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  1. Re: Drop-In Replacement tuners for an Eastman 315?

    Yes, I replaced the Pingwells on my MDA-315 with Schallers, and the outer holes had to be relocated. The old holes are visible.
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    Re: How do you like your armrests (aesthetically)

    I have a sunburst flame maple Dr Arm on my SilverAngel, and an ebony Cumberland on my Eastman MDA-315. The ebony would work on the SA (except it’s a rosewood fingerboard/bridge), but the sunburst...
  3. Re: Mandola - Tonedexter Settings & Pickup Questions

    Side note - the last version of the software no longer does the feedback correction in any slot.

    I tried Mandola in both the lower and higher banks, and it definitely sounds better in the lower,...
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    Re: I just got given this....

    You are better off using tenor banjo strings than mandolin strings. Use the lightest you can find.

    “Agreeable sound” - I am a fan of banjo-mandolins (but then, I like old string and jug band...
  5. Thread: Monel strings

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    Re: Monel strings

    Deleting an ignorant hasty post. Ignore.
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    Re: DPA body clip - tightness

    The clip is fixed to the instrument body, the mic (which is mounted on a gooseneck) fits in the clip. DPA makes mounts for a wide variety of instruments. If you search for “DOA 4099 guitar” you’ll...
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    Re: DPA body clip - tightness

    I use the cello clip instead - I’ve never been able to get the guitar mount to stay put. I mount the cello clip in the strings between the tailpiece and bridge. Much less fussy, more secure. I...
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    Re: VERY quiet mandolin for practicing?

    I use a violin mute like this - http://nwttbb.biz/ADS-PIC/40000000/40086641/40086641_2.jpg - on my tenor banjo, which has stopped the bitter, annoyed complaints from my wife when I practice. I tried...
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    Re: Tube preamp for direct e mando recording?

    Good choice. That’s a piece of gear for the long term.
  10. Re: Should one learn mandolin/mandola before tenor banjo/guitar?

    Based on this, as a mandola, mandolin, and trad jazz tenor player, I recommend a plectrum banjo. The advantage is that plectrum banjos are in low demand, so it is easy to get high-quality vintage...
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    Re: ID Mandolin Player with Steve Goodman 1976

    I tnought it looked a little like Steve Burgh, who played with Goodman some, but there’s too much hair.
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    Re: Tube preamp for direct e mando recording?

    The ART is a good example of what I mentioned earlier. It’s a solid state preamp with a tube run in ‘starved plate’ mode (low voltage). The tube is used to add a bit of distortion to a solid state...
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    Re: JJB pickup in an Eastman MDA-315

    Yes, I installed a JJB in a Loar LH-700 a few years ago, and Jesse was very quick and patient to answer some questions I had. I don’t have that guitar anymore (I found a vintage Epi) but it sounded...
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    Re: Tube preamp for direct e mando recording?

    If you are using a DAW it might be cheaper to try VST (or whatever) plugins first. Digital modeling has gotten pretty darn good. There are plenty of mic preamp plugins out there, free and not free. I...
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    Re: B flat diminished 7 vrs. C# diminished 7

    My own ignorant take on it -

    Dim7s are often used as passing chords. For example, in the last half of the second measure of a fast-change blues, when the IV moves to the I. There’s (almost?)...
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    Re: JJB pickup in an Eastman MDA-315

    Yeah, I made five quick wave maps and picked the best of them. I will spend more time and make more careful maps, but even so I can live with this. And you are right, the eq on the TD helps.
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    Re: JJB pickup in an Eastman MDA-315

    Another using the ToneDexter this time

    https://youtu.be/5sU7x0kZdX4
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    JJB pickup in an Eastman MDA-315

    I installed a pickup in my Eastman mandola. I made a little video in which you can hear the difference between a DPA4099 condenser, the direct pickup sound, and the sound of the pickup through an...
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    Re: Eastman mandola, C course

    Hmm, I had time today to refit the bridge, change the strings, play with the action, and while I was at it add a pickup. I have the lighter D’As on it now and it’s just fine. I should have waited...
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    Re: Eastman mandola, C course

    Hmm, I could put the 049s from the lighter set on it and see what happens.
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    Eastman mandola, C course

    Hi folks

    I recently purchased a new Eastman MDA-315 mandola. I am generally satisfied with it; mandolas are scarce (especially here in Europe) and the Eastman is quite a value.

    However, I am...
  22. Thread: Pick spin

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    Re: Pick spin

    https://content.oppictures.com/Master_Images/Master_Variants/Variant_1500/59964.JPG
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Here’s something I did a year ago February, with some mandolin content. It was very quickly done.

    https://youtu.be/b6l_hf8--XQ
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    Re: Astroturf Noise

    As someone who still has LPs from Captain Beefheart, The Residents, Snakefinger, and MX-80 Sound in my collection (although they don’t get played often anymore) this doesn’t sound too out there. But...
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    Re: The mandolin: Instrument of the year, 2023

    The “Wandervogelbewegung:”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandervogel
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