For decades, cowboy songs were a formidable segment of pop music, from the days when Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Bob Wills rode high, the Sons of the Pioneers harmonized about tumbleweeds, and the ...
Lest you forget, the first-ever Tunes on the Charles festival hits full stride this weekend, with plenty of sessions, concerts and workshops. Get the backstory on the festival here.•The Burren’s Brian ...
In this video, I build my first mandolin after years of tinkering with the instrument. With the help of friends Austin Papp ...
Tip 1 — Edge Clearance Rule: Always leave at least 1/8" (3.2mm) from the outer edge of the nut slot to the edge of the nut. This prevents strings from falling off the fingerboard during playing. For ...
Abstract: We demonstrate a low insertion loss (1.5dB) tunable two-pole bandpass radio frequency filter with a tuning range of one octave (812-1752 MHz). It is also tunable in band width, with ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Tom Ellis loves being surrounded by mandolins. He has several of them in his collection. Ellis’ fascination with the instrument started decades ago. “When I picked up a mandolin that a ...
Scale of just intonation in A, heard melodically. Scale of just intonation in A, heard as intervals.
12th Fret Rule: The 12th fret is always exactly halfway between the nut and the saddle — equal to half the scale length. This is the foundation of all fret position calculations. The vibrating string ...