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Just where are you putting your capo and why?

I believe that Tanglewood guitars are available in Canada but I wouldn't know their prices. I'm very happy with mine and all other owners that I've spoken to are equally happy.

On further reflection, knowing where all the notes are is good, but playing the scales starting with the root note is probably more beneficial for ear training.

It seems to me that learning all the notes is the way to go but don't loose track of where the root note is. As you're doing it in Word maybe you can type the root in bold. It might be jumping...

They're not in 5/8 time?

The old adage of "sleep on it" is apparently true too.
Practicing

As a fiddle dance tune I don't think it's really intended to be accompanied is it? That is, it's in the same tradition as Irish session tunes. Brenda Stubbert is a well known Cape Breton fiddler -...

If the mandolin gives the sound you want and suits the style of music you want to play, stick with it and give it time. I've seen several beginners jump from instrument to instrument in the hope...

Do I need to be making a point?

And then there are Western companies whose goods are actually manufactured in China.

Wow! You must put a lot of energy into your playing.

No problems here after two years of regular use.

OK, there's one here.

Do you need to play it with four fingers so that it is a moveable shape or are you literally just playing a G chord? If it's the latter, why bother with the extra two fingers? The open strings are...

From experience I can tell you that a bowl backed instrument and a bowl fronted player is not a good mix.

My first mandolin was an Epiphone MM30 but I now mainly play an Ovation. Of the two the Ovation has the better sound but I find the Epiphone easier to play for a reason I haven't understood. To me...

I think some of the older Matons just had an M on the headstock instead of the full name.

Not sure that comparing a piece of software with a piece of hardware works. If it is comparing a laptop (running Audacity) with a portable recorder (Zoom) I think the recorder would have to win on...

Agreed, but I think it needs to be implemented at a young age and maintained throughout life. The same applies with singing; watch African or Polynesian singers and enjoy their natural harmony. ...

Every week I go to a tune class where the tunes are taught by ear. I know I won't remember them well enough so record the lesson then transcribe it the next day. Then I can reinforce the previous...

Having said what I did about using bouzouki for chords I was watching a band last night. (flute/whistle, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar)
The bouzouki player in this group was playing harmony...

Firstly, your guitar experience will help a lot, and conversely many of us have found that taking up mandolin has improved our guitar playing. One significant difference is that on the mandolin...

Thanks Tim, tried that but it didn't help. Maybe I'll try plugging it in someday. :)

I have an Epiphone which I was quite happy with as a beginner instrument. It's not so good at the bass end but otherwise sounds OK. My main problem with it was lack of volume for playing in Irish...

We seem agreed that getting your instruments signed decreases the value even if a celebrity signs it. If that's going to happen anyway wouldn't the collection be more meaningful for the owner if it...