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How in the world does it cost the museum 13 mil per year to operate?

Butch,

Your mando break to "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" on Cordle's album is the best ever, and that is saying something for a song that's been played as much as that one. I also love your...

Even the look and feel of the physical magazine is just amazing. I saw my eight year old son reading it last week.

Nothing? Anybody?

Cowan does let Wayne hang it out quite a bit. His music lends itself to a jam type situation, and Wayne kind of comes into his own there. The new album is awesome.

I just picked up the Live at Bean Blossom recorded in Sep. of '99. JD and the boys are on it with Your Love is Like A Flower and Train 45. Dwight McCall is in a picture in the liner notes, but with...

Every time I'm on stage, I'm standing beside one of the five known pre-war RB Grenadas and its banjo-thrashing owner. Out of the five, this one has never had a part replaced(unlike Wade Mainer's, and...

Quick Sonny story:

One year at the Music in the Mountains festival in Summersville WV Sonny & Bobby (mandolin content) had the slot immediately before Mr. Monroe (high mandolin content). I think...

Yes, I missed that one. And Twains quote was "... the report of my death was an exaggeration, " in reply to a newspaper's inquiry of his health after an obituary had been published. It is interesting...

In the article about the James Monroe Music Hall on the front page of this site a reference is made to Bobby Osborne and his "late brother Sonny,". Did I miss something, or does the author not have...

Just wondered if anyone was headed to Asheville this weekend?

My Parsons has a walnut back, and it's a brute. When I get started, I'll probably try walnut first to keep the costs down.

I get tired of, "I've got friends in Richmond" when I say where I'm from. Do people not have geography any more in school?

I'm from Fayette County, WV. I live on the New River Gorge, in one of...

One of the things I appreciate about Alan the most is that even though he plays with some flash, he still gives the nod to Mr. Monroe with some of Big Mon's signature licks. It's like his way of...

And the best part is, Tim is from here in West-By-God Virginia. He's interesting to talk to, a great musician, a true poet in the words of his songs, and has played Mountain Stage more than any other...

First off, thanks to all of you for the great information. I can't imagine another situation wherein I could sit at my desk, having a drink, and have all of this knowledge of mandos at my fingertips....

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Butch Robins' RB-4. Photo by Dave Sweet.

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I only play standing up, since in addition to being the mando picker, I'm sometimes the lead singer, and most times the baritone singer. You can never sing as well sitting as standing. Now someone...

I know for a first hand fact that Sam Bush presented Curtis Burch a Sam Bush Model mando. I find it hard to believe that Sam paid retail for that rascal....

Just received mine. Fitment was fine, and still goes in my Calton case. Banged on it a few times, wife came in the room and said, "Is that a new mandolin?"

I'm afraid it might be too loud with it...

The James tailpiece certainly is a well crafted piece of machinery. The instructions are easy to follow, and it went on in less time than it took to take the strings off.

I'm not sure how much...

Well, I ordered the James, and I'll let you know what I think when it gets here and I get it on.

So I'm taking from this thread that the tonegaurd will fit in a Calton on a standard F?

I really like what you did with Butch's site, Jim. More than half of the hits on our site are from his link to ours. Thanks!

But I do like the trains....