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I need to try that software, looks not too difficult ;)

thank you Martin!

after searching more on the net I found a pdf of vivaldi UT major and G minor trios!
I am attaching them here.

anyone have a clean readable sheet PDF for me?
thanks :)

I cut a piece of the liners that my husband put inside his tools drawers in his garage ;)...

yes the old bridge was place there a long time ago (the mandoline is from 1917)... the years made it impossible to place at the right place :(

I bought a old Washburn a few weeks ago and found a guitar luthier here in Montreal.
http://www.thierryandre.com/

My mandolin needed a new bridge.
Here are some pictures he sent me of is work:...

Any advice to choose strings for a 1917 bowl back?
(Please note I'm in Canada, don't want to pay 25$ for shipping! :disbelief: )

If you have a good ear don't bother about putting markers. Yes find a violin teacher that have experience with adult beginners, someone that like to play the styles you want to learn.
The bow...

Hi!
any good repairperson or luthier in Montreal (QC, Canada) that kowns bowl backs mandolin?

just bought my first bowl back :)

Hi!!
just wanted to ad that I just bought a new mandolin!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/josee1013/mando/mando1_zps4b1842c4.jpg
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Thanks Mick!
I'm amazed that this instrument is that old! I tough it was a copy of an old one... and had difficulties believing the seller story : this instrument was give as a gift for his...

Hi!!
I started playing mandolin in February this year on a Kentucky KM-171 oval hole.
Since I choose to play more classical music I was looking around to get a bowl back mandolin.
Here's the...

well I'm lost here with all this discussion about ffcp and chor shapes.. sounds like Japanese to me!:confused:
is there any ffcp for dummies out there?

I went to my first lesson last Monday! :)...

stop! that brings back bad memories! lol

Hi!
I just bought my first mando this week-end!
a Kentucky KM-174 oval hole
The guy I bought it from got it about a year ago and played less then a month... reason of selling: he is a guitarist...

Got my first mandolin yesterday!!!
It's a Kentucky
KM-174 oval hole :) I'll post pics later.
I spend about 2-3 hours playing with it... my left hand fingers are sore lol it's been a while since...

Yes, the violin and mandolin are in the G clef (treble). Violin don't really do chords... it's more melodies.

Thanks!!

Lottarope: chords is an other thing that scares me a little... did not get too much music theory with the Suzuki method.. and have not good memories of music theory classes but that was...

Bratsche: your first post really says the truth; I know that I'll try to play things that are way too difficult at first ;)

So I hold a mandolin for the first time Tuesday... and it was a little...

Thanks Jim :-)
How could I tell the age of it? Was it made from solid wood?
If it's in a good order could it be a good first instrument?
I like the idea to get an older instrument...

I saw this mandolin for sale and wanted your opinions...
The seller says it belong to her dad and that she inheritated it about 15 yaers ago.
She does not know much about it, thinks it could be a...

thanks Don!
yes I look for bowlbacks.. I think that for now I'll see for a flat back and if things go well maybe one day I'll upgrade ;)

so stick to Kentucky, Loar....

thnak you for your posts!!!



I found that last week! I bought the eBook and it's really interesting!



wow you have my admiration! starting violin or fiddle as an adult is quite a...

Thanks for all the posts!



Thanks!


Thanks!! I saw those Savannah out there... I'll keep away ;)

what do you think of this:

I played the violin for about 12 years and just decide to try the mandolin.
My first lesson will be next week, I don't have my own instrument yet (I'm shopping for it).
I was wondering if other...