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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    No flying fingers, keep them close to the fingerboard, relax your grip, check how you are holding your instrument, Thile has a good video on this, make sure you have a good setup on your mandolin....
  2. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    I live a couple of hours north of Nashville so I can visit Carter's Vintage a few times a year. Walter will allow visitors to play anything on the wall. So, I was able play some fine instruments. So,...
  3. Re: Improv workshop -- from Aaron Weinstein

    I enjoyed the class. Thanks Aaron. R/
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    Re: Arthritis

    I have to write, I had an interesting experience with Tiger Balm recently. I had my monthly massage and my masseuse finished off with some of the balm on my shoulders. I then went to take care of my...
  5. Re: Combo Mando /Fiddle Case - Not Too Heavy

    I have a Bobelock combo case and it has lasted me decades. I am not a road warrior so it mostly goes to jams, workshops and church. I have looked into the Crossrock double case and it appears to be...
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    Re: Arthritis

    I suspect that this will sound ridiculous…. i wash my dishes by hand before I play. That loosens my stiff joints enough to get them working fairly well. There is no good answer as the meds either are...
  7. Re: Improv workshop -- from Aaron Weinstein

    MMMM... tasty.
  8. Re: What are the chances that a moderately-priced mandolin sounds

    The thing about any purchase is this .... A 500$ mandolin well set up will have 80 or 85% of the tone of a1,000.00&$ mandolin. A 1,000.00 mandolin will have more premium tone 85 to 90% of a 5,000.00$...
  9. Re: Violinists: What are the mellow/smooth violin strings? (Nmc)

    Good advice above. I will add one thing, scratchy tone can also be a buildup of rosin on the strings themselves. R/
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    Re: Best Place to Shop For Mandolins

    Best place to find quality mandolins .... Carter's Vintage in Nashville, TN.
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    Re: Church Praise Band Question

    Well... I play mandolin, fiddle and guitar in my church band. No one in the congregation has complained about my mandolin renditions of hymns or the grassier tunes that come in for "specials". Maybe...
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    Re: Good picks for beginner

    Hmmm... picks are an entirely personal choice and they run in cost from a few cents to forty or more dollars. You have shape, thickness and materials to contend with in choosing. Tortex picks are...
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    Re: What’s your travel case?

    Calton combo case and single case.
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    Re: String Action Getting Higher

    Big D, Well, have you looked into adjusting the truss rod? Are you keeping the instruments hydrated when in their cases? While it is possible that you have some build issues either with the neck or...
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    Re: My Journey so far.

    Enjoy the process. Your mandolin will continue to open up and your technique will continue to improve. A better instrument will find you when the time comes. Or head over here to a Nashville visit...
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    Re: Newbee with Tuner Question

    While I can't say who's tuners are on an Eastman mandolin. I can tell you that all mandolin tuners are all stiff in comparison to banjos and guitars. Have you loosened the gear screw and 1/8 of a...
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    Re: Nashville Chord changes

    Or a 6-2-5-1 change.
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    Re: Attack, pick and string gauge

    Well a Djangophile is among us. Welcome. OK.... right hand loose fingers loose wrist, if you don't drop your pick occasionally you are clutching it too tightly. Pick shape is very personal... I like...
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    Re: Thoughts on tremolo

    DavidKOS, While your explanations often leave me scratching my head, I always find them interesting and informative. Thank you and do continue with your "splaining". So much to know, so little room...
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    Re: chord trouble

    Get Rob Meldrum's free set up book here on The Cafe'. Use .10's, extra light mandolin strings until you gain calluses and strength in your hand muscles. Keep in mind not to over grip your instrument...
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    Re: Essential Companion

    That compatibility becomes less of an issue over time. Thinking about the "how" will really get in the way when you are first starting out. Meaning the first five years or so. The how to is kind of...
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    Re: Alternatives to EJ-74

    Curt Mangan Phosphor Bronze strings. These are light, medium, and medium heavy gauges. The "E" is either .10, .11 or .115. I do recommend Just Strings for a bulk purchase of different brands of...
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    Re: It is just not right - What to try?

    Download Rob Meldrum"s set up book. Change the strings. Audition different picks. Yes, duds are out there but spend some time learning what is a reasonable sonic expectation. Luck. R/
  24. Re: Apitius mandolin - Aaron Weinstein - All of Me

    Aaron, you just give me a smile each time I hear you play.Thank you. R/
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    Re: Mandolin Slides

    The angle that you hold a mandolin is greatly different than a guitar. I think you will find sliding will get easier if you raise the headstock to about 45’ off your noting hand shoulder. R/
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