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  1. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    The scratchy sound you mention could have a lot to do with old strings, so just changing to any new string could help smooth things out. I know I need new strings when my fiddle starts sounding...
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    Re: Convince me of the value of strict DUDU picking?

    I'm a firm believer in DUDU picking both a a teacher and as a performer. From a teacher's perspective, it is a foundation technique for playing guitar or mandolin. If you learn DUDU, then you can...
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    Re: R.I.P. Jessboo - Dale Smith - Muscatine, Iowa

    Thanks for sharing, David. Dale was a good guy, and I'll miss him.
  4. Thread: custom oval hole

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    Re: custom oval hole

    Your signature inlay on the peghead is so classy. Lovely mandolin.
  5. Thread: Vinyl!

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    Re: Vinyl!

    Here's a picture of my good friend's LP collection. He has been buying records since he was in junior high in the late 1950s, and he doesn't get rid of anything. From the top, the first row is...
  6. Thread: Blonde F-4

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    Re: Blonde F-4

    I love blonde F4s. Here is mine.
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    Re: Bill Monroe’s “Strawberry Point”

    Here's an update. I spoke to Al and Aleta Murphy about this one this morning to get the straight dope. As CarlM pointed out, Monroe wrote this one in the 80s in honor of Strawberry Point, IA. Al...
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    Re: Bill Monroe’s “Strawberry Point”

    Thanks to CarlM for the details there. I don't have much more info than that, but I'll add that I'm good buddies with Al Murphy here in Iowa City. I learned Strawberry Point from him, and I'd say...
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    Re: violin strings question ?

    Sorry, I'm late to the party here. I'd say there are bright/edgy-sounding steel strings, and there are warm-sounding steel strings. If you have about $125 available to experiment, I suggest trying...
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    Re: I aquired a Old F4..

    Love it!
  11. Re: Has anyone experimented with bridge materials (bone, ivory, e

    A good friend of mine has a 1916 Gibson F2 with an interesting bridge. The original one-piece bridge is long gone; it now has a full-contact ebony bridge base with a bone saddle. It is one of the...
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    Re: I am a Stradolin convert!

    Looks great! That's a really nice find.
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    Re: Fort Dodge Iowa Pickers

    Hi Don. I live in Iowa City, about three hours away from Fort Dodge, and we have several players here. I know some folks in the Ames/Des Moines area, which is a little over an hour from Fort Dodge....
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    Re: New (to me) Snakehead

    I'm happy that this thread has turned into a way to think about Kim and Jim. A few of us here in Iowa City got to know them a couple years before Jim died, and we had some fun playing lots of...
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    New (to me) Snakehead

    Hi all. I bought a Gibson snakehead mandolin several weeks ago, after years of wanting one. I have always liked the plain Sheraton brown A models, and I found one in great shape. The mandolin...
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    Re: What is the "Allure" of The Gibson Snakehead?

    Gail Hester started a thread some time ago to discuss thickness and graduation differences between snakehead and paddle head Gibsons here:...
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    Re: Gathering info on this mandolin . . .

    That's a great mandolin to inherit!

    I think this mandolin is in the date range to have Handel tuner buttons. Does anyone know if that is correct?
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    Re: Kenny Baker on mandolin

    Thanks for the background on the Baker mandolin album. A buddy of mine jammed, recorded, and toured with Baker through the years. He told me pretty that Baker had recorded a mandolin album, but he...
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    Kenny Baker on mandolin

    Can somebody help me out? I am convinced that I saw a photo here on the Cafe of the great Kenny Baker playing a mandolin, but I can't seem to find it. In my memory, he was wearing overalls, and he...
  20. Re: "What kind of music do you play?" and other pet peeves

    I play 80-90 gigs a year. In my experience, when someone asks me what kind of music I play or what instrument I'm playing, they are asking because they enjoyed what they heard. They what to know...
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    Re: Strange string problem

    I had this exact experience with the G strings in a fresh set of J74s several years ago.
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    Re: Ones you wish you bought.

    When I was a new Cafe member, i noticed a Gibson snakehead mandolin for sale in the Cafe classifieds. To my surprise, the seller's address was only about 5 blocks from my house. It looked good, the...
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    Re: Booth Shot Lincoln

    I agree that it's an A tune, but I'd also suggest that you get comfortable with it in G. Fiddlers often play Booth cross-tuned (AEAE), and some fiddlers prefer to cross tune down to GDGD instead of...
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    Re: How to set up a mandolin

    I just received a copy of the book from Rob, and I'm looking forward to reading through it. Thanks to Rob for his generosity!
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    Re: Beautiful Brentrup PML

    According to Hans, I bought the next-to-last F5 style mandolin that he built. It is a PML model, and I took delivery in October 2010. As mentioned above, these were Hans' budget varnished F5...
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