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I had a G-110 and loved it. Traded it for a Collings, which I also love. But I wish I'd had the money to keep them both, instead of playing catch and release...

Strawberry Music Festival
Grey Fox
Appalachian String Band Music Festival (aka Clifftop)

Bertram, you're not bagging on frogs are you? Sitting on a front porch listening to frogs is a wonderful activity!

Wow, it didn't take long for the bluegrass police to leave a stamp on this thread. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Anyway, I too saw this band at Grey Fox last summer and was blown away! I...

Mike Compton offers skype lessons on the Monroe style. I have taken several lessons and they are wonderful -- he's a great teacher!!

Sweet!!! Thanks Happy! Can't wait to see the DVD!

First of all, thank you Happy for asking! I own a huge number of Homespun DVD's, and find most of them to be extremely useful.

I think (as many people have said) that a more detailed and focused...

Not to sound like a hippy, but he's another vote for yoga. Find a physical (not overly meditative) instructor. It is wonderful for helping you to loosen up and strengthen muscles you didn't know you...

Wow!! Lovely! I didn't know there was a level 4 either; perhaps it was just invented. By the way, my avatar shows a salamander that I drew and Bill Petersen put on the tailpiece cover of my OM...

I may be wrong, but I believe there can be a difference between Petersen's levels in the types of wood used. I have never seen a rosewood back and sides OM rated as a level 1, for example. Many of...

Tim O'Brien uses an octave mandolin a lot. I'd like to see more people incorporating this instrument into their bluegrass -- OMs produce such an amazing sound!

If Gibson screwed up its paperwork, or was tricked by a dishonest middle man, then I forgive them already. Mistakes happen, and the laws regarding endangered wood are probably tricky to navigate. ...

Yes yes yes!! I agree!!!

Um, that was incredible!! No one grooves so hard as Sam Bush on the mandolin, IMHO. :mandosmiley:

I think a celtic mandolin DVD could be really useful. I agree with much of the above. Picking patterns would be good to go over. Also, some attention to rhythm playing would be wonderful. Many...

To be clear, Baldassari has 3 DVDs out. Two of them are called "You can play bluegrass mandolin", and function as a set. These are the DVDs Alex Orr is referring to, and he is correct: they are...

KD: I think the Baldassari DVD is great! For someone who has just caught the bluegrass bug, in particular, it is good. He actually teaches a few Bill Monroe instrumentals (not just the normal...

The new TC looks great and sounds promising -- I like it! On the other hand, my Petersen was only about $100 more, and was custom ordered with cedar/rosewood, special inlay, and other features (see...

How about Dead Dawg? #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

(Just kidding! #I love Garcia and Grisman's music)

I moved to Sweden from the US a few months ago, and ordered a guitar from Elderly after I arrived .... and was shocked when the delivery guy asked for about $400 at the door!!! ## I wish I had known...

Hi John -- Gosh, what a lovely instrument!!! I particularly like the grain on the cedar top.

Since you live in the same town as Mr. Petersen, I'd suggest talking with him and playing a couple of his instruments to see if you like them. #I recently had Petersen make me an OM for me (also my...

Hey guys... yes, I think herpetologists that play an OM is a pretty small niche! #I tried to draw the inlay to look like a newt (which is a kind of salamander). #Here's a geeky detail: #you can tell...

A few months ago I emailed Bill Petersen and asked him if he could make a OM for me with a cedar top and rosewood back and sides. #He said he could, and in fact had just started one!

Today he sent...

Hey jflynnstl: Have you decided on your woods yet? I am curious what you went with. I ordered a Petersen OM a couple months ago (it hasn't arrived yet, but it shouldn't be long) and I went with a...