OTHER INSTRUMENT FORUMS

[michael sam wild]

What other similar excellent instrument focussed forums (fora) exist similar to this and melodeon. net ?

[TomB-R]

www.mandolincafe.com is huge and the forums are very fast moving with lots of people posting. I enjoyed it a lot in my "mandolin days." Some extremely skilled people posting in the instrument makers forum in particular.

 

www.fiddlehangout.com is nice, very US-centric but some nice discussions running. (I believe there's also www.banjohangout.com, but of course, I've never been there. )

 

Both sites seem to be well moderated, not too many rules, but decency prevails. (Which is nice.)

[Rhomylly]

www.chiffandfipple.com for the pennywhistle-inclined.

[Pete Dunk]

There's Reyes Accordions which covers all accordion types, not just melodeons. There's also a guitar forum ...

[Ptarmigan]

Another excellent, busy & very friendly instrument based Forum is Everything Dulcimer

 

Cheers

Dick

[spindizzy]

www.chiffandfipple.com for the pennywhistle-inclined.

 

and also fluters

[Jeff H]

Reyes Accordions is 99.9374517354 % 3 row Tex Mex Conjunto Norteno style discussion; a little Vallenato.. but miniscule.

 

My observation .. it is rare to find something of true interest and value there.. but there is the occasional nugget of wisdom.

 

They also seem ( note I said "seem" ) to resent intrusion and are very defensive when facts are introduced to contest misinformation.

 

In spite of the modest quality and grossly obscene prices of Gabbanellis , many have bought into the myth and defend them to the death

 

There is a major division between the Hohner players and the Gabb defenders of the faith. This has been going on for years and its 12,436 th chapter.