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    There isn't much room in my Pegasus case, but there's enough room for this:

    * Peterson Strobo-Clip tuner
    * Extra battery for the tuner
    * Spare set of strings
    * Two Blue Chip TAD40-1R picks and a couple backup cheaper ones.

    That's all I need for a pub session. No room for a string cutter but (knock wood) so far I've never broken a string at a session, and I'd just loop it if I had to. For a gig, I'd be carrying so much other stuff that there's always room in other bags and cases for utility items like pliers, wire cutter, gaffer tape and whatnot.

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    Small pair of wire cutters, string winder, small bag of picks for back up, two digital tuners(one with a dead battery), spare set of strings. I remember when decades ago the little compartment would have held a joint or two but those days are far behind me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranald View Post
    A sandstone humidifier;
    A small bag containing:
    a tuner,
    a capo,
    two Black Mountain thumb picks (my preferred pick -- arthritis in my right hand makes thumb-picking more comfortable, i.e., using flat picks for the thumb),
    two Herco Medium thumb picks,
    and a flat pick (for emergencies or short-term loan);

    In an outside pocket:
    a partial set of strings,
    a full set of strings, unopened,
    an electronic cable,
    three small file cards, one of which tells when I last changed my strings,
    a small tool (for turning what?),
    instructions for a tuner (but not the one in this case),
    and a colourful change purse from India with:
    assorted picks, thumb and flat, of different sizes and shapes (leftovers from experimentation),
    and a pick case.

    It was interesting to do this inventory -- there's much more there than I expected!
    Oops, I missed the two beer coasters for a Cartriona Lichtenberg exercise in tremeloe. And we wonder why Customs agents get confused when we bring our instruments through!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranald View Post
    Oops, I missed the two beer coasters for a Cartriona Lichtenberg exercise in tremeloe. And we wonder why Customs agents get confused when we bring our instruments through!
    Now I'm curious as to the function of the beer coasters in the tremolo exercise.

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    A receipt from the original owner's purchase from Elderly, a Big Boy keychain they left there and a penny matching the year of manufacture. And the usual, needle nose pliers, picks, humidifier....

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    Me too, curious about the coasters for tremolo!
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    I have a Northfield Heirloom (lots of storage)
    So my list is long!
    Several different sets of string(cryo Americana GHS, silk n steel, silk n Bronze GHS)
    Wildwood Winder, small diagonal cutters, pencil for string slot lube
    Planet waves sponge humidifier
    Strobo clip Peterson, batteries
    Combo fingernail clipper-nail file-bottle opener (super useful)
    Pick box wil lots of fancy picks(bc, hense, eml, Apollo, Miller, Pearce, primetones, red bear, Wegan, Radex, Sorensen, small batch casins)
    Warranty card
    Weber bridge wrench
    Lucky silver dime
    Silver wedding band(found, kept as spare and subsequently used for a wedding( my band plays 20 or so wedding per season) when clients ring fell off a dogs collar, got a good tip at that gig
    Spare truss rod cover(original plastic, ebony on the axe)
    Truss rod wrench
    2007 Weber Custom Elite "old wood"
    2017 Ratliff R5 Custom #1148
    Several nice old Fiddles
    2007 Martin 000-15S 12 fret Auditorium-slot head
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    Too many microphones

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    You put the coasters under the strings in the area where you pick the strings, then brush the strings as you practice tremolo. The point is to learn to play the strings rapidly, without digging in and catching your pick between the strings. Catriona has a good DVD on playing tremolo, available to download. I'll have to get back to studying it. And I learned to spell "tremolo" since Post #28.

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    Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
    "I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
    Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.

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    I’m curious about the posts that include a truss rod adjustment tool in the case. How often do you have to adjust the truss rod?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NDO View Post
    I’m curious about the posts that include a truss rod adjustment tool in the case. How often do you have to adjust the truss rod?
    Not often at all. So little for me that if I kept the allen key anywhere else I'd likely lose it. When it's in my case I know, 1) where it is. 2) that it fits the truss rod I'm adjusting.

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    In the case on the mandola:

    Strap (with rubber washer to keep firmly attached)
    NS headstock tuner
    External piezo

    In case:

    Metronome
    A few pick, even though I normally just use nails

    If amplifying, in separate tiny bag:

    Small rechargeable full-range battery speaker, intended for blasting tunes from cellphone without distortion
    ZOOM G1Xon multieffect unit, loaded with custom patches
    ZOOM B1Xon multieffect unit, loaded with custom patches
    Small effects pedal order switcher
    One set strings
    Clippers
    Cables

    That Tribit XSound Go is one of the best purchases I've ever made for sound reinforcement.

    The ZOOM pedals have slightly different effects regarding pitch-shifting and synths. Both units have an expression pedal, and allow quick selection of a particular patch when used live. The order switcher allows reversing their positions in the effects chain with the press of a switch.

    I only use that stuff if doing an emulative gig, like, "Can you cover a cello and do an angelic choir too?" I much prefer just playing lightly acoustic, or mildly volume-reinforced.

    ----

    I was just putting things away, and realize I forgot to list a small black-light penlight which is used to charge the glow-in-the-dark fret markers on the side of the neck. They glow long enough to be perceived in a dark music pit or club for hours, and even recharged by the black light (shielded by the hand against the neck) discretely if need be. I've been using the markers since I discovered them, and they make playing the whole neck a dream. I have the markers at frets q, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, and 17. Sometimes if I'm restless in the night, I'll even charge up the dots and then quietly work scales, intervals, FFCP and pieces in total darkness. "Fret Glo" markers for the win!
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    Quote Originally Posted by NDO View Post
    I’m curious about the posts that include a truss rod adjustment tool in the case. How often do you have to adjust the truss rod?
    Never, but it came with the mandolin and I don't want to lose it.
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    I keep hoping for enlightenment, but usually it’s just an out of tune mandolin.

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    An assortment of picks and a Snark tuner. I keep a microfiber cloth for a wipe down. That's it.

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    Machine gun and a pint of whiskey. Maybe I'll learn to play mandolin some day when my banking career ends.

    Relax, just kidding.

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    I keep the $5 bill I won for 3rd place mandolin at the 2010 Mt Airy Fiddlers Convention. I'll always keep it in there and never spend it. Contest entry was also $5...

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    Serous case envy here! I have barely enough room for the case key, bridge wrench and warrant card!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mingusb1 View Post
    I keep the $5 bill I won for 3rd place mandolin at the 2010 Mt Airy Fiddlers Convention. I'll always keep it in there and never spend it. Contest entry was also $5...

    Z
    Gee Zack, thats not even enough for a six pack of beer! What did the winner get? $15.oo?
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    This thread has cost me a bunch of money on little additions. lol. Thanks?
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    Wegen TF120 pick, JTsPix triangle pick, another pick (can’t remember), strobe clip tuner, nail clippers, Emory board
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles E. View Post
    Gee Zack, thats not even enough for a six pack of beer! What did the winner get? $15.oo?
    Sure Charley, you could pick yourself up a sixer of Miller or PBR for that in Mt Airy! I think the winner was $25. And I'll bet the winner was 5X the mando player I was! And probably half my age...

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    In my case sits:

    -my mando of course
    -custom leather strap
    -hygrometer
    -oasis humidifier
    -and a couple special pins in places that don’t contact the mandolin

    In my pick compartment:
    -assorted bluechips
    -spare picks
    -polish cloth
    -clip on tuner
    -string winder
    -Brekke bridge wrench and truss rod tool
    -1972 silver dollar and a few crystals all gifts from a few special musician friends.

    Now if only the case was a Calton!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Explorer View Post
    In case:

    A few pick, even though I normally just use nails
    Maybe I'm too tired or preoccupied to be granted access to a keyboard today. I read your phrase, "...even though I normally just use nails" and I pictured those long metal things one buys by the pound at the hardware store. SMH.
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    And Giuliana, my 2002 Hans Schuster 505 violin, Nehenehe, my 2021 Aklot concert ukulele,
    Annie, my 2022 Guild M-140 guitar, Joni, my 1963 Harmony 1215 Archtone archtop guitar,
    Yoko, my ca. 1963 Yamaha Dynamic No.15 guitar, and Rich, my 1959 husband.

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    Quote Originally Posted by withfoam View Post
    This thread has cost me a bunch of money on little additions. lol. Thanks?
    Any time!
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    And Giuliana, my 2002 Hans Schuster 505 violin, Nehenehe, my 2021 Aklot concert ukulele,
    Annie, my 2022 Guild M-140 guitar, Joni, my 1963 Harmony 1215 Archtone archtop guitar,
    Yoko, my ca. 1963 Yamaha Dynamic No.15 guitar, and Rich, my 1959 husband.

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