Just a heads up to the OP - we don't call them "jam sessions" over here, just sessions (ye might get a funny look if you walked in somewhere and asked if they had "jam sessions" there ), also...
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Just a heads up to the OP - we don't call them "jam sessions" over here, just sessions (ye might get a funny look if you walked in somewhere and asked if they had "jam sessions" there ), also...
In addition to all the great advice above re: economy of motion and the importance of relaxation and playing with a light touch, another thing to be aware of is not to rush the notes as you play them...
My Girouard! And for ones I don't own: A great F2 in a shop once, a Gilchrist Model 1 that was the business, a lovely Collings MT2V that I was sorely tempted to buy but didn't.
Nice one John, really lovely that!
Just saw this 2011 TenorTone up on the Elderly site:
https://www.elderly.com/products/fletcher-jd2-tenor-guitar-2011-80u-219246?variant=42802032640191
Ah that was the business Colin and the mandola really suits it! I know that tune as The Princess Royal - learnt it off an Angelina Carberry album years ago, think her version was done on a tenor...
Click on "settings" over in the top right hand corner and it brings you to a page where if you look to the left hand side of it and scroll down you'll see an option to "edit signature".
In the cheap and cheerful category of picks my favourites are the Jim Dunlop Delrin500 picks, especially if you use the shoulder end of the pick to play with, rather than the pointy end. I like how...
Depending on the time of year/weather my mandolin's tuning might be slightly flat or slightly sharp. Old strings make it even more inclined to do so, always my reminder that it's time to gird myself...
Saw a Carter's post on social media recently saying that they were finally moving into their new premises across the street, maybe that is contributing to a delay in replying to emails?
What a lovely looking and sounding instrument - congratulations and enjoy that thing!
Lovely stuff Mike!
The other video does indeed show a tenor banjo player, Angelina Carberry (my former banjo instructor from back in the day!) and the fella in the video with her is her now ex-husband Martin Quinn, who...
I bought a second hand Fletcher Tenortone from a cafe member here about 12 years ago. I'd been wanting one for ages as I'd read about them here on a cafe thread and then had gotten the chance to meet...
Someneck Guitars in Dublin sometimes gets in vintage and/or high end mandolins - I played an old Gibson A there back in 2019. Just outside of Galway Clareen Banjos down in Clarinbridge has mandolins...
The tune name is spelt as "Glynn" here in Ireland, it's a surname you come across here a fair bit. I've never seen the tune spelt as "Glin".
Bet it's because they're rushed off their feet at this time of year. I live in rural Ireland and we sometimes get a similar notification about a parcel that was scheduled for delivery the same day,...
Another vote for tenor banjo, though of course I'm biased as I'm a banjo player! Maybe your mandolin playing friend is listening to the wrong banjo players - lots of wonderful players out there who...
This Sierra Hull video has some great tips on getting good tone. The instrument itself is just part of the equation:
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So sorry to hear this, he did wonderful work restoring an old Vega Style M tenor banjo I had many years ago. May he Rest in Peace.
I wouldn't be quick to write off buying a mandolin online. I've bought all the mandolins I've owned online, from reputable dealers, the benefit being that if you go through a shop like The Mandolin...
Something I used to do was to have 2 or 3 lists of tunes and each day I focused on playing a specific list, otherwise, left to my own devices I would tend to focus on newer learned tunes and then...
Back in the early 2000's I was flying back to San Francisco after spending 10 months back home in Ireland. I was traveling with my '57 Gibson J50 acoustic guitar and my '68 Gibson Trini Lopez...
A second hand Weber F may fit the bill and they do pop up in your price range if you keep an eye on the classifieds - I've seen Bitterroots and some of the older models like the Big Sky, or Coyote...
@journeybear - Reading Franc's comment I don't think he's trying to rebuke you, seems like he's just expressing surprise, innocent enough reply I would think - how would he be expected to know that...