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  1. Re: Big ol' baby looking for reassurance

    Thanks for the heads-up, Denis! Their ad did say a 45-day return, so I'll be looking for them to give me a decent rig or stand by that word.
  2. Re: Big ol' baby looking for reassurance

    LOL, so one day after I pull the trigger on a $249 KM-150, here's this GC ad:
    https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Kentucky/KM150-Standard-A-Model-Mandolin-119719545.gc

    Though any Kentucky model at...
  3. Re: Big ol' baby looking for reassurance

    Thank you, Rick!
    I am in Clawson (14 and Crooks area). Iwas going to go to Pursell Lutherie in Fernday (Woodward just north of 9 and a half Mile. But I will keep Robbie in mind, and may actuallyc...
  4. Re: Big ol' baby looking for reassurance

    G, you're an inspiration. Coincidentally, I was planning on picking up a Dirtry 30s from GC when I spotted the cheap Kentucky! I will follow the advice you and others gave here and take it to a...
  5. Big ol' baby looking for reassurance

    So, I've been in and out of this forum and the mandolin for a couple of years. By way of explanation, I'm legally blind, and I've struggled to learn much of anything. But I should have said, "was...
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    Re: May we revisit (online lesson sites)

    While acknowledging I need a thorough grounding in technique, I think your point about enjoying a site's catalogue of instructional songs is well made. I'm going to review sites suggested in this...
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    Re: May we revisit (online lesson sites)

    Wow, solid suggestions from the lot of you! Thanks. I'm going to dive in and check back here next week after Loar arrives and is set up!
    Thanks, one and all!
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    May we revisit (online lesson sites)

    I hope you won't mind indulging this old windbag for your wisdom and experiences. If you were to advise a noob on a suitable online lessons site, which way would you steer him:

    a. Peghead...
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    Re: Your thoughts on noob's new friend

    Thoughtful reply, Ed. Thanks! Wish I were in the 400 percent upgrade club, but, alas...
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    Your thoughts on noob's new friend

    Hi, everyone!

    Looking to move up from my Recording King Dirty 30s to either:

    1. A Loar LM-220-VM. Set up by a luthier I know and trust though currently missing higher e string. Nice shape,...
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    Re: Blind Mandolin Players ?

    That you overcame complete vision loss and learned to play is very encouraging! I'll bet that hilltop in Texas has some nice sounds drifting out from your mando!
    Keep on playing, G!
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    Re: Blind Mandolin Players ?

    I am legally (near) blind and starting out. It's difficult, but I'll letcha know how it goes.
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    Re: Starting out: Mandolin or Ukulele?

    Sheepish that I didn't mention one thing: Though my hands and fingers are good now, I do have Dupuytrens nodes in both hands, which often (if not always) portends contractures/claw finger in old...
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    Re: Starting out: Mandolin or Ukulele?

    I hope no one minds my resurrecting a slightly creaky older thread, but I appreciate both the candor and the reverence (for the mando), I've seen so far in it. My experience is near nil. And I'm...
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    Re: Mandolin teachers

    I am a ranker beginner (thanks MC for adding me!), and I just took my first lesson from Wayne Fugate. He is an hour from NYC, but I did a Zoom lesson with him as I am in Detroit. Wayne was...
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