... no !,...the F-3 is a legitimate designated style of Gibson Mandolin,..(nothing to do with "points"),...I have an old Gibson catalog that lists it and shows pic of it !
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... no !,...the F-3 is a legitimate designated style of Gibson Mandolin,..(nothing to do with "points"),...I have an old Gibson catalog that lists it and shows pic of it !
...many other things you should do instead of messing with the tail piece !...-proper attention to bridge and saddle are paramount !....also neck relief is very important !
...would recommend that you NEVER "pat your foot",...you MUST train yourself to chop on the OFF-beat !...that IS a prerequisite to mandolin playing -period !...-(MAPLE VALLEY BOYS B G...
...on an F-style mando I recommend G-.040 or .041; D-.026; A-.016; E-.011 or .0115 .
...duh !,...all mandolins' speaking length -from nut to saddle, are supposed to be identical,...i.e. -13-7/8 inches !...this length can be stretched somewhat on the bass side to facilitate proper...
...I have mentioned before that, on one occasion, Bill borrowed a '53 F-12 from a guy named Bill Thomas, who lived around Dickson, Tenn.,...while his Loar was being worked on
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...Bill's early playing (with Charlie) should be considered somewhat elementary compared to REAL bluegrass standards !..We can be thankful that the two parted ways when they did !...Bill's talent and...
...the f-5 didn't have a "longer scale" than the F-7,...just more frets free of body ! ..all mandolins should have a scale length of 13-7/8 inches, or there about !
....Bill did record quite a lot of Jimmie's songs,...one in particular is WHEN THE CACTUS IS IN BLOOM,...however, Bill insisted on using the incorrect grammar ! by using the 'plural' verb...
...you mean to say 'Roll ALONG Kentucky Moon'..not -"roll on" ?...where have you heard "many lyrics" ?...all I have heard are the lyrics on
the record ?...don't see any significant comparison...
...never heard the report of TWO D-28s ?,...??...possibly some confusion ?
....-wrong !,...that recoding was well after the days when Charlie and Bill were together !
[QUOTE=allenhopkins;979754]Here's the version of the "Georgia Rose" story as told in Richard Smith's Monroe bio, Can't You Hear Me Callin' (p. 107-8):
"And for parts of two summers, in 1949 and...
,,,can't add much inre to the '42 A-50,...however, inre to the "50s F-12",...-it was owned by a man named Bill Thomas who lived around Dickson, TN,...think it was a '52 F-12 !...Mr.Thomas loaned it...
...please explain what is meant by "using a capo" when changing strings,
...it is common knowledge that F & S tuned a half-step above standard on many of their recordings, why is this fact causing so much difficulty ? The banjo and guitar can adjust to this simply by...
[QUOTE=dhergert;1557732]There's a lot of discussion about this among bluegrass banjo forums too. Debate really. I don't think anyone knows for sure how it started, be it intentional or accidental,...
....you really mean -..."I [couldn't] care less",...instead of "I COULD care less" !
....for what MY memory serves me,...the above is incorrect inre to at least three mentioned: can't remember seeing either Lambert , or Charlie Bailey with oval-hole ?
...I'm afraid the record will show that Curly's singing outshone his picking !...Curly was mostly a 'tremolo' picker...as opposed to someone who picks the individual notes that make up a melody !
...you may listen to 'my' picking pattern by googling up MAPLE VALLEY BOYS .
...first you tell me what you mean by "picking patterns" ?
....One of the first things to be understood is,...-music 'theory' is NOT THEORY,...it is FACT !...the THREE most important things to do are -homework, homework, homework !. in order to achieve some...
...you don't mean the "major chop is on the (down) beat" do you ? The proper chop is on beats 2 and 4 , in 4/4 time, and on beats 2 and 3 in 3/4 time !...and for the record....-NEVER chop "up" !
..."chopping" should be taken very seriously !...a bluegrass mandolinist's playing should consist of about 85% chop to 15% pick !....always use a 4-fingered chop when possible, never less than 3...