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The mandolin is a good first instrument and I’ll tell you why! A good first instrument is the one you want to play. So if you are looking at playing the mandolin and you are interested in mandolin music then I would say the mandolin is a great place to get started. Learning any instrument […]
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Are you an aspiring mandolin player? If so, one of the questions you may have about these stringed-instruments is, do mandolins come in different sizes? If that is the case, then you are in the perfect place. This article will be answering some of your questions about the mandolin. On top of discussing each variation
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I have just changed the strings on my mandolin, and I cannot wait to get my head down and start noodling around with the bright and fantastic sound new strings give. But it is looking like it needs to set it up, I haven’t done it in a while and its starting to show. Them
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Does the mandolin have 4 strings or 8? Are the double strings counted as one? When I started to learn the mandolin, I found myself asking these questions. The mandolin is a funny little instrument that is quite original in its set-up. So what sets it aside from other single-stringed musical instruments? In this article,
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I play the mandolin every day and tend to play the same strings as long as possible, mainly because I find changing strings boring, and would rather spend my time playing. But when should you change your strings? When is the tone affected by the age of those strings and is there any way of
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When it comes to the mandolin and ukulele, you may think that these instruments are similar, being small stringed instruments that are strummed, plucked or picked. But there are some pretty significant differences between the two. Are mandolins and ukuleles tuned the same? No, the mandolin and the ukulele are not tuned the same. The
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The mandolin is traditionally played with a flat pick, other the year many musicians have experimented with different types of picks. Some have used thumb and fingers successfully. The issue with standard finger-picking is the volume of the mandolin. The mandolin is a relatively quiet instrument. The flat pick can overcome some of the physical
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Is it possible to learn the guitar and be able to play the mandolin? Are the similarities between these two instruments close enough so you could only learn one instrument but easily transition? Well yes and no. I initially learnt the guitar and after a few years decided to learn how to play the mandolin.
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No, the mandolin is not traditionally an Irish instrument. Many people assume it is an Irish instrument because many musicians have used the mandolin in Celtic style music. Famous Irish music players such as Barney McKenna of the Dubliners, Kieran Hanrahan and Gerry O’Connor also play the mandolin as their second instrument to the banjo.
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Are you an aspiring mandolin player who has no idea where to start? Then this is the place for you. You may be thinking that the mandolin is too complicated an instrument to learn and play. Luckily enough, this is an incorrect assumption. Despite its unique shape and sound, the mandolin is one instrument you
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