I was at a 4 hour workshop with Mike Marshall a few years back at Wintergrass. He had dampers on his headstock (as well as at the tailpiece). He told me he felt they were important at both ends.
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I was at a 4 hour workshop with Mike Marshall a few years back at Wintergrass. He had dampers on his headstock (as well as at the tailpiece). He told me he felt they were important at both ends.
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My custom 10 string 26" scale mandocello covers the range of a mandocello and an OM , going from C to E (C-G-D-A-E).
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I also tuned my Eastman MDC805 like an OM once:
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IMO you can't completely separate music, or at least rhythm, from math. Also fret placement, string tension, intervals, harmonics, etc. are all derived mathematically.
I'm glad to hear things are better now and sincerely wishing you and your family peace and joy in this new chapter Stephen.
Same material as ideal bearings (frictionless), ideal heat engines (maximum Carnot efficiency - 40%) and ideal 100% efficient inverter electronic components.
Yes you're definitely missing something. There's a reason you don't find octave mandolin string sets for a mandolin scale - wrong application! It's like looking for cello strings for a violin!
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Looks like just a broken tuning machine button. Easy fix. I've done it with epoxy. You can also hopefully get a replacement button if you like - AFAIK Eastman uses Pingwell (aka Ping) tuning...
Yes. I started on violin when I was 10, classically trained, and played in orchestra all through the end of high school.
I started learning bluegrass and fiddle tunes when I was 13, based on the...
I did my first speed neck the same way. The clear finish was flaking off the neck on my Morris hybrid F4. I used a pick to scrape the rest off, then used some 400 grit sandpaper to smooth it all...
That's exactly what I was thinking!
I got a Mandobird VIII many years ago. I also couldn't get the intonation right, so I replaced the bridge with a Moongazer. Unfortunately Tom passed away later and I don't know if they're still...
Where are the mandolincafe folks? I'm usually roving the halls or hanging out in the WAMA suite.
Changes in relative humidity can cause this as well as temperature. As the instrument absorbs moisture, the neck and body expand, causing strings to go sharp.
AFAIK Eastman uses Pingwell (aka "Ping") tuning machines on all their instruments. I've changed out tuning machines on a number of guitars and mandolins. In most cases the replacements don't just...
Two chord songs - Tulsa Time, Jambalaya, Unknown Legend, Rex's Blues, Horse With No Name, lots more.
But, seriously, unless you're purely doing this just for fun and don't expect to get paying...
I just read on one of the guitar forums that the Prewar Guitar Company charges $350 to add a speed neck to one of their custom builds. I've saved myself thousands....
I grew up playing violin. All orchestral stringed instruments have speed necks. It's what I'm used to.
When I started acoustic guitar and electric bass I could tell it was different but figured...
Allen makes cast 10 string tailpieces. I have one on my 10 string mandola and 10 string mandocello.
Don't know if it will fit your bandolim.
I've installed K&K and JJB piezoelectric soundboard transducers in quite a few instruments, including violins, violas and f-hole mandolins.
There are some differences between installations in a...
I disagree with this. My opinion and experience is if you are playing for paying audiences then you have to be on time, be personable and play as well as you can. I play my best when I enjoy what...
I'm in the "happy to never play/hear Wagon Wheel again" camp. I think it's the Darius Rucker (ha spell check changed that to Radius - now that's funny stuff) effect. I'm also not playing along on...
Before adding the capo, you'd have something like my 25-1/2" scale 10 string mandocello tuned C-G-D-A-E. I have octave pairs on the C, G and D strings. Although not as common as guitar or mandolin,...
Yes they are the same as the turnbuckle barrels used on violin and viola chin rests, and many mandolin family instrument arm rests.
I've purchased barrels up to 39 mm long on violin supply website...
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The Tapastring Vintage jack is a 3.5 mm TRS. Some people call them 1/8", but then again we still describe gravitational acceleration in slugs here in the US....
Easy to buy or make a 3.5 mm TRS...