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here's a Christmas song i recorded - mostly mandolin - i'm playing all the parts.... https://www.reverbnation.com/sbarnes/song/24822560-sleigh-ride

here's a little bach duet i recorded (both parts): https://www.reverbnation.com/q/6zs1p2

here's a little ditty i recorded - i played all the parts: https://www.reverbnation.com/sbarnes/song/24822560-sleigh-ride

i don't think there's a simple answer to your question....i think the recovery period varies w/each individual....i had triple bypass in december '14 and my biggest problem was 'wanting' to play...a...

my dad parachuted w/the 82nd into france on d-day too (probably w/your great uncle)...my dad survived - otherwise i would not exist to play my mandolins....

here's a little recording i played all the parts on that is a good fit for the season
http://www.reverbnation.com/q/6b0yxm

I have one and like it quite a lot.....
I have other more expensive, more positively reviewed mandolins as well....
I did send mine off for some voodoo and it plays great and sounds ok.....
it is...

not gated but pretty high level homes in a development named 'mandolin' in Madison, al....I posted a photo of entry here once....i'll do it again if I can remember how to do so....133199

I have 3 strobotuners....strobe flip which I've had for several years and paid a LOT for...a stroboplus and the software app on my I-phone....I highly recommend them all.....

I did not read all the replies but I read a lot and did not see what I want to say.....
I would suggest that you play w/a group first - where you're not the 'main' performer....just part of the...

we had someone try to break in through the roof of our trailer while it was parked at the motel....
looked like they used an ax or hatchet....did not get in but scratched up the top pretty bad....

we have some left over from back in the day....we usually give them away....

I bought 2 of 'em....the one on my stroboflip died and these were cheap enough....they work ok as a tuner clip on.....don't think I'd use one for a pickup though.....

I have a golden retriever too and the (2) mandolins I leave out on a stand could probably use one of those tiny vacuum cleaners to get the hair out of the inside of the body....I know what you mean...

I already use v-picks but would like to try the one I don't have yet....so enter me...

I admit I haven't read this entire thread but I read a couple of pages.....
my first mandolin was/is a fender....I now have much better instruments (4 mandolins total) and still play the fender...

yes...the 615 is a higher model (more expensive) than the 515.....basically it's the same mandolin w/binding on the back of the body and on the headstock....I have a 515 and think it's a fine...

looks better w/o

i'm already a v-pick user but could always use some more

I've used them for quite some time and yes they do 'round over' after a while....but it takes a while....I've have some success re shaping them w/emery boards/files....and I've also ruined some doing...

i have a fender and i like it....i have other 'better' mandolins too....i like them too....
they are what they are and they do what they do....

here's a website http://www.inlaysticker.com/ i bought a flower pot and put on my eastman....couple of days later i took it off....the quality of the sticker was good....just did not look...

i have a regular (non electric) mm50.....
they don't get a lot of respect on this board but i like mine a lot....
when i first got it used i hated it....almost immediately re-listed it for sale...

i use 'em - i like 'em (i also have a blue chip and use the v-pick more)...i'd suggest you get a colored one though...if you drop the clear ones they are sometimes hard to find...

one other thing (i forgot to mention)...i miss the interaction on stage - can't hear each other unless it's going through the system and a lot of stuff we say on stage does not need to go through the...