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Well it does get dicey quickly caz there are so many types of instruments, especially gtrs.. then taxonomy and all that .. which can lead on to lots of interesting discussions. I especially like...

I know, addressing "crowds" of various persuasions is often risky business. Fwiw, I never "dissed" mandolins...only pointing out some apparently little-known info on guitars, and hopefully avoiding...

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Hmm, different strokes i guess. For me, gtrs are prbly the most varied - in terms of structure and design, as well as any tuning permutation - stringed instrument on the planet. I think all the...

You seem to have it turned around. I think it's more the custom to have your mndln-family instruments tuned in 5ths, while guitars are often tuned every which way...(at least mine are).

If...

My condolences. I've downloaded a whole lot myself.

Ever do the exercise of imagining losing the last 5 things you most value, one by one?

But hey I like to hear your experience - we's all different :mandosmiley: It's music!

*heres some stuff from Charlie Haden that always stuck with me....

Ive some time here, so ...

What is "all"? Of course, (we) are using the same instrument, essentially. But the instrument is just the tool, the vehicle of expression. It has limitations. Are...

Can you please provide examples of musicians "deliberately portray(ing) the false image that they can do it all"? What does this even mean? Can you clarify what you're talking about?

One reason guitars are so variable is all the different tunings we use with them..and configurations -


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I really dig using different tunings on fiddle too. ...

Mute each piece of metal, one by one, as you pick - this will enable identification of the source of the extraneous vibration. Sounds like a loose screw or something - perhaps at the truss rod cover?

No offense intended, but I think you're drastically reducing the realm of music and totally missing on essential factors - by boiling it all down to "a bunch of tunes"..

An artist is vastly more...

Speed, a musical element, another boundary for humans to push against.. Artists will exploit every aspect attainable for control over their sound/music. Watch these cats exploit these instruments...

On multi-instrumentalism -

If you apply Chomsky/universal grammar theory, in a nutshell: The musical impetus or essence is within. Playing an instrument is the externalization process. ...

My experience is mostly as Ralph's, wrt getting into other instruments. Yet, having my background in classical & flamenco gtr (as well as all the folk, blues, rock et al) enabled me to pick up all...

But i dig 5ths tuning too! In fact I've always wanted to mention here that a hardanger fdl sounds kinda like a mndln ... fwiw. My nails are too long to play proper but ill show you what I mean, you...

Well, if you include guitar-family instruments - the equivalent of mandolin-family dola, cbom, etc - then we're talking about a huge inventory.

The real distinction is about different tunings and...

Yep, that's why I never considered it "collecting." Add 12-strings, flamencos, archtops, a few student loaners - not to mention pedal steels, lap steels, and other electrics - to the essentials...

P.s. i thought of those particularly wrt their portability/packability - i.e. historically they were often slagged by mule or what not. For summers I often had a chrngo hanging off the backpack.
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You could try a charango - much wider neck - for a closer gtr analog.

Another way to challenge your senses is with an oud - very similar to gtr, yet with a very narrow neck width - kind of a cross...

Right, once you make that distinction, you're collecting. And there are all levels, all "kinds" ... can get very serious. Folks are often highly devoted to their collections.

Apologies for hijacking yall. It's a kind of craziness.

*I guess I should confess I actually do possess an extensive collection of avant jazz/art music on cd. (Prbly the weirdest thing about me...

Ya i know. But the gleichton/club/draw style is great for certain styles/genres (and I hate futzing with tuning reeds).

Vintage Hohner clubs (III & Norma) are my main button squeeze. I have a closet full of 2-rows being unplayed - I guess i keep em in case I ever get back to playing for dances.

My usual...

Eric, I started with concertinas, then went to diatonics (DBA)..then I started PA because beautiful vintage Italian reeds are out of fashion and thus cheap and easily obtainable.

I was many times...