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  1. Frankendola for sure. There appear to be 5...

    Frankendola for sure. There appear to be 5 strings coming off the fingerboard, three across the bridge and four on the tailpiece. Three posts and 4-1/2 tuners on the treble side. Picasso's mando...
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    Re: Sad news - Jesse McReynolds passes

    A favorite festival memory: Jim & Jesse at Indian Springs in the 70s, playing Dueling Banjos. Banjo player (Vic Jordan?) broke a string so Jesse finished the number playing both parts, in octaves. ...
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    Re: The Travelin’ McCourys Win Grammy

    And to the Punch Brothers for winning the GRAMMY for Best Folk Album.
  4. Re: Article: ABBA Greatest Hits for Mandolin Tribute Released

    Great concept, but don't you think they should have used an up-to-date photo for the cover?

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    Re: ISO standard for musical instruments

    Well, no. ISO 9000 quality management standards may be the most-known (even if apparently less well-understood), but there are over 20,000 ISO standards. Many of them are not used in this country,...
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    Re: ISO standard for musical instruments

    Since I started this thread, let me elaborate a bit. I'm writing not an an instrument maker, but as a player who's spent a career working for organizations that develop vountary industry standards,...
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    ISO standard for musical instruments

    For the luthiers in the audience, I saw a notice today that China has proposed a new set of ISO standards for musical instruments. I've attached the announcement from ISO, which details the...
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    Re: Mandolin topics for Elderly Instruments blog

    That's a great idea. Can't think of another string instrument that has such a range of sounds for different music genres. From the clean ringing string tone of classical mando to the snare drum...
  9. Re: Is the electric guitar dying, taking Gibson and others with i

    OK, the paper hasn't been recycled yet, so I read the article. Looking for the word I didn't see anywhere - RAP. Music free of melody. Wildly popular, successful, performed and loved. So people...
  10. Re: Is the electric guitar dying, taking Gibson and others with i

    I saw this article yesterday - the Post is my hometown newspaper, sort of - but didn't read it as I was heading off to play bluegrass under a tree with some other guys, unamplified. So you have a...
  11. Nice to see these paired with the video of Mr...

    Nice to see these paired with the video of Mr Monroe getting his repaired Loar back. This must have been one of the last shows before they were reunited.
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    Re: Bluegrass Trivia Challenge

    Good detective work, though I'd be careful using this record's attributions as definitive. They also show that Bill Harrell wrote "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy," "Pretty Polly," "Flower Blooming in the...
  13. Thread: How to Folk

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    Re: How to Folk

    Am I missing something here? Why is this video posted on MC in the first place? For that matter, why does it exist? Unlike some unnecessary things I've watched, I didn't even get a guilty pleasure...
  14. Re: Addition to MP3 page - The Bills, Mando Coloured Glasses

    Don't stop now. I followed the link on the MP3 page to http://thebills.ca, where there's a great video on the band. Wish I was out west so I could catch a live show.
  15. Poll: Re: Mandolin Cafe votes on IBMA Mandolin Player of Year Nominees

    "Best of" awards are seldom that. These days they are recognition of commercial success or media attention. IBMA is an organization for people who are in the bluegrass music business, after all. ...
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    Sticky: Re: Post a Pic from the Past

    Yep. Scroll back up to message #456 on this page for some details.
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    Sticky: Lot of red pants in the 70s.  Here's another one...

    Lot of red pants in the 70s. #Here's another one of John with Bill Rawlings of Country Store and Katy Daley) at Potomac Speedway, MD, 1975. #I've added some more to my festivals page at...
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    Sticky: Here he is again. Gettysburg, 1974. On stage are...

    Here he is again. Gettysburg, 1974. On stage are Eddy Adcock, John Duffy, John Starling, Tony Rice, Mike Auldrige, Curtis Burch, Tom Gray. I think Johnny Castle's behind Mike. Looks like a Carlton...
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    Sticky: One last shot for now.  I've posted more shots...

    One last shot for now. #I've posted more shots here http://picasaweb.google.com/dkshipp/Bluegrass and I'll add more as I scan the old slides. #
    This is the Newgrass Revival from a festival at...
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    Sticky: Here's the Seldom Scene from that same Callaway...

    Here's the Seldom Scene from that same Callaway festival. Duffy in his Super F*rt t-shirt.
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    Sticky: At Callaway (Take-It-Easy Ranch) he was playing a...

    At Callaway (Take-It-Easy Ranch) he was playing a Boone's Farm F5th.
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    Sticky: Anybody know the name of the guy with Mr. Monroe?...

    Anybody know the name of the guy with Mr. Monroe? He was a fixture at the festivals I attended, and seemed to know a lot of folks.
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    Sticky: Buck White and the girls at the same festival....

    Buck White and the girls at the same festival. They were called the "Down Home Folks" then - not "The Whites."
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    Sticky: Mr. Baker

    Mr. Baker
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    Sticky: Here's another one ...

    Here's another one ...
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