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  1. Thread: Tabledit

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    Yes, it plays the tune at any speed and in...

    Yes, it plays the tune at any speed and in numerous instruments. It is very cool.
    The "player" or free version doesn't allow you to alter and save the existing files, but the full player does, but...
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    Not only is Stu at the Folkstore a Mandolin guy,...

    Not only is Stu at the Folkstore a Mandolin guy, he also sells Kentucky mandolins, and other mandolins as well, but most importantly he has my Orpheum (Korea) for sale as well, which is in your price...
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    I have been very satisified with the simple,...

    I have been very satisified with the simple, thick strap that is sold by the Saga outfit--the guys who make Kentucky mandos, etc. It is nothing fancy but it is solid and secure.

    I tend to shy...
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    Good Post. I like "the right hand DRIVES..." That...

    Good Post. I like "the right hand DRIVES..." That has the ring of truth, especially when you listen to some of Monroe's playing. I was just reviewing a YouTube of Bill playing "Southern Flavor" on...
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    VERY nice f-hole design. As the kids...

    VERY nice f-hole design. As the kids say...Sweeeet!

    Keep up the great work.
  6. This doesn't exactly answer your question...

    This doesn't exactly answer your question but...having gone that route, I think that in retrospect, I might have done well to try to play a lot of mandos--I am talking about traveling to play them,...
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    Thanks for that one. Nice performances. And what...

    Thanks for that one. Nice performances.
    And what a great show, I never got a chance to see that series.
  8. Thread: Waking up

    by elvisNoir
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    The way to add weight to this is to have neutral...

    The way to add weight to this is to have neutral observers listen in multiple sessions to a series of trials where the awakening can be verified by someone other than the player.

    I am a bit of a...
  9. Thread: Tap tuning ?

    by elvisNoir
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    I once heard this from a legitimate source,...

    I once heard this from a legitimate source, although it has been a while:
    the gist of it is that many of the old violins from any given "famous builder" often reveal consistent vibration patterns...
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    This might not help. 1. I would not place much...

    This might not help.
    1. I would not place much trust in sound clips as a way to shape my purchase decision on a mandomajor purchase. I would play before I bought.

    2. If you cannot decide between...
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    That was a sublime comment.

    That was a sublime comment.
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    If you are playing 2 or more notes, I think that...

    If you are playing 2 or more notes, I think that is a chord, even if you can't name it. If the chords are meshing with music you are listening to, you have a decent ear (or alternatively, a lousy...
  13. Thread: Dawg pick

    by elvisNoir
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    I have not been able to get the Dawgs to work for...

    I have not been able to get the Dawgs to work for me. It might be my technique, as I have become better with it over time, but I am still not comfy with it. This is a new one, too.

    Another angle...
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    On my pac-rim mando I put the Weber Brekke bridge...

    On my pac-rim mando I put the Weber Brekke bridge that is all wood and uses little wedges to adjust it. The result was a considerably woodier sound.

    Removing wood from the top is not necessarily a...
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    I am here to tell you that good things happen to...

    I am here to tell you that good things happen to you in your fifties--you have the evidence before you.

    What are the details on the Clark JM? That is a beauty.
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    Let's see if this works now...

    Let's see if this works now...
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    This is a Carver, from Chris Standridge in...

    This is a Carver, from Chris Standridge in Vancouver, WA.
    The beautiful color and finish quality is not well served at all by my camera skill.
    It has a sweet. complex tone, that might be...
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    We might need a pic, as there apparently were a...

    We might need a pic, as there apparently were a number of different types, at least that was the implication from my research...I found Tacoma mandos that seemed to be the same as a Korean Orpheum...
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    Barry, this one is definitely a cool take on the...

    Barry, this one is definitely a cool take on the traditional look. Neat.
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    this is from a notable jazz player, whose name I...

    this is from a notable jazz player, whose name I forget:

    "There is no such thing as a bad note, just bad resolution (from that note)"

    so I suppose you can just ignore your flubs and move on,...
  21. Thread: Ghs strings

    by elvisNoir
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    Trevor You raise a darn good point. It is...

    Trevor
    You raise a darn good point. It is essentially impossible to compare an old set of anything with a new set. Memory is probably too unreliable, unless a new set has a substantial balance...
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    I have had "Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe" in my...

    I have had "Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe" in my car's CD player for about a month and I just can't bear the thought of taking it out of there.

    At home, I have been listening to several Baldassari...
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    There are some different ways to approach buying...

    There are some different ways to approach buying a mando. Often it is some combination of:
    Some do a lot of internet research, forming an opinion based mostly on reading. Some try to play lots of...
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    Hmm, smallish world: I was at my local acoustical...

    Hmm, smallish world: I was at my local acoustical musical instrument shop just yesterday, and on a wall across from his quality mandolins were a couple of pacrim jobs. One was an all-black Kentucky A...
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    That was sort of bizarre seeing all of those...

    That was sort of bizarre seeing all of those things attached to humans. Mando thingy was audible, I must say. Those things don't reproduce, do they?
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