I thought I'd share recordings of a couple of my arrangements of old tunes. Both of these tunes have sweet melodies which I think lend themselves to playing around with chord changes, etc. I'm no...
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I thought I'd share recordings of a couple of my arrangements of old tunes. Both of these tunes have sweet melodies which I think lend themselves to playing around with chord changes, etc. I'm no...
With hesitation, here is some shameless self-promotion of my thoughts on mandolin picks.
https://youtu.be/03xRAm6bAwU
https://youtu.be/Pv83FfduHgM
There are good pick comparison videos out...
I had a mandolin where there was a bit of an overlap between the Tone Gard padding and the McClung hardware (not quite as much of an overlap as shows in your photo). I would recommend first shifting...
I recently acquired Gatti #26, and wanted to offer a review here.
First of all, I have been in communication with Massimo on and off for about six months, and I have found him to be extremely...
Thanks, Jim, for the heads up on Bernunzio! I have a couple of sets of the RW92b strings, and I like them quite a lot. I like the Fisoma consort strings just a bit better on my particular...
I've been trying to sort out the mystery of Fisoma F3020 strings, and this thread (though the bulk of it is quite old) has been very useful. The F3020 strings seem to come in three versions--marked...
I know that this thread is quite old, but I wanted to reply to it because I just discovered that John Hartford *was* a mandolin player, albeit not known as one. Before Doug and Rodney Dillard formed...
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I've found a number of threads on strings for vintage bowlbacks, but I haven't been able to find this specific question addressed.
I want to try out some high quality strings on my Embergher, but...
Does anyone have contact information for the person or people behind mandolinoitaliano.com (and the MandolinoItaliano YouTube channel)? Their website is under maintenance, and I can't figure out how...
Thanks! I can't remember where I found the score I'm using, but the one on imslp is essentially the same (though you're right that the passage is repeated as part of a full section repeat): ...
I'm working on Vivaldi's concerto in D major - RV 93, and I'm trying to figure out the fingering for one passage. In all the videos I can find online of the big names playing the piece, the video...
Hi Café. I've read several threads related to this question, but I'm wondering if people have specific technique tips to suggest. Like others, I find that when I'm playing alone, my right hand...
Hi Jim. Great to hear from you! With this particular mandolin, I find that the sweet spot for picking is just at the end of the fret board, and it makes a notable difference in tone. In addition,...
I think it's well worth investing in at least one Blue Chip to see if you like it. I find they bring out a bit more of the woody tones of the instrument, while also producing bell clarity to the...
AlanN, thanks! It sounds great. I LOVE it, *and* it's fairly newly acquired, so I'm still learning how to play it. It's got a great rich woody tone, a lot of depth, and it projects powerfully...
Hi all. Thanks so much for all of your thoughts--I really value the insights of others. A few further thoughts for clarification. I really want a hard shell case, so I think the Travelite is out. ...
I've never tried posting pics in this forum before: we'll see if this works...
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Just looking for opinions here. I have a Nugget A mando, and I put a custom-made high arm rest on it. With the arm rest, it no longer fits in the case it came in.
I'm debating between getting a...
Follow-up... Just to see what it would do, I cut a piece of Styrofoam and taped it to the top of my McClung armrest to see how it might change the feel of playing, and it actually made a huge...
With this particular mandolin, I am picking closer to the end of the fretboard than I am accustomed to doing, simply because it makes such a notable difference in tone.
Thanks! I'll try angling the neck out more and see if that helps.
Thanks for the thoughts! It's a Nugget A5 Jr (#277). I didn't consciously omit that info, but maybe subconsciously I didn't want to say anything that might reflect badly on the instrument. ...
I've recently had the opportunity to acquire a really amazing mandolin. However, I find that I'm struggling with right hand technique in a way I haven't before. Something about the way this...
Does anyone know anything about Paul (PJ) Tozer mandolins? Has anyone had experience playing one? The one played by his son Joe in these videos sounds phenomenal to me, but I can't find any other...