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Calton does NOT recommend carrying an F4 in a Calton made for an F5. There are too many differences in neck length for the instrument to be safe.

My epiphany came with "The Foggy Hogtown Boys". These guys travel with KM-184s. Once I heard them work the 184s I had to have a bunch. Then I had to figure out how to take care of them. Pelican cases...

I gotta stand up for Mike, too. When I was getting my little business going, he sent me a Mandolin on spec. He said "I've been screwed by bigger guys than you!"
I've used the line - and the sense of...

Heck, you should be able to buy a mandolin at any 7-11 in Nashville. :-)
Seriously, Kim at Cotten <http://www.cottenmusic.com/> is great.

Mike MacLeod, Calgary
The Acoustic Guitar...

I honestly don't know if you can "pack" or support a headstock well enough to prevent this happening. If the body of the instrument is stopped from moving, then ANY movement of the headstock will...

Turbo Tune works great. AND it fits an electric screw driver AND it works on guitars, AND it even works on my String Bass!!!

Yep, they fit tight out of the box. but a good product.

I love the Colorado gig bags. Light with excellent dense foam. The new Boulder bags are good quality, not as well made but great value. But frankly, with a Tech-Strap (with a neo-prene shoulder pad)...

I like 'em. He seems like a nice guy and the straps are well made and look good.

I might have agreed a few years ago, but lately something seems to have changed over in Monatana. #The Webers I've been seeing are definitely not "your Father's mandolins" #:-). #Some of them can...

I had two MK's break at the nut in transit. And when you see how much meat is carved out for the truss rod, you understand. Mind you I also had a number survive. Howevever, it is something to be...

I've had poor response from Eastman e-mail. I don't think they understand it or even use it. - But I'm not bitter! :-)
I use e-mail almost exclusively and try to avoid the telephone with my other...

I've had great luck with a K&K pick-up installed and then run into an LR Baggs Para-DI. This combination is working wonderfully on several high-end mandolins in the area.

My ears are Burning :-)
Howdy. Sorry I missed the T O'B show. So is my buddy Al Williams who went to Emmy Lou and was sorely disappointed with the Band!!!! Most unlike Emmy Lou as she had most of...

Dave Appolon
Jethro
Reischman
Emory Lester
Thile
Bush
Monroe
Dawg

hard to list them in any order. I enjoy them all along with a bunch of others. I suppose I probably like Reischman the...

An interesting point you might consider is that any dealer who makes less than 30% mark-up on an instrument is going to go out of business. #And, in fact, the smaller the dealer the more he has to...

It's about time more folks made this step. It will improve the sound of the house as well as saving your hearing.
Good Move!!!

The Feather works well if it is loaded into something like the LR Baggs Para-Di. I've mixed a hundred festivals and concerts in the last 5 or so years and I've begun to see these little gems almost...

I know that some of these HOW's (Houses of Worship) can be tough to fill. The monitors often must be extremely loud, expecially if dealing with a drum kit or an acoustic piano.
You might try out...

In the early days (10 years ago) in my music store, I convinced my then partner to order in a good quality mando. We ordered a Hyalite. I watched the Hyalite pass through about 4 sets of hands as it...

My experience with several of the Pac-Rim squareneck builders puts Regal among the best for the $. S et-up is critical with these things, and there are some cute tricks. You can get a Dan Erlewine...

There is no reason that you cannot get a Carpenter jack for the K & K.

It depends upon several things.
The venue: Loud, Quiet, Bar, Concert, Restaurant, Open Mic, etc.
Monitors: Wedges, In-Ear, None
etc.
Mic's will always sound the best. The better the mic, the...

I've had these installed internally on several mandolins over the last couple of years. My install guy tells me that on some mandolins the disc is too large and protrudes through the f-hole by a mm...

I had to start my own part-time on-line music store. Now I can play Sawchyns, Webers, and Heidens all day long. :-)
Sadly, I have no time to play any more....