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That's Martin Barre of Jethro Tull. They came through town the other night and I had great seats but couldn't make out the name on Martin's mando. It is a F5 style but not a Gibson. Anyone know?

An instant end is all Pookee wanted at that point. You didn't let him/her down. Fill that cage with another lucky soul. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

They probably thought it said banjohandout.org. 12,000 banjo players waiting for a free bowl of soup.

Which he would promptly charge to his credit card. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Go to the beach and compare body styles. There are those adorned with well balanced, graceful curves. There are those big and round on the bottom and lean on upper body features. Which one do you...

I second Yonkle's recommendation. If you decide you don't want to tool up to cut your own inlay, Andy is the man.

I cut my own on number one. I ordered custom designs and letters for numbers two...

The problem was that this moonbeam thing went well beyond this thread. As soon as the Gil photo appeared on their website it was plugged with a link in at least 4 threads. One of them said, "I was...

I think the kids have to like or love the music they are learning to play. The very earliest motivation for anyone learning to play an instrument, kid or not, is a desire to replicate the work of...

Bravo! A classier style you could not have chosen. It looks vintage in just the right measure. Very impressive. How much will these sell for?

When Gil agreed to stop by he probably thought y'all said Jim Beam.

Definately not Bear Mountain Stew. It may get abbreviated on a marquee. (BM Stew)

A chess set.

I put Grovers on my first and I'm happy with them. I personally wouldn't go any cheaper after all I put into #1.

I don't care for the tailpieces offered by Stewmac although that is currently...

THOU SHALT NOT PROFIT FROM NUN BUN"
(News Brief 63, Friday, May 30, 1997)

In a personally-signed letter from Calcutta, India, Mother Teresa recently asked BONGO JAVA to stop merchandising its...

The "Nun Bun" was an intentional creation. There were many sold. So many in fact that her "people" threatened legal action. I thought it looked more like Yoda.

If you plan to reproduce the Loar sound I would suppose you have defined what the Loar sound is. There have been many discussions in the past regarding whether a person could pick out a Loar in a...

I lived in Topeka when I was a child. My father used to come up at night and play the banjo until we fell asleep. We would pretend to be asleep so he would stop.

You think I'm kidding but I'm not.

I think that's spelling bee. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

I think Jim's correct. This is my number one, built with the original Siminoff book. Still I would hasten to add that that is one beautiful mando. (his, not mine...

There is a KC Strings, a violin shop here in town. "Ings" sort of sounds like "eans."

From the information he gave you it could just as easily be a tuba or something.

I was surprised by the difficulty of the binding. I went about it all wrong. I find the woodworking easier than the fretting and setup. I just need more practice and more instruction. (there is...

And here are all three, relaxing in the evening sun.

Here is two and three in progress.

Number one turned out fine for a first effort. Certainly not without its' flaws.

I noticed this too. I have two A's in the works and I think I'm going to use the Stew-Mac wood binding. I was hoping to keep one of them neat and clean enough to do a blonde finish with ebony...