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    Re: NMC - Kind of - Guitar like Mandolessons

    Dan, I think it's ok to have strong opinions but you are trying to take something from Baron by making comparisons at a social level - subconsciously perhaps, but whatever.

    The mandolin and guitar...
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    Re: How to combat memorization tendencies?

    And another one is to make sure that when you practice these tunes you begin at lots of different parts.
    You can record the tune yourself at slow tempo and let it loop, then practice playing nothing...
  3. Re: Libraries are down, abcnotation and tunearch.org

    Happy day! :)
    abcnotation.com is back online.
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    Re: NMC - Kind of - Guitar like Mandolessons

    Yes, I was looking for something like that on YouTube.
    For example, ten or twenty nice Old Time tunes for guitar, but in a melodic, mandolin-playing style. And ‘nice’ as Baron has, rather than most...
  5. Re: Strategies (or contraptions) to tame the flying fingers?

    Yes and also be aware that the finger flows at speed can be very different from slow playing.
    At speed you're pushing rather than swinging the pick, while fret fingers spread out and are simply...
  6. Libraries are down, abcnotation and tunearch.org

    abcnotation has been down for at least a week, and now there seems to be a problem with the search engine for tunearch.org

    Does anyone else have these issues?
    Does it matter that we may lose...
  7. Re: Strategies (or contraptions) to tame the flying fingers?

    I have a flying pinkie that I'd like to tame,
    I thought of a contraption like a cover that sits 2 inches over the fretboard so the fingers can't actually go higher.
  8. Thread: Thanks Scott!

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    Thanks Scott, Mike, Ted and all the moderators!...

    Thanks Scott, Mike, Ted and all the moderators! :)

    Spring is here!! :mandosmiley::mandosmiley::mandosmiley::mandosmiley: :)
  9. Re: Can you recommend an inexpensive beginner-friendly mandolin?

    Get your mando a good set-up.
    A $3000 mandolin with a bad set-up is a monster! :)
    A cheap mandolin with a good set-up will be a friend to you.

    There’s a great free book on DIY set-ups by Rob...
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    Re: I miss the Classified Guitar posts....

    I miss all of my ex-girlfriends a lot more than any classified guitar section.

    And with warm and tender thoughts about girlfriends I just checked thesession.org for tunes with ‘girlfriend’ in them...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    It's official. Happy Springtime guys! :grin::mandosmiley:

    Here's a little old winter tune, soon just a memory:


    https://youtu.be/iMJDtLdkJ-k?feature=shared

    Let's hear your Spring tunes!
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    Re: ABCnotation.com Harmony and V:2

    I haven’t been able to access abcnotation for maybe a week now.
    Similar situation as before, the browser Safari, has a fine loading line at the top of the page and gets through about a quarter and...
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    Re: I miss the Classified Guitar posts....

    Are you joking?!
    Here are just a few of the animals you may encounter if you go outside! :(

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  14. Re: How do I know how to price my Grandaddy’s 1922 Gibson A1 #217

    Lovely! And just by chance, I'm looking for a mandolin. :)
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    Re: Peghead Nation Video Courses

    I did several months at Peghead Nation and I agree, excellent.
    My wish would be a course(s) on Odd OldTime, Balkans, North African , Middle East and Eastern Europe tunes talking about the wealth of...
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    I sometimes get sleepy when I play too slowly.

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    Wake up!

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  17. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    The Vega Mandolin:
    https://thesession.org/tunes/2548
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    There is also the pulse effect where the less experienced fiddlers feel that the beat is slightly in front of them, so they speed up - to catch up.
    So the others speed up etc.
  19. Re: Curious about the 2024 Venice Mandolin Festival

    https://mandolin.academy/

    Although I’m not religious (at all), this sounds pretty cool.
    They appear to be proactive and even share pdfs and mp3 files, presumably in order to practice before...
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    I think when they say relaxing they mean efficiency of movement.
    In a sense it’s trying to be as lazy as you can, while still playing every note as cleanly as possible.
    It’s what happens when you...
  21. Re: an audience that is engaged with the performer

    I really like his time signature changes.
    I've been playing a bit of 7/8 time recently (half a reel, half a jig) and it's such a liberating thrill to jump from one rhythm to another and then back...
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    Re: Has anyone played in Ireland Jam Sessions?

    Have a look here: https://thesession.org/tunes/popular

    How about learning a nice Cape Breton tune off by heart, and that’s your go-to tune?
    Sarah’s Mandolin:
    https://thesession.org/tunes/18028
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    Re: Mendel octaves..

    Thanks for posting the Joe Mendel vid Chuck, those are some nice chords on that octave, I really need to practice arpeggios in this style.
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    Re: Has anyone played in Ireland Jam Sessions?

    Ah improvisation. Well most people who learn a tune ‘just like that’, third time through are improvising.
    First time through is picking up the key or mode, total number of measures, the first note -...
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    Re: The Entertainer

    Here you go, this is in C major though it’s not exactly right, good luck!
    https://abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/by/Colin_Hume/Entertainer/0000
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