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sbfluter
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by sbfluter Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:02 pm
As of 1 hour ago I have a mandolin. Don't know how to play it yet, though.
~ Diane
brewerpaul
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by brewerpaul Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:48 am
sbfluter wrote: As of 1 hour ago I have a mandolin. Don't know how to play it yet, though.
Give it another couple of hours...
carrot
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by carrot Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:56 am
I'm a beginer on the Mando. I play a Moon standard mandolin made in Glasgow, Scotland.
Porcus ex grege diaboli
sbfluter
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by sbfluter Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:30 pm
brewerpaul wrote: sbfluter wrote: As of 1 hour ago I have a mandolin. Don't know how to play it yet, though.
Give it another couple of hours...
Why? Is it easy?
I guess I can pluck a tune or two but I really don't have any idea what I'm doing.
I have a book but I haven't gotten very far with it yet. I get impatient and just want to play some tunes.
~ Diane
Thomaston
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by Thomaston Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:41 pm
When I started I was new to ITM also. I got the tune list from the nearest session, and made a ton of tablature. That probably helped as much as anything.
brewerpaul
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by brewerpaul Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:05 am
I was just kidding about the "couple of hours" thing, but I do think the Mandolin is relatively easy to learn compared to, say, fiddle. The fingering is the same, but picking is 'WAY simpler than bowing and the frets help make up for inaccuracies in fingering. Keep at it-- it's a great instrument.
oltimer
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by oltimer Thu May 01, 2008 7:57 am
yes.
Tim2723
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by Tim2723 Thu May 01, 2008 9:50 am
Yup, except for chording the ukulele, the mando is probably the easiest stringed instrument. Does take more than a couple of hours though. Stick with it and have fun! D
Walden
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by Walden Fri May 02, 2008 9:37 pm
I play mandolin.
She does too..
Reasonable person
improziv
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by improziv Tue May 06, 2008 3:39 pm
Definitely!
Jimbo
Posts: 31 Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:25 pmPlease enter the next number in sequence: 1Location: Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
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by Jimbo Thu May 08, 2008 1:27 am
Another raw beginner ................
Just love the sound though.
Cheers
Jim
jdevereux
Posts: 179 Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:27 pmPlease enter the next number in sequence: 1Location: Asheville NC
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by jdevereux Sun May 11, 2008 7:36 pm
Closet bluegrasser... (shhhh...don't tell the pipe people)
buddhu
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by buddhu Mon May 12, 2008 2:36 am
jdevereux wrote: Closet bluegrasser... (shhhh...don't tell the pipe people)
Me too. Don't tell
anyone .
And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
jpmcneely
Posts: 3 Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:27 pmPlease enter the next number in sequence: 1Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
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by jpmcneely Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:04 am
Yup. Big Muddy - Good mando for ITM.
yes.
