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It is Daley´s Reel indeed.

I believe it’s Daley’s Reel. Many recordings of it around and a popular jam tune.

As some of our members here know already, I began working on an illustrated book of mandolin chords several years ago. Lifestyle changes and projected publishing costs put a damper on the project,...

A quick, dirty, & cheap temporary fix:
A paper shim under the string at the nut is often just enough to allow proper clearance at the first fret. If the "proof of concept" works, then you can...

“ Can not get tone comparable to that of the other strings. Weak, unclear, no resonance.”
I know you’ve had it set up, however, if you get clear notes on the A string, are no notes clear on the E?...

Agreed, this just comes naturally if you angle the pick a bit, as most of us do; it’s no big revelation.

I would challenge a couple of your assumptions though:

(1) You say this is not a...

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After a seeing a few posts here and also fielding similar questions from students, I figured I'd post a basic technique primer for the picking hand. This is not meant as a be all end all,...

Here’s a site for Jethro fans. Scroll down to Jm Nikora - disc 1 and you can listen to Jethro explain the warmup think himself.

https://robcoleman.com/jethro/

Working with my contact at Collings and Waterloo and it looks like this is going to happen at some point in the near future.

Who'd be interested in a giveaway of one of these very fine mandolins?...

No "modulation." But OBS is in the key of E, and Ragtime Annie is in D. I think you may be confused, here. Byron is not playing the melody of OBS -- he is using the double shuffle, a.k.a. hokum...

Yup, this is the famous "Hokum Bow", also known as the "Double Shuffle." It was famously introduced to folk playing by none other than the great jazz violinist Joe Venuti, and made popular in its use...

The pattern is the Hokum Bow, most famously used in the tune Orange Blossom Special. Reproduce it at a basic level on the mandolin by playing three-note groupings across two strings:

D D A - ...

NFI, a friend makes this controller for yogurt, sauerkraut etc, also has one running a small chest freezer at 38 degrees as a refrigerator off PV panels, thought I'd try one out since my hotpot...

There is a very interesting page Here on Frets.com where Frank Ford recounts the results of his experiment with a maple mandolin bridge ... interesting, and probably not what would be expected.

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Mike Marshall was reading this discussion and offered this via an email.

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I have moved all Mandotunes content to Mandozine. All video files are now hosted on my Mandotunes YouTube channel, and audio files are hosted on Soundcloud. I will keep the existing Mandotunes site...

i've speednecked my Northfield and a used Weber BitterRoot F that i acquired months ago. I love the feel and look of a speedneck.

Each took around 45 minutes start to finish. I inquired here on...

I received this wonderful mando about tree weeks ago. Just an amazing machine, perfect for the music I play, Swing and Gypsy Jazz! The tonal range and nuance is fantastic.
It is X braced and is...

Here you go:
http://www.fbbts.com/Tunes.html

Here's the latest to make it through the obstacle course.

Sitka spruce top, quartered bigleaf maple back. Figured walnut neck and sides. This is lightweight instrument, extremely responsive and...

Image posted some time ago got me thinking about bridge width, actual and effective, and about the coupling to the bars.

Has anyone tried making each foot symmetric around the bars axis? The...

The Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) is a professional association of luthiers based in Tacoma, WA, near where I happen to live. I've just finished attending their triannual convention and thought...

Hopefully I'm not stealing Marty's thunder by posting this but he sent me the final pics for my mando before it ships out tomorrow. I'm so freaking excited!! I'm also going to include the link to the...

http://youtu.be/j_lvnlWWsgA

Nice demo. Nice looking instrument.
Bill

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/04/22/don-stiernberg

Don't miss it.