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    Re: Schertler DYN-V on a cello?

    I have a DYN-V, and use it on Mandolin, Mandocello and Mandobass. It works well on all 3 (one at a time, obviously).
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    Re: DYN-M Preamp

    Correct, the impedance of a DYN-M is much lower than a piezo pickup. Electrically, it looks much like a microphone. If you plug into a 1/4" jack, you will probably need to use an impedance...
  3. Re: Question for notation-reading CGDAE-instrument players

    C -- but I play Liuto Cantabile and Mandocello so bass clef is natural. A is horrible. Nobody wants to count that many ledger lines, and sight-reading it would be a crap shoot. B is acceptable,...
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    Re: The Christmas Song

    Hey Don -- thanks for posting the transcription. I've really enjoyed the process of getting it (mostly) under my fingers.
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    Re: Transciption for mandola

    Why is notation for the mandola/octave mandolin/Irish bouzouki written in octave treble clef? Surely TENOR clef is the correct clef to use for this instrument. It fits the range of the instrument...
  6. Re: Mandola in a Bluegrass/Americana Ensemble

    Here is a video (assuming that I embedded it correctly) of a guitar, 2 mandos and a dola playing St. Anne's Reel. The angle isn't great, but you can see enough of the fret board to make out the...
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    Re: Savarez/D'Addario String Combination

    Bill -- I played Mandocello with the PMO, so it wasn't an issue. It seems to me that you can either put the "tonal divide" between plain and wound strings between the D and the A (with most sets),...
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    Re: Savarez/D'Addario String Combination

    Back when I played with the Providence Mandolin Orchestra (1996-1998), the "standard load" on the L&H mandolins was a set of Savarez Argentine's with a Thomasik A (flat-wound).
  9. Re: 1951 Epiphone K-5 Style mandocello -- now a reality

    Bernie:
    Nice job. I bet she sounds as good as she looks, especially with the slightly longer scale length.
  10. Re: Playing mandolin through guitar effect pedals / using amp eff

    Did you try one of these? ;)

    http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o86/woster5000/fx/bossts1.jpg
  11. Re: Difference between gibson K1 and K2 mandocello

    I have a black K-1. It has a truss-rod, and a post-Loar style bridge. The Gibson serial # database put it at about 1928 (which is at least consistent with its construction.
  12. Any Mandolin Ensembles in/around Brussels?

    Unless something truly unexpected happens, I will be spending the next 6 months in Brussels, on sabbatical leave at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Does anyone know of any mandolin (or mandocello)...
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    Re: "universal" notation

    OK, but whose tab system? French, German, Italian, Spanish.....:confused:
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    Re: CMSA En Masse group photo

    This year, the Canadian Club, a pick-up band of Canadians (and a few honourary Canadians) performed at the Open Mic. Thanks to Sue McLaughlin for organizing the group, and to Johanna Hebing for...
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    Re: CMSA En Masse group photo

    You mean something like this
    DalZ25LIJ6c"]video

    Assuming that I got the embedded link to work of course -- if not, its
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DalZ25LIJ6c
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    Re: "universal" notation

    Alternately, you could call Bill Notation "Ukrainian" ;)

    There are Ukrainian orchestras all across Canada (well from about Toronto to Vancouver). They all seem to be based on Mandolin family...
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    Re: Alison Stephens

    I played through it on mandocello last night. Using the cello, and playing a 5th down, darkens the sound a bit so the result might have been a bit more melancholy than intended -- or perhaps it was...
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    Re: Anybody use a Schertler DYN-M?

    I use a Dyn-V on both mandolin and mandocello. It has a short cord to a mini-plug, and then a longer cord from the mini-plug to an XLR connector. I usually hook the mini-plug over my belt, to...
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    Re: Introduction and mandocello questions

    Yes, mandocellos tend to sustain practically forever. Sometimes, it's a good thing, and it adds depth to the sound, until the harmony changes. Try to dampen all 4 strings with a flat finger --...
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    Re: Social Playing

    I see that you are in Vancouver WA (not BC), so Seattle might be an easier commute than either Vancouver BC or Victoria. You might try the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra.
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    Re: Bach - Fuga from Sonata no. 1 in g

    Nice job -- I've tried to learn this a couple of times, but lacked the persistence/patience (or perhaps skill) to get it anything close to acceptable. Maybe it's time to try again -- thanks for the...
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    Re: New Weber Octar (D-hole) in the house!

    Yes, I saw an F-holed Octar at CMSA this year. That was exactly my impression -- about a 95% scale copy of a K-5 mandocello.
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    Re: Starting out on Mandocello

    I agree with Yvonne, the pinky is essential. I find that I tend to use either 124 or 134, depending on where the semitones lie (i.e. 1 finger covers 1 fret, except that the index finger can extend...
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    Re: Starting out on Mandocello

    I started playing mandocello to fill a void in an orchestra. I joined shortly after their last mandocellist had moved away (it was a primarily English speaking group in Montreal, so there were lots...
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    Re: Lament for Kosovo

    Nice Job! Fantastic playing and conducting. The orchestra moves as one being, and manages to turn on a dime in between contrasting sections. Very dramatic.
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