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Thanks for all the great tips. I feel confident now to go and get this little mando sorted out!

Would you plug with wood/dowels or is there a stronger filler or synthetic material?

If I cut the tuners in the centre of a mounting screw hole do I drill new screw holes elsewhere in the tuners or will a larger screw placed between the newly opened screw hole be able to bridge the...

[QUOTE=DavidKOS;1470832]This is a good idea:

Thanks David. Looks ideal. I wonder if they're small enough to fit a mandolin headstock or are they specifically for guitar?

Thanks, I'll maybe see if there's any of the German stuff to be found on Ebay.

And thanks Jim for the links to Enrique Veliamar. Still remarkably little information to be found on this maker!

Yes I searched online for the maker but couldn't find anything. I think it's "Gurique Veliamar Madrid" it says.

I checked the spacing very carefully with a digital caliper and it is 24mm so the...

Yes, absolutely gorgeous mandolins you have there and what a great set of videos. Well played Kevin & Tim!

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I got this Spanish mandolin from a friend which came without any hardware but I'd like to get it up and running as it has loads of playwear on it, making me think that it must sound decent!...

I've been listening to this excellent release for a couple of days now and I can confirm that it is every bit as brilliant as you would expect from Kevin & co!

There's a particularly good solo...

Most or all of the following outlets should be able to help:

http://www.musicscotland.com/cd/Gordon-Duncan-Cd-Book.html

http://www.footstompin.com/collection-cds-am
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Just to add that "Highland Stands" had the honour of being Album of the Week on another Gaelic radio show here in Scotland last week.
The programme is "Caithream Ciuil" and it's a very popular...

Just catching up on these Kevin. Fantastic sounding sets every one! I'm particularly enjoying that rocking set of American reels!

Donaidh

Great pair of tunes Nigel, and thanks for posting them. What a great tribute to two very inspirational characters.

Dagger is right though - your own hard work through your fantastic website and...

All the best for 2014 Kevin! Do you have a release date penciled in yet for the new cd, it can't come quick enough for me anyway. And as for the idea of some Achiltibuie workshops you can put my name...

Hi Dagger,

Thanks for these observations and the advice. I think you're right about practicing and that you're spot on about solo playing at home tending to be slower-paced and certainly in my...

John, I've found that it's the picking hand that causes me the problem. I use mandolin fingering on the banjo which is fairly comfortable but I do struggle to get my picking hand up to speed on jig...

Thanks Richard. It's a great wee banjo. You obviously looked after it very well!

I'm still trying to get to grips with it....not as easy a transition as I thought from mandolin to TB.

Yes indeed John. Also forgot to say that Ullapool and District Junior Pipe Band won pipe band of the year on Saturday.

Also very pleased that Trail West won an award for ceilidh band of the year. Their piper & whistler Seonaidh MacIntyre was playing with us at the Summer Isles Festival sessions.

Well done Dagger!. I saw that Gizzen Briggs won the Community Project of The Year last night.

Hi Dagger,

Yes, all fine here thanks. I've been to a few Trad Awards (as I work for the organisation that sponsors them - MG ALBA) but I won't be going this year unfortunately. It's usually a...

The Scottish Trad Awards take place in Aberdeen on Saturday 7th December and BBC ALBA will be broadcasting a 2 hour live show from 21:00 on the night.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03kkdqw
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Hi Kevin,

Great videos, and everyone on top form! I had a look at the other videos from the night on your vimeo page and really enjoyed the sets.

Thanks for posting these videos Kevin - great stuff.

I think they show just how versatile the RM1 is and how it suits the various types of tunes you play in the videos. Of course I am a firm...

Here are a couple of video clips of the trad sessions that took place at the festival. Some more on my youtube page here.

http://www.youtube.com/user/donaidh/videos


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