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    Re: Buzzing While Fretting with Pinky

    Just wanted to say thanks again to those who chimed in on this thread. My technique and pinky strength are improving, and the buzzing is lessening due to it!
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    Re: Buzzing While Fretting with Pinky

    Thank you all so much for the responses and insights. I notice that I can fret cleaner with other fingers, and it happens on the lower strings more than the higher ones. So I guess I need to develop...
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    Buzzing While Fretting with Pinky

    I love my Gold Tone OM-800+ octave mandolin, but I notice that the strings often buzz, especially the thicker ones, when I fret with my pinky. I'm not weak by any means but do I just need to develop...
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    Re: Got my first mandolin! Eastman 505cc

    At first I mostly worked on sight reading with a workbook I ordered online. But now I'm going through the courses at Mandolin Secrets Academy so I have learned the simple but catchy "Ode to Joy."...
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    Got my first mandolin! Eastman 505cc

    I have a Gold Tone Octave Mandolin 800+, but today I got to play my new Eastman 505cc for the first time!

    It is great! So easy to fret. I think I'm going to name it Beastman.

    Just thought I'd...
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    Hello from New Member!

    Hello all! I have been lurking here for a couple weeks and finally registered. I am very new to playing an instrument and I picked up a Gold Tone OM-800+ from Elderly, since they do setups on their...
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    Re: Anyone own an Eastman MDO 305 or 605?

    It seems like the Eastmans have a better reputation on this forum from what research I did prior to buying a Gold Tone OM-800+. I'm happy with mine though, but I am pretty damn new to this.
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