Summer concert repertoire practice files

During April, I've been populating the dropbox 2021 season "videos" folder with play-along files for people to use when practicing at home. The folder has 14 ".web" files, mostly links to youtube videos. For the other pieces in the summer repertoire, the guide tracks we used in making videos are good for play-along practice.

Since we're not all able to meet in person yet, those practice files, along with small regional rehearsals, will help us get ready for the August concerts.

If you have any questions about the music, send them to me.

Breakfast with Tiffany

 Hi everyone, I just sent an email newsletter with Zoom link for us to chat with Tiffany (mandolin, mandola) who relocated to Zurich, Switzerland. She's seven hours ahead of us, so breakfast for us is happy hour in Zurich. Tune in on Sunday morning, April 25 at 10am CDT for an international edition of our Zoom Social Hour!

     For those of you using the larger mandolin family instruments, I was looking at some guitar rests, hoping to possibly get a better position for my Weber F-Style Mandocello when playing in a seated position and came across some videos analyzing different guitar rest products.

 I was so impressed with the Gitano Guitar Rest:  https://www.stringsbymail.com/gitano-guitar-support-1170.html

That I ordered one from Strings By Mail and have started playing with it; seems to be a good fit and I seem to  really get the Mandocello in a much better playing position, while at the same time taking quite a bit of strain off my neck and shoulders!  It folds into a very small foot print for travel and attaches easily to my Mandocello!

And of course the good news, I can also use on my classical guitar!

Daryl Clark (MMO - Mandocello)

The Loar Honey Creek LM-310F F-Style Mandolin $325

For Sale: 

The Loar Honey Creek LM-310F F-Style Mandolin $325

This is an excellent beginner mandolin or for those times when you don't want to risk your more expensive instrument. I bought it less than 2 years ago and it's in 'like-new' condition - has had only very light use, not a mark or a scratch on it. I also had new strings put on it and a setup done last year. Included in the deal is an Alpine Boulder gig bag (retail $70)

Here's the full description: https://www.theloar.com/p/lm-310f

If you are interested, want to see more pictures, or take it home for a spin please send an email to: joybous@gmail.com

Thanks, Joy