This is fantastic. Thank you, Jake! Just subscribed to your Youtube channel, and now I need to get back to work :whistling: , but I will be digging in on this as soon as I wrap up work for the day...
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This is fantastic. Thank you, Jake! Just subscribed to your Youtube channel, and now I need to get back to work :whistling: , but I will be digging in on this as soon as I wrap up work for the day...
Perfect, mine is a 23 inch scale as well. Thanks Bernd!
I'm relatively new (~1 year) to octave mando, playing a Pono MND-20C. The standard string set that came on it, which I stayed with so far, is .012, .022, .032, .046.
- Now, using the advice in...
Higher - looking at trying a .009 string for that - the “regular” A string is a .022.
I am going to experiment with possible doing an octave pairing on my A course as well. I don't suppose any of you have tried that and have advice?
I just followed this advice and it is working out really well so far - thank you folks!
Congratulations on a wonderful instrument, Al!
I recently got the same Pono model, with the only difference being a cutaway, and I love it. It's my first octave mando, and is motivating me to...
Hiya! Please change my name to Dylan Hatch. Cheers!
/hXGAZgFBFzc
YASSSS - thank you Doug! Latest (second) vid (from post a couple up on this thread), this time properly posted!!!
Y'know pheffernan, I thought your advice on imbedding vids was the silver bullet for me, but I always get an error showing when I try to view the video that _looks_ like it imbedded so smoothly this...
https://youtu.be/hXGAZgFBFzc
All righty, I'm ~5 days in on my octave mando adventure, and here's some progress on a tune. Still rough and slow, and I can't remember the name of the tune for the...
https://youtu.be/f-Vyzy9WILY
Theeeere we go. Thanks pheffernan!
I will second @gortnamona's opinion - if you haven't already purchased, take a look at Pono's. Just got one (my first octave), based on some solid advice from an experienced friend, and I am...
Thanks - I'm VERY excited!
I tried to post that video using the forum video imbed tool, but it didn't show up (when I pasted that same share link into the tool which I ended up just using raw in the edited post).
Any ideas on...
All righty. Being inspired by many brave folks on these forums, I am sharing a video of me showing and playing my new octave mandolin a bit, even though it feels quite awkward.
Short version? It...
Woot! Congratulations on the new adventure!
I just purchased an octave mando, my first stretch outside standard mandolin, and I am waiting for it to arrive! I think I maybe have the easier...
You guessed it, tax return time! My incredible wife suggested we might turn that into an octave mandolin, and I was off to the races :)
After a fair amount of research, and then a recommendation...
I like to use Super FFcP for a warmup, almost every practice. I do like variety in my practice routine, but a little established ritual is cool too. I play one "round" of Super FFcP to start off...
I'm in!
Now I'm going to go listen to Half Moondog again. If I don't win this CD, I have a feeling I'll be buying it soon. Thanks Cafe - you keep putting cool stuff in front of me!
Here's my two cents on the jig picking pattern (it's been a while since I put in my 2 cents - I'm excited!)
I focus mostly on DUD DUD - I find it's a great, pulsing "home base" to operate from.
I...
Welcome to the fun, LoneStarMondolin!
Good advice above. I worked through the third finger position first, then the 4th finger position, then the 1st finger, and lastly the second finger...
I would do some work with FFcP(Four Finger Closed Position) exercises from Ted(one of the moderators here).
Check them out here.
I will let some others chime in(hopefully) on best ways to...
Hello Narayan,
I am interested to hear the responses to this myself - I love Celtic music(although I realize "Celtic" is a very broad term), and I also want to develop my abilities to play those...
Sweeeeeeeeet! With some very good help from our fearless leader, The Tichenor himself, I have now uploaded my song! Hurrah!
OK, don't get toooooo excited until you listen to it. Like I said,...