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"Appalachian Journey" - Alan Lomax

I detect sarcasm.

Soundposts is a static yes or no question where the great majority here agrees on no.

Straps picks strings - dozens and dozens of ever changing options.

That's why.

Those are good things.

Two or three voicings is realistic for mandolin, it isn't a guitar, it's got only four strings and no duplicates.
And "obscure" chords are worth knowing about and trying....

That's okay, you're still welcome to the forum. ;)

It's okay. I blew my attempt for the record by replying to myself.

Anyhow, I have to confess I prefer answers!

Venetian! I was blanking out on the term & it was driving me crazy.

Light plain strings (all unwound) at the moment. I have a D'Addario EJ66 set I'm planning to use (80/20 bronze, 10-14-22w-32)....

Looks like I'm going to set a record for Most Views Without A Reply. (856 so far.)
Hey wait, this one doesn't count!

Fifteen posts and nobody's figured out a way to blame Gibson for this?

Date, condition, suggested stringing - all thoughts welcome.
A little background - I own it; it's been sitting around in its (non-original) case for years; the cracks in back seem stable; any...

There is also a 2002 model (F style) listed in the Classifieds.

What tuning did Rabon Delmore use?

Does anyone have contact information for Pete Hart? I have one of his mandolins I am thinking of selling and would like to ask him what kind of woods he used, etc. (I bought it used long ago & don't...

If anyone is interested, Buckeye #25 is up for sale in the Classifieds.

The Buckeye pictured in posts 1 and 7 above is now listed in the Cafe's Classified section. ("Buckeye Mandolin, Perfect Condition")

Better in what way?

Some people maintain the frets, others remove them.

So Babe Ruth was a better hitter than Rabbit Maranville cause he spent more time practicing?

:)):)):)):))

Talent is real.

This is why I play mandolin:


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"When the World's on Fire" by the Carter Family, 1930:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxo-zayI6tE

"Her husband" actually has a name.

http://www.justinmoses.com/

Do You Play ALL of Your Mandolins Regularly?

All one of them, yeah.

It's guitar players who need to have one with mahogany back & sides, and one just the same but with rosewood back & sides,...

Try playing them with a pick instead of a bow & then report back.

Thanks! Lemme tellya, I could put a sock drawer full of socks in this guy & it would still be loud enough to get people complaining to the condo board. But it sure is fun to mess around with.


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Thank you all!
Actually I'm thinking of trying it on a banjo-mandolin. Figured it might mellow out the sound just a bit more than the usual banjo-style bridges.
Adjustable is by no means a...