The one I actually use is one I made from a repurposed piece of maple flooring and lined with leather many years ago. :)
The one I actually use is one I made from a repurposed piece of maple flooring and lined with leather many years ago. :)
Not really. See Frank Ford's work.
Does no one use tetrachords to remember modes these days? I found that thinking in tetrachord shapes greatly simplified the process.
Tetrachord patterns
Do what pheffernan said! It's called an opportunity.
Try reading this
My advice is in post #46 :)
Hi all. I’ve been a member of the forum since 2006. Before June of 2006 I’d never touched a mandolin. The Café quickly became a main part of my daily life.
Scott Tichenor, Mike Edgerton,...
So this list starts at the bottom in 2006 and works up to the present when I have but one mandolin left. Manodlins in BOLD are the ones that I thought sounded great and played wonderfully! :)...
My Duff A-5 was one of the best sounding mandolins I've ever owned or played. Unfortunately, I got scroll envy and sold it. But fortunately I got a Duff F-5 which sounded about the same. (But had...
I can tell one difference between Nickel-Silver, EVO, and Stainless Steel:
Nickel-Silver frets last (ham-handed) me about 1-3 years between dressings or refrets,
EVO frets last me over 8...
I remember some years ago, I sat on the front row and watched Wayne pull out a mandolin and pick a few fiddle tunes on it using finger picks. When he finished, he handed the mandolin down to me,...
Music theory describes what we do. It does not force us to do it.
Pilot, you don't need to post the same thread in 2 different sections.
I used to change the unwound strings early because my fingers seemed to make them rust or at least get much less smooth within a few weeks. Didn't happen on the wounds as much. Lately my chemistry...
I usually use Tru-oil as described by mikeyb2 above,
but just for interest I'll describe a method that Mr Dudenbostel showed me several years ago that has done quite well for me, especially if...
My '09 Heiden 2-point.
I'm thinking that Dem is just bored again, and wants something else.;)
Let us know what you think in a couple of months.
I agree with most of the above, but maybe this is a more structured approach to fearing that you'll screw up a tune or break:
Instead of learning tunes exactly note for note from start to finish...
You want to be 'human'? Look around.:disbelief:;)
You either make rules for yourself and follow them, or you don't.
Was the sermon such that you were sweating a lot more than usual?;)
I'd check to see if the E & A strings are actually leaving the very front edge of the saddle. If one slot has a tiny hump in it, then the strings in a pair could have a tiny difference in scale...
and........ they're back! Thanks all.:)
Nice!