This is a wonderful quote!
As anyone who jams regularly knows, the toughest thing is to be first in line to take a break after a new song is started. :grin:
One must learn how to listen, and...
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This is a wonderful quote!
As anyone who jams regularly knows, the toughest thing is to be first in line to take a break after a new song is started. :grin:
One must learn how to listen, and...
Regarding trying to keep up with anyone playing anything, everyone is at a certain level in their playing, so there's that; yes, keep practicing.
But the other thing is what arrangement of a...
Yup, of bluegrass instruments I've played banjo, mandolin, double bass, Dobro and a tiny bit of fiddle and of guitar. People often joke about banjos and tuning, and maybe they're just more obnoxious...
If your mandolin has an adjustable bridge, that can easily be the source of the problem. In order to adjust action higher and lower without binding, the post holes for the adjusters in the saddle...
Anyone else heading out for this festival?
Our band is a Gospel bluegrass band... We respectfully avoid praise music mostly due to our tastes in religious music and the fact that we are an acoustic band -- most if not all praise bands at...
Have you compared your A style chop with the chop of other mandolins using the exact same technique? If so, what were the results?
Keep in mind, if you put the deodorized mandolin back into the case it was in, it will acquire the cigarette smell again. The case needs to also be treated, and probably more aggressively because...
For some necked stringed instruments, originality related to vintage and condition is a consideration, as is whether other work is needed on the neck...
I had a speed-neck done with my F-9, but...
So, we have a traveling pick sampler... How about a traveling mandolin sampler??? Any volunteer contributors? :grin:
If you haven't already done so, you might want to do some research on the CITES, USDA and US FWS websites about Brazilian Rosewood and the documentation that is required for an instrument containing...
It has been mentioned... Strings.
IF you want less "twang" from the higher strings, they'll need to be heavier gauge (and higher tension). Of course then they are harder to play, and they may be...
Ok, I ordered 2 of these just to see what they really are. I was curious, yes, but also wanting to try an aluminum saddle sometime in my life. I got 2 because if any part of them happened to be...
If the saddle is aluminum they might be salvageable and usable; I'd probably trim the saddle with files to reduce the string bed length and possibly adjust the compensation. I doubt that the...
Speaking as someone who has chosen to never use capos on either mandolins or banjos and has successfully pulled it off for many decades, I'd say it's your choice and there's nothing wrong with either...
It might be worth mentioning, for those who don't know what bevel they need -- or if they need one at all -- and who want a quicker answer, getting a BC-similar shaped celluloid pick and using it for...
Sure... My wife purchases BC picks with a RH bevel for her guitar work, mostly because she has some friends who use the same. She likes the factory beveled picks, but she also likes them without...
When I change to a new pick, I look at the bevel I've worn into the old pick. Then I grab a jewelers file and file the new pick in the same area with the same angle, just enough to start the bevel. ...
Peter, may well be playing technique, but does your friend also use a stiff pick?
Worth mentioning, I have never actually broken a mandolin string through and through while playing. It's only...
Me too, that's why I replace that FT wound A course with a plain string... Not a snap, but a winding break. Almost immediately, within a couple of hours of playing. I do like the FT wound D and G...
Thank you, it's a good point that D'A has flat wounds for mandolin in Stainless. I might be interested in them if I ever need strings again.
That said, here is the D'A catalog reference to the...
D'A has their nickel flat wound strings that they're leveraging. I suspect that's their biggest reason.
The writing was on the wall when they came out with the nickel flat wounds and dropped...
I have read (on double bass forums) of some steel strings that don't have enough ferrous metal in them to actuate the Krivo; usually this is a problem with an individual string, not a complete metal...
True, I have seen very positive reports about the Krivo. But, it requires strings with enough ferris metal in them to actuate the sensors, which rules out a lot of very good double bass string...
Selecting amplification hardware for a double bass is a whole rabbit hole by itself. Aside from simple but reliable dynamic stand mics like your SM57, etc, most good amplification hardware for...