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    Re: Music from Central France

    Fun new video from La Machine


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ09JwCfpHY
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    Spencer Strickland #28

    I thought I'd post a link to a video of Spencer Strickland's latest build. I think Spencer is a cafe member, but haven't seen him promoting his builds. NFI on my part, I just think he is building...
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    Re: Finger style mandolin

    Wayne Henderson playing with fingerpicks at 7:14.

    if you haven't watched this before, start from the beginning, neat video. at the end Andrew Marlin is in the video as well.
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    Re: Howard & Jethro Blues transcription

    This video is a slow walk-through on Jethro Burn's 1st solo:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvBZDSlDX1k
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    "The Tree"

    Presumably everybody who builds instruments knows about "The Tree." This is a rather good article on the subject: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-legend-of-the-music-tree-180979792/
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    Re: Loar awareness...beginning when??

    From what I have found it was Lester Flatt who played the first F5 in bluegrass in the Kentucky Pardners. If you are of the belief that the Monroe Bros. sound was the foundation for the sound of the...
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    The Waltz You Saved For Me

    I had to clear my head from that banjo-mandolin:grin:. Thanks for Listen'n:mandosmiley:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA41nQ3sAHM
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    Mystery resophonic in Buster Keaton film

    Anyone recognize this? Looks like a Dobro Tenortrope with a mandolin neck. Fast forward to 11:00.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvnYMx2Uiiw&t=660
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    Re: Does anyone do this with mandolin?

    https://youtu.be/Iggt0LoMO0Y
    https://youtu.be/Iggt0LoMO0Y
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    Re: Does anyone do this with mandolin?

    Ha ha ha! :)) Very clever! And what a great time-efficient how-to video - direct, to-the-point, succinct. No frills, no fat, no tangents. Spot on.

    I can see doing this, though it does seem piano...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    And I wrote a medley of tunes:


    Bonaparte Crossing His Arms
    Bonaparte Crossing His Legs
    Bonaparte Crossing His Eyes
  12. Thread: any old time

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    Re: any old time

    https://youtu.be/MXBWoaRWHrM

    Such a cool song!
    You’ll get it if you just put this vid on repeat. ;)
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    Light Crust Doughboys NMC

    No Mando, but this was the funnest three minutes for me this morn'n. Hope U Enjoy!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO09Uj1RUM
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    Re: The pulse of a tune

    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 just to get used to having a rhythmic intention...
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    Re: Burns & Clark

    Jethro dressing up like Mike Compton.:))
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    Burns & Clark

    Stumbled upon this clip of Jethro Burns & Roy Clark on Hee Haw form 1980.
    His 2nd break is quite nice, to say the least.
    https://youtu.be/4YhiBqeIooo?t=63
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    Re: Rat Pack Songs that have mandolin.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILGHGhw1ATs
  18. Re: L&H Model A vrs Gibson Construction differences

    Hi Peter -
    Thank you so much! I most appreciate your in depth understanding of these L&H mandolins (and am quite taken with mine - they are really wonderful IMHO). I suspect I could count on one...
  19. Donating to the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tenn State

    I have bundled up all the early bluegrass tapes that my father made of music at Bean Blossom and of WRVA, WWVA, WSM etc radio broadcasts and donated them to the Center. I was very impressed with Dr....
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    Re: In the ads

    Never seen a Cromwell "lump scroll" mandolin before. This article on "Gibson Made Brands" says the GM-6 was only made for six months in 1936:

    In 1936, they added two more mandolins, the GM-5,...
  21. Thread: In the ads

    by AlanN
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    In the ads

    Now this looks cool

    http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/85939
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    My passion is old-time music, so my top choices...

    My passion is old-time music, so my top choices are different than most of the Cafe'. My all-time favorite mandolin player is Curtis Buckhannon. Tied for second favorite are Clyde Curley and Bruce...
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