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Do you know the best way to tune a banjo? Just tune the fifth string higher and higher until it snaps, then tune the other strings to that.

Years ago when Blue Chip first began I tried his pick and liked everything about it except the shape. Back then they only had a few shapes too choose from and the picks were thirty bucks. I sent him...

The Peterson has a number of sweetened temperaments that are really nice especially the one for acoustic guitar. There is one for mandolin too. I don't know if the Snark has the same.

My instructor told me to place my finger between the two courses and just believe I could fret them and I would succeed. He was right. All I had to do was believe I could do it.

After years of trying many different whole house humidifiers I discovered this one and it keeps my house at 45%.it delivers steam throughout the house. Works great. It is called true steam by...

I knew I came to the right place for answers. I think I will make new bone nut and a new bridge. I may bring the spacing closer in from the edge of the neck to simulate a more narrow neck too. I...

I now have a mandocello in my arsenal. I wonder if my Eastman mandocello is set up correctly. I am new to this and I find that I seem to be splitting strings as I fret the instrument. Could the...

My band played a gig outside in the country on a hay wagon for a stage. While we played a small airplane buzzed the stage so low I ducked. I kept an eye on that plane while we played and I noticed...

I sent Matt a Golden Gate pick and he made a exact Blue Chip copy of it for me. I tried his other shapes but I am used to the Golden Gate non bevel and the shape. Now I have the best pick I have ever...

I spec’d Waverly’s on my mandolin and I hate the way they work. They seem to bind and the little collar that you need that special tool for always need attention. Sometimes when you turn the tuners...

Calton said they could re-line this case for $250. I think that is the way I am going to go. This event happened because my wife had just recently rescued 2 feral kittens and has been socializing...

My Mandolin sounds best to me with Monel G&D strings and J75 A&E strings. Expensive set, but until Gibson adds larger A&E strings to the Sam Bush sets, that’s what I use.
Steve G

My case was open and I watched the cat step into it and I grabbed him very quick but not quick enough. I immediately soaked up what I could with paper towels and then I grabbed the hand held steam...

My wifes cat peed in my case. I cleaned it best as I could. I still don't want to store my ten thousand dollar mandolin in it. Has anyone here heard of replacing the interior of a Calton case. I...

Mr. Thile said he uses a prototype Elixir nanoweb string with an E string gauge of 11.5 and the A string at 16.0. I have tried to find these strings or any string in that gauge and have failed. Does...

The show I just saw all the members of his band were using an ATM35. Chris had his attached to an armrest he had on his Dude. The mike was pointed over the lower F hole but Chris kept knocking it out...

Thank you for all the replies. I think I will try Mr. Hostetter's idea first. Someone told me that if I replace the tailpiece I will not find one that will match the screw holes and I will need to...

I would just as soon get it repaired. Who could do this type of repair? A new tailpiece would be so shiny and new and would look wrong to me on this mandolin. Are there satin silver reproductions...

While changing strings on my mando the hook on the original tailpiece for the top G string started to bend up. I bent it back down and all was well. A month later while changing strings the same hook...

B.B. King wraps the entire string around the tuner post on his Gibson Lucille. Some claim it makes part of his special tone. Anybody ever try that on their axe?

I would add that being lefty and playing righty did help with the learning curve with the dominate hand forming the chords but now 30 years later all that left hand stuff is automatic and I only care...

thanks
Steve G

Can you get away with just tossing your favorite humidifier in the center compartment or does it need to mount somehow next to the mandolin? Steve G

Here is my new Van Deusen Blue with blue interior.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-4/993659/VCYEQ-calton004.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-4/993659/QCAUI-calton003.jpg
Steve G

This is the site I found by google "gibson mandolin case cover"
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPa....er.html