TOPIC: THE CURSE OF THE MANDOLIN

I recall from a few months back how Kmando had problems controlling his drooling while playing his mandolin. Now I find that I too am afflicted with issues I never had before I took up this instrument. It's bad enough that I noticed I drew blood from my lips while concentrating so intensely on my chords....but "my instructor" indicated to me that I was making facial expression while "playing" during my lesson and Sam has also pointed out that my jaw moves around uncontrollably while I play this tiny little instrument. How can such a small thing draw out such bad habits from me??? I don't do any of this with the guitar....I think maybe it's the "curse of the mandolin" ..it draws something different from each one of us...Kmando drools, I believe Jerry agreed he did the same...I bleed and make faces...what's your affliction??? and yet....we keep on picking....

I make funny faces that i'm not aware of when i play. my instructor mentioned that once as well as many of my friends up in jersey.

Perhaps we should donate a mandolin bib for the drawing...to catch the drool...or we can have drooling banjos!

That is not a curse if you're good. Remember Joe Cocker?