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Radiohead, In Rainbows.

The only octave I saw in the video was the one Fletcher Brock had there. It was new but he sold it sometime on Friday.

Using lighter gauge strings with the same tuning will result in less tension, so there's definitely no chance of harming an instrument that way.

I didn't play the mandolin that Will had, but he borrowed one of his H-5s from its owner so that I could play it, and it was fantastic (as are all of his instruments that I've played). I also agree...

Villa-Lobos Piano Trios in my car, a Knut Buen (hardanger fiddle player) album in my bedroom.

I love Thomastik strings, but it seems like all the picks that I like on wound strings don't sound so great on the Thomastiks. On uncoated phosphor bronze strings my favorite pick is a Wegen TF...

My experience is that it makes a slight difference, but not an exaggerated one, not enough to make the difference between being heard and not being heard. But the low action makes a huge difference...

I will be there Friday and probably Saturday, and will be at the Cafe meet up.

The conventional wisdom for any instrument is that having to look at your hands is a crutch and a bad habit. On the other hand, as mentioned, it seems like most of the great players do it. That...

Part of the idea is that since the perfect fifth is the most stable interval, the scale derived from a series of six perfect fifths will be the most stable scale. #That scale is almost a major scale,...

They sit fine in the nut. #They are actually smaller than typical steel A strings believe it or not--most of the common sets of mando strings use .15 or .16 steel As, Thomastik mittle wound As are...

I liked that video. He uses some cool right hand effects.

If you place the tip of your thumb on the back of the neck you can wrap your hand around further and get more length out of your hands/fingers than if you grip the neck. Lots, lots more...

I was in Cotten just a few days ago, played all of the mandolins (including the Dude)...and I too liked the Kimble best. Altman was also fantastic, and easily louder, but I care a lot more about tone...

If the price makes you hesitate, take note that they last several times longer than normal strings. Longer than Elixirs even.

They were all I would use for a while. I'm using Elixirs right now...

Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land

Compared to classical and the various forms of folk music I'm into, jazz has only recently become an interest of mine, so I am as new to playing swing and bop as to free and avant jazz. As I...

In my opinion, based on extensive experience playing a lot of instruments in both price range--yes.

The other thing is to try them and see for yourself.

Yeah, there is some here and there, and I've liked most of what I've heard at least a little. #I was in the tiny minority who actually enjoyed the 'Yob Cultcha' youtube video, for example. #I would...

I agree. And for the record, I really like Sam Bush's rhythm playing. But actually what I was referring to in Ashley's playing is not so much her rhythm or right hand technique as the modal chord...

I need to get a new nut cut for my Daley...I was going to have Sim do it but I didn't realize he was out of town. Do you know how long he's gone for?

I will be there at least one day. If anyone is going to be there with a mandola, please PM me, I am in the market for one right now so I'm trying to play as many as possible to help me figure out...

I'm sorry the thread went in the direction it did, if you read the original post hopefully you will see this is not what I had in mind when I started it. I will try to pick my words more carefully or...

At the end of the day, there is no more "right" answer to any of this than that players get a certain sound, and some people like it and some people don't. #You can make a more objective critique of...

I owned the Statman CD, when I bought it I thought I was going to like it based on whatever everyone said about it, and I was disappointed. #Everyone talks about Statman being this technical virtuoso...