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  1. Re: First Mandolin Choice, what is available to me now

    And what is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good -- Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
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    Re: Overcoming halted progress and frustration

    On one of the recent Mandolins and Beer podcasts, Lauren Price Napier talks about a particular Monroe tune that she struggled with ("The Tanyards"), to the point where she felt like she was just...
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    Re: Speakers/Monitors (no mando content)

    Very interesting--would you mind at all giving us a run-down of your system?
  4. Re: Would this be a good invention, or is there another solution?

    Have you tried the Tyler Grant jams on YouTube? It's just him & a guitar, and he picks the tunes, but it's more than just backing tracks, it's a real person playing and singing songs.

    He does...
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    Re: Yet Another CF Mandolin?

    In fairness, I think she was being specific about the sustain.

    I think it sounds very good, so far I'm glad I jumped on the initial offer.
  6. Re: Anything like Irishtunes.info for old-time fiddle tunes?

    OhioAndy-- thanks for the tip about TTA, I'm checking it out now. Not sure if it has exactly what I'm looking for but a really cool site.
  7. Re: Anything like Irishtunes.info for old-time fiddle tunes?

    Hello DougC--
    Not so much looking for tunes alone--as you point out there are lots of resources for that.

    I'm actually looking for something with functionality similar to irishtunes.info--the way...
  8. Anything like Irishtunes.info for old-time fiddle tunes?

    Not sure if this is best place for this, but I figured there are probably some folks with experience with irishtunes.info.

    My 8-year old daughter takes Irish fiddle lessons (Sliabh Luachra style)...
  9. Re: Anyone have work done by Jeff Hostetter?

    Just a setup and speed neck, but I was very happy with it.

    Another option in the York/Lancaster/Baltimore area is Amy Hopkins in New Freedom. I had work done on a tenor banjo and a mandolin, she's...
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    Strad-O-Lin Lancaster, PA

    1930s Vintage Stradolin Strad-I-Lin Mandolin for restoration + Case
    https://lancaster.craigslist.org/msg/d/lancaster-1930s-vintage-stradolin-strad/7701539647.html
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    Re: Which kind of Mandolin you play ?

    Sorensen AX!
  12. Re: Light touch on fretting hand but not light on picking hand?

    Nate Lee has a good video on this. Skip to about 2:30 to get straight to the good stuff.

    https://youtu.be/eNoGsYdlGkQ?si=1Q13LfqQDs2JeRy2
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    Re: String recommendations.

    One suggestion I didn't see is GHS Silk & Bronze. These have (to me) noticeably lower tension compared to other similar gauges and sound great. Lauren Price Napier uses them on the '23 Loar she's...
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    Re: Baltimore in mid-December

    Baltimore Bluegrass Jam:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/569707316420150/
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    Re: The After life of trees

    The Tree
    "The sawn board we buy for mere money is a cut of life, itself; a thin slice from a great tree that creaked in the wind, and whose branches birds and squirrels made their small lives, a...
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    Re: What Preamp Do You Prefer

    Thank you!

    So I have a Red Eye and a tuner pedal (which also gives me my mute), and a Loudbox Mini.

    Tuner plugs into the effects input/outputs on the Red Eye, and I run an XLR-to-1/4" cable...
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    Re: What Preamp Do You Prefer

    Sound newbie question here: is there any reason *not* to run an XLR-to-1/4" out when you want a 1/4" connection?
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    Re: The Sight Reading Factory

    What instrument do you have the site use? Violin?
  19. Re: Article: Northfield Announces New A5 Oval Hole Model

    I have an A-5 Special with that tailpiece and since I put my arm right on the tailpiece a McClung OTP arm rest takes care of it nicely.
  20. Re: Best Source for tabs to some of Adam Steffey's interpretation

    I think SoundSlice is an underrated site, and you're providing an incredibly valuable service. It's very much appreciated!
  21. Re: Best Source for tabs to some of Adam Steffey's interpretation

    Are you familiar with a website called SoundSlice? There's a fellow on there who is posting (what look to me to be) very good transcriptions of Steffey's playing.
  22. Re: Embarassing Question - Which Mandolin to Bring to Jam?

    I'm a new-ish player getting to jam much more these days. One thing that's helped me is reminding myself that most of us are way more busy thinking about ourselves than other people.

    And then it...
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    Re: Collings MT with tone-gard case?

    It might work.

    I have a Northfield A and a Pava A and both fit pretty easily with a tone-gard on in the Superior case. On the Collings site, the MT body is 1 13/16" deep. The Pava is 1 3/4" deep...
  24. Thread: Pro Plec 1.5

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    Re: Pro Plec 1.5

    I wasn't a huge fan of the juststrings picks. The free Banjo Ben Clark picks are pretty good, though.
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    Re: Illustrated Mandolin Chord Bible

    I had the same trouble. The graphic is aligned with the photo, but I couldn't figure out where the nut was either.

    A suggestion: the fretboard graphic looks like it's presented as if the viewer is...
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