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I've been curious about octaves for a while now. I play mostly classical/baroque, and I would love to try out some cello transcriptions on an octave. (Why OM instead of mandocello, you didn't ask?...

I just tried the Wegen Dipper in 1.2 mm, and it's pretty great! I'll probably try it in 1.4 as well.

I've also tried all three thicknesses of the Wegen "mandolin" picks (M100, M150, and M200), but...

No need to buy packs of three. I order individual picks through Strings by Mail.

I've tried out a lot of different picks, and every time I try new strings, I go through all my picks again to get a...

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I'm almost finished with this first round of strings, and I decided to broaden the scope of my comparison. I took into consideration some of the recommendations made here (i.e. Curt Mangan...

Not a mandolin album, but I think MCers will appreciate this one:

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I revisited it this morning, and I was just blown away. It's a really good time :)

Do you have any recommended texts on realizing basso continuo parts? There are so many pieces written for melody + bc, and it would be fun to try those out as a mandolinist with a keyboardist,...

I just restrung my oval hole with La Bella silvers yesterday, and I also hated them at first. I think they're starting to open up, so I can't really tell which way it's gonna go.

In my experience,...

I second the recommendation for Eastman oval holes, as well as the recommendation for trying out a bunch of picks of varying shapes and thicknesses. Strings by Mail lets you purchase picks...

I bought my first mandolin about eight years ago. It was kind of an impulse buy, and it was maybe the second cheapest option available. It seemed OK to me at the time. I actually remember going into...

The JackTrip website, which jefflester shared earlier, has a really great explainer on internet latency. As others have noted, there's no getting around it, but there are ways to minimize it.
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That's OK, I'm also too scared to change strings or the action height myself! I have a great luthier a couple miles away from me, so I just take my mandolin to him whenever I want anything done,...

Are there local teachers in your area offering private lessons over Zoom? For instance, I'm based in the Bay Area, and I'm taking online lessons through the San Francisco Community Music Center. I...

This looks pretty promising! Have you tried it out yet?

Peterson has a "sweetener" for mandolin, but I haven't used it. Does anyone know if it is intended to produce a wet effect?

After a cursory Google search, it seems the only surefire way to get more Calvo CDs is direct from the label: https://www.lafollia.com/commande.html

I think I've listened to Tröster's Nakano album three times in the last two days! Truly amazing. I think I'm going to try learning Drei Studien (as they are seemingly the most approachable of these...

Has anyone listened to Florentino Calvo's recordings on La Follia Madrigal? I really enjoyed his performances of François Laurent's Quatre courtes pièces (from Mandoline), and Heinrich Konietzny's...

Thanks for sharing! I'll check this out.

Just another thing I wanted to throw out there for others' consideration: since I read treble and bass clef, but not alto or tenor clef, I'd love to see...

Mel Bay and Hal Leonard have a pretty substantial selection of mandolin arrangements/tab of various classical works, but it seems they're mostly in the realm of anthology/sampler. I'm sort of a...

Thanks, Jim. I think you're right—that is probably what a violinist would do. That first chord in m 39—w the 1 on Eb, 3 on D, and 2 on G—is already pretty stretchy for me, so I'm not sure I have the...

Hey keitho, I was also a student when I bought my first mandolin. I got what was at the time (nearly) the cheapest instrument available (like, maybe one teensy step above a $50 Rogue). It was a lot...

Follow-up to my previous thread: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/152123-Adapting-violin-music-for-mandolin

So I'm working on the first Telemann Violin Fantasia, and the second movement...

Has anyone listened to this record? I'm revisiting it after seeing this thread. I can't find much info on the ensemble, but I'm fairly certain they're playing modern instruments.
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I use a D'Addario quick-release into a Levy's strap.

Oval hole/mahogany? My guess is Eastman MD404. In any case, I am curious to hear how mahogany sounds on a mandolin; I'm so used to the typical spruce/maple combo.

I've only played medium-gauge...