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For those of you that see no value in using a capo I present this. I was replacing a latch on a case and had to rip the lining away from the case shell. When gluing it I realized I left the clamp out...

I've had some different "beaters" over the years and they all got sold because I never played them. I take my best mandolins everywhere I go in a Calton. These little boxes are tools for making...

Replacing a fretboard with a new, radiused fretboard is the most expensive way to do it. That would mean (i) removing the existing fretboard, (ii) trimming the new board to fit your existing neck,...

I got my Collings MT for Christmas in 2014, but didn't actually take ownership of it till I made the trip from DFW to Austin in early Jan 2015 to pick it up from Fiddler's Green (all chronicled here...

I'm going to Wintergrass in a few weeks...if I get ticks at the Hyatt I'll be ticked off!!!

Kirk
Portland, OR

I have tried a 60,50,40 and am now using a 35. There is nothing like a BC pick, but thickness depends on the brightness of your mandolin. Mine is warm and sounds best with the 35.

Hi Steve,

I deal with humidity fluctuations all the time living in Minnesota. We get your humidity levels in the summer and desert dry in the winter. I acclimate my wood pieces before and during...

Can't wait. I just happened to watch this video yesterday morning, in which she mentions the recording project.


http://youtu.be/RbIYjIcAbEo

You might try not worrying so much. What is a private lesson teacher for, anyway? It doesn't appear that you had to audition your right hand picking technique to get in. Congrats on making it into...