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Hi Zach. I think you'll love your Rogue oval hole. I have one I purchased from Musician's Friend and I like it a lot. Contrary to what some folks seem to believe, these are very well made mandolins...

For about the same price you can get a Rover RM50 from Folkmusician (sponsor of this site), which is a solid wood mandolin and probably better than the laminated Washburn. Plus, it will come with an...

It would be if they used a type face visible to the human eye. :)

Here's the Wiki link to Kay History and such: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Musical_Instrument_Company

They made that style for a long time.

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One might wonder why the publisher didn't just produce this book spiral bound in the first place?

Very nice.

Interesting how animals react to music. I used to work at a zoo tending to great apes - chimps, orangs and gorillas. During cold winter months when we were inside, I used to sit by the gorilla cage...

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Doesn't sound inappropriate to me. Sounds great in your video, and I would think it could open up whole new world of mandolin music for which a flat pick is limiting.

Missouri can't decide if it's Spring or Winter. :confused:

I think they are mostly just part of the f style design, although many players say the points help hold the mandolin steady against the leg when playing seated.

I don't know if it was a democracy (there are 3 others in that configuration), but Thile certainly dominates in that video. In fact, his mandolin overpowers the fiddle to my ear. Must be his Loar....

"Only" playing what others have written? No hand in bringing the sonata into the world?

I disagree. Classical music is unique in that it actually requires two creators - the guy who conceived the...

There are fiddle folk at http://www.fiddlehangout.com/ that can give you their educated opinions, including some dealers/luthiers/repairers.

I'd try posting the photos there. The flaming on the...

Well, they ain't called Guitar Center for nothing.

The one nearest me is a 25 mile round trip, so I only go there if I need strings or picks, or something I don't want to wait for. Last time I was...

Horn. I like the "darker" tone and easy grip.

I have a Gretsch New Yorker Supreme and it is ok for the price and quite attractive, but it is solid (pressed) mahogany and a bit crude in some ways (rough cut f holes, dust in varnish, etc.) I like...

It's an exercise, folks, not a bluegrass break. He is teaching you to keep your fingers down over the fret board and involving the pinky and strengthen muscles. All pretty much standard procedure for...

Maybe it should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway -- it depends on what type of music you play and the sound you like. I like the Dawgs ok, and like the darker tone they give, but I find them...

Oops. Late to the punch. As above, it's a Ralph Blizard tune.
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Wow, that is off the chart cool. Thanks for posting it.

I'm guessing it is the nut height also. Rogues are pretty consistent build quality for what they are, and the frets are likely to be ok. But unless you are extremely lucky, very few Rogues are set-up...

Because C to G, for example, is a Fifth. But G to C is only a Fourth. Look at a piano keyboard to see why -- C,D,E,F,G in the C major scale is a fifth, but G, A, B, C is a fourth. The pattern applies...

Maybe it's not really John Williams selling the mandolins.:)

Mandolin can play any violin sheet music, of course, if you are interested in the classical or jazz aspect. Mel Bay publications has plenty of beginner (and advanced) books for all music styles...