Try to find a mandolin that doesn’t have ADHD.
Type: Posts; User: Sam Schillace
Try to find a mandolin that doesn’t have ADHD.
Try asking it to generate ABC notation. I’ve done this, it works ok. Not the best composer but you usually get valid music. I’ve done similar things, asked it to make things more bluesy,change keys,...
I’m a fan of pancake (Army Navy) style mandolins, I have a few of the flatirons and one of the actual original Gibson ones from the teens. I’ve even tried to make one.
I notice Kentucky is making...
The great luthier Frank Ford makes “Frank’s cranks” - really gorgeous winding cranks for sale on the Gryphon Strings site. He makes mandolin and guitar sizes, and very pretty handles. I have a few,...
I have one of these (and a cadet, and a 2K and a 2M…I like them). It’s a really nice tonal range, easy to play. Someone had dropped it at one point and one side of the top brace had gotten loose and...
I’ve used my Flatiron pancake (Army Navy) as a travel mando. I’ve had a Martin, a travolin and tried the trick with a uke - the Flatiron is by far the best option. A big muddy in a soft case would be...
Casein picks have the nice property that they get a little more grippy if they’re wet. It’s one of the reasons I like those - they’re expensive but they sound nice and are a bit easier to hold onto.
Yeah, I’d love to hear this mystery solution too
My money is on “hey we have a ton of these odd screws we can sell you cheap”
Fair enough. I ordered one.
Thanks! I’d heard of Spann’s but hadn’t seemed to need it until this one. Appreciate the help!
This doesn’t work for all of the modes, but one thing that helps me remember some of the more common ones, is that you “lose sharps” in the key signature as you go from Ionian (major) to Mixolydian...
Hi,
Recently came into possession of a nice old Gibson Army Navy special. I’m trying to date it - the label doesn’t have a serial number at all, but there is a stamp on the neck block - but it’s...
I’m always tempted to try that when I see figured firewood.
I believe v-picks are acrylic.
Is there a mechanical reason that snakeheads would be better or worse? That is, on the snakeheads, there’s less of a sideways single after the nut slots on the strings. Does that impact tuning or...
Yeah, I have a 21 Gibson A (coincidentally also without logo, one of the steel truss rod covers like Marla Fibish has) and a 23 A-2. The 23 is a pretty incredible instrument and really hard to beat...
Yeah, I’m part of the group that sponsored it and he’s asked that folks not share the recording beyond who was there. He gives online lessons if you want, I’d recommend him - I haven’t done lessons...
Here’s my F-4 jr. I love that it doesn’t have an inlay, just the logo etched into the headstock, makes it a bit less conspicuous. Absolutely my favorite oval hole, and about half the cost of his...
I’ve explored this a bunch, since I travel a lot. Didn’t love either the Seagull or the old Martin backpacker mandolin (hard to find, cheap, but they do have the advantage of being sturdy enough to...
That’s hilarious.
Thanks for the insight. Maybe I’ll try to build something out of oak if I find a nice piece.
Apologies if this is discussed elsewhere - I searched the forum but couldn't find anything. I'm just a little curious why varieties of oak are never discussed for the hardwood part of instruments...
I have one of his oval F-4 “jr” models (which just means it doesn’t have much binding or inlay - it still gets comments on how gorgeous it looks though). I really like it. I have two Loar era A’s and...
Lovely, fun tune!
http://taterjoes.com/Fiddle/Alpha.html Is a pile of fiddle music in standard, that you can play on mandolin. Also thesession.org, tunearch.org, and abcnotation.com. That’ll keep ya for a while. :grin: