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I am beginning to think that having played by ear previously is actually a bad thing.
I tried shifting a tune up or down by a few notes, and then once I played through the first few notes, I...

Hey guys,
Now, I've realized that I can play tunes in certain keys better than others. So, I thought if I had a bunch of tunes in various keys, I could enjoy practicing playing in different keys.
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I am more or less getting it now. Not perfectly, but I believe I'm getting there.

Nah, if you want to, you can spare time for pretty much everything.
Not just for mando, for anything that you might think is too much for you to handle, you can spare time for it without letting go...

I too had the same code showing up my screen. Today is the first time it's working properly though

That page just got bookmarked!

Thanks Mike

I could use the youtube :) yeah... but I originally play a music that's monophonic. And I do it the traditional way, which is, playing solely by ear. I thought I knew notation, but apparently I'm not...

This is quite cool!
Could you maybe get one of your pupils to write the whole thing in midi? So, us individuals could play-along?
Or, well, another digital notation format will do fine

Ahem, just so we're clear... I can access the originals of first two pictures I posted only. I too would wish that I could get my hands on the last picture :)

And, come on guys, it's not even...

If there is a method of stretching that you might be skipping, it could be stretchnig the wrist outwards

Hello guys
So, I've been doing some search to get more info on what my mandolin is.

I can't post the pictures of my own mandolin, but this guy has the exact same on for sale
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/tr/e/ee/K%C3%B6y_enstit%C3%BCs%C3%BC_mandolin_%C3%A7alan_%C3%B6%C4%9Frenci.jpg
Another one from turkey

260.00 dollars

Oh, the bowlback he has is actually somewhat tempting : c.1900 Oscar Schmidt(?)

Explaining those terms can take a bit long, and they are not even partially related to the mandolin and the music that can be played on the mandolin :)
I chose such a picture as my avatar, because,...

Uhm, I sent a pm instead. Wouldn't want to bother the whole community :)

If any of you would like this as a gift, just give me your address, and I'll have them posted to you.

It says "Yeni Mandolin Metodu" : "The New Mandolin Method", it's a turkish method that continues to exist since then; I have one too. It seems to be the first volume. There are four volumes. Those...

I've read the opening post again, and saw how off-topic I was. But, I wrote all this so it's such a waste to delete it. I'll just leave it here. Just ignore it and skip ahead.

Found those two online for sale on turkish version of ebay
http://images.gittigidiyor.com/1116/MANDOLIN-KURSU-FOTOGRAFI-HAMZA-RUSTEM-IZMIR__11167835_0.jpg...

Apparently it was an Gibson A3. My bad. I think I woke up a little too early today.
And I would very much like to experience the sound myself, hear them live. You've suggested that I do the same for...

I was actually sorry that I opened the thread without having done a proper search. There was some info I've been looking for in that thread I linked in my second message.
My ultimate conclusion was:...

it's a baspare(headpiece) of a ney. it is said to symbolize a semazen's hat.
That particular one is made out of buffalo horn.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?46338-How-do-things-affect-tone-and-volume
sorry :(

if you don't know how much your instructor charges for, I think it is best if you asked for how much it would be appropriate for you to pay. Here, when you ask such a thing, they'll say "eh, just...