frdnicholas - Posted - 12/28/2010:  06:02:02

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I just found this forum and joined. I play mandolin and live in Albuquerque, New Mexico(yes, we are part of the United States) I love the mandolin and playing in small groups of folks with a variety of styles I have a Collings MT that I love the sound of after playing an old Gibson snakehead for many years. As a public school teacher my calendar allows time off from work to play. I am hoping to meet more folks in my area that play also.

H20 - Posted - 12/28/2010:  06:42:43

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Hi Daniel and welcome to the MHO. You have a really good mando with that MT. I have never heard nor played anything but good ones!

Skunkhound - Posted - 12/28/2010:  07:08:10

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Hey guys.I'm a fiddler from the Fiddlehangout, who happens to dabble in mandolin. I've been to mandocafe, but I think the layout of the "hangout" sites are the best out there.
Best of luck to the new site, I'm sure it will be a success.

Steevarino - Posted - 12/28/2010:  07:22:48

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Hi Guys! I just found this place last night, and signed up. Just what I needed, anothe Time Vampire!!! Oh well, I have enjoyed Eric's ResoHangout a lot, and I also visit the guitar site from time to time. Even though I am primarily a guitar builder at this point, my main playing instrument is mandolin, so I really am glad to see this site. I wish it well!

Steve Smith
CumberlandAcoustic.com
RedLineResophonics.com

Mr Charlie - Posted - 12/28/2010:  07:49:28

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Hey Guys I am also new here and joined last night as I have been learning the mandolin for about 10 years now and play in a gospel and bluegrass gpoup at our church and we play the nursing homes in our area every week here in Texas.

Susan H - Posted - 12/29/2010:  05:07:44

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Welcome to all the newbies! Glad to have you. This is alot like FHO, which I really like.

Mr. Charlie, I will be moving to your neck of the woods early next year. My husband's job will be relocating us to Plano. Any jams around there that I could attend?

Susan

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Edited by - Susan H on 12/29/2010 05:09:44

desertmando - Posted - 12/29/2010:  06:45:17

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Just found the site. I live in southern New Mexico, Las Cruces. Been playing mando a few years. My favorite mando is my Click #18. Looking forward to the many things this site has to offer.

Mr Charlie - Posted - 12/29/2010:  07:37:27

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Susan there are alot of jamming groups around here and you will have to search them out as they come and go from time to time, Next spring they have a 4th weekend from April till November down south of Waco that is great, I will post more about it as time gets closer

Tatonka - Posted - 12/29/2010:  07:42:22

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Originally posted by Susan H

Welcome to all the newbies! Glad to have you. This is alot like FHO, which I really like.

Mr. Charlie, I will be moving to your neck of the woods early next year. My husband's job will be relocating us to Plano. Any jams around there that I could attend?

Susan

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I'm from houston, so I'm not tied in up there, but I do know they have great, friendly jams on the town square out in Garland, east of Dallas, every saturday night during the warm months.

I'm a new member myself. Read about the new site last night over on the MC. I play mostly fiddle tunes on guitar and mandolin, and lately I've been getting into Celtic. I've got an account over on the flatpicker's

pickloser - Posted - 12/29/2010:  12:22:56

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Hi folks,
I'm new here too. Been playing mandolin for a little over three years. A lot of years on the guitar and piano before that. Great site!
Laura

Susan H - Posted - 12/30/2010:  04:30:31

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Laura! Welcome to the mando hangout.

Susan

fbounds - Posted - 12/30/2010:  12:57:41

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I just found mando hangout. I am an old timer and have been playing for quite a while. I have been a member of some of the other hangouts and was excited to see that Eric had started the mando one. I am looking forward to seeing this site grow as players discover it.

Pick One - Posted - 01/04/2011:  02:15:29

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New guy! I am a member on BHO and found this site there.

I am learning a little mando. I have a Rouge mandolin with a warped neck which makes playing quite difficult. If I win the Mando contest here that will all change.

Looking forward to my time here.