I'm going to add another vote for The Music Emporium in Lexington, Mass. It's pretty much right on the border with Boston. And I can think of one or two reasons a trip to Boston might be a lot of...
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I'm going to add another vote for The Music Emporium in Lexington, Mass. It's pretty much right on the border with Boston. And I can think of one or two reasons a trip to Boston might be a lot of...
Here's a different way to think about it. Although, first, know that all of the advice above from our mando compatriots is valid. We all agree that the G-D-G chop swap is a great tool. I use it a...
The guy had a stroke? And cannot play his mandolin anymore? Swallow it. Pay it back. Whatever small compensation you eke out of this saddened family is nothing compared to the good karma the...
The law of sinistrality...
Look what I found! I've kept this article in the original hard-shell case ($79) for 43 years. In 1979 the Japan-built Washburn M4S listed for $749 which the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation...
I bought my Washburn M4S brand new around 1981. When I bought my Colling's, it became my practice mandolin but I still play it every day and I wouldn't dream of parting with it. I removed the...
I'll weigh in on this. I've had the same issue. It's not really a problem. There are songs where I thought I would learn to play some phrases "up the neck." And did so for years. Now I find I'd like...
I think prong is exactly the right word for those things. If it's bending back it is toast. I strongly recommend that you invest in a forged tailpiece like an Allen. Not that hard to install. Like...
Nice job. A little more syncopated shuffle in the B part, I think. This old video has it played very fast, but Sierra schools it on the B part rhythm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGQ7gDrWtE
Or.....put $10 a week in a jar (or $1.43 every day you practice) and in a year sell your two mandolins, add the $500 you've saved and upgrade to one, much better mandolin. And Mr. Packard is...
I've used the iReal app on my iPhone for years now. It's an amazing tool. Did you know you can isolate several bars of a song and have them loop (play) over and over so you can focus on that section?...
There are, of course, so many to choose from. But what came first to mind for me are:
1. David Grisman Quintet - I bought my first mandolin immediately after hearing this debut classic.
2. Back...
Subarashii!
Photos in 1970 were pre-digital age. Film and Poloroid only, which did not date/time stamp. So who knows?
Try 230x. Two fingers. And with that form you can play the three most popular chords in the key of C this way:
C: 0230
F: 230x
G: 0023
As simple as it gets. More sophisticated voicings can...
Lots of good advice here from some of the most seasoned cats at the Café. Kudos.
Let me weigh in on the importance of listening, which some say you should do three times as much as you practice. ...
Manzanita was the album that proved that you don't need a banjo to play bluegrass.
Just be sure you get the cods right!
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Man, when I heard Tiny Moore on 5-string solid body with Jethro Burns on acoustic-8 playing on the David Grisman-produced vinyl album Back To Back I was sold on that electric mando sound,...
J...i had the rotator cuff surgery, right shoulder at age 62, which did not involve any bone spur reduction (subacromial decompression) work, which could prolong your recovery. (Sometimes there are...
Quot homines tot sententiae
Yes please.
That's a great point, Mike. I hadn't thought of that angle. I tried the web to see if I could find out where the Ashton Bailey tailpieces are made but no luck.
Hmmm. Could this be a Chinese-made knockoff of the Ashton Bailey $54.95 tailpiece?
http://bit.ly/2fnBTgw
Sure looks like it.
You don't lose expensive sunglasses. You wind up sitting on them. As regards the geez Louise thread herein, when I practice at home on my old Washburn M4S, I use a Wegan or a Golden Gate. When I play...