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  1. Re: Johnny Gimble on EMando with Bob Wills "Buffalo Gals" 1964-5

    Wow!
    Thanks for sharing these tracks..Gimble never ceases to amaze! This Buffalo Twist from 1964 is evidence of how consistent Johnny's electric mandolin-tuned-like-a mandola sound was...
  2. Re: Article: New Music from Acoustic Disc - Dawgnilo, Danilo Brit

    Beautiful!!
  3. Re: Mando (and why to quit callin it that...)g

    Jethro had a bit he would do every so often, something like "Jethro, what do you call that instrument you play?.....I call it Bruce."

    One time the Jethro Burns Quartet played at University of...
  4. Oh my goodness! What great slice of history and...

    Oh my goodness! What great slice of history and Jethrology, chock full of insights into the brilliant artistry, craft, and business of Homer and Jethro. Also chill producing moments as they recount...
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    Re: Amplifier for electric mandolin

    whatever speaker or cabinet you use, you'll want to get it off the floor in some fashion. This helps prevent unnecessary buildup of low frequencies. even just tilting the cabinet back a bit, aiming...
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    Re: Amplifier for electric mandolin

    things i've looked for, no particular order:

    headroom:
    particularly if you're amplifying an 8 string (acoustic or electric), things get crunchy real fast with low powered things..10...
  7. Re: Patrick McAvinue Electric Mandolin Jazz Tune : Ballou

    Wonderful!
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    Re: For No One -- album preview

    Wow Tom!
  9. Re: Album Preview -- "You Do It", original rhythm changes

    Yeah!
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    Re: THAT Freddie Green tone

    going for the "Freddie thing" on a mandolin has more to do with touch, chord voicings, and rhythm pattern(s) struck than which type of mandolin used, allthough
    I would not recommend an oval hole...
  11. Re: I can’t find The Blues in my Mandolin

    there are various ways to codify the groups of tones(scales, modes,etc) that yield a blues sound.."blues scale", "minor pentatonic", etc. It seems that blue tones, common to various rows of tones are...
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    Re: Dix Bruce - Rest in Peace

    Truly knowledgable, personable, funny, always ready to share and encourage, great player, singer, writer, photographer, author and gentleman.

    My almost 40 year friendship with Dix happened mostly...
  13. Re: Article: Elisa Meyer Ferreira's Once in a Lifetime Chance to

    Wonderful!
    I can relate to that bursting into tears moment. That's what happened to me when I heard Elisa play at the Mandolin Symposium years ago. She made a special presentation playing...
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    Re: he's at it again

    I was just trying to point out that the mandolin techniques and musical concepts Aaron shares can be applied to any style or genre, not just jazz...
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    he's at it again

    what I dig about Aaron's playing and teaching is he puts so many possibilities on display, both musically and mandolinistically. For instance:

    there's more than one way to play any given chord
    ...
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    Re: Ginny Hollon

    Ginny was wonderful to work with...patient, thorough, encouraging, and upbeat.For more than a decade Mandolin Magazine brought attention to all kinds of mandolin players and luthiers along with...
  17. Re: Article: Frank Solivan Hold On Album Interview

    Great interview. Great artist.
  18. Don Stiernberg on "Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired"

    Check out a new interview and performance by Don(with guitarist Andy Brown)on
    "Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired" on NPR stations August 6-12 (check local listings),
    or on your favorite podcast...
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    Re: Song Breakdown: Swing 42

    Matt,
    a little late to the party, sorry, but I dig your Swing 42 post! i noticed a couple things and wonder what your take is on:

    When referring to a tune form as Rhythm Changes,...
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    Re: ii-V in E minor

    minor ii-V-i's are often sounded with alterations (b5,#5,b9,#9) added to the dominant chord. This yields a cadence that sounds more minor, jazzlike, and chromatic..also suggests a different set of...
  21. Acoustic Endeavors podcast #12 Grisman and Barnes,Jethro Legacy

    https://acousticdisc.com/podcast/
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    Re: Tips for better rhythm playing

    Chop tips
    left hand puts down the notes. careful not to squeeze too hard or let your palm cover the neck or let your thumb come up over and around onto the board.
    when the right hand...
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    Re: What is a C2 chord?

    Hi Nick!
    lots of good answers here. I hope the following random observations add to the clarity rather than the confusion:

    When we think of 7th chords as symbolized say G7, C7,...
  24. Re: Single Note Melody - Is mandolin "easier?"

    no argument intended, but...

    for discussion let's remove what music is being played, style, ethnicity, experience level of the player, and just look at the mechanical and visual aspects...
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    Re: David Surette has passed.

    A truly great musician, wonderful gentleman, positive, cheerful, generous spirit. At the camps he would be called upon to accompany all the artists, in every style. his beautiful sense of rhythm and...
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