There is interest at work in getting a few of us musicians together @ lunch to try to gig a bit. There are a few guitarists, one keyboard, one guy who knows violin. The keyboard and violin guy are...
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There is interest at work in getting a few of us musicians together @ lunch to try to gig a bit. There are a few guitarists, one keyboard, one guy who knows violin. The keyboard and violin guy are...
Here's an odd one for you.
Playing away the other day and noticed the intonation seemed off on the E at the 8th fret. It was dull, with notably shorter sustain than the same string at the 7th or...
Thanks guys! I found this link, which shows a clip of active brain function while listening to music:
https://best-alzheimers-products.com/music-and-the-brain.html
Looking for a good YT or TED or other video that shows the effect of playing music using functional MRI imaging. I saw one a few years ago -- it might have been in the Atlantic or Harper's magazine...
Don't forget The Dog!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4L_hj-QwU
After a 100-mile bike ride, dehydrated, exhausted and in too much of a hurry to bother tuning up...with Joe, trying out some of his artwork:...
I started the J-72s but I think they are too heavy overall. Switched to John Pearse octave mandolin strings (0.012, 0.021, 0.032 and 0.045)
The 1914 Gibson mandola I inherited from dad was a bad shape when I got it. The top had sunken and one of the sides was coming apart. My luthier did magic and turned potential kindling back into a...
A mando I recently ordered, an oval hole, comes standard with a 1-3/16 neck (at the nut). My other machines of noise are all 1-1/8. So I am wondering: Are wider neck instruments any easier to barre...
Congrats! Thanks to Jim Garber for recommending 11/40 nickle-steel strings. I messed around with J73, J74, John Pearse and was never quite satisfied. the 11/40s have the right balance of...
THanks--yes, by "modern sound" I mean the result, in part, of a cantilevered fret board, and attaching to the body above fret 12. Many, but not all, modern versions tend to project a bit more than...
Thanks guys--I mean an F-style with an oval hole -- which may or may not be "an F4"! Joining at 12 or 13th fret is fine. My sister plays a MF-0 is it it lovely all the way up the neck. It is...
Would appreciate advice from the cognoscenti hereby gathered. For a few years I have been enjoying a lovely F-hole two-point. Each time I play a bit, my wife comments that she likes the mandola...
i think I'm going to chance the StewMac Golden Age version. Looks like the Gibson cover will slide on top of that. If it lasts the next 107 years, I won't complain but can't vouch for my heirs.
Very clever!
Was tuning my 1914 'dola last night and the G string popped. Peeled open the tailpiece to discover the little metal prong has given up after 107 years. Others are also bending so they are not long...
THe Alessis are beautiful. Are they as silky as they look?
https://alessituningmachines.it/
Not exactly and apples-to-apples comparison but... my sister has an MF-0 and we have both played vintage F4s. The difference comes down to a haunted-old-guy tone vs, to newer, crisper modern tone....
Looking for advice on Waverly tuners. My Weber Absaroka has Schallers and they are all smooth and easy to turn. They have a little slack in the gearing, and you have to over-turn slightly to come...
Mando bar, thanks for the tip. I just confirmed from Curt Mangan that, except for the E, their tension is indeed lower. Here is the comparison for lights:
J73 Mangan
(pounds)
...
Thanks Jim. Joe delivered it with J74s.
It's x-braced, and I asked Joe to make the top finish blond. Hard to tell in this photo, but the top is lighter than his usual finish. The pick-guard is completely cantilevered from the based of...
Thank you! I was not aware that string tension varied by brand. I thought it was just by gauge. Are there others that are lower tension?
Would appreciate some wisdom. I recently came into a new Due, which is way beyond my present abilities and I hope will force me to give it its due (no pun intended). It is still green and I have...
Love the idea of international safety yellow and its sense of urgency. "S'cuse me folks, mandolin comin through, s'cuse me..."