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I agree completely! Andy always gives you a bit of so much. You get to hear Bill Monroe, Charlie Parker, Robert Johnson, Dave Tarras, and some street musician from Istanbul all from the same...

Yup. Always have been; always will be. Think of it as a group of people who seek to foster happiness through mandolin playing. I agree that it is more fun to play an instrument that sounds good...

Ooooooh. It's SO tempting to try to guess, now that we can rule out Sierra Hull and Sarah Jarosz.

I just finished listening to the second of the three discs in this set, and am looking forward to listening to the third one tomorrow. The title really says it all; it's like...

As the article mentions, both Andy Statman and Ricky Skaggs have brought us magnificent music for their respective devotions through the mandolin.

a friend of the Arlo
is a friend of mine :mandosmiley:

Great story! Is it for real?

You sure can have a lot of fun trying! :mandosmiley:

With the mandocello, you can always capo it if you want something higher than the 'cello, but lower than an OM. However, I think that the...

That is a gorgeous cover of that tune! However, isn't Sierra playing an OM here?

Yes, but that fair price might be more than you're willing to spend. At minimum, you need to replace the nut and bridge, and then patch and redrill the headstock for the additional tuners ---...

I have a 2006 Peterson Level 3 OM that I absolutely love. I also am a huge Weber fan, but their only OM that I have played was a Bighorn, which really didn't do it for me. I've played a number of...

Even though it's in the mando family, the 'cello is SUCH a different instrument. I play it in a very different style than a mandolin. It's really sweet on the high end, but absolutely stunning on...

I agree that of all the instruments mentioned, the OM is the easiest to pick up from mandolin. However, I started out as a guitar player, so I was already used to basically having each finger...

Andy's Kimble needed a refret already??? I think that he's only had it for a few years now, but of course, the lifespan of frets is measured in notes, rather than years. Given the way that Andy...

I agree. Used Weber mandolins show up fairly often, but the rest of their family seems to stay put.

If you look at the photo that Bill included in Post #41, you can see that the foot comes out of the body on an angle, which let you play it in somewhat mandolin position. This photo shows the same...

I haven't tried any of these Weber models as OM's, but for mandolins, I'd say that there is a definite improvement in tone as you move through the three models on your list.

I took an intro slide mandolin workshop from Rich del Grosso a few years ago, which was tremendous. I don't know if he has written about slide techniques much in his instruction books, but he does...

If you believe in serendipity, divine providence, or something along those lines, then you're going to be a really happy camper with whichever mandolin you choose, because you know that you will...

If it's in good shape, then that's an incredible deal! You're looking at less than half of list price there.

You might want to check what year it is and what wood the back is made out of. Now,...

Time for a road trip!

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I've never played an SE, but I have played a few Gallatins, Bitterroots, and Yellowstones. They all feel pretty much the same...

I have a Peterson Level 3 OM that I bought used a few years ago at Gryphon. It's got a gorgeous, bright, resonant tone! I'm a huge Weber fan, but the one OM of theirs that I have played couldn't...

Better that than feeling so alienated at home!




I can't explain it, but I think that used instruments come with music in them. When I play a new instrument in a store, it usually takes me...

For quality, absolutely; for tone, I'm not sure. At their old price points, no question! I bought a Quartz OF five years ago at a store where I could compare it with a range of Kentuckys and...

I couldn't go this year, because I have major tendonitis going on in my left elbow. No way it would have made it through the week.

Any typically great stories from this year???

That thunder usually comes from an arched top and carved back, which you're probably not going to find at even double your price range, I'm sorry to say. However, you might be able to find a flat...