haha- I know the embarrassment all too well. I wrap the DPA cable around the endpin before putting the strap on, so after a big right hand, I have found the mic dangling from my mando with no sound...
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haha- I know the embarrassment all too well. I wrap the DPA cable around the endpin before putting the strap on, so after a big right hand, I have found the mic dangling from my mando with no sound...
@foldedpath-Thanks for the picture! I thought you had posted this previously. I have a performance question about using the clip with the two "ears" on the back of the instrument. When I started...
I bit the bullet and got a ToneGard for my mando. It is spectacular as promised. I use a DPA4099 with the clip on the bottom of the mando by the rear point. Does anyone using a similar mic setup with...
I have been really enjoying East Nash Grass. Harry Clark plays the fire out of his Gilchrist and the whole band is top notch.
Alan was a great guy and one of the people I called "my online mando friend" to my wife. I never had the chance to meet him in person, which I am poorer for, but he inspired me to be a better...
I am a huge fan of Dix Bruce's. I was enjoying this album Take just posted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9lx-0wsrOs
and let Take know in the comments how much I enjoyed Dix's music and wealth...
Thanks Brad and Astrocek! the flatpick material is what I am looking for. And Brad, I actually bought both the Charlie Monroe book and the John Schwab book at the beginning of the pandemic. It got...
Howdy folks- I am searching for a good book on playing great bluegrass rhythm guitar. I play mandolin mostly, but my wife picks mandolin as well, and I like to back her up. I have so much bluegrass...
I received my copy this weekend and am halfway through it. Compusively readable and exhaustively researched, this book has it all: Tim's boyhood, Hot Rize's ascent into the upper echelons of...
Crafton's Blues
Crapshooter's Rag
Hot Springs
A+++. Outstanding. Thanks Dawg and thanks Scott for the head's up. This will keep me busy for a while!
Got mine yesterday after ordering it on Saturday- speedy service! I echo AlanN's comments- killer tunes, easy to read notation and great historical context. Recommended. Looking forward to...
"I believe in things that are developed through hard work. I always like people who have developed long and hard, especially through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think what they arrive at...
Great communication, great service, great prices, and great instruments. I have purchased all 3 of my mandolins on-line from different stores, no bad experiences, but Dennis was a cut above. Highly...
awesome- thank you all!
Apologies for belaboring this point, but should I notch on the end closest to the tail piece, or does it matter? The intonation is spot on and there is no buzzing, so I want to do no harm on that...
Thanks folks! I appreciate it. So my plan is to take an exacto knife and make a small v-shaped notch in the G course slots on the bridge. And, based on what Phil states, I should make those...
I just got a new mando and it is the bee's knees. It had D'addario 74's on it and I changed them to EXP75's. Now, it seems like the slots for the G course are a little too shallow/narrow. When I...
I saw Chris Thile at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville, FL last night. I had fourth row seats in the pit, and superlatives fail me. Supernal. Celestial. Awe-inspiring. ...
I have been watching the classifieds religiously for the past couple of months, and saw a mando that checked all the boxes on my list. Now I have a new mandolin on the way- Collings MF5V Fern. To...
Danny Flowers, according to the comments
Brad, that is the stuff right there! The second track is Mountain Sweetheart by Charlie Monroe.
Best regards,
Max
Well said, Carl. Jesse McReynolds brought me to tears with his singing and playing during his tour behind his Grateful Dead album. No hot pickin, just raw emotion. One of the few times that has...
I made the switch from resting my right palm on the bridge as an anchor to a free right hand, after reading interviews with many players I respected who advocated this. The transition was difficult...
I am enjoying Chatham County Line's newest, "Autumn." Just released a couple of weeks ago.