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    Re: Broken Blue Chip

    The only broken BC I recall had been drilled, as Terzinator mentions above. I have a TP 40- mostly relegated to the guitar and for mandolin use a TPR 50 and TPR 60.
    No signs of wear on any of the...
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    Re: tremelo question

    If you gave me a penny for the following thoughts... I would owe you change.

    This may have been mentioned previously but in Greg Horne's Intermediate Mandolin; there is a section that defines and...
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    Re: Transitioning to a 4 finger player

    Morning folks;

    Jeff B. - I think you have outlined the major problems that most of us encounter when attempting to incorporate the pinkie into our playing. I can especially relate to your comments...
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    Re: My thoughts on FW-74's

    Morning Folks;

    T'is been a long while since I have posted. Have been busy with our second daughter(now 16 mos) and a lot of playing. (Where do you folks with three or more progeny find the time to...
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    Re: Taking the finish off the neck

    No,we probably are not all that far off from one another regarding the subject of "speed" necks. However, the (not so)subtle jabs at those who choose an unfinished neck ("fat picks", "silk strings",...
  6. Re: Scam alert: "1924 Gibson A-2 mandolin" on Knoxville CL

    A bit over two years ago, this joker listed himself as a builder of " The Spurge Mandolins" under the name Jason Spurgeon.
    I was in the market for a new build at the time and sent him a few...
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    Re: F5G and The Jam Model

    Another CSI moment for Chris ! ;)
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    Re: Talent vs. Work

    If anyone here hasn't read Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron short story, I'd recommend it as a commentary on this aspect of society.[/QUOTE]


    :grin:

    I can't comment because my response would...
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    Re: Where does a mandola fit in???

    Wayne Benson on Mandola :

    HERE

    Wayne makes nice use of the Mandola on several tunes with IIIrd Tyme Out and on at least one tune from his Anthology CD.
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    Re: Sad and haunting music

    Well played, indeed. ;)

    JMJ;
    Check out Butch Baldissari and David Schnaufer on Appalachian Mandolin And Dulcimer. Some very cool haunting tunes on this disc. The droning provided by the dulcimer...
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    Re: Hi, and would like some opinions

    Just in case anyone missed it. :)
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    Re: What is it about mandolins?

    Count me as one of the Insane Mandolin Posse!

    I actually earned a living :)) playing keyboards for 4-5 years back in the late 80's/early nineties but I never looked for a book on the history of...
  13. Re: Alcohol and Practice-- Buzzed Practice Is No Practice?

    Quote: As someone who was deemed "too high to jam with the Dead" and asked to unplug and sit down by Jerry Garcia one summer night back in 1968,I know something about the subject at hand.
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  14. Re: Alcohol and Practice-- Buzzed Practice Is No Practice?

    Thus why the late slot is the most coveted at most concerts, bars and festivals! Tim2723's signature line says it all

    2. They're all drunk and don't care.
    ~o)
  15. Re: 7 Year Old Kyle Ramey With His Gibson Fern

    Kyle is great! His right hand is wicked and his left hand is finding cool tones up and down the fretboard.

    My wife and I picked up Kyle's CD at Glen Hensley's booth (of the missed Lonesometown...
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    Quote: Anybody else notice a correlation between having a nip and slow practice progress?

    I don't think a singular nip, or even two small ones would be too detrimental to most practice regimens...
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    Re: Is your mandolin a "prized possession?

    I guess of all my possessions, my main Mandolin would top the list. When we have visitors, my wife introduces them to my "mistress". The puzzled and angry looks usually disapear when we reveal that...
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    Re: removing neck finish

    Both. :)

    Performed a lacquerectomy on the neck of my first mandolin, an Oscar Scmidt A. I was (and still pretty much am) clueless about all aspects of Lutherie, so I started with 60 grit sandpaper...
  19. Re: How much do you care about wear, tear, and overall finish

    Let me really commit and say I'm a 6. :)

    The art vs tool discussion is interesting. The Mona Lisa is behind a shield that will supposedly withstand an attack from an RPG - and the wood and paint...
  20. Re: Tempo -- How fast do you take "The Pinch of Snuff"?

    QUOTE: As to the 200+ comment, I hear you, but I have definitely heard reels played 200+ counting every other beat.
    Reely? :mandosmiley:

    I would think 300-320, every beat, would be faster than...
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    Re: More Advanced Chords

    QUOTE: A7sus4 is a 7 chord without the fifth, with the fourth added. It can also be written A7sus. I produces a sound that feels unresolved (or suspended).

    Kevin, I may be out of turn here, but...
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    Re: new headstock and iii #23

    # 23 looks superb- will have to wait until not at work to listen - but I think I have an idea how she sounds :)

    I have been the steward of iii #17 since its birth 18 months ago and have to echo...
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    Re: Headed to Telluride this week?

    :mandosmiley: Check your email - I have been picking.
    Envy is not pretty and I am GREEN as can be!

    A few videos of some iii Mandolins in action at high altitude are a must!
    Maybe next year we...
  24. Re: Festival of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY

    Yeah, the piano was a bit of a shock. But, you must admit, he tore it up! A bit more Allman Bros than Bluegrass - which for one or two songs, is fine by me. Good music is good music. If the piano had...
  25. Re: Festival of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY

    Anyone else make Lexington this weekend? We spent the latter part of Saturday enjoying the scene. Doyle Lawson - wow. The man can pick (note subtle understatement) and those boys can SING.
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