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I contribute my inability to learn new material by ear to a lack of natural music talent. Believe me I have tried to train my ear, but beyond the ability to quickly play rhythm along side someone...

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Is it just me? I know many, many posts have been published regarding tablature and dots and players preference for one or the other. But I wonder if it is just me that finds tab to be simple in...

And Thanks to You! While my Gallatin A mandola w/ D whole was the economy version of your mandola line lacking glitz, I have never found anything remotely economic about it's tone and playability....

I just read in another thread that some Webers were imported even if signed by Bruce Weber. I have a Mandola signed "Bruce Weber" , "Bend Oregon" purchased prior to the Old Hippies buy out.
Does...

I wouldn't play both at the same time. I would likely use the higher notes for beginning verses and end the last verse with the lower notes.

It all gets back to personal taste. I owned F styles several years ago but began to think they looked "funny". I didn't like the extra do nothing pieces that were subject to breakage (especially the...

Be careful and watch what you wish for. Knowing their history, they may.

I agree completely. All types of music for different likes and dislikes. Mike is one of the best at his style of playing. I appreciate his playing even though I prefer crystal clear notes, chords,...

Pittsburgh is fortunate to have a fine mandolin orchestra. Can be Googled PITTSBURGH MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA.
This may be a good resource if you reach out to the orchestra. A few principals have a long...

You missed the part that said Asian imports with names associated with guitar manufacturers referencing the brands the writer mentioned. No mention of all Asian imports. So, maybe not so strange.

Best to have the bowl back checked out by a luthier. New strings are a definite but if it has been sitting for years not humidified things may start breaking while bringing it up to tune. Personally...

Jack

I am in the same or perhaps similar situation as you. I find playing mandolin quite painful. Three and four finger chords no longer possible. Playing mandola seems to result in less pain but...

Well selling person to person works just to demonstrate what a valuable asset the Cafe provides with it's classifieds. Pittsburgh is not exactly mandolin metropolis. A nice fellow drove in from Ohio...

After owning several my all time favorite I have owned was my custom build Stiver A5.

My all time favorite I ever played DUFF

I have purchased several mandolins and sold a hand full via the Cafe Classifieds. All had a 48 hour trial period with agreement that buyer pay return shipping. This has not been a problem and would...

Scott and Galen
Great looking logo on hat.
Perhaps some day on a flat Irish Style Cap?

Interested in hearing of success in finding local buyers when selling through the Cafe Classifieds.
I have bought (emphasis more on bought) and sold mandolins via the classifieds. With arthritic...

Just got one for my mandola yesterday. I need all the help I can get. As my arthritis worsens I pick less aggressively.

Certainly I am far from expert on this subject but my thoughts are that it is not about strength, but instead about the relationship of vibration and sound.

Ralph, Try playing the interlude to Norwegian Wood with and without tremolo. I used this tune as it was the first example of many that I thought of that just doesn't seem to me to work without...

I agree that the mandolin is not the best instrument to use for Norwegian Wood, but a mandola or octave mandolin is, I think, the perfect instrument. Especially for the instrumental part utilizing...

I first posted after seeing this band (Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle} Memorial Weekend at the Purple Fiddle in WV.
Saw them again last night in Grove City, Pa. They played outdoors in sub...

For me it depends on what I'm playing and if I am playing by myself or with others.
I often do not use it for quarter notes but instead for any note longer than a quarter note as mandolins do not...

Tried it. Too much to think about. For me, the dots do not require any thinking.