On 2001-08-09 23:44, Chuck_Clark wrote:
I have no illusions about ever playing for anyone else - I play for me and I enjoy my efforts immensely.
while I do enjoy playing my mandolin and guitar with others, I think your words ring true for many of us. I play first and foremost for the sheer joy of playing, without regard to what others think of my playing. (hope that doesn’t sound too selfish)
Blaine
…Thanks for reminding me, Mack–I forgot about the violin and the cello–they’re in the basement (it’s okay, I have a dehumidifier in that room…). They are also both on the “waiting to learn” list…someday…sigh. Darn whistles–got my schedule all goofed up!
Cheers,
Paul
Portable mandolin?As a backpacker guitar sounds just like a banjo being played in the next room,this should come close to a ukelele!
stimps de milo
Do the Tacoma mandolins sound as nice as they look. Do you still play the classical guitar? Lately I have been trying to play on the classical guitar the tunes I have learned on the whistle. Fair results so far with a nice mellow sound.
Joe
I too am a hopeless musical dilettante, doomed to have instruments follow me home. I’ve suffered from bouts of WHOA, and now I’m learning mandolin and guitar. Is there any cure for this obsessive/compulsive disorder? If I choose to master one instrument, how do make this choice? Oh, the agony and the ecstasy!
On 2001-08-10 08:45, jmssmh wrote:
Do the Tacoma mandolins sound as nice as they look. Do you still play the classical guitar? Lately I have been trying to play on the classical guitar the tunes I have learned on the whistle. Fair results so far with a nice mellow sound.
Joe
Indeed they do sound lovely. Most of the others I’ve played or tried out before buying this one have sounded somewhat tinny (or at least did after I tried the Tacoma out. 
I’ve found that a lot of mandolins I’ve tried had at least some buzz on the lower strings, but this one has none. Also, I can play it about twice as long as other mandolins because of the nice high frets. It was expensive (895$ canadian), but rather cheap compared to the 795$ US list price … I’d have expected to pay a lot more.
I still play classical guitar on my normal acoustic guitar… I’ve never really gotten up the gumption to buy a real classical style one. I also play a lot of tunes I learn on one instrument on another… and the other day I was getting really weird, playing bass lines, melody lines, and rhythm lines all on one song on the mandolin. Talk about getting mixed up…
take care!
stimps