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There are specific kinds of physical therapists and occupational therapists that deal with musicians and their experiences. If you can find one of those you can probably get some real advice. You can...

:disbelief::))

Nah. :)

While true musicians have earned my respect and awe, the instrument has more possibilities than even they use. All musicians, no matter how good or accomplished, have their "querencia" out...

While you are correct, I disagree. :)

It is my personal opinion that in ensemble performance, in most cases, I am not responsible for every darn note in the chord. Some guitar or banjo or maybe...

I have the habit of buying a packet of strings every time I visit a bricks and mortar music store, just to "pay" something for my time poking around. As a result I have a massive emergency chest of...

The mandolin is an ocean, with infinite pathways traversing its surface. You don't need to learn them all. You only need to learn how to get to where you want to get to, and how to get either back...

I think this kind of thing described above provides much more immediate competence than learning chord configurations and copping the chords from the guitar. Which believe me is how I tried to go...

I see that I have already responded with everything I think about the subject. But I continue to want to be helpful, and if the original poster Sherry, or anyone else, has an ahaaa moment from...

I have a whole range of colors, from almost yellow to blonde to mahogany to sheridan brown to black. Some glossy and some matt finish. When considering a purchase the color and finish are not at the...

I think this is a great idea. Both of these books are very useful in answering specifically what you are after.

You are asking the right questions.

Any musical instrument is an ocean of...

I do not mind honest wear. I bought an old delicate bowlback years ago. I was drawn to it in part because it had these wonderful light scratches across the face indicating that someone was doing some...

This is a good point. At some point the collection itself seems to made the decisions. You do or don't get this because of what you don't or do have in the collection, as opposed to what you may...

OMG don't get me started on books. My accumulation of books is going to drown me. And the same lack of criteria. I bought the book because i wanted it at the time.

It is a collection only in so...

Nobody is looking at that all steel mandolin? OMG are you kidding me? That thing looks so darn cool. The store is a several hour drive from me but if work goes well and no pending snow storm I may...

Ummm... nah. ~o)

I think it is a matter of perspective. And in what we put our treasure.

I know a lower brass enthusiast, a player, who has a stunning, absolutely insane collection of...

I kept a journal, hoping it would help motivate me and track my progress. What I found is that I was wasting practice time journaling. And that I could tell if I was improving by how much better I...

I did for a while, on someone's advice. I thought they changed the tone of the RM-1 too much though, so I went back to the John Pearse strings.

I am no judge of what would be a good idea. That said, I would by several.

My biggest problem is going back and forth from diatonic fingering on the mandolin to chromatic fingering on the guitar. It twists my brain up

The pick choice makes a large difference for a mandolin.

This article is very very informative.

http://jazzmando.com/tips/archives/000718.shtml

I would make this suggestion:

See if you can borrow a mandolin, or some places rent. Some libraries are even lending instruments. But get one for a few weeks and see if you fall in love.

Once...

I have canvas softcase. I put iron on patches on it. Look like stickers!

I favor a slower pace that allows singing along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNLHnmj4GDU

There are many "cheat" chords, that will do the job under certain circumstances. I cheat all the time when not playing solo in an ensemble. I figure I am not responsible for every darn note in the...

My own preference is against a case that does it all. A sturdy hard shell case for air flight and long car rides. A sturdy light soft sided case for short hops from home to the local jam, or walking...