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Out went the '23 A2Z, the deal on the Black clone didn't work out (all good) so I bought a Phoenix Bluegrass mandolin. I just love it! I mean it's beautiful, sounds great and a touch different from...

It ain't a competition.

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Vernon,

That was just a great recording. To those that want to give up, just bear in mind, 25 years ago when I moved to Richmond, Vernon was teaching mandolin lessons. So, he seems to have kept...

forming, storming, norming, performing

I think you are in "storming."

Take things as they are meant to go. . .

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a few days ago. North Carolina.

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I like having multiple mandolins, 'cause it's like having my own music shop upstairs. I'll go for a few weeks only playing one of my mandolins, run up get another one and re-acquaint myself with an...

Here's the peghead

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My Cohen (redwood and walnut). The binding's maple.

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I've had a 1920 a3 for 28 years and just sold a 1923 a2z. I'm getting a Black a2z clone this week. I'll report my findings.

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Oh, I'm looking forward to playing #8! I just sold my '23 A2Z and will enjoy challenging my memory!

Full report in a month or so.

Thanks Gary!

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Lonesome River Blues from the first Newgrass Revival album. I mean you just have to have one tune from NGR's first, 'cause it set the bar fror newgrass.

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This is a great story. I look forward to the pictures in the months to come. . .

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three out of nine are burst, but that's counting the Kay. . .

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I like mine!

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This is/was my point. At this site, there are no FAQs to guide those new to the site or new to the mandolin. As such, topics hit the screen over and over again. To those that are always reading...

that's just great!

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1. Never tell everything at once. - Ken Venturi, Ken Venturi's Two Great Rules of Life

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don't laugh (and I've told this story before).

There's a guy at church and he plays the ukulele. One day, we did a little routine together - me on guitar and he on the ukulele. Now I don't know...

I change my strings once in the winter and not quite as often in the summer.

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tabedit files let you "show" the tab rendition or the standard notion rendition. If you can read, just forgo the tab view and select the standard notation view. . . or view both at the same time if...

They didn't even know they were being cool.

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When I heard them play this, I bought the album (vinyl). I think that was in the early 70's. Act IV? Can't recall. I think that album had, "Hail to the Redskins" on it though. Thinking about...

Two great mandolins!

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it's all about the shoulder strap!

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congratulations! Have fun with the journey!

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