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You mentioned you and the banjo player learn songs then teach them to the other guys; and some of the other guys are real new on their instruments. I personally find it exhausting to have to show...

Len - Blu-tak is exactly what I've used in several instruments from fiddle, mandolin, OM to mandocello to 12-string guitar. A thin bed will hold it. It never dries out. It is not permanent; can...

Yes I have one built by Tom Jessen. Sometimes the E's break, as they're at the limit. I love the sound and range. Not necesarily a bluegrass instrument, but great for so much more. The body and...

Part of the reason I go out and play in bars is the family doesn't like my playing....But I do prefer to practice when no one else is around. May be subconscious, but no one bothers/interrupts me...

I haven't done this yet, but its always an option:





Cigar box

Tons more, just googled "how to build a guitar case"

See Sarah Jarosz and Sierra Hull. My hands are twice the size of theirs, but I'll not likely ever equal either of their skills on the OM. Don't count yourself out yet! :)

That was the key for me. For my mandolin (and guitar) playing, it's always been playing out of a chord or chord position. Once I learned chords in several positions up the neck, I started playing...

I've done it and didn't really care for it. I love the octave pairs on my longer-scale stringed instruments; where there is already much more sustain, volume and mellow tone than on the mandolin. ...

According to my wife, yes definitely. Reached my limit a while ago....



As are my own. Two mandolins, 2 OM's, a 10-string mandola, mandocello, electric Mandobird VIII, 6 and 12 string guitar...

I have the Behringer Almeria refers to above. It works well and has some nice features. I now use a K&K Pure pre-amp as it is great to have some volume and tone adjustment capability close at hand....

Head to Sawnee Mountain Music in Cumming, about 30 miles from hotlanta. Much better mando selection than GC or even Maple Street (a great shop!) Last time I was there I had a real nice visit with...

So the question is stringing up a mandolin to play an octave higher than a standard mandolin? That I'd like to see (and hear)

Turns out it's not a cure for losing picks, in my case.:redface:

The tension would be too low to use OM strings tuned an octave below a standard mandolin, on a standard scale mandolin. OM strings are designed for a ~20" - ~24" scale. I don't know if anyone has...

Yes. I have used both K&K and JJB. JJB is just as good.

+1 on this. Works great, easy access for volume/tone adjustments on the fly.

Thanks for the update. I'm thinking of putting the wide fretboard to better use by adding a course and making it a 10-string. A new nut would be easy; new bridge saddle could be cut by a competent...

My understanding is most piezo pickups have about 1 megohm impedance. One of the things a good pre-amp does is match the impedance of the piezo to the amp/PA. Improper impedance match can cause...

I realize we don't all share the same musical background. Mine is similar to many, I suspect. I started in grade school, playing violin in orchestra. I don't recall being paid for any of my school...

My experience with stringed instruments is the tone tends to get darker, mellower and sweeter sounding with age, NOT brighter.

Was there anything obviously different on the new tailpiece as compared to the old one? Mine was built in 2007.

The only thing I enjoyed more at Wintergrass than seeing Sarah Jarosz play live (multiple times) was having her show up at Darol Anger's Octave Mandolin workshop. At the end of the workshop we all...

I'm certain he does, as I have one. Granted I custom ordered mine 3 years back, so prices may be higher now. At the time I got the mando with a hard shell case and gig bag for about what an Eastman...

Nice job Bernie!

Yep, OM is right in the same range as the guitar (E on a standard tuned OM is the same as the high E on a standard tuned guitar), making it the perfect vocal accompaniment instrument. I also use...