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| Posted: Fri Mar 17th, 2006 12:48 pm |
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gerry mcgandy wrote: Sorry for losing the thread here Mark, but Rex was dead on in his analysis. enlightenment - what a good play on what you replied to. 
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| Posted: Wed May 31st, 2006 03:19 pm |
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Hi there Dave, I'm planning my first trip to the US, to visit some relatives from the 17th of august till the 3rd of septemmber. I'll be close to Pontiac in a little town called clarkston. Any idears if there are good shows in the neighbourhood at that time? Are there nice musical instrument stores over there? Cheers,
____________________ "The Sheriff" member of http://www.dustbinthreesome.be http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/964/music.php |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13th, 2007 04:07 am |
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jaminn wrote: A good web site to check out is http://www.mandolincafe.com/ which has a good forum on different playing styles and a classified section. A mandolin that is setup properly with the frets level and properly crowned, with a straight neck or a neck with slight relief (very slight bend), with nut slots adjusted to the height of the first fret and the bridge properly located and bridge height set can have lower action than a mandolin that does not coordinate all these factors. A resonable way to check your action is to judge the height of the strings on a mandolin at the 12th fret. A dime measures about .050 inches thick. The height of the string from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string at the 12th fret on the bass side can easily be .050 inches at the 12th fret and .040 inches on the treble side at the 12th fret. So a dime should just about fall out when put under the bass strings at the 12th fret and hold snug under the treble strings at the 12th fret. Please keep in mind that a mandolin setup includes all of the factors like angle of neck to the body of the mandolin, straightness of the neck, how level the frets are, how deep the slots on the nut are, where the bridge is positioned and its height, so this is just a general guideline for good action and a good setup really involves interpretation of all the factors together. If your mandolin seems way off from this then have your local shop check it out for you. Your mandolin might play alot better with some adjustments. The AMT Roam 2 wireless microphone allows the benefits of a mic attached directly to the mandolin and mobility of no mic. For those who love the sound of a mic'd mando then check out this solution. Last edited on Sat Jan 13th, 2007 04:08 am by TheMandoShop ____________________ Kyle Dunn, Luthier The Mando Shop http://www.themandoshop.com kyle@themandoshop.com (850) 222-7467 |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13th, 2007 12:56 pm |
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Wish I'd seen this thread earlier. There are excellent places to buy mandos in Chicago. Two of the best are Different Strummer at the Old Town School of Folk Music on Lincoln Ave., and Hogeye Music in Evanston (I think on Central). Oh - and Kyle, thank for the information you posted. I am needing to get a good set up for my mando. I have been complaining about it for a while, but, duh, it probably needs to be set up. Thanks for the reminder! Amy Last edited on Sat Jan 13th, 2007 12:57 pm by AmyDK ____________________ Amy's ezFolk page Amy on MySpace My Website |
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