Thanks for posting this! Noticed that on 2 out of 3 tunes Chris is playing his AL Smart mandola. It sounds great and I love the slightly darker/thicker texture.
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Thanks for posting this! Noticed that on 2 out of 3 tunes Chris is playing his AL Smart mandola. It sounds great and I love the slightly darker/thicker texture.
Well, now, that would be the next logical step, wouldn't it? ;)
I was able to commission an A-style mandolin from Andrew Mowry back in 2009, a decision based on all the great things I read about his work here on the Cafe (in addition to seeing Andrew's generous...
Wow, you are aptly named, Explorer! :)
It actually sounds & feels really good. I think the large body of the drednought helps in producing the very low tones, and the longer scale (25.4") keeps the strings from feeling too flabby. I'm...
Low to high: CGGDAE
It sounds great on my Martin dred, and I find I can navigate it better than most alternate tunings, BECAUSE. . . the 4 high strings are basically an octave mandolin: GDAE.
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Very cool track, Andrew. And some beautiful instruments, too!!
Love this! Beautiful playing, Ashley.
Wow, this is truly a beautiful record. Congratulations, Ashley!!
One answer to the question of "where to start" would be with Mike Marshall. Here's a favorite video that shows him trading solos on a fiddle tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdq6Nw1Qc8U
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Happy Birthday, and big time thanks to Scott and Mods for building and maintaining the best site on the Web! :-)
Here's the one-piece back on my Mowry A. I love how much there is going on in the maple figure!
The record label is listed as Cactus Breakfast Records, the googling of which reveals a bandcamp page with a whole series of these recordings: https://cactusbreakfastrecords.bandcamp.com/
I...
Hope you'll post pics of the A2 as well. You did a really nice job of photographing the A1!
Happy playin'!
Very cool! How's it sound??
I find ASD pretty convenient and effective on my iPhone. You can easily import songs from your iTunes library for use in ASD. I'm sure you can do something similar on Android phones, too. Having...
You might try contacting the family here:
http://www.thepinkhamfamilyband.com/contact.htm
and see if they're still selling it. I bought it when he released it and have listened to it a lot. ...
+1 on "Real Time" w/ Tim & Darrell Scott. And "Fiddler's Green" is a great, great record.
He is, indeed, a fabulous guitarist. There's a Planet Bluegrass podcast where they interview him, and...
Man, that walnut is gonna look gorgeous when it's carved, stained, and finished! Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted. :-)
Very cool! Thanks for posting that.
I think Chris used to play guitar occasionally in Nickel Creek's later years. And if you go very far back (like when he was 10), he *was* the guitarist in...
I would say go for either the Weber or the Collings. Possible edge to the Collings on resale value, but they're really pretty comparable.
Since you're not able to play them in advance I'll...
"I originally learned how to play as a way of meeting green chicks."
Great interview. Great info. And a smokin' Green Dolphin Street! Thanks, Donnie!!
Gorgeous work, Andrew! I predict there will be some happy folks across the pond in a few days.
Can't recommend Andrew Mowry highly enough! I love the A5 he built for me, and he's a first class guy to deal with. He keeps you up-to-date on the build process with great "in progress" pictures,...