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A beautiful outcome! Well done!

Astonishing is a word that pales in light of the people in that band! What must it have been like to watch and hear them work?!

I like ‘em! Lamp shades are easy to change and everyone differs in taste.

I love the FZ quote Pete posted. My favorite Miles Davis quote, hands down, is, “When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.” It takes a...

When you practice do you stop and “correct” any clams you play? DON’T DO THAT! If you stop when you practice you’ll train yourself to stop when you play. Play through your errors, keeping the feel of...

Many moons ago I took lessons from a classical guitarist who’d studied with Pepe Romero. He pointed out that we routinely watch the fingers that are pressing the strings to play the notes while...

Excellent! I like Roberto’s work and his teaching style.

Welcome to the Mandolin Cafe, DomG.

Model names and numbers are rarely anything other than arbitrary choices by a builder or a brand. A number that’s used by more than one builder will have a...

It’s the head needs protection, not the headset band! Pilots have tried many approaches. e.g. A patch of soft, thick leather or upholstery fabric inside, between the button and the scalp. Except for...

I’m a pilot and the button that’s common on baseball caps is a dealbreaker. We wear headsets and the band presses against the button which, in turn, tries to drill a hole in your skull.

Interesting thread, here. Thanks, especially, to Dave Cohen for his well composed post (immediately above) and tangentially for making this retired engineer’s day with correct use of “damped”.

Rob Meldrum has written an excellent how-to book on setting up your mandolin and he’ll send it free to MC members. Just send an email to rob.meldrum@gmail.com with "mandolin setup" in the subject...

I began playing the electric bass guitar in 1966 and in all that time I’ve heard, I’m sure, nearly all the assertions of what the instrument “should” be called. Terms go in and out of fashion, so...

You might get some results in the Music by Genre neighborhood: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/forums/44-Orchestral-Classical-Italian-Medieval-Renaissance

I use clip-on tuners and leave them in place while playing. Then, I’ve been known to wear white after Labor Day. IMO you do you and let others do themselves. It’s about the music, after all.

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I swapped the OEM tuners on my Eastman OM in favor of Rubners. All that was readily available at that moment was nickel and I regret nothing. Rubners are now my go-to. I’m saving nickels and dimes...

Mandolins are around 14” scale length while most guitars have 24 3/4” to 25 1/2” scales. Given the same string gauge, that short scale yields a greater string stiffness compared to longer stringed...

My wife was a faithful Merv Griffin watcher. I mostly put my attention elsewhere unless Jim Crockett or Orson Welles was on his show. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

Michael Cleveland on fiddle!

When reading online opinions about what’s good and what’s not I’ll point out that you, as a mandolin novice, are unlikely to be able to evaluate these opinions and instruments to a fine degree until...

It won’t be my first. I had the right side done in 2009 (due to joint deterioration) and again in 2021 (due to damage in an accident). I’m a fan of PT so I tend to recover fully in a reasonable time....

I’m sure glad the holidays are past tense, now. It’s been weeks since I worked on these lessons and I need to get back on it before my next total hip replacement surgery. It’s hard enough to learn...

I agree completely. That’s really close to what I’ve used for many years. I end a practice session by rewarding myself by playing something I just plain enjoy playing.

I also subscribe to...

A capo on a mandolin? You may as well wear white after Labor Day!

For recording many engineers provide the Countryman Type 85 DI. In live sound reinforcement there’s a broader range of DIs in use but if you show up with the 85 the sound guy will likely say, yeah,...