Swannanoa and Alan Bibey's Camp in Myrtle Beach (in October this year). Wonderful fun and instruction for all types of players at both of these!
Swannanoa and Alan Bibey's Camp in Myrtle Beach (in October this year). Wonderful fun and instruction for all types of players at both of these!
I can't make it down for this one, but have been to a couple of the Tuckfest shows at the Whitewater center. It is a beautiful venue to see a show. The manmade river used for whitewater training runs...
I've been in both Mike and Sierra's classes for a while now, love them both for different reasons.
I think they are equally good and responding to videos at the appropriate level of each student....
yes! I've got one of the Northfield versions and one directly from Harrison. Wonderful straps!
Mike had mentioned on ArtistWorks somewhat recently there was a reprint in progress but they had run into some printing issues, so hopefully soon.
Awesome that you got to go in person Sue! I caught the live stream from 2/6 on the Berklee Vimeo and last I heard it was still available here https://vimeo.com/910061358
I would put it under the genre of dang good acoustic music that will not get nearly the amount of attention it deserves. But, that may be a bit too long for their character limit. I'd guess serious...
WOW. Pretty outlandish (and anonymous) statement for your first post.
The last two mandolins I sold were through Kevin at Mando Mutt. Being a little over 2 hours down the road, he met me about halfway to pick them up. We picked a starting price and communicated if we...
I've never heard of a "Gilchirst" either
I don't need a Red Diamond right now
I don't need a Red Diamond right now
I really don't need a Red Diamond right now
Thanks for sharing some behind the scenes moments for those of us a bit too far away to visit! Definitely agree that chatting with Adrian is a wonderfully enlightening experience. I was lucky to have...
In that price range the Northfield F5S is pretty hard to beat. It sounds like you'd want to be sure to get the Red Spruce version rather than Engelmann top though to have enough contrast with your M...
I definitely second swapping out the tailpiece to their Gilchrist style version. It makes changing the strings sooooooooooo much easier.
I actually did that on the F5S I bought right away as I...
It appears my favorite strings have also been discontinued, D'addario NBM11540 Nickel Bronze. This is the 11.5/16/26/40 set.
I contacted my favorite strings source (Strings and Beyond) and they...
I think it's possible to endorse things that you don't personally use. Ronnie may very well think Eastmans are excellent beginner to intermediate level mandolins and recommend them to folks (no idea...
Hi all, sorry for the somewhat unrefined subject....but have any of you had success preventing a buildup of sweat on the back of the mandolin during gigs (particularly standing gigs with warm temps)?...
If I had 10k for mandolins right now (instead of spending 3 times that on our bathroom remodel....) I would be trying to talk someone out of their used Red Diamond or possibly adding my Northfield...
He would have been so honored to be included in that. Miss our dear friend!
At Alan Bibey Mando camp a couple of weeks ago I played "Happy Birthday Bill Monroe" along with Bibey, Gabe Wiseman, Zak...
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That pretty much covers it!
One thing I like about the added weight of a Tone Gard and arm rest is that it helps that balance point some. I do still use some pressure on my right forearm at the arm rest to help keep it stable...
I am currently or have been a member with ArtistWorks (Mike and Sierra), Peghead Nation (Joe K Walsh), Soundslice (Don Stiernberg), and done several Matt Flinner courses. They are all different and...
Cheryl, the one I bought I requested just before the official release of the MM2 after test driving a pick Mike had on him in Swannanoa. Mine is not any larger than the original, but they may have...
Hi all,
Mike Marshall just made this live recording available to purchase on Bandcamp from a concert in 2001. Everyone sounds really great here and it's a killer setlist of New Acoustic tunes....
Don't try to go from 110 to 120. Go from 110 to 111, then to 112 etc. Get super comfortable before moving up.
Also look for particular problem areas. You can likely play 3/4 of the tune at 120 but...