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I have both radiused (only a few of them) and flat fingerboards on my mandolins. I honestly don't prefer one over the other but I suppose if I were to commission a mandolin I would ask the maker to...

If I could 'get it down' after playing something 10 times, I would be thankful. And my wife would be extremely thankful.
I've run over Jeruselem Ridge so many times it's become Jeruselem Gully.

I just got my Eastman 505 back from my repairman with the new CA full-contact bridge installed. I thought some of you might enjoy a review.

I didn’t have any reason to go with the full-contact...

Mel Bay does it again! A whopping 3 sample pages, so you know exactly what you are buying--and one of those pages is a circle of 5ths chart!

It looks like it could be an interesting book, but I...

Hey guys!

I got one of the fiddles that Ron had listed here a few weeks back. I have played it on 3 gigs so far and love it. I took a little video of me playing Katy Hill yesterday. Here it is:
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Mike Black and Gail Hester make very nice copies of older Gibson oval hole mandolins. I would love to play their instruments some time.

I have owned a number of Gibson A's over the years, some of them I really liked. As I got older, my fretting hand could no longer tolerate the baseball bat sized necks. I think there are some very...

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Thanks! -- btw, I'll have both of my Brian Dean mandolins, the 8-string and the 10-string, and of course all are welcome to play a few notes on it if they like ;)

For me, it's both good and bad. As the owner of a four-location local music store chain, I'm tired of competing with the big online dealers with an extra 7% advantage, one of which blatantly...

I just added two new instruction articles on general Jazz and specifically Bebop improvisation.

1) Chords in a Key
2) Common Bebop Phrase 1

You can find these on the Improvisation page at...

I just posted an introduction to Drop 2 style chord voicings. These are the most used voicings when improvising chord solos or making chord melody arrangements.

You can find this at the "Chord...

This!

I posted an article on my website about things to do to practice music when you can't play. Check that out for some other ideas.

http://www.chipbooth.com/articles.htm

I’d like to announce my new web site

http://www.jazz-mandolin.com/

With many articles on how to play Jazz on the mandolin. Subjects include getting started playing Jazz, common Jazz tunes,...

.....good enough for Chris Thile: :)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yij4_chris-thile-edgar-meyer_music#.UUPAI9E-swE

I think the best approach is to choose what you want to believe based on prejudice and the flimsiest of personal experience, and then argue the hind leg off anyone who disagrees with you.

I've...

Good observation! The Stanley (which I no longer own) did have more fundamental vs the Northfield. The only issue I had with the Stanley was in order to get it to it's sweet spot you had to play it...

Hi, Bill - I especially love classical, choro, and jazz. At least half of my study with Mike has been focused on classical pieces. I started taking lessons with him when he offered them via Skype,...

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Dylan,

I have played one of the F-2s and I can highly recommend it. It has a wonderful balance and response as well as the quality of workmanship that Northfield mandolins are...

The Gibson and a Gibson are the same thing.....at least they're 'the genuine article'. There is a direct line of decent, if you will.

The use of a real person's name, someone no long around to...

Thanks for that post. I've been biting my tongue.

I think this thread is in danger of doing an enormous dis-service to the dedicated and passionate builders who hang around the Builders and Repair section of this site and hand out FREE advice every...

My friend used to work as an antique dealer. Here is what he said about getting rid of that musty odor.

Take apple cider vinegar and dilute it with distilled water. Spray the inside of the case...

Lauri- that quilt looks good enough to eat!
Blackheathen- I like that tru-oil for personal mandos and muzzleloaders.......
I see faces here, even before pulling on the Knob, graciously provided by ...