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Ah, I just happened to come round the Cafe... my ears must have been ringing. ;)

Upon seeing this discussion and references to apparent previous postings about this instrument, I feel compelled...

After wrestling with some schedule uncertainty, it now looks like I can make it. I too was originally planning to take Pauline Conneely's workshop, but I will lend my support to the zouk presence...

Here's a "family portrait" I posted a while ago:

http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin....ortrait

The MacDonald has since found a new home. I may be ready to part with the Forster and the Tobin...

I got to see an advanced copy of the show. One of our local musicians had a relative who was involved in the production. On the program, John is playing his first Trillium instrument. It was a...

I typically use a Shubb on my Sobell (seems to work ok on mine...) when I don't need to change positions. For quick changes, I have been using the Dunlop trigger, though it's a little tight to move...

The New Mexico and Israel trips in June were actually business trips for my "day job", but I managed to squeeze in music-related activities on the side.

Regarding dulcimers, I know there are some...

I parted with one of my zouks today <sniff>, but before I did so I took this "family portrait".

left to right: Nigel Forster flat-top, Andy Tobin flat-top, Doug Deiter 17" scale "mandola cittern",...

test -- please ignore.

I had a busy summer -- for me, anyway. In June I was in New Mexico, Maine, and Israel. In NM I missed Zoukfest by three days (!) (had to be back in Ohio for a gig...!#%!). I was to meet up with Roger...

I play a lot of melody on my zouks but also accompaniment. For me I've found that around 23" - 24" (for a 5-course -- maybe 22-24" for a 4...) is a good compromise between the two. I love stv's...

I have a 22.8" Sobell 5-course tuned DGDAD. #My low D course is .059" and is a bit of a struggle to keep its intonation tolerable. #For a 20-ish" you would need something on the order of a .066" and...

Chording is a little different, mostly because of the GDAD vs. CGAE-based tuning and the difference in scale length. I tend to work mostly within the GDAD framework using two- and three-finger...

It's DGDAD tuning.

Well, here's my first attempt at posting something on YouTube. It's a clip with Charlene Adzima (fiddle), Rick Nelson (guitar) and me (on the Sobell) from a night at the Espresso Yourself Music Cafe...

I second the advice regarding the physical therapist. I've come back from a picking hand wrist break and have also battled tendinitis in that wrist for years. Physical therapy was a big help in the...

"The Rolling Waves" aka "The Lonesome Jig" makes for a nice slow one.

Sounds like a variant on Tam Lin maybe??

NO, ANYTHING but THAT!! I feel my arm twisting...

I tend toward the 5-course instruments. Maybe it's because I come from a guitar background. Most of the time I end up playing it more like a...

I notice that the 5-course Trillium is no longer in the New Instruments ad section. Does that mean it has a new home now?

Randy

Roger,

I might be able to put you in touch with a house concert possibility in Columbus, Ohio. Will email you with the details if you're interested.

Randy

John Doyle described something very similar to this as a popular tenor banjo trick. I've found it to be quite useful on zouk/OM.

Randy

And Robin Bullock calls his 4-course "octave mandolin" a cittern -- go figure. FWIW, here's what Robin had to say at one time regarding CBOM nomenclature:...

Clayton Tortex Ultem .80mm for melody, .72mm if primarily accompanying.

Randy

Yes, same buyer, but different instrument. The one I lost out on that he bought was a 20.25" scale.

I played on a few of their instruments some 7 or 8 years ago(or longer) maybe, when I ran across them vending at a festival. My recollection was that they were rather quiet, not much projection, and...