For all mando heads everywhere
http://www.mandolincafe.com/
Don't get lost now , we have had one celebrated chiffer defect over here already and there may be more....
Slan,
D.
Any other Chiffers play the Mandolin?
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That reminds me, I joined that group about three years ago but I've forgotten the name I registered under.dubhlinn wrote:For all mando heads everywhere
http://www.mandolincafe.com/
Don't get lost now , we have had one celebrated chiffer defect over here already and there may be more....
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It's so low-end that I had to go and look before I remembered the name! It's the most basic Blue Moon model that Hobgoblin offer. My wife bought it for me when I mentioned that I'd like to play mando. She knows me well enough to know that it would be foolish to spend on a 'real' instrument until I've had a go to see how I get on.Tyler Morris wrote:What brand is your mando Buddhu? (It's not a Rogue is it?)
As I said, out of the box the action was like a cheese-grater and all but unplayable. However, now I've set it up I have to say I'm actually very fond of it. I've tried other 'better' mandos, but my cheapie has a nice chunky neck that I find more comfy then the very slim necks on just about every other I've checked out.
I'm happy to stick with it for now, and I'm playing it every day.
Same with my cheap banjo. OK so it is 'better' quality than the mando, but still a cheapie. It's a Gold Tone short-scale tenor from Andybanjo.com and is also getting played every day. Only prob with the banjo is that I daren't mess with the set up as it looks so complicated with those rods and brackets and stuff! Like a freakin' machine...
Not really a problem, as the set up as it arrived from Andy is fine, but as a confirmed inverted snob and fan of cheap instruments I am used to having to do quite a bit of DIY to get the best out of them, and I really would like to learn my way around the tenor well enough to set it up and maintain it myself.
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And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
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I have a couple of reasonably nice mandos in the house, and a couple of clunkers.
I used to love slobbing in an armchair picking a mando, and my mando years definitely helped when I switched over to fiddle.
My problem, and part of the reason for the switch, as that my Mando was waaaay to quiet to be heard in a group or a noisy outdoor setting, the sound just didn't carry, sometime I couldn't even hear myself. I discovered later that you can get louder mandos, but by that time I was a fiddler.
I used to love slobbing in an armchair picking a mando, and my mando years definitely helped when I switched over to fiddle.
My problem, and part of the reason for the switch, as that my Mando was waaaay to quiet to be heard in a group or a noisy outdoor setting, the sound just didn't carry, sometime I couldn't even hear myself. I discovered later that you can get louder mandos, but by that time I was a fiddler.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that schwing
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Ahhh, yes, I know who you speak of (at least I think...).dubhlinn wrote:For all mando heads everywhere
http://www.mandolincafe.com/
Don't get lost now , we have had one celebrated chiffer defect over here already and there may be more....
Slan,
D.
I've been a member of Mandolin Cafe since last year, I think...I took a long hiatus from there for a while; the people there aren't nearly as interesting as the ones here! (and they dont have a pub either!)
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I pop in there occasionally, it's a nice neat site. Just doesn't feel like home though. Now if only C&F had a mando/Fiddle/banjo forum...dubhlinn wrote:For all mando heads everywhere
http://www.mandolincafe.com/
Don't get lost now , we have had one celebrated chiffer defect over here already and there may be more....
Slan,
D.
And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
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I'll second that!buddhu wrote:I pop in there occasionally, it's a nice neat site. Just doesn't feel like home though. Now if only C&F had a mando/Fiddle/banjo forum...dubhlinn wrote:For all mando heads everywhere
http://www.mandolincafe.com/
Don't get lost now , we have had one celebrated chiffer defect over here already and there may be more....
Slan,
D.
Let's ask Dale to put one up
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Ooh ooh, Tyler, look!DaleWisely wrote:Soon, and I'm hoping tonight, we'll have a new forum on this board: "Traditional Stringed Instruments," for mandolin, fiddle, etc.
Enjoy.
Dale
with thanks to Rich.
Thanks very much Dale and Rich And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.