Mike, do you include some yo yo?
Tommy was great and their show was amazing, especially for that moment in history
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Mike, do you include some yo yo?
Tommy was great and their show was amazing, especially for that moment in history
I’m wondering if the session is just too darn big and you and the music might be better served by finding a smaller one
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Well, I was warned. My mandolin teacher told me, in the Irish Trad world the mandolin was the gateway to the banjo. And of course it started with casual use, a “friend” gave me an...
Sue,
Nothing in your posts over the past year suggests any serious misbehavior. Maybe on the strength of having been a good girl all year, if new tuners showed up on your Christmas list, Santa would...
Anyone have any thoughts, observations, musings about the shopgoodwill listing under banjos for the “ ES 4 string hollow body acoustic banjo”. I’m not going to bid on it, but it looks like it might...
Having owned one in the late 1970s, I can say with a high degree of confidence that something other than playability and tone would motivate a buyer at any price
I saw it in The Irish Times this morning that Shane MacGowan has passed away. He had a fine voice, was a great interpreter of songs and a fine song writer to my way of thinking.I’ll pull out the...
I started playing guitar at about 39 years of age. I had just defended my dissertation and wanted to do something I really wanted to do — play an instrument. I had some mandolin lessons , too but...
Well, I took my 1998 Martin OM-21 to a very reputable shop to consign to fund a custom build mandolin. The shop recommended that we list it at $2,250. That is twice what I paid for it all those...
I have been very happy with my Northfield Calhoun. Check out the videos by Nate Roberts (classical), Marla Fibish (IRISH), Emory Lester (bluegrass) those persuaded me to buy one
I went with the Ludwig Capital. Going to have to have work on the bridge and nut to accommodate gdae strings but it is in pretty good shape, I think. Thanks for the input
rcc,
I think the Vega looks too bright and shiny to not be one of the imports. But I’m very interested if you think any of them merit an hours drive to check out
I sent a pm. Thanks!
Ed
I didn’t know where to post this and I hope it’s okay. No offense taken if it’s removed.
A friend gave me an old KAY tenor banjo that needed a tuner, a couple bracket hooks , bridge and nut. Got it...
Love it, don’t understand a word of it. ‘ Wish I spoke Irish.
I would refer you to the ACOUSTIC DISC download Of The KITCHEN TAPES by RED ALLEN and FRANK WAKEFIELD. I don’t think the cd is still available.
Great stuff!
So, I’m planning on contracting a custom build soon, and of course will consult with the builder on these matters but I’m wondering if you builders can explain the ins and outs of radius for me. So,...
If you spend $1000 and have a $1200 mandolin, aren’t you coming out ahead?
I had been doing just fine with my I pad alone for a year. Recently, using an old apple Mac and a set of good speakers. It’s nice to have the bigger image and better sound.if you are using Zoom,...
Regarding Jill’s earlier point about “red light syndrome”: being a beginner with the only exposure to an audience of any kind being my teacher during on line lessons, I have found video recording of...
I’ve only played one a couple of times at a local music store. I really liked it. My main mandolin is a Northfield Calhoun, which costs 4 x as much. The Calhoun has substantially more volume,...
“ a model A Red Diamond”
It probably misses the mark as a “beater”. But, sometimes you just have to make do.
I wonder if the Flatiron 2 MC in the classifieds would fit the bill for a beater?
Let us know what you settle on
For a beater, I have a Washburn A my wife gave me 38 years ago, which over the years I’ve probably spent twice what it cost in repairs having replaced the nut, the bridge and the tailpiece. But it’s...
For those who might be interested, The Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School, has beginning, intermediate and advanced Bodhrán lessons starting next week, August 14-18. Classes are with Scott ...
Looks good. Anyone bought one? What do you think?