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I took time this morning to compare the sound of my two mandolins, so my Fylde Touchstone Single Malt and my Weber Gallatin A4. I fitted the both instruments with a new J74 strings set. The...

Thanks very much Eddie. By the way, do you have ever tryed J73's on it ? I use to play with theses strings.

You are right Bertram. I choosed this model and I place it here, because if housebreakers come at home when I am working, they will pass in front of the mandolin without seeing it. It is an old...

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Here are a couple of pictures of my Single Malt mandolin. I am not really a specialist with a camera in the hands, but as we say, it is better than nothing !

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The Single Malt Mandolin is at home ! A really nice instrument, with a great sound and a high quality finish. The wood looks particularly very nice.
No regrets !
I will post a couple of...

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After long months of waiting, my Fylde Single Malt Touchstone Mandolin is finished and will be shipped. :) I will do a few pictures, and give you my opinion about the sounding. :mandosmiley:...

Thanks for this job Jock.

Damned ! This video is another proof that Calum Breugach means "The Tune That Plays Only Once" Bertram.

Wanted a recording of this tune played twice !

Thanks for your opinion Jock. Unfortunatly I am not playing fiddle. But I think this tune can sound great on mandolin, maybe less than on fiddle surely.

I guess Calum Breugach is Gaelic for "The Tune That Plays Only Once"

Thanks Bertram, it will be the first gaelic title I'll be able to translate to the friends of mine...

Your ideas are...

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I am actually learning this tune.

If we consider it has four parts of four bars, it is played AABCDDBC and then arrives the following tune of the set. I have three recordings of this...

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Going to drink a drop of Talisker to your heath !

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Who knows the name of the first strathspey ?

Thanks a lot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZW_jpIUgk

Thanks a lot much for this very interesting manuscript Nigel.

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I must thank you for all these informations. It is really interesting for me.
I just have to work now !
Just another question, do you think the Corries can be considered for Scottish...

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As you know, I am playing ITM.

I want to increase a bit my repertoire with a few scottish tunes. I know only one, McLean of Pennycross, which I have learned from a Sean Keane version. I am...

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Just one question about the strings gauge you are currently using on your mandolins for ITM.

My Weber style A oval hole was delivered with d'Addario J74 strings, so a medium gauge, 11 15 26...

Hornpipes are maybe the tunes I prefer paying. Nice thread that showing me beautiful tunes I did not know. For example Eleanor Neary's, that I learned from John Carty version.

I like playing The...

I like marches too. I play only one : McLean of Pennycross, from Sean Keane version.

Among the non peaty whiskies, I find Oban nice.

After a long search I succeed in finding a bottle of Ardbeg Ten. Excellent ! I tasted with Laphroaig 10 and Caol Ila. It was a good time ! Unfortunately, I had no more Laphroaig 15, Lagavulin 16 and...

Thanks Bertram and Richard for your opinions about Fylde instruments.

First, purchasing a bottle of Ardbeg which I have never tasted, maybe a terrible mistake...

I had a look to the Fylde...

Always about looking for a mandolin to play IT, seriously, what are you thinking about Fylde mandolins ? Prices are correct.

Less seriouly, Single Malt model is nice. Do you think I could choose...

I had a look on Wiki and here is a few things I think I have understood.

From these instruments, the mandola has the shorter scale (about 17"), which is the nearest of the mandolin scale, but the...

And what differences between Octave Mandolin, Bouzouki, and Mandola ? I think about the lenght of the fret board and the scale ? Same question with the playing ?