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  1. Re: Any others here that started their mandolin/instrument later

    There are a bunch of them. Most that I enjoy are in 6/8 time, which gives it a nice dance swing. Kesh Jig, Masons Apron, Swallowtail Jig, Lark in the Morning, to name a few. There are far more tunes...
  2. Re: Any others here that started their mandolin/instrument later

    I started at 51. Also stopped at 51, maybe a year in (life got in the way). 53 now, picking it back up :).
    Dont get discouraged. I started playing the bagpipes at 37. According to traditionalists,...
  3. Just replaced tuning machines on my Eastman 305 (and am proud!)

    As the title suggests, I just replaced the tuning machines on my mandolin, and I am pretty pumped I did it myself!!! A little backstory:
    So, I have now two mandolins: and Eastman 315, and now a 305....
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    Re: Documenting my journey

    Some progress this week. Spent the weekend in Vegas, but brought my mandolin to play. Managed about a half hour or so this weekend. Better than nothing I suppose.
    Have been practicing regularly...
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    Re: Documenting my journey

    Well, this week was a total bust. My dad, who turns 80 next month, has a camp in Maine, so I spent a few days up there helping him out. Also, Laconia bike week was this week, so I spent a couple days...
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    Re: Documenting my journey

    Funny you mention this-I JUST set up one of my GoPro cameras to do exactly that!!! I will record my playing every week to check my progression :)
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    Documenting my journey

    So, I want to kind of keep an online "journal" of my progress with the mandolin. Something that I can come back to every now and again, and see how I have progressed.

    I picked one up about this...
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    Re: Peghead Nation

    I currently work with an in person tutor, and admittedly dont always remember what I am taught. I have considered a PHN subscription, and I think I am going to pull the trigger on the beginner series...
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    Re: Please define “intermediate”

    In the piping world, we had grades-from grade 5 (lowest), to open (what you would usually call a professional). Even open players, there were some that were better than others. Some people just have...
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    Re: Finally, an in person lesson!!

    I am. I take lessons from a man in Hudson MA. I dont know how far into NH you are, but if you are interested, send me a message and I can put you in touch with him. Right now his schedule is wide...
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    Re: Finally, an in person lesson!!

    Thank you. I am going to look that up, as I feel that will be my biggest hurdle.
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    Finally, an in person lesson!!

    I started (sort of) on this mandolin trip around this time last year, with nothing but an idea I wanted to play an instrument. With a decade of bagpipes under my belt, I figured I could handle...
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    Re: Reading music

    This is true. We play one scale, and only 9 notes. No flats, no sharps, nothing like that at all. Looking back on it, it was quite simple.
    I want to thank everyone here for their suggestions, and...
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    Re: Reading music

    I think you hit the nail on the head. With the pipes, it was almost cheating, as we only had 9 notes-and, well, there were a finite amount of arrangements to play. Add the embellishments in there,...
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    Re: Reading music

    Thank you all for your input. I do have an instructor I had a lesson with, and am scheduling another one soon. My problem with that is twofold: one, my schedule, due to my vocation, varies a lot,...
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    Reading music

    In short, this is a stumbling block for me. One I am sure others have run into. I will preface this by stating that I dont want to learn tab, I want to learn how to read music.
    All that being said,...
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    Re: Mandolin Set Up Ebook and Mandolin Users

    I just stumbled across this and sent an email. As a new player, I really appreciate this!!!
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    Re: Suggestions on a beginner "set list"

    I actually checked out your site, and it is helping me with a ton of ideas. Thank you for the advice!
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    Re: Eastman mandolins for sale

    Mandolin store is currently doing a sale. I just picked one up on sale. As a lefty, its hard to find lefty mandos :)
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    Suggestions on a beginner "set list"

    I have only been at this a couple months, and, although progressing at an acceptable pace, I am starting to plan ahead to put together a basic set list of tunes I like. Coming from a bagpiping...
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    Re: New player looking for instruction

    I did not, and didnt even think of that. Thank you!
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    New player looking for instruction

    I picked up the instrument a few months ago, but really just started getting serious with it about 3 weeks ago. With the help of mandolessons.com, I am working on playing chords, and the G scale. I...
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    Re: instrument an offensive weapon (no mando)

    As a bagpiper for over 15 years, I once had an "experience" flying with my pipes. I was flying from MA to WA for, likely to visit my brother or my nephew-both of whom were stationed at Lewis. This...
  24. Re: Grand daughter is a Lefty - Help needed converting RH to LH

    Not the playing itself so much, as the marching and counter marching. I should have been more clear :). One of the best pipers I have ever witnessed, lives just north of me, and plays lefty.
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    Re: Hello, first time player here

    Thank you all!! To address some questions:
    I am working on standard notation, which, come to find out, isnt as difficult as I originally anticipated. I still have a learning curve, but, once I can...
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