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    Re: beginner mistakes--mine

    Honestly, for a total beginner (I'm assuming that means no guitar experience), it can feel like it takes a lot of pressure to fret a note well, even on a well set-up instrument. In my mind, the...
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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    Yes! Ostroushko had insane control of his tremolo, with beautiful tone and expression.
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    Re: mandolin bridge

    Cumberland Acoustics offers extra tall bridges. I would check out heir website. In the "saddle height" button the offer a "Tall Boy" option.
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    Re: Arpeggios in Bluegrass

    For application in a Monroe setting, you can find quite a few straight arpeggio runs in his instrumentals. For example, the B part of "Old Daingerfield" is just climbing arpeggios over the A, D and...
  5. Thread: Pick spin

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    Re: Pick spin

    This has been my solution. As counter-intuitive as it seems, the loose grip seems (for me) to keep the pick from rotating.
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    Re: My pinky hates me now

    I've had very similar experiences, with various index finger injuries forcing me to use the other three for chords and melody. Besides improving dexterity and strength of the pinky, it's also helped...
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    Re: Reattach a tuner button

    Thanks! I'm pretty sure that it's plastic, not ebony. It's on a 2014 Northfield, so I'm assuming Grover or equivalent. I'm planning on holding it with the hole facing up to put in a drop of glue...
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    Re: Closed position shapes

    I'm with Mark. If I were going to map out a tune in A starting with that 7th fret A on the D course, I would begin with my index finger on that A. This puts you in place to play the 5th with your...
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    Reattach a tuner button

    Quick question - what's the best adhesive for reattaching a tuner button? This is a friction-fit style button that goes onto a shaft that has a slight bit of knurling 3/16" down the shaft. Now that...
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    Re: Clip On Tuners / What Cha Got ?

    Exactly. I've never heard a non-musician spectator complain about the appearance of a clip-on tuner. IMO, being out of tune is much more noticeable than a headstock tuner.
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    Re: AT Pro35 - Possible to go wireless?

    This is exactly what I do. A regular mic cord is all you need.
  12. Re: HELP! I'm Running Sound For the (sort've) First Time

    The Ui16 has built in feed back suppression that is pretty bulletproof. The YouTube tutorial will show you how to set it up. There is also a feature that lets you copy the main mix to the monitors,...
  13. Thread: Rythm

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    Re: Rythm

    I think this is the main roadblock - advanced rhythm concepts are very difficult to describe verbally. They resist being broken down into the very basic mathematical language that we can use with...
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    Re: Any online Newgrass Teachers/Courses?

    You might want to take a look at Peghead Nation's courses taught by Joe K. Walsh. I've been subscribed to The Advancing Mandolinist for a while now, and it's been best investment I've made in mando...
  15. Thread: Picks

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    Re: Picks

    FWIW, I've found that shape and bevel are the most significant factors in whether or not I like a pick, followed by thickness and material. My personal preference is for large triangles with a RH...
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    Re: Blue Chip v Primetone?

    Different picks appeal to me on different days. I enjoy the Primetone 1.4 large triangles, but they've fallen out of the rotation over the past months. My ear really digs casein picks these days,...
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    Re: The Glory of Mangan Monels

    I would reach out to them. I ordered some Monel Lights from them a while back, and when I opened the first package I discovered PB's instead of Monel. Someone had put the wrong cover slip in the...
  18. Re: What’s going through your mind during a solo?

    For me, the progression started with thinking about key/scale, then moved on to figuring out how to play basic melodies and phrases out of double-stops, and moving through chord progressions with...
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    Re: Safe(-ish) stand/s for fiddle + mandolin?

    I use this one. Very stable and close to the ground, plus easy to carry.
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    Re: Carpal Tunnel surgery?

    My ability to hold a pick was mostly limited by the bandage & wrap that was on my right hand for 10 days or so. After that came off, holding a pick was no big deal. The real test will be fretting...
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    Re: Carpal Tunnel surgery?

    I had carpal tunnel release surgery on my right (picking) hand back in August. The procedure was very quick (outpatient) and I was back home within a few hours. The incision is very small these...
  22. Re: Best way to approach learning chords, vamping on mandolin?

    BTW, the best video I've seen for thinking about basic mandolin chords is Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players. Here's a clip from it -
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  23. Re: Best way to approach learning chords, vamping on mandolin?

    The thing with chords is that they can be as easy or as complex as you desire, and the easy ones can be just as effective at their job as the complex ones. Personally, I prefer closed chord shapes,...
  24. Thread: Light Strings

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    Re: Light Strings

    It's one of the cheapest experiments you can try. I personally have been using Curt Mangan bluegrass lights for the last year or more, and haven't noticed a change in tone or volume. But I also...
  25. Re: Suggestions for Crooked and/or Polytonal Tunes?

    Not sure what you would consider "crooked", but here ya go...

    Farewell Trion
    Elzic's Farewell
    Winderslide
    Chinquapin Hunting (three-parter in A)
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