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I just tried Curt Mangan Monels on my Gibson Fern - fine sound and playability!

Jim, thanks especially for mentioning Séamus Connelly's Collection! That happens to include 2 tunes I wrote and 3 by my son Eric. Just search on "Reiner" to see them. I'm honored that Liz Carroll...

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Hi Mandolin Café Friends! Our new schedule and instructor list are posted at https://FiddleHell.org, and registration is open for Fiddle Hell Online, April 15-18, 2021. Our mandolin...

Go to https://fiddlehell.org/staff and click on Andy's photo to see his workshops and jam.

Fine playing, but please credit the composer of Tommy's Tarbukas, Scottish fiddler Alasdair Frasier.

Thanks,
Dave

I had a similar question, and Andy sent me a sample transcription of Wheel Hoss, in music and tab.

It was quite well done, from a live recording, and captured several Monroe nuances such as double...

Torch & Wire headstock, Tree of Life fingerboard F4's are very rare. They seem to mostly date from 1906, and can be not only beautiful but also very playable (mine is). Probably no one buys a T&W/ToL...

I live only 5 minutes from the The Music Emporium and -- as an inevitable result -- have bought many instruments there :-) . They have an excellent staff.

I think we're going to be mostly online for a while, especially those of us in the high risk category. I do have high hopes for 2021, though.

Dave

John Lamancusa (a friend of mine for many years) consistently says "by" to credit composers. For example, Sadie at the Back Door (by Jere Canote). The other names are the sources/versions. His...

Well, we all like the mandolins we own :-).

I know you have a few Kimbles, and I'm a giant fan of those as well, having owned an A5 and a two-pointer in the past.

Dave

Could also consider Givens A6 - about in the right price range.

Good luck,
Dave

Thanks! Video would be nice, and I'll play around more with the settings. but I'd rather be able to add to the physical distance and the number of jammers participating.

For sustain, fiddle helps...

Hi MikeyG,

No separate audio interface, just the USB mic into a USB-to-USB-C adapter into a Thunderbolt (USB-C) port. OS is macOS 10.15.4.

I'll try the video again next time...

Dave

JamKazam is working for me. I jammed for an hour on fiddle and mandolin with a friend who's a banjo player. The working combination was an Ethernet connection from modem to computer (not wireless),...

My gigs for the next few months are cancelled. I am spending more time playing tunes on fiddle and mandolin with my wife, who plays clawhammer banjo and bodhrán. Playing music takes us to a good...

Those 3-pointers are beautiful! I'm sorry the auction didn't work out for the OP - maybe another one will come along.

Here's a 1906 that I really enjoy playing (frets and inlaid pick guard are...

Darol and Mike played an incredible show last night at the Music Emporium in Lexington, MA. It was wonderful to watch them range through styles from bluegrass to choro to their own compositions,...

I prefer A. Definitely not C.

Dave

I can't answer for both instruments since I don't amplify my mando, but I love this Radial Tonebone on my acoustic electric. 5-string fiddle. Wireless to the Tonebone to the amp/mixer.

Dave

JL277z, I'm in awe of your analysis! That's probably the reason I'm hearing an A in the second measure.

And the B is just a passing tone (like the D# in the first measure), not requiring any...

This is what I'm hearing...

https://youtu.be/uu04JHsCTTM

Awesome work!

One oddity - maybe it's just my hearing - is that the second melody note in measure 2 is written as a B in notation and tab, but the midi player plays it as an A. Similar issue...

This! And I'll add that the best bows can draw an even and beautiful tone over their entire length without having to press down too much. This requires a trained maker who understands the wood, and...

Try Mandolin Camp North :-)
Dave