Perhaps you are just "opening up."
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Perhaps you are just "opening up."
I have just recently finished builds on three mandos...a recent post what if any four string instruments were out there----to builders crafting 4 string I offer this encouragement. I find the four...
I get tired of folks denigrating ALL mandos made overseas. The Eastman/Breedlove and other makers can be outstanding. Mandoplumb (above) nails it on the head...one has to play several to find that...
I have built several mandos as 4 string instruments. I find them easy to play and have not noticed a lack of volume....capable of holding their own during jams. My fingers are like sausages and I...
I just spoke with a friend who lives in Burlington. Burlington has a robust music scene with festivals and opportunities to play street music at Church Street Market Place. Contact administrators...
Start your own---easy to initiate---visit a local music store and start by putting up fliers. Visit the local library, the Parks and Rec. and any senior centers to determine if a venue is available....
A musical sound once thought to be heard only in our heads as a quirk of the ear is actually real. Violins, and especially higher quality and older instruments, can produce them more strongly. ...
Oak Grove Jam---April 1, Saturday at 4:00 Bluegrass/Newgrass/rRock/Gospel/Americana/Folk/Blues/Country.
Acoustic no amps. All are welcome.
Open door to all who want to gather to make/enjoy music.
Dance with the gal you brung to the JAM. I organize our jams around whoever wants to show up to make music--non judgmental playing/sharing of our passion for filling the room with sound. Our...
So---we now have OT snobs? I have organized open door jams--I have never been asked to minimize my participation or refine jams because of the playing of chop chords. Music is supposed to bring...
Charles E......Wow...I seemed to have hit a nerve. The written description seemed to make many claims--I simply wondered if any builders had tried this device---if so, what outcomes? Are you...
I do not know if the intention was to increase tension--perhaps the spring was intended to have a sympathetic response to the strings?
Have any builders added the spring resonator device featured in the home page of "On this date, November 5" Featured is the patent drawing submitted for patent in 1901. What opinions, knowledge,...
Are Carpathian Spruce and Norway Spruce the same critter? I received a nice top set marked as Carpathian----is this equivalent to European Spruce?
Does anyone out there in mando world have the TAB for the Run Through The Jungle riff?
Some folks have a great ear and can figure it out on their own--I am one of the challenged ones, however, and...
Ray(T)----a bit unfair assessment. Results for using Aquila Strings "Soprano Fifths" on a soprano uke depends on your goals. I enjoy strumming the uke tuned GDAE with the Aquila strings ---perhaps...
10 degrees off of perpendicular IMOH is not enough to be of concern. There might be a slight apparent width between each growth ring but you are well within reasonable as far as using this as tone...
"To make a long story short?" Just play the dang tune.
I have been attending this JAM occasionally on Fridays for past ten years...Asked Sally and LuAnne how many years that the JAM has been held without interruption. 35 years--every Friday night for...
June 12th at 5:30. We meet every third week at Oak Grove Grange. Non-judgmental---Folk,Blues, Bluegrass, Rock, Country Western, Gospel, Newgrass, 12 Bar Blues, Americana.
All levels of skill are...
May 1st, Sunday. We had a good turn out in March---now we are getting together again at Oak Grove Grange at 5:30 to raise the roof. All are welcome, Bluegrass/Newgrass, Folk, Gospel, Blues.
IMHO---Irishmando's guitar is in relatively pristine condition if compared to Willy Nelson's "Trigger." It now has the honorable well earned patina that makes it more desirable to some.
Starting up our monthly JAM on March 27th at 5:30 Oak Grove Grange. We have been on hiatus waiting for healthier times--we are ready to play music again. Bluegrass/Newgrass/Country/Gospel/Blues no...
Wow---played and sung with confidence. You have a distinctive voice and I particularly liked the refreshing breaks . I hope that you continue to post songs.
I play for an audience of one-me. When I do play at jams I chop on the 2 and 4 and sing harmony. I have also adopted the B.B. King method ....play the instrument and don't sing or sing but don't...