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I just bought this oval hole Mando. The sound of J74 is weak on it.
Have you some suggestions for this F4, I play mostly jazz chords and jazz melodies and improvisations ( Davis Grisman , Don...

I just discover Mangan Monel mando strings. As I usually use Mangan Phosphor Bronze on my Collings oval mandolin, I ordered one more set in Monel to use it on my Gibson 1923 Blackface Snakehead . And...

On these new sets, they change the plain steel and the core of the wound strings.

By chance I bought here in Europe 2 acoustic guitar sets ( 80/20 and Phosphor Bz. ).
Really after one day of...

In my last thread , I asked myself to use J75 on my old Gibson. Following your advises I tried some medium sets from GHS to J74. But in my reserve I kept a light set of Martin 10's . And the mandolin...

As I played before on oval hole Collings, I found that .16 for the A string sounds better. But of course it is not sure that .16 is better on a Snakehead. On my different guitars, I choose between ...

Does this old Gibson mandolin support 11.5 - 16 - 26- 41 string sets like D'addario, Mangan or heavier sets ? Or 11-40 sets like J74 are the limit for my "new" old recent purchase ? Thanks for your...

I just bought a 1924 Snakehead Gibson . I shall test many sets of strings as J74, GHS silk.bronze , GHS Osborne sets, ... as I read on previous threads. As I like very much Gibson Masterbuilt sets on...

My question is more on opportunity to alter the balance of manufacturer's set. Does anybody else on the forum already replace for instance the GHS 16 gauge for a lighter one ? Or do you prefer to use...

On my oval hole, I like the sound and feeling of GHS A260 Osborne signature set .... but for me the 016 A string is too "heavy". I imagine to replace with GHS 015 so that the final result will be 11...

I actually play a Collings MTO oval sound hole. I have the temptation of one these black Gibson Snakehead ... But does this mandolin bring something different from my Collings ? AS here in France I...

When I started playing 25 years ago, I used the round shape golden gate on my F model.
Some years later, I preferred the oval Gibson vintage model, and I used a triangular rounded shape (Clayton...

I need to buy a webcam for music lessons with Skype.
Which model to choose among Logitech, Microsoft, ...... ? Thanks for your advises.

Claude

Here are more info and a place to shop them in Europe:
http://www.jim-dunlop.co.uk/products/category/708.1.4.3.16127.9909.0.0.0?

Claude, France

:mandosmiley: Has anybody tried those picks ?
http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/Americana-pick

I play jazz on a Collings oval hole mandolin. In my local shop J74's were out of stock and I took a GHS 11-40 Bronze 80/20 set. And surprise ... , I prefer the feeling of this set, maybe because GHS...

I had the same problem with my Collings Mandolin. Here is a copy of the mails and since I followed the advise, I never met the problem:

Hello Claude.

Thank you for contacting us.
I am happy to...

I bought a set of LaBella 880M Phosphor Bronze 11-15-24-38, I put it on my oval hole Collings MTO. By comparison with J74, I like the flexibility of wound strings and this set has less tension, and I...

Hi rgp. I use it on iMac with snow Leopard. As the program is able to adapt both speed and key, I can do many things with it.
Another nice trick is to isolate a fragment, to play it as a loop, until...

I use Amazing Slow Downer. You can also change the key and (or) the tempo. They also have program for videos
and you can download a demo before buying. Here is the link : http://www.ronimusic.com/

From time to time, we encounter a great promotion or a shop stops his activity, and you can buy so many sets at a very attractive price .... Let us imagine I change my J74's each 3 months, so 4 sets...

I own a Gibson A5 2 point model from the sixties, the Jethro Burns cherry sunburst oval hole model. There is a slight sinkage of the top on the treble side and with the thumbwheel of the adjustable...

I had the same problem with J74 on my Collings MTO. I receive this answer from Collings :
"We suspect it might be caused by the end windings butting up against the leather strip that is mounted on...

I hesitate between these 2 oval soundhole mandolins to play jazz:
the Old Wave model A as a replica of Gibson Snakeheads
and a secondhand Ratliff R-4, replica of a Gibson F4, with an attractive...

As I play also mandolin and autoharp, here is a link to my videos :

http://www.myspace.com/dpquintet/videos

It is not the usual kind of music on mandolin or autoharp.

As a good starting...

Has anybody used this Oasis humidifier "ukulele" OGH5 model inside the oval soundhole of a mandolin ?