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+1 for pachelbel canon in d - I've played it at a couple of weddings - seems to go well.

Kirk

... or lack thereof. :whistling:

I'd get one just for the day pass!

Some months ago This topic came up in a conversation with Marla Fibish - an internationally known Irish mandolinist. Her suggestion: “no need to play all the notes” - just play the important ones.

Hello, fellow New Hampshirite! I think relaxing works for me, try not to think about the tunes as notes, but as sound (if you know what I mean). Knowing the tunes well enough comes in handy as well. ...

Interesting! I hadn't thought of this. Sounds like it's time for a single subject repeated measures experiment with tuning order as an independent variable...

I haven't played one so I won't comment on tone. but these claims are quite bold:

"Thanks to scientific analysis, 3D scanning of original models, and Loar’s production notes from the Gibson...

I wasn't going to jump into this discussion, but having been in praise bands for over 20 years, I have a little insight into the problem. The band I spent the most time with would have had space for...

I had a very bad experience taking my Martin guitar to a gig at negative 10F. It went from the house to the warmed up car and from the car to the gig and vice versa. There was not more than four...

No.

A student of mine had a good late 40's Gibson guitar, and left it in his car all day in a parking garage on a 20 degree day.
When he showed up for his lesson, I saw light through the...

Depends. Is it a Rogue or a Gilchrist?

I wouldn't want the Mando to sleep any colder than me. Will it get lonely and perhaps go with a passing stranger? I've heard they sometimes do that.

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...

Probably not this complicated: https://web.archive.org/web/20210518070633/https://www.mandozine.com/media/CGOW/derrington.html . This way is easier: https://mandozine.com/media/CGOW/derrington.html

OK, so I'm not the only one.

I’m getting a blank page

Is the mandozine link working for anyone? It's not working for me.

A+

Possibly the greatest moment in their career is the moment when a repair person learns to say, "No thank you."

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When I go to fancy guitar shows these days, everyone acts like they are Pablo Escobar selling wood behind the scenes. Counterfeit documentation and receipts from the pre...

James Condino belongs also. He has added so much to the mandolin builders knowledge base due to his ever inventive mind.

One of my favorite Frank quotes.... He often said when he sold a brand new instrument to someone "It'll never look better and it'll never sound worse.". I've used that one several times.
If you've...

Djammin' with Django and Miles and Bill and Tony and Lloyd tonight.

Rest in peace Frank, I always enjoyed our interactions and laughter.

One of the great gentlemen of the stringed instrument world. Rest in peace, Frank.

One of the kindest, wittiest, talented and finest humans to walk the planet, and a legend in the music community. You left people and their musical instruments better for knowing you. Rest easy Frank.

Gryphon Stringed Instruments has announced that Frank Ford passed away this afternoon.

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Interesting, but not something this site is willing to engage in as you see it, and we will explain.

First off, the Mandolin Cafe is intended first and foremost as a place to share information,...