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    Re: Improving sound on my mandolin

    ...many other things you should do instead of messing with the tail piece !...-proper attention to bridge and saddle are paramount !....also neck relief is very important !
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    Re: Chopping on the Off Beat

    ...would recommend that you NEVER "pat your foot",...you MUST train yourself to chop on the OFF-beat !...that IS a prerequisite to mandolin playing -period !...-(MAPLE VALLEY BOYS B G...
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    Re: "Tight-playing" mandolin

    ...on an F-style mando I recommend G-.040 or .041; D-.026; A-.016; E-.011 or .0115 .
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    Re: "Tight-playing" mandolin

    ...duh !,...all mandolins' speaking length -from nut to saddle, are supposed to be identical,...i.e. -13-7/8 inches !...this length can be stretched somewhat on the bass side to facilitate proper...
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    Re: bill monroe's pre-loar mandolin

    ...I have mentioned before that, on one occasion, Bill borrowed a '53 F-12 from a guy named Bill Thomas, who lived around Dickson, Tenn.,...while his Loar was being worked on
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    Re: bill monroe's pre-loar mandolin

    ...Bill's early playing (with Charlie) should be considered somewhat elementary compared to REAL bluegrass standards !..We can be thankful that the two parted ways when they did !...Bill's talent and...
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    Re: bill monroe's pre-loar mandolin

    ...the f-5 didn't have a "longer scale" than the F-7,...just more frets free of body ! ..all mandolins should have a scale length of 13-7/8 inches, or there about !
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    Re: Jimmie Rodgers songs

    ....Bill did record quite a lot of Jimmie's songs,...one in particular is WHEN THE CACTUS IS IN BLOOM,...however, Bill insisted on using the incorrect grammar ! by using the 'plural' verb...
  9. Re: Bill Monroe's Blue Moon of Kentucky Inspired By Jimmy Rodgers

    ...you mean to say 'Roll ALONG Kentucky Moon'..not -"roll on" ?...where have you heard "many lyrics" ?...all I have heard are the lyrics on
    the record ?...don't see any significant comparison...
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    Re: Bill Monroe's guitar

    ...never heard the report of TWO D-28s ?,...??...possibly some confusion ?
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    Re: Bill Monroe's guitar

    ....-wrong !,...that recoding was well after the days when Charlie and Bill were together !
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    Re: Who is Georgia Rose?

    [QUOTE=allenhopkins;979754]Here's the version of the "Georgia Rose" story as told in Richard Smith's Monroe bio, Can't You Hear Me Callin' (p. 107-8):

    "And for parts of two summers, in 1949 and...
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    Re: Who is Georgia Rose?

    ,,,can't add much inre to the '42 A-50,...however, inre to the "50s F-12",...-it was owned by a man named Bill Thomas who lived around Dickson, TN,...think it was a '52 F-12 !...Mr.Thomas loaned it...
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    Re: Useful Tip For Changing Strings

    ...please explain what is meant by "using a capo" when changing strings,
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    Re: Tuning to Flatt and Scruggs

    ...it is common knowledge that F & S tuned a half-step above standard on many of their recordings, why is this fact causing so much difficulty ? The banjo and guitar can adjust to this simply by...
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    Re: Tuning to Flatt and Scruggs

    [QUOTE=dhergert;1557732]There's a lot of discussion about this among bluegrass banjo forums too. Debate really. I don't think anyone knows for sure how it started, be it intentional or accidental,...
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    Re: Question about "Bad" Gibson F5's

    ....you really mean -..."I [couldn't] care less",...instead of "I COULD care less" !
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    Re: Flatt and Scruggs on Netflix

    ....for what MY memory serves me,...the above is incorrect inre to at least three mentioned: can't remember seeing either Lambert , or Charlie Bailey with oval-hole ?
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    Re: Curly Seckler and the mandolin? What gives?

    ...I'm afraid the record will show that Curly's singing outshone his picking !...Curly was mostly a 'tremolo' picker...as opposed to someone who picks the individual notes that make up a melody !
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    Re: Picking patterns

    ...you may listen to 'my' picking pattern by googling up MAPLE VALLEY BOYS .
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    Re: Picking patterns

    ...first you tell me what you mean by "picking patterns" ?
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    Re: Our First Bluegrass Jam

    ....One of the first things to be understood is,...-music 'theory' is NOT THEORY,...it is FACT !...the THREE most important things to do are -homework, homework, homework !. in order to achieve some...
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    Re: Chop Questions

    ...you don't mean the "major chop is on the (down) beat" do you ? The proper chop is on beats 2 and 4 , in 4/4 time, and on beats 2 and 3 in 3/4 time !...and for the record....-NEVER chop "up" !
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    Re: Chop Questions

    ..."chopping" should be taken very seriously !...a bluegrass mandolinist's playing should consist of about 85% chop to 15% pick !....always use a 4-fingered chop when possible, never less than 3...
  25. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    ...when saying "pick-up notes"...-you really mean 'lead-in' notes,...or in piano talk they are called 'grace' notes !...google up MAPLE VALLEY BOYS if interested .
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