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  1. Thread: Aged-tone?

    by Ranald
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    Re: Aged-tone?

    The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?
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    Re: Gibson's 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue

    Purely from theoretical side I agree, but you cannot control all the tiny details from manager seat or spec'ing them exactly to whoever is at the bench and the result is always sum of those tiny...
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    My engraving process

    Hi everyone,

    It looks like I joined back in 2016 but never posted.

    I recently discovered the baroque mandolino and it’s fascinating music, so I have been lurking around here recently. I don’t...
  4. Re: Ordered a Northfield F5S, Received a Big Mon Wide Nut by Mist

    Hi guys,

    I’m keeping it. I’m working it out with the vendor and it will end up being a pretty sweet deal.

    Just so you know, after they contacted me earlier in the week, they said that their...
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    DataNick on Bluegrasstoday

    I just wanted to give a shout out for DataNick who has this on Bluegrasstoday:

    https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-report-san-diego-mandolinist-b-k-nick-nicholson/

    I miss his quality posts...
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    Happy Birthday Tom Rozum

    May you have a warm, happy and lovely birthday.

    One of his wonderful songs, sadly never on an album.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5UPOgGeEQ
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    Re: What kind of hat do I need?

    The Pickelhaube is the way to go.
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    What kind of hat do I need?

    I've noticed a lot of mandolin players wear hats in their videos. What style hat will make me look like a better player? ;)
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    Bill Monroe - Porter Wagoner Show, 1968

    I watched this great example of "The Man" at work, and could not find it posted before. I don't think Bill ever suffered stage fright. What a performer!:mandosmiley:...
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    Eight Is Not Enough

    The extended range of five courses, along with the richer tone and attack of doubled strings, means I can make a full sound in just a trio setting. Here I revisit a favorite Keith Jarrett tune from...
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    Bill Monroe F-5 tribute documentary

    We have the final edit of our mini documentary about Bill Monroe's July 9 Gibson F-5 featuring David Harvey, George Gruhn and others discussing the impact of the world's most famous mandolin.
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    Cold Frosty Morn (with the family band)

    My daughters and I performed for an evening social gathering at the Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous. Here is one of the tunes we performed that night, featuring Liesl (16) on fiddle and...
  13. Re: Is Gibson Getting Ready to Roll Out Some New Models?

    I'm just curious, do you think using this Lloyd Loar label with his signature is any different that Gibson using Bill Monroe's signature on the limited HOF models? I personally think anyone buying...
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    Briliancy done right

    I-m happy to see that Brian Obrlin has posted a transcription of Howdy Forrester's version on https://www.mandoberlin.com/lessons/Brilliancy_Howdy.pdf -- which is superior to that of Sam Bush...
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    Gymnopédie No.1 (Erik Satie)

    An arrangement by K.Krantz of Satie's piano piece for violin and guitar played on my German bowlback and my shortscale Torres-copy:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0J9Mo_87ko
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    Railroading on the Great Divide

    https://soundcloud.com/user-875085466/rrotgd
  17. Re: Sam Bush, John Cowan, Laurie Lewis & Nick Forster in Prague 1

    Man, that is so incredible! The styles - hair, clothes, etc., are brutal; but that is some fine MUSIC!!! Today, playing “One Love,” wearing a Bob Marley shirt at a bluegrass festival would be no...
  18. Sam Bush, John Cowan, Laurie Lewis & Nick Forster in Prague 1990

    Dear mando colleagues, I'd like to share one of my favourite mando related live performances with you here. Enjoy!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMb-6tXAfC4
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    white rabbit / molly tuttle

    Here's "White Rabbit" by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, with Dominick Leslie on mandolin. I'm not crazy over this version, but thought I'd post it because I don't think it's been posted here...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Nicely played Tim. I like the arpeggios.

    Managed to get out and see the sun the other day, temperatures above freezing.
    This winter is almost over! :) Here’s a great Reischman tune that I’m...
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    Old Hat String Band

    I just stumbled across these guys, very nice....


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  22. Generosity - or "The Giving Hand Never Falters"...

    I hope this link works. It's from Twitter and while I've embedded many's a YouTube video, I haven't, as far as I can remember, pasted a Twitter link before.

    Anyway, the video features Christy...
  23. New Sam Bush album focuses on John Hartford tunes

    Cool news via Sam Bush's Twitter account.

    https://twitter.com/sam_bush/status/1572319286882078722

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    Or "Sam" Bush and John "Hartford."
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    Re: Pick comparison

    I have used all three brands (being inquisitive/nosey/curious). My "verdict" comes with the usual caveat that there´s different strokes for different folks.

    I would like to point out, that...
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    Re: Need the name of a tool.

    Violin Side Scratcher
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