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Jun-30-2022, 6:22pm

milli857 replied to a thread Recommend me some Irish folk bands in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Just listened to I'm a Rover, their version is very nice.

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Jun-30-2022, 6:20pm

milli857 replied to a thread Recommend me some Irish folk bands in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Scottish is good too! I feel like there's a lot of crossover there. I just listened to a few of their songs, my favorite so far is When Sick Is It...

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Jun-30-2022, 5:08pm

milli857 started a thread Recommend me some Irish folk bands in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Title says it all. I'm looking for some recordings of Irish folk tunes featuring mandolin. Preferably stuff I could find on Spotify. Thanks in...

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Jun-29-2022, 11:25am

milli857 replied to a thread Well MAS has got me bad!!!! in General Mandolin Discussions

I'd go for the MT if I were you. To me, playability is king and it sounds like the tone of the MT is still great. Also, you can always play a loud...

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Jun-28-2022, 5:53pm

milli857 replied to a thread Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning? in General Mandolin Discussions

Or GGDAAE for minimum change in string tension while keeping essentially octave mandolin tuning.

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Jun-28-2022, 5:48pm

milli857 replied to a thread Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning? in General Mandolin Discussions

Has anyone tried GGDAEE? You need to tune up the fifth string A major third but if the string doesn't break it could be cool.

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Jun-28-2022, 1:34pm

milli857 replied to a thread Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sounds cool but I'd be afraid of a floppy low string since you're tuning it down quite a lot. How does it feel? Do you use really heavy strings for...

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Jun-24-2022, 7:54pm

milli857 replied to a thread Double-sided, double-necked violin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think you'd be better off just wearing both a mando and a uke with straps and switching when you feel like it. Wouldn't solve the issue with...

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Jun-23-2022, 5:27pm

milli857 replied to a thread Tenor guitar in bluegrass? in Tenor Guitars

I know I won't be able to do mandolin chop chords on a tenor guitar - I was going to use open chord voicings and let them ring out like a 6-string...

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Jun-23-2022, 12:13pm

milli857 started a thread Tenor guitar in bluegrass? in Tenor Guitars

I have been playing in a bluegrass jam lately that often has more mandolins than guitars, and one of the mandolin players often has to play guitar...

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Jun-21-2022, 7:11pm

milli857 replied to a thread Golden Gate "Clown Barf" Extra Stiff Pick in General Mandolin Discussions

I think y'all have converted me! I just got some and the tone is much sweeter than the Primetones I have been using. We'll see how much problem I...

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Jun-21-2022, 6:29pm

milli857 replied to a thread Darrington Bluegrass (WA) in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

I think I'll be there too!

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Jun-21-2022, 10:55am

milli857 replied to a thread Clip On Tuners / What Cha Got ? in General Mandolin Discussions

+1 more for Daddario micro tuners. I like to always keep mine on and those ones stand out the least. I keep the actual tuner part on the back of...

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Jun-16-2022, 8:21pm

milli857 replied to a thread How long does it take to get over fumble fingers? in General Mandolin Discussions

My advice is to pick an amount of time that makes it easy and try to practice for that amount of time every day, say 10 or 15 minutes. Play...

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Jun-16-2022, 6:11pm

milli857 replied to a thread Question on "tiers" of instruments in General Mandolin Discussions

Congrats on the Morris! I love mine, it's #482.

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Jun-06-2022, 1:44pm

milli857 replied to a thread Bourgeois Mandolins! in General Mandolin Discussions

I didn't realize Northfield even had an overseas shop.

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Jun-06-2022, 1:16pm

milli857 replied to a thread Bourgeois Mandolins! in General Mandolin Discussions

Again, I'm not suggesting they charge $1000. For $2700, the costs you stated leave plenty of room for overhead, wages, and profit though. I may...

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Jun-06-2022, 12:54pm

milli857 replied to a thread Bourgeois Mandolins! in General Mandolin Discussions

What I said was also partially in praise of how awesome it is that Sonny sells his mandolins for such and affordable price.

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Jun-06-2022, 12:51pm

milli857 replied to a thread Bourgeois Mandolins! in General Mandolin Discussions

That's true but economy of scale helps with costs as you build more stuff. And I'm not saying they should charge exactly what he does, just that...

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Jun-06-2022, 12:13pm

milli857 replied to a thread Bourgeois Mandolins! in General Mandolin Discussions

If Sonny Morris can hand make awesome mandolins in the US for $1000, Bourgeois should have no issues making them in the US for more than twice that. ...

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