Hello to all the mandolin enthusiasts out there... I invite all of you to come visit my new web site, http://usmandolins.com. I've been working to get this up...
Hi, I have asked this on another list also, so if you have seen it before please ignore it. I am asking if anyone knows who manufactures nylon strings for ...
Regarding tablature, is it a more recent way to learn to play? When I learned guitar in the mid to late 60s, I never saw tablatures and
wouldn't have know what...
2 Newbie Questions: I've done a google search for stands but did not find much if anything. What do you all use for stands? I have several guitar stands but...
Mike--You are about to enter the wonderous world of chords on the mandolin. I play mostly Jazz on the mandolin and find that the mandolin can be just as ...
I have a Gibson AO that was made in 1928 ( ffom Ser# info). My question is It doesnt match the description I have found for AO's It has "The Gibson" in script...
My husband has a Gibson tenor banjo that he uses to play dixieland with. I showed him an article about Mick Moloney discussing the Irish tenor banjo and ...
Hey everyone! I'm Jenni, a college student in south GA. I'm new to the mandolin and new to playing music in general (my other hobby is tribal bellydancing -...
www.elderly.com has it all. Folk of the Wood also. Many other sites that don't come to mind at the moment. BTW, I've not tried a floor stand yet - we have...
Hi Craig, Yes, not many guitar stands will fit a mandolin. I have one that does but it is old and no longer made. Try looking at floor stands made for electric...
Rup, I've never seen or heard of nylon strings for a mandolin. The string tension is much higher on a mando than a guitar and I doubt there is enough...
Bob, Take that mando to a pro and get some hard info on it. You may have a real museum piece worth a ton of bucks. And lean to play that baby because I think...
I play "rhythm" mando in a band and do some solo breaks as well and have found that if I'm not playing a solo break and playing only rhythm mando than a thin...
Howdy all, I've not properly introduced myself - mostly because I've not had much clever to say - but have enjoyed reading the group and have gotten a lot of ...
Thanks Joe, I have had it a few shops and they think it was a trasition or experimental between Ajr and A1. I started playing in the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra...
Hi Joe If you use a thin pick for the rhythm how do you make the change when your solo comes up and you want more volume? I assume you can't change to a...
Hi: I've had good luck with this stand: http://www.fqms.com/K_M_Mando_Violin_Banjo_Stand_P11884C1055.cfm It packs easily in a backpack and holds steady. Jim in...
Are there any mandolin books with chord progressions? Maugie Stevens ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
How do you learn the chord progressions and scales for the mando? ... Sincerly, Chuck __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
I restrung my mandola and the strings, which were supposed to be light gauge, were significantly larger than the ones that came with my inexpensive Chinese...
Paul, I play a solo break only on certin songs and play rhythm on other songs. However, it makes sense to play with one pick and I'm practicing with a hard...
Maugie, Try the Fretboard Roadmap for Mandolin. It's the best teaching book I've ever seen. Joe maugster <maugster@...> wrote: Are there any mandolin...
Evan, Two words- Martin Light Joe e2ness <evan_michael_mary@...> wrote: I restrung my mandola and the strings, which were supposed to be light gauge,...
Chuck, Get Hal Leonards Fretboard Roadmaps for Mandolin. I've been playing mandolin about 3 years and stumbled along until I bought this great teaching book....
What brand of strings did you buy? In the US a mandola is tuned CGDA low to high or a fifth below a mandolin with a scale length more or less 16 inches....
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