Jan-14-2021, 2:51pm

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread Update on "The Irish Mandolin" - and other stories in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I managed - with some considerable expenditure of time and effort - to complete the "re-tabbing" exercise I referred to in my post of 10th December. ...

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Jan-14-2021, 12:50pm

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

Yes, I recall. Thanks for the thoughts.

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Jan-14-2021, 12:43pm

Eugene replied to a thread Raffaele Calace Mandolin Virtuoso Bolero Rare 78 rpm in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

A bit more than two hours of this material has been compiled to CD, but it's not at all easy to lay hands to it:...

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Jan-14-2021, 10:53am

Eugene replied to a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Another sound I wish would enter my earholes is a professional recording—or any recording or performance, for that matter—of Calace's concerto for...

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Jan-14-2021, 10:41am

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

Yes, of course, but many of the old ones and my personal preference favor longish, perhaps just shy of 40 mm.

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Jan-14-2021, 9:20am

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely stuff, and loved the photos in the video as well!

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Jan-14-2021, 8:29am

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

Eugene: you remember the old days here when we had a very active classical section. I bought a sheet of Ultem plastic and made a few Roman style...

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Jan-14-2021, 5:06am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Video: The Princess in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

The Gypsy Princess is one of my favourite tunes - lovely playing all round! The cello sits so nicely in the tune. We have a wonderful young trad...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Joy of an OM in CBOM

In the last 6 months or so I have gotten interested in OMs and I missed some excellent ones at great prices. However, I remembered many years ago a...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

You may be right, Peter. Perhaps it is the bridge placement on the shorter necks but my two x-braced mandolins: 83 Flatiron A5-2 and Campanella...

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Jan-13-2021, 3:26pm

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

Wider and shorter. I like this profile for guitars (although it's been a very long time since I've applied plectra to guitars). Perhaps oddly, I've...

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Jan-13-2021, 1:09pm

Eugene started a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I really doubt it, but does anybody know of any pick makers fashioning Neapolitan-type pletcra of polyetherimide (which goes by the trade name Ultem...

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Jan-13-2021, 10:29am

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread Video: The Princess in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Hi Pete... You're very lucky to have such a talented brood who share your taste in music. I'll drop you a direct message with a link to my...

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