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  1. Re: Free irish Session Tunebook Out For Community Comment!

    Good work. You have, however, included many tunes by known composers whos work should be acknowledged at the very least.
  2. Re: Triplet Pick Direction When Followed by eigth notes

    If you are looking to place a triplet before the first beat of the tune -kickoff , lead-in, anacrusis- then why not try UDU / DU DU DU DU? Rather like a fiddler's up bow.
    DUD gives better rhythm...
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    Re: Bouzouki at Shopgoodwill

    Note that despite the 4 on a plate tuners, this is a trichordo bouzouki - three courses usually tuned D3D4–A3A3–D4D4.
  4. Re: Sharing my incredible thrift store find with you fine folk

    Answering my own question. A Vega mandola/ mandolin hybrid originally I think. Looks like the nut has been modified at some point. Nice instrument at an amazing price. Worth a little investment I...
  5. Re: Sharing my incredible thrift store find with you fine folk

    10 strings! Any ideas as to what this might be? Photo of the nut seems to suggests 3 x first and second courses, 2 x third and fourth.
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    Re: My Grandfather's Mandolin

    The floating (?) "Miro pickguard" seems to be a latter addition. The two pins presumably locate in holes drilled in the fingerboard. Curious as to the function of the metal bracket near the...
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    Re: Ortega Mandolin Help?

    Differences in woods ( the RMA5NA is all mahogany with an Ovangkol fretboard & bridge, whereas the RMAE40SBK is maple back and sides and neck with a spruce top with a Rosewood fretboard & bridge) and...
  8. Thread: I Spy Calton!

    by mdowlin
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    Re: I Spy Calton!

    I'd second a Carlton. The mandolin dates from 1990 and I think Dave's builds would warrant a Carlton case. That looks like one of Keith's old stickers beneath the handle. Nice looking mandolin too.
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    Re: Clifford Essex status?

    Unfortunately, Clem Vickery passed away in February. I don't know if his family intend to continue the business.
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    Re: Mandolin information

    Looks like that bridge has been glued in place. It should be free and held in place by string tension.
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    Re: Desk clamp hanger?

    RE; M19s post- The clamp hanger above is designed for use on a mic stand or similar. I think you can rotate the clamp jaws through 90 degrees so that it can be clamped on a table top. I have one,...
  12. Thread: Fossil pick

    by mdowlin
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    Re: Fossil pick

    Keith Richards' first plectrum...?
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    Re: Para DI fix/help quack?

    Any effect pedal with an input impedance of 1Meg Ohms will act as a buffer. You don't need to engage the "effect" just need to power up the pedal.

    As far as further tone shaping goes-I note that...
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    Re: "Tyrolean Lute Mandolin- 1850s"

    Maybe " Ebonised"?
  15. Re: Barnes & Mullins Banjo Mandolin - Trying to find out more abo

    As noted above, one set of 4 tuning machines has been replaced. The tailpiece also is not original, and looks like a home made replacement.
  16. Thread: Amplification

    by mdowlin
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    Re: Amplification

    Using any piezo pickup successfully requires impedance matching. The pickup signal should be fed into an input of at least 1M Ohms. I see that the Boss GE-7 has a 1M Ohm impedance, but I seem to...
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    Re: Unique Ball End to Loop End conversion

    As observed by dhergert above, the played strings appear to be loop ended. It seems to me that this installation is a solution to fitting loop strings which were otherwise too short.
    An ingenious...
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    Re: Mandolin In Elvis Songs?

    From what I can recall, he said putting the mandolin strings slightly out of tune made it sound more "Italian" ( It did!)
    At a workshop he gave here in England, he demonstrated five string banjo...
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    Re: Better Than Baggs Venue?

    Similar deal with the old Carlsboro Marlin PA heads.
    Fantastic, bombproof workhorses. The FX loop out and in sockets on the rear panel could be prone to oxidisation. Result - no signal! A bit of a...
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    Re: Question about tuning

    Hi Scott
    If tuning the Tenor banjo to GDAE then that should be one octave below
    the pitch for mandolin using strings of appropriate gauge. As stated above , the banjo's longer scale length will...
  21. Re: Could anyone give me some info on this mandolin please?

    The plectrum tucked into the strings at the tailpiece looks interesting...
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    Re: What is this mandolin?

    An interesting find. Further to the Leeds connection I remember an instrument maker/repairer called Arthur Hunt, who had a small shop on North Street at least until the mid 1970s. I wonder if his...
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