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I just ran across this thread, and I must say it startled me ;) .Thanks for the kind words, Ted Heinonen! Anyway, Eric is right: I do have a number of the Reko/Tikkanen CD's in the closet. Al Reko...

Nice music--I like it. Perhaps I am a "goblin", too. Does not sound particularly "electric" to me, although I guess I hear a little bit of distortion in the mix.

Aw, heck! I am so sorry to hear about Peter's difficulties. I first heard him play when he was probably 18 years old, one night at the New Riverside Cafe (I think) in the West Bank neighborhood of...

So cool! I love it when forms and cultures get mixed and "creole-ized".

Hey, Harper--that's a great resource! Thanks a lot.

Thanks, Robert. I'll check it out.

I've become very fond of this composition for classical guitar which I've heard on YouTube. There are several performances of the piece there, including an exquisite version by Gary Burton and Mikoto...

I've become very fond of this composition for classical guitar which I've heard on YouTube. There are several performances of the piece there, including an exquisite version by Gary Burton and Mikoto...

"First, are these USA made instruments or imports ?"

As far as I know, all National Reso-Phonic instruments are made in California.

" Also, do you expect there to be any sound diffences...

I took the National to our pseudo-Celtic folk-rock band practice this week where I usually play my beloved Godin acoustic-electric A8 mando (the mandolin that got me back to playing mandolins). The...

I've had it a week, now.

--solid, satisfying, heavy feel to it

--appears to be very well constructed; nice wood, I wish it had the antique brass (bronze?) hardware, but who wants to wait until...

I remember reading an article several years ago in which a guitarist explained how he retuned his guitar in 5ths to play fiddle tunes. The high E stayed the same, the B was tuned down to A, the G was...

It seems as if every time I post around here, it's in praise of my Godin A8 acoustic-electric mandolin. I can't help it--the thing sounds so acoustic, and yet I can turn it up and hear myself when...

Sellars--I agree with your assessment of "Back to Back." It's been a favorite of mine since I bought it in--what year was it--1980?

AlanN--where can one get that DVD of the Austin City Limits show...

I just played another gig this evening with my Godin A8. I fall in love with the little sweetheart every time I have a chance to play it in a live setting. The vocalist/guitarist that hired me (for...

The issue of your left-handedness is an interesting one. Finding a lefty mandolin will be a lot more difficult than getting a standard instrument. Learning to play right-handed will make upgrading a...

My A8 is great. It sounds more natural than any other amplified string instrument that I've ever tried or owned. I've had mine for over 2 years without any problems.

I have an oval-soundhole Joao Batista bandolim that is pretty darn nice--gently arched spruce top with rosewood back and sides. It has a trebley sound that is traditional for choro music, and I like...

Well, my usual strategy is to yell, "What the h*** key are your playin' in?" And that's the truth. What I really hate is if I'm playing bass with a dance band, and the others start a tune without...

For a time I played with some other mental health folks in the "Borderline String Band," and our listeners thought that it referred to our location along the Michigan-Wisconsin border.

Oren, MSW #...

I know a couple of guitar players that have mandolins set up this way, and use them for studio gigs, etc., where a mandolin is called for. One has a great old Gibson A, and the other (if you can...

Regarding "fiddle tunes," we are talking about music to dance to. My understanding is that the fiddle was used to play dance music for some centuries, often unaccompanied, throughout Europe. The only...

Hey Brent,

I contacted Bob, and he responded with the info. it sounds pretty good. Do you jam at Chapper's every Sunday? What are the times?

Thanks,

Oren

Hey Brent

Where's the Iron Mountain jam? I'm near Crystal Falls.

Oren

Joel,

I don't know what Herbie Hancock meant, and I don't follow bluegrass, so I won't try to comment specifically about those issues. I will say that "mandolin" music and playing seem to have...