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  1. Re: Looking for a good mid-level octave mandolin..

    Hi & welcome.

    Octave mandolins are normally shorter scale than bouzouki. OMs around 19-23" and bouzoukis 24-26". Not much difference between a short scale bouzouki and a long scale octave...
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    Re: Curious about tunings

    5ths tuning as the starting point for me (either GDAE or CGDA) but changing to GDAD or GDGD or occasionally ADAD when it suits what I'm playing or feeling like. Tom Kimber does a brief intro to 4...
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    Re: Baritone Ukulele in GDAE

    Yes you are posting in the right place for tenor guitar. GDAE is one of the three main tunings (out of many) for tenor guitar along with CGDA and DGBE. Octave mandolin, mandola, mandocello & bouzouki...
  4. Re: Curiosity --- anyone ever try using a Dunlop Jazz III pick?

    Don’t really like Jazz III on mandolin though it’s my go to pick on the rare occasions I use a pick with electric guitar. I haven’t been able to bond with my Blue Chip either so prefer teardrop...
  5. Thread: Double NMD

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    Re: Double NMD

    An improvised piece on the Stromberg-Voissinet with bouzouki backing.


    https://youtu.be/EcE01JNKals
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    Re: Double NMD

    Yes each of them does have its own distinct character to the sound. Once I get used to them I’ll hopefully be able to bring out the special character of each a bit more. Both are lovely instruments...
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    The Louisa - Max Webb

    Similar tradition to the Celtic, European folk etc but this is a Tasmanian tune by Max Webb called The Louisa played on mandolin with octave mandolin, bouzouki and acoustic bass backing. I’m not a...
  8. Re: Flatwater Fran (mandolin, mandola, concertina, guitar) waltz

    A lovely tune and beautifully played and arranged. Every time I hear that Pomeroy I’m reminded how much I love the sound of it. It’s a lovely mandola.
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    Double NMD

    Two new mandolins today. Both are made by Graham McDonald. One is inspired by Stromberg-Voissinet mandolins but with modern tuners and an 11th fret join rather than 10th. It has a canted spruce top,...
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    Re: Mando (and why to quit callin it that...)g

    Well the earlier name of clavicembalo col piano e forte (and other variants) was maybe a bit too much of a mouthful and then the reason for the name was no longer as relevant once the instrument...
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    Re: Mando (and why to quit callin it that...)g

    Harp for harmonica gets under my skin far more. I don't mind Mando or dola but a harp is a harp and a harmonica certainly isn't a harp. Though I'd better not harp on about it. :grin:
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    Re: Any Irish Bouzouki players here

    Hi Mick and welcome to the forum. A lot of the bouzouki posts are in the CBOM section.

    I'm no bouzouki expert but I would generally use 2242 for A, 2232 for Am or 2202 for an A5 if I was avoiding...
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    Re: Hamlel - fingerstyle Irish bouzouki

    Very nice set of tunes Joseph. Coincidentally I saw that video a few days ago. It looks like you use a thumb pick but I can’t tell whether you use fingerpicks or not.

    Fingerstyle (no nails or...
  14. Re: New (to me) old instrument day - Waldzither

    Yes you’re right Martin. I was possibly deliberately underestimating it to make sure I didn’t give the impression it was a top quality instrument. For some reason I just got the impression that it...
  15. Re: New (to me) old instrument day - Waldzither

    Octave tuning can make sense and be very nice in some situations and may have worked here if they had put a full balanced set on. Apart from not knowing what tuning they were aiming for (if they had...
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    Re: Anyone enjoy playing fingerstyle? Downsides?

    Yes instruments are tools and I tend to ignore or avoid letting gatekeepers who don’t approve of something that isn’t within their tradition. I enjoy playing fingerstyle on mandolin, though more...
  17. Re: New (to me) old instrument day - Waldzither

    [QUOTE=poul hansen;1922906]If it's finished in shellac, you can easily freshen it up by cleaning it first, then brush alcohool on it with a cloth of flat paintbrush. It will dissolve the whitish...
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    Re: Your MAS Progression

    My MAS is nowhere near as progressed as my general IAS (or particularly SIAS - stringed instrument acquisition). 5 mandolins, 4 mandolas, 3 octave mandolins, 1 Irish bouzouki, 1 cittern. Of them 5...
  19. New (to me) old instrument day - Waldzither

    Just received an old Waldzither to add to my collection. Quite battle scarred but seems structurally sound. The case is "interesting" and has broken straps - it flaps out below the bottom bout so you...
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    Re: Anyone enjoy playing fingerstyle? Downsides?

    When I started with mandolin about a year ago I forced myself to use a pick but lately I seem to be playing mainly fingerstyle (no nails). It took a little adjustment to the right hand from playing...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Thank you. Yes I have a resting bitch face - unfortunately my relaxed face makes me look serious, grumpy etc. Plus I'd only written it just before doing the video so was concentrating on not mucking...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    A laid back original piece for a trio of mandolin, mandola and Irish bouzouki called Floating on the Breeze. All Australian made instruments - the mandolin by Peter Coombe, mandola by Andrew Tatnell...
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    Re: Hamlel - fingerstyle Irish bouzouki

    Thank you James and Monte. I’m pretty happy with how it came out. I’m also happy with how I’m starting to adjust to fingerstyle playing on mandolin family instruments. When I decided to learn them...
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    Hamlel - fingerstyle Irish bouzouki

    A tune of mine called Hamlel played fingerstyle on an Irish bouzouki (in GDAE tuning) made by Gladstone Guitars.


    https://youtu.be/vNn6aJ-MmR4
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    New tune - Almost Spring

    A new tune called Almost Spring played on 2 mandolins in unison and bouzouki. A little rough round the edges as I haven't fully learnt it yet.


    https://youtu.be/zGiiyxBVYUo
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