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  1. Re: Pick selection time: And the survey says……

    Great video quiz and nice responses. I am relatively new to mandolin and am in a phase where I am experimenting a lot with different picks at the encouragement of my teacher. It's been mind blowing...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Boatin' up Sandy ... nice shift from A-major in the first half to Am in the second, and back again.
    Childgrove ... because it suits the holiday season.
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    Re: A Different Busking Question

    I carry so much less in bills and coins, compared to ten years ago. Everybody except my barber takes cards. That must have an impact on buskers.
  4. Re: Longshot, but anyone around Southern Finland?

    Wave-faring, I just pm’d you with a tip, including a Bluegrass contact I made in Helsinki in 2020. The website Bluegrass.fi is very informative. If you can’t manage the Finnish yet, your browser...
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    Re: Buying directly from a luthier

    This issue has been lurking in the back of my mind. It seems like preparing for a funeral before a birth, but it makes very practical sense and is my biggest hesitation on pulling the trigger.
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    Buying directly from a luthier

    Advice sought. I’m buying my third mandolin, the first directly from the luthier. It’s not “bespoke” but comes from his stock. I’ve played it and a couple others by the same luthier and am happy with...
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    Re: mandolin banjo - anyone's 2 cents

    Thanks to all for this helpful advice. I've definitely gotten more than 2 ¢ from you. I'm grateful for the suggestions on how to "soften" the tone. Practicing and jamming with it will be my ultimate...
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    mandolin banjo - anyone's 2 cents

    I went into a music store that I've driven by a hundred times but never visited just to test drive their mandolins. But I walked out with this. A Vega/Fairbanks SN of 51xxx indicates a ca 1921 build,...
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    Re: Memorizing a song

    Could I tack on a question: since every song has its melody and its chords, do people have tricks for learning them together? One before the other? Etc. (I find learning the melody easier than the...
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