A former-pro buddy of mine, Marshall Billingsley (Bluegrass Alliance, in the lineup with Vince Gill) switched from his doghouse to uke bass in recent years. Just so much easier for home to carry...
A former-pro buddy of mine, Marshall Billingsley (Bluegrass Alliance, in the lineup with Vince Gill) switched from his doghouse to uke bass in recent years. Just so much easier for home to carry...
I did this quite a few years ago. If you aren't sick of Christmas music by now, this might do the trick. :))
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hey, had to do this as a cheat video. (I usually never do it) I mean I recorded the song in my hotel room at night with one zoom H6n that I carried for my trip, and monitored that sound and played...
I am working on a coffee-table mandolin book which will include scratch and sniff feature for every mandolin. :)
Hey Jordan,
They are playing it in A. I think it's a Bm in the chorus--the mandolin player kind of messes up the chords there but that's what I'm hearing. Definite B major in the verses.
Kickoff...
You can save yourself a lot of time and trips into blind alleys by doing some reading first. I'll second Peter Coombe's recommendation of the Gore & Gilet book, and add a few more recommendations. ...
I use carbon fiber tow on the tops of the main structural braces on my flat top mandolins. It is glued to the brace with Epoxy after the braces have been shaped. The braces are feathered at each...
With the recent release of the recordings of Butch Baldassari playing Monroe tunes with the orchestra, I thought we should have a thread where people could post some of Butch's great tunes. Or you...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsjPI6rv5gk
The stuff Dan Miller put together at Flatpicking Magazine is top notch.
https://flatpickdigital.com/view_book.php?eid=94
All,
Thank you for the kind words and questions. Here are answers for a few --
Bill McCall -- asking about "cross grain" stiffness: One of the interesting traits of Kevlar is that is strong...
If you hold your instrument against your body, you probably diminish the sound somewhat. If you hold your instrument at a 45 degree angle from you body, with the back not against yourself, it...
Hey all
Today's mandolin technique focuses on the pentatonic scales. This is a primer lesson that covers the basic G major and E minor pentatonic scales.
Mostly this focuses on what...
I'm posting from a hotel room in Munich where I'm recovering from Adiaha's. It was indeed a great and productive experience. The community could not have been more welcoming, both personally and...
At the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol TN. 100 seat theatre exclusive to camp students. Music starts around 19:30. Spectacular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11SZtOTfB70
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A couple with my Trillium mandola (tuned CGDG). It's a fun instrument although I'm probably more comfortable on bouzouki. We're playing for a local church's video services. I can only play Nearer...
Fun new video from La Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ09JwCfpHY
Greetings..... a quick "heads up"......
Following my retirement last year, I passed on my recipes and winder to Chris at Belvoir Guitars and he is now confident enough to offer them for sale...
The issue with string tension on a standard scale 5 string mandolin is that its hard to get a good balance across the strings. My experience has been that there is no middle range but only extremes,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTbKem6ucBc&lc=UgyMye4sk7HLKwLMNPB4AaABAg&fbclid=IwAR1u5B4eV31nM1EIlprxA_cXpbFRFb7XeZszXl4QC mG6xokgET3idsRJ4J4
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Not "on" the bench. But recently left the bench and headed to Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots in Manchester, VT. Andy built this instrument for the festival's instrument raffle to raise funds for a...
It’s been a tough few years for running events, but I am delighted to say that we are finally back up and running and able to run our 4th ever ‘Mandolin Day with Mike Giverin’.
Mandolin Day with...
Transcribed from the audio recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cyPgNiArQI
You can download my transcription here:...
I do not know, but my first guess would be Paganoni.
(Mostly just posting to see if I turn out to be correct when somebody who actually knows comes along.)
Happy CT-110 owner here. Rigel's have bolt on necks and their backs/sides were carved from solid pieces of maple, so their geometry and look is a bit different. I haven't noticed any cracks or...