Tribe.net. Local Connections Chris http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/71018a96-2901-4339-bc0a-47abbe123f1f 2007-11-27T16:36:46Z 2006-11-20T16:03:09Z

<div>Greetings, <br/>I am in the market for a decent starter Greek Bouzouki. I am having trouble finding anything that fits in my price range that will be of decent quality. Is there anyone out there that sell them other than LARK. Any help would be appreciated. <br/>Thanks, <br/>Chris</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 11 replies </div>

Chris 2006-11-20T16:03:09Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/9a45dad1-3556-4bab-baed-6b409c203b12 2007-10-21T16:51:53Z 2007-09-20T23:18:19Z

<div>I'm new to the mandolin and have a question I hope someone can shed some light on. I've got two different "beginner" books and they both have different opinions on how to hold the pick. One says that you should rest the wrist on the bridge and touch your pinky finger to the pick guard when playing and the other book says to hold the pick like you would hold it for a guitar, and that doing what the other book says to do can cause "technical issues" and should be avoided. <br/> <br/>Which is right, or is it a matter of "personal preference"? :) <br/> <br/>Arnold</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 5 replies </div>

2007-09-20T23:18:19Z Ali http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/f6a8e7a2-e4c0-445c-852d-5f272af5bbd0 2007-07-11T02:24:13Z 2007-03-02T06:20:40Z

<div>Does anyone have any advice on how best to start learning/playing the mandolin? I've had it for a few years, and have a chord book, but I'm hoping to find a fun way of moving on... Are there any good learning CD's, computer programs, etc that have music you can play along with? I can read music, but have never played a stringed instrument. <br/> <br/>I love folk and bluegrass, and hope to be able to play along with music someday... <br/> <br/>Thanks in advance for any advice! <br/> <br/>Alison</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 12 replies </div>

Ali 2007-03-02T06:20:40Z Brian http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/03365d2f-06e9-4736-a4f1-381858872ff5 2007-07-10T20:15:03Z 2007-01-19T21:05:01Z

<div>This might not be news to you, it was to me. I like learning new tunes from tab. Lots of good tabs on the internet. Some good programs to play / display / edit them too. My favorite is tabledit. (www.tabledit.com) PC and Mac. <br/> <br/>There are some tunes I just couldn't find tabs for. Ex: Bach's Chaconne, Gavotte en Rondeau, etc. But I could find a MIDI file for them. Yesterday I learned that you can convert MIDI files into tab using tabledit. [File > Import > MIDI > ...] There may be other programs that do this too, I don't know. <br/> <br/>This gives me access to a whole new world of pieces I just could not find in tab form. They come out pretty good. <br/> <br/>=brian</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

Brian 2007-01-19T21:05:01Z Duane http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/77db48a8-e662-4a41-824f-721f0cacaf22 2007-05-10T03:10:28Z 2007-05-10T03:10:28Z

<div>Is any one attending zoukfest in Santa Fe in June? I've wanted to go the past few years and am curious if any has been or is planing to go. <br/>Duane</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Duane 2007-05-10T03:10:28Z james http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/a229a256-a4ea-463d-8ade-2804edf27aeb 2007-01-18T22:39:06Z 2006-12-03T15:05:15Z

<div>Any advice on adding a pickup to my mandolin? <br/>I've been building a tube amp and it's time to try it out. <br/> <br/>j</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

james 2006-12-03T15:05:15Z james http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/14c4956c-bac7-4f3e-8c8b-8e4ead18c677 2006-11-17T02:56:32Z 2006-11-17T02:56:32Z

<div>Anyone have any advice on trying to master this on a mandolin?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

james 2006-11-17T02:56:32Z paula http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/571a566e-0218-4906-9843-42217463905e 2006-11-12T23:31:08Z 2006-11-09T16:49:55Z

<div>Hello, I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in buying my çumbuş banjo/mandolin. I love how it sounds, but don't think I am going to have time to learn how to play it in the next few years. I bought it at Lark in the Morning in SF. Here is their description of it: <br/>http://larkinthemorning.com/article.asp_Q_AI_E_43 <br/>I'm hoping to go live abroad soon, so I'm lightening my load. Not that this thing takes up any space, but I'd rather someone was using it! <br/> <br/>Thanks, all you wild mandolinists!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 8 replies </div>

paula 2006-11-09T16:49:55Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/d1880e83-29e1-4d4f-b73f-242a0607d6fd 2006-11-07T04:26:05Z 2006-10-28T00:42:50Z

<div>My Johnson MA-450 arrived, I picked it up last night. It's a teardrop shaped celtic octave mandolin, and it's got a great sound. <br/> <br/>Cool features: <br/>1) Trinity College makers. <br/>2) Really smooth tuning mechanism. And so civilized looking. <br/>3) Big boomy instrument so the sound can bounce. <br/>4) Round hole instead of those puny little F-holes. <br/>5) Loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <br/>6) single piece bridge connected with small bone saddle (inset). <br/> <br/>Disadvantage: Learning those new fret lengths. They're long. But the distance between strings means that some of the previous one finger-two-strings deal doesn't seem to work so hot. <br/> <br/>Also, the saddle has notches (ooo concept) so the strings don't jump during play. <br/> <br/>I'm still amazed at the sound. It's a nice brightness for now, but I imagine it'll tone down with aging of the strings. <br/> <br/>Does anyone have a supplier on line who stocks octave mandolin strings? The store where I purchased in Pasadena (Vintage Musical Instruments) doesn't seem to be interested in a lot of mandolin business (they're big on string basses... lots of those). </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 5 replies </div>

2006-10-28T00:42:50Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/4df7594f-d040-4340-9966-f2c466afa091 2006-11-04T18:54:25Z 2006-10-28T00:44:25Z

<div>I was looking at this interesting book on bluegrass playing in which the author suggests that you use an extra hard pick because the pick shouldn't bend; the wrist should (in a hammering motion, not a turning the doorknob motion). <br/> <br/>What do you all use?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 5 replies </div>

2006-10-28T00:44:25Z fivefootmama http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/c6640db7-c556-4742-8ff1-301f5646bd13 2006-10-29T01:47:40Z 2006-10-28T18:20:35Z

<div>Looking through the front rung of posts, it looks like this tribe has had a fairly recent surgence of new members. I guess in that respect, I'm no different. <br/> <br/>I played upright bass for 9 years, and electric bass for 5 before that... and moved onto mandolin. Being only 5' tall, mandolin is a lot easier to haul around than I'm used to. But I'm having to learn strumming patterns and chords. I never had to learn that stuff before. <br/> <br/>My name is Tess, btw. Hi. :) <br/> <br/>If anyone has any good strumming pattern resources out there I would sure appreciate it. I seem to be getting caught up way more in those than chords and chord changes. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

fivefootmama 2006-10-28T18:20:35Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/754faffd-270a-4f5f-b656-e1831b93d4dd 2006-10-29T01:46:19Z 2006-10-29T01:46:19Z

<div>Saw 'em live in Pasadena last night (they're up in San Jose tonight, San Francisco tomorrow, and Sacramento on Monday I think). <br/> <br/>They had a mandola player and a bouzouki player. I really liked the picked notes combined with the chords, and then of course there was jigs where they went mach 5 with a chord on the 16ths (about 12 chords per bar) which was pretty fierce sounding. <br/> <br/>But... the part I want to duplicate is the picked notes/with chords. Anyone have music for that sort of thing? I've seen lots of stuff which shows just chords or the music for the melody only, but not a combo thing like these guys were playing (which was all countermelodies or harmonies). <br/> <br/>I've decided that's what I want to sound like when I play. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

2006-10-29T01:46:19Z Raul http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/c4226ed7-d348-48c6-9128-fd4fadd32633 2006-10-20T19:55:04Z 2006-10-20T19:55:04Z

<div>Hi all, <br/> <br/>I've chosen the greek dromos piraeotikos which I've recorded with my Cumbus Mandolin. I play this curious instrument pretty little, so I have to rescue it from a corner in my bedroom from time to time... <br/> <br/>In Greece the bowlback mandolin is not rare an instrument, and there should be similarites to greek baglama playing. <br/> <br/>Please listen to it... <br/> <br/>http://download.yousendit.com/FF3BD8243061902D <br/> <br/>Please don't hesitate to post your criticisms. <br/> <br/>Thanks, <br/> <br/>Raul.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Raul 2006-10-20T19:55:04Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/114194a2-8e96-46c4-acc6-134f55b42432 2006-10-18T20:26:26Z 2006-10-16T21:39:16Z

<div>'Lo, fellow wild mandolin players. <br/> <br/>I played my Epiphone mandolin this weekend, 9 shows with a singing group. And the problem is that I'm not loud enough. The mandolin in question is a regular A frame F hole mandolin with steel strings. I use a medium thickness pick. <br/> <br/>Thus, I was considering the Trinity College Octave Mandolin (Celtic type - A frame with A - hole) as a replacement because I want the instrumental sound to carry more than the first 3 rows (it's an outdoor venue). Also, I believe a harder pick makes for louder sound? And also, can you get bigger sound by using a different bridge and saddle? The ones I currently have are the stock bridge and saddle, both of wood. I believe that the larger size of the octave mando will help make it louder, as well. <br/> <br/>Also, the Epiphone had reoccurring problems in every show because I was digging hard with the pick and the G course was moving over on the saddle so they were right next to the D course. When I moved the strings back, it of course wrecked any semblance of good tuning [during the show]. Yeah, I know it's a cheaper mandolin ($150)... but has this occurred to any of you with a more expensive piece? <br/> <br/>Is this normal? Can it be fixed with a replacement saddle/bridge? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 13 replies </div>

2006-10-16T21:39:16Z james http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/0b98af3d-ff65-41e5-8f30-7294c45f8c02 2006-10-11T12:20:51Z 2006-10-11T02:03:38Z

<div>Four Finger Closed position patterns for playing in different keys <br/> <br/>http://jazzmando.com/ffcp.shtml <br/> <br/>Anyone have an opinion on this? I'm working hard at it and I can se a slow improvemnt in my pinkie finger. <br/>Just wondering if anyone has taken it all the way out.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

james 2006-10-11T02:03:38Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/d868556e-b798-46b8-81de-15dfad367ec0 2006-10-07T22:51:31Z 2006-10-05T20:22:37Z

<div>Hey y'all. I bought a $149 Epiphone A Style (F holes) two weeks ago. Okay, so it's low end. . . <br/>I was playing the thing, and all at once one of the E strings decided to go flat. <br/>This wasn't flat as in a half step flat, it was about a full octave, the thing simply released pressure. Notably, the tuning peg is your standard worm gear, and one would think it'd be two pieces, but apparently not. I tried tuning the string back up to the correct E, but the peg the string was wound around wasn't turning with the greared section. <br/> <br/>I was unable to duplicate said error for the gents at Guitar Center, where there's a warranty. <br/> <br/>Anyone else ever experience this problem? Is it repairable? Or should I simply bring a pair of pliers in the event while I'm performing the string goes fubar and I need to cut my losses? It would be horribly inconvenient if said string went half an octive flat in the middle of a performance. <br/> <br/>I'd take it to a Luthier but I have a feeling they'd want to hold on to it for a few days, and I gotta perform with the thing in one week. Ideas? Peg drops? <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

2006-10-05T20:22:37Z jaluhir http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/4bb76c45-07f4-4a3f-8bed-7ba3cc7078b2 2006-10-04T23:39:47Z 2006-03-30T01:21:17Z

<div>SRSLY, if I paid $12,500 for a Mandolin, I don't know if I would play it...would You? <br/> <br/>http://www.mandolincentral.com/rwproto.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 10 replies </div>

jaluhir 2006-03-30T01:21:17Z JoeMayer http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/a3c58d7a-f1c1-4a52-8d47-14ccd42275e5 2006-08-29T17:11:53Z 2006-08-29T17:11:53Z

<div>Hello all! <br/> <br/>I'm a sometime mandolin dabbler (for 10 years or so) but primarily an electric bass player. I like the sound of mandolin both acoustically and through electronics. I have a Fishman pickup on my acoustic mando, and I am currently retrofitting a mini-solidbody guitar into being a solidbody mandola. That's been an ongoing project for a while now, as I have no training at all as a luthier, so everything is kind of an experiment. I'm working on a solo CD project in my home studio, and if everything goes as currently planned, there will be mandolin on around half of the songs. <br/> <br/>Just thought I'd drop and and say hi! I look forward to being a member of the tribe. <br/> <br/>Thanks, <br/> <br/>Joe</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

JoeMayer 2006-08-29T17:11:53Z Raul http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/5ea01123-7428-4f4c-93b9-fb81a2420e4c 2006-08-26T15:27:16Z 2006-08-09T16:05:32Z

<div>Hey guys, <br/> <br/>I own a cumbus mandoline. Anyone owning banjo mandolines? <br/> <br/>All the best, <br/> <br/>R.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

Raul 2006-08-09T16:05:32Z Dave http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/54f6ae12-9954-4c37-bbc1-a244f1de70e2 2006-08-23T02:33:14Z 2006-08-23T02:33:14Z

<div>Hello tribe- <br/> <br/>I'm a long-time fiddler and mandolin player near Boston, playing bluegrass, oldtime, Irish, Texas, swing, and a few other styles. I do a fair amount of jamming and playing out with my family band in this area. I also collect mandolins, new and old. <br/> <br/>Dave</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Dave 2006-08-23T02:33:14Z Jenni http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/47bbc29c-5651-4f46-89eb-597f2e3e2d02 2006-08-02T14:49:14Z 2006-04-21T01:03:34Z

<div>Hey everyone! <br/> <br/>I'm Jenni. I'm 19, a college student in south Georgia, and today I bought my first instrument - a mandolin! <br/> <br/>Unlike my guitarist boyfriend, I have no musical ability or talent. I barely even listen to popular music (unless it's on NPR), I don't know who most bands are, and I know almost zip about music, BUT, somehow I ended up being really interested by the mandolin and bluegrass music! :-D So today I joined your ranks. <br/> <br/>I want to learn to play all styles of mandolin music - bluegrass, celtic, and classical mainly. <br/> <br/>Wish me luck on my mandolin-playing journey. I'll need it! Lol.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

Jenni 2006-04-21T01:03:34Z Duane http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/4f4638fe-36f1-45de-bebd-b87f0aa0d9ed 2006-07-10T13:12:25Z 2006-04-05T21:15:37Z

<div>Hi All - Glad to see other Mando players here !!! I'm in albuqueruqe, NM and am curious if there are others of you in the vacinity and if any one would be interested in giving some tips/lesons. I'm not new to the instrument but could certainly use some direction. <br/>Thanks, <br/>Duane </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 7 replies </div>

Duane 2006-04-05T21:15:37Z Pattie Knight http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/9fd20038-b5c9-4088-bf9b-3b4b8afa0e37 2006-07-10T13:11:12Z 2006-07-10T13:11:12Z

<div>Greetings from Georgia - I have just started playing the mandolin and am learning a lot but still have many miles to go - also not acquainted with posting, adding friends and such - first time trying to be a part of a tribe!! Let me know what to do - would love to hear from ya'll about how you first started and what you did right or would do differently - just love the sound of the mandolin - thanks!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Pattie Knight 2006-07-10T13:11:12Z waltsnipe http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/1bbbe357-6219-4615-afa1-f9ced7795cd5 2006-06-17T23:07:02Z 2005-05-11T20:33:12Z

<div>http://www.emando.com/ <br/> <br/>A cool site devoted to what I think is safe to say is a niche market ;-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

waltsnipe 2005-05-11T20:33:12Z waltsnipe http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/338e2762-ecf7-4b2b-8b72-5274d2cc1dc6 2006-06-05T20:23:59Z 2005-05-11T20:29:01Z

<div>Hola, Mando-tribe: <br/> <br/>I've just posted pictures of the electric solid-body bouzouki that I bought a while back from a Greek luthier in New York over the internet named Dino. He designed it for the Greek bouzouki tuning, but I've actually found that the Irish tuning makes it sound more Mediterranean to my ears (which was the sound I was going for). <br/> <br/>I'm trying to find a photo to post of my custom electric solid-body SnipeMando (8-string mandolin shaped and ornamented to look like a snipe), since my band's name is "Snipe Hunt." It was made by a luthier outside of San Antonio. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

waltsnipe 2005-05-11T20:29:01Z FyreChyld http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/2326254d-62f6-400c-916d-de3c08c01dfe 2006-06-01T00:55:07Z 2006-03-25T14:44:54Z

<div>Anyone know where I can find a cool Bluegrass or Mandolin Desktop Theme? Not just the wallpaper, but the whole theme complete with window sounds &amp; all. <br/> <br/>Thanks! <br/> <br/>/|\ Gypsy /|\</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

FyreChyld 2006-03-25T14:44:54Z FyreChyld http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/49a6c065-b99b-4eb9-b160-5e8b4e384eea 2006-04-01T02:19:13Z 2006-04-01T02:19:13Z

<div>Sneakin' Out is playing tonight at the: <br/> <br/>Mock Crest Tavern <br/>3435 N. Lombard St. <br/>(corner of Wabash &amp; Lombard) <br/>Portland, Oregon 97217 <br/>503-283-5014 <br/> <br/>Gig starts at 9pm so get there early before the place fills up. <br/> <br/>For more info you can go to the site @ http://www.mockcrest.com/index.jsp <br/> <br/>David Gerow is a extraordinary mandolinist! <br/>Come on out &amp; enjoy one of the hottest Jam Bands in Portland! See you all there! <br/> <br/>/|\ Gypsy /|\</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

FyreChyld 2006-04-01T02:19:13Z redwood_kestrel http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/eff6a1ab-e66d-4757-a40f-0ce241742b4b 2006-03-11T18:41:18Z 2006-03-06T04:14:58Z

<div>Hello wild mandolin-ers! It's time this tribe got some zoom and bonded over what is hopefully a love and appreciation of some jaw-dropping mandolin playing. So folks, tell me, tell each other- what ties you and the mandolin together? Like some crazy bluegrass music? Enjoy sweet jazz mando melodies? Can you play this little 8-stringed instrument like nobody's business? I wanna hear about it. As for me, I am an aspiring kick-ass bluegrass mandolin player, working on picking faster and faster and faster. Light speed someday, I hope, but for now I'm happy just being able to pick along to the melody and not totally suck. <br/>And you???</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 9 replies </div>

redwood_kestrel 2006-03-06T04:14:58Z Eric http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/0519f991-56c6-4a29-9ff7-0721257ac71a 2006-03-05T21:48:26Z 2006-03-05T21:48:26Z

<div>Here I am. A New Member! <br/> <br/>Playing Old-Time, Blues, Irish, and Lithuanian/Ukranian/Russian tunes on my mandolin and Greek (!) Bouzouki in The Baltics. I am about as eclectic a musician as I can be. Oh, I also play the Irish low flute.... <br/> <br/>Pictures forthcoming, I guess.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Eric 2006-03-05T21:48:26Z Amandalyn http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/5cfc4856-4956-496c-a75c-46e07e9307f4 2006-01-02T15:09:25Z 2006-01-02T15:09:25Z

<div>Mike Compton &amp; David Long Concert Thursday 7pm,Jan.12, House of Jam, corner of San Jose &amp; Old St Aug. Rd ( in Big Lots shp cnt) Jacksonville, FL. Don't miss this dynamic duo- Compton is a Grammy Award Winner for "Oh Brother Where Atr Thou" fame. Tickets &amp; more info:904-962-1130 <br/>info@musicgrowshere.com <br/>website: http://thehouseofjam.com Click Bluegrass</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

Amandalyn 2006-01-02T15:09:25Z mbergen http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/7150d9e8-0d5f-45d1-9c3b-4b920d594e08 2005-12-26T22:40:08Z 2005-12-26T22:40:08Z

<div>I've just put this up on Craigslist with photos <br/> <br/>&amp;lt;http://www.craigslist.org/eby/msg/120493786.html> <br/> <br/>I've got a beautiful black Squire Telecaster that I never play. It's in great shape, but I generally only play acoustic guitar these days. <br/> <br/>I want to trade it for a solid body electric mandolin (4 or 8 string). No gig bag or case is included, just the guitar.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 0 replies </div>

mbergen 2005-12-26T22:40:08Z jaluhir http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/b6d785b2-00f7-45df-8453-60c8d14d7744 2005-11-16T09:25:48Z 2005-11-08T20:20:32Z

<div>I have been learning Whiskey Before Breakfast, and i put it down on this little desk top recorder I have so I could practice playing Harmony. <br/>I thought all you had to do was play a third up from the key it is in, D to F#, in this case, but I can't find something that sounds like my head tells me it should sound like. <br/> <br/>My question then, is how do I play harmony to a tune? <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

jaluhir 2005-11-08T20:20:32Z waltsnipe http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/1e4fdb86-bf55-41e3-bc07-ba86899084c3 2005-10-24T13:20:01Z 2005-10-20T13:10:03Z

<div>I just posted a couple of photos of the electric solidbody 8-string mandolin that I had a luthier in Blanco, Texas (Kevin McCleod) make for me. The SnipeMando has a headstock that looks like a snipe head, and a snipe inlay at the end of the fretboard. There is a magnetic and a piezo pickup, with a slider on the back to control the mix. The 9-volt battery compartment is reached from the rear. The knobs are volume and tone. Love this mandolin!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

waltsnipe 2005-10-20T13:10:03Z delilahblues http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/e2300473-8312-4af2-b597-fbedb36f3976 2005-10-20T22:47:45Z 2005-10-20T04:52:14Z

<div>Hey everyone!!! Just joined tribe and was checking for tribes. Was real happy to find some as these =)...how are you all?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

delilahblues 2005-10-20T04:52:14Z BabeSoDelicious http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/c2a93b48-aa98-4b95-9106-8166d524fcc1 2005-10-14T04:37:15Z 2005-10-11T00:37:18Z

<div>Getting acquainted with my new Tacoma, this past weekend I plucked Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacht Musik (know most of the solo piano score from memory) and even a little of Bizet's Carmen (from aural memory). Then I discovered online the G, C and D chords I gotta learn. Yikes! It's one thing to plink away a tune but chord chopping? If only my pinky could handle that G string stretch.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 8 replies </div>

BabeSoDelicious 2005-10-11T00:37:18Z BabeSoDelicious http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/89db0a69-0461-4b74-9d93-fae9e31cda5f 2005-10-08T19:42:13Z 2005-10-07T21:37:30Z

<div>Well, I finally got one. <br/> <br/>Yesterday I walked into the local music store, to ask about the loops at the end of the new strings I was putting on my Takamine acoustic guitar. Funny how a pretty dumb question (Am I supposed to put the string through the loop instead of tying it off?) led to a mandolin purchase! <br/> <br/>So now I've a beautiful Tacoma flat top to practice my fiddle fingering on. I'm calling her "Nana," after my little cat Nana. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

BabeSoDelicious 2005-10-07T21:37:30Z jaluhir http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/d6eaa34a-1116-4cf5-8f83-5c24da9f7dca 2005-10-06T02:35:38Z 2005-08-22T03:43:50Z

<div>does anybody have any information on any mando pickups? should i have them put one into the end pin? should i jsut attach it to the tail piece? what are the pros and cons? thanks</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

jaluhir 2005-08-22T03:43:50Z runnz http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/b2dd3c51-d986-4aec-93d9-90da0b9cb5a4 2005-08-30T05:34:49Z 2005-08-01T22:53:15Z

<div>Hey all <br/> <br/>I live in Oakland.........being duly inspired during my trip to Telluride.........by a bit of tequila.....and Gillian perhaps..........I bought a shiny new Gibson. <br/> <br/>Can anyone recommend a good teacher..? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

runnz 2005-08-01T22:53:15Z jaluhir http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/33b2ee75-c8b9-40a1-92da-5af3cbbe48d6 2005-08-19T04:15:58Z 2005-08-16T18:34:48Z

<div>I just got done with a cross country trip on the Plane and i took my Michael Kelly, i met a guy in the airport at JFK, and we talked about which mando we travel with (I have a Fender, also) I bring my A game everywhere, he was unsure which to take himself, what are your thoughts on traveling, you know, just a business trip or something where you will have time to pick. (Ahhh, when is there not time to pick?)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

jaluhir 2005-08-16T18:34:48Z BabeSoDelicious http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/b9e68337-4798-494c-85d4-05c51dd0b324 2005-08-02T18:54:51Z 2005-06-23T19:39:56Z

<div>Recently I ordered a mandolin/fiddle case from a fiddler/mandolin player who used to make and sell cases, fiddles and mandolins. So today I get the case in the mail, and Yee-haw!!! Inside is one of his mandolins, an F-beauty, slightly scuffed and in need of new strings. <br/> <br/>He decided to give me one of his handmade mandolins. What a guy! Thankee, Billy Lee!!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

BabeSoDelicious 2005-06-23T19:39:56Z jaluhir http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/1bcf4227-9316-4ecf-beda-daf746dfeccc 2005-08-01T02:06:46Z 2005-07-15T02:09:06Z

<div>I notice that the pinky on my fretting hand, my left, jumps back from the fretboard after I use it. It always makes its way back when I tell it to, does this happen to anybody else and what, if there is anything, can one do about training it, so to speak, to be ready and hover over the next note it is supposed to play?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

jaluhir 2005-07-15T02:09:06Z Justine http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/1ef0024e-116b-482a-aa5c-be19f443bcad 2005-07-14T16:55:18Z 2004-03-01T23:55:12Z

<div>hi there everybody, <br/> <br/>I'm looking for some practice tips. Does anyone have any suggestions for learning to improvise? Or any other tips in general? I realize this is an extremly general question and that I could look it up on the internet, or in books, but I'm curious as to what some of you have done, and what you've found to be successful in getting you to the next level. I've reached a plateau, and am looking for something to boost my playing and practicing. Thanks for any feedback.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 14 replies </div>

Justine 2004-03-01T23:55:12Z waltsnipe http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/68782bea-a871-4fbc-a7fc-36036463f437 2005-05-12T16:24:28Z 2005-05-11T21:05:14Z

<div>Here's a cool link concerning Nash the Slash: http://website.lineone.net/~nashtheslash/ <br/> <br/>He's maybe the most famous electric mandolinist (or certainly the most flamboyant, anyway). He only appears/performs in tux tails and top hat, with his face covered in bandages, with sunglasses. Despite all that (or because of it?), he is an outstanding mandolinist (5-string and 8-string) and violinist. He was one of the founders of the prog group FM in the mid-70s, then split from them (replaced by Ben Mink, another great Canadian mando and violin player who later went on to be KD Lang's original svengali) and went on to a solo career. Evidently, he's quite notorious up in Toronto (he opened for the Who there as a solo act!). Note the pictures of his funky custom electric solid-body mandos.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 1 reply </div>

waltsnipe 2005-05-11T21:05:14Z klingele http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/9512beac-017b-41e1-bb8d-404dd972eda7 2005-02-16T03:50:43Z 2005-02-10T16:39:47Z

<div>I just got mandolin and well I think I need a few lessons to really get me started. Does anyone have any recommendations for bluegrass teachers in SF? <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

klingele 2005-02-10T16:39:47Z coolhand http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/2d5f9b1a-0e4f-47d7-ba67-12d565ec2351 2005-02-12T20:13:16Z 2004-02-22T02:27:58Z

<div>Hey there y'all - check this one out if you like bluegrass. <br/>http://www.taperfriendly.com/spps/index.htm <br/>If the above link doesn't work, just google "Steam Powered Preservation Society." It's a great project that could use help and they have some great music for you to download if you feel like spending a minute learning about bit-torrent and flac. Trust me, it's worth it. So, if you love bluegrass, then Go! Download! Then Donate! </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 2 replies </div>

coolhand 2004-02-22T02:27:58Z Miss H:!@ry Zuleika Lady Grey http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/3218ba3c-7c62-4c6d-be5e-e9bba2f08abd 2005-02-10T16:34:55Z 2004-12-29T22:35:52Z

<div>I've been learning the ukulele for about 4 months and expressed to my friend that I wanted to learn the Mandolin, so he lent me one of his for my birthday present. <br/> <br/>Just wondering if you have any tips for teaching yourself. Any good chord books or websites? Did most of you learn it like a traditional iunstrument, reading music, or do you just play it by ear?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

Miss H:!@ry Zuleika Lady Grey 2004-12-29T22:35:52Z coolhand http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/151ca356-1a8d-4b69-b821-c876e2672057 2004-12-26T19:07:52Z 2004-06-16T18:52:16Z

<div>Hi All, <br/> I thought it would be great if we could get more pictures of everybody playing their mandos in the photos section. I promise I won't use your picture as the main picture without permission. So howzabout it, everybody? <br/>Luke </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 4 replies </div>

coolhand 2004-06-16T18:52:16Z http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/b85a6fb0-03b1-4a67-830e-caed265838ff 2004-09-28T12:14:51Z 2004-09-25T01:44:10Z

<div>I'm interested in learning to play the mandolin (and eventually, the Celtic Bouzouki) and was wondering what the experienced players on this tribe would recommend as a good "beginners" mandolin? I see plenty of the "Model A" style mandos for under $100 and was wondering if they were any good, or should I just save up until I can afford something like good "Model F". <br/> <br/>Thanks for the help..... <br/> <br/>Arnold</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

2004-09-25T01:44:10Z Greg http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/c0f27aba-f05b-49bb-a570-88d9dcde57aa 2004-03-02T00:23:10Z 2004-02-12T10:46:39Z

<div>I play Octave Mandolin...was nice to see a forum for mandolins here. I mostly play Traditional Irish Music on it. Jigs, reels, and the like. I also play tenor banjo, which has the same tuning. <br/> <br/>Any other Irish Music people on here? <br/> <br/>I posted a pic of the custom mandolin I got last year. Maybe people can post some other pics, if they have unique instruments. I'm also wanting to get a cittern. <br/> <br/>- Greg</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

Greg 2004-02-12T10:46:39Z Alana http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/d91a723d-a0b5-4f48-9c7c-844788b2f576 2004-02-22T17:28:20Z 2004-01-29T02:58:48Z

<div>Hey everyone! <br/>Just want to start by saying what a good idea it is to have a Mandolin tribe! <br/>I actually just started playing the Mandolin recently. <br/>I've been playing guitar for 7 years, and I am catching on to the Mandolin quite quickly. I have Mel Bay's Mandolin Chords book, and I've been learning the chords. <br/>I have an Epiphone, and it's a really good starter Mandolin. <br/>I love the gorgeous sound it makes :) </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 5 replies </div>

Alana 2004-01-29T02:58:48Z Greg http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/4b4cd72e-12cd-460b-86b6-cf469ff33229 2004-02-13T09:02:19Z 2004-02-12T10:56:30Z

<div>If anyone on here is into traditional music from Ireland and or the UK, just wanted to let you know about http://www.thesession.org. An incredible site! Great tune resource, discussions, info on recordings, etc. I think they have about 4700 tunes now, downloadable as .gif images, abc format or as midi files. <br/> <br/>...on a side note, if you download music in abc format (or write a song out yourself) you can convert it into a really nice looking piece of sheet music as a pdf file at the following web site: http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html ... their ABC Convert-o-matic page. <br/> <br/>Hope someone finds this info using... ;-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 3 replies </div>

Greg 2004-02-12T10:56:30Z coolhand http://mandolin.tribe.net/thread/207a7e70-5c67-46b4-8f0c-bbbf05b89e55 2004-01-27T01:35:57Z 2004-01-25T05:08:25Z

<div>Go ahead and use this space to post anything you want to discuss. F vs. A, banjo players, technique, etc.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://mandolin.tribe.net">Tribe of the Wild Mandolin</a> - 10 replies </div>

coolhand 2004-01-25T05:08:25Z