Duke said:
Re: Brilliant learning resource from Duke Sharp
Thanks Ron, very much appreciated! How's the pentatonic keyboard workout coming?
Duke
Hi Duke,
Sixteen months into learning the...
Type: Posts; User: Ron McMillan
Duke said:
Re: Brilliant learning resource from Duke Sharp
Thanks Ron, very much appreciated! How's the pentatonic keyboard workout coming?
Duke
Hi Duke,
Sixteen months into learning the...
I've since gotten to know Duke quite well, partly because the Covid crisis has meant he has spent the last year here in North Thailand. He is a real gent with a huge basis of musical knowledge that...
One I made years ago from a cheap neck rest (I think meant for use when receiving a massage), a piece of timber cut to size and some leather.
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One thread from a few years ago is here
I added two photos to the response above.
[Edited: made a couple of pictures; note that that is not glue around the bracket, it is stray metal polish from when I cleaned up the top of the bracket, which gets a bit corroded over time; maybe...
My custom-made carbon fiber A5 has had zero trouble dealing with the frequently brutal climate in North Thailand, though I have been careful never to leave it in a car for any length of time. It has...
That looks and sounds wonderful, Gary. Fantastic work.
An interesting article from Rolling Stone about how Taylor guitars are seeking out alternative, unglamorous sources for quality woods.
I enjoyed your clip. The Levins from the forties and fifties are really sweet. I envy you that acquisition.
Looks wonderful, sounds very fine.
I haven't made any for a while, but I used to make exactly what the OP is talking about, using 4mm leather strips braided into a four-part round braid learned from a youtube clip. I gave some of them...
Let's spare a moment for Dennis when he tries to sell that Collings after all this publicity about its shortcomings.
I am fairly sure that such an enquiry doesn't belong on the forum, and should go in the Classifieds.
Jenn Butterworth and Laura Beth Salter are lecturers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. This concert broadcast from home isolation in Glasgow, and complete with fine mandolin content, was just...
With many gigs and tours being cancelled, opportunities to support top professionals by taking advantage of online lessons may be about to rise sharply.
I do know a US tour by top...
You need to go into edit mode / Go Advanced and sort out the photograph. The attachment hasn't been done correctly.
If you hang around long enough, eventually you might get answers based on your questions, not on your photo :)
You have already identified the biggest drawback of Pelicans, their considerable...
How about the instruments on a Mandolin Rushmore?
Gibson, Monteleone, Gilchrist, Kemnitzer?
Good work, Gunnar. You will find that when making a round braid strap, if you make the braid much tighter, the result is the strong, round, rope-like effect you might want. Your very loose braid...
John - look up 'mystery braid' on YouTube. It's made from a flat piece of leather (like a belt) with parallel cuts made along its length, except for short uncut tabs at each end. Then you do a lot of...
I know I'm like a broken record, but I think you're selling your instruments short by continually showing bluegrass/trad clips that, in my humble opinion, don't really allow the tonal qualities of...
This the video I keep going back to when I forget how to make round (rope-like) braid from four strands of fabric or leather.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0afO40tsqAc
I've had fun making a few different designs, some flat, others braided. The braiding techniques can easily be round on YouTube by searching for 'four strand leather braiding' or similar. Some designs...
I don't think my friend, blues mandolin maestro Bert Deivert will mind me sharing this video that he just put on a blues mandolin Facebook page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmkd_0qZZ-g