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Benjamen,

I'm pretty sure the consensus here is going to be that of all the mando players on this site, nobody has ever heard of it. It's cheap. It just isn't likely its going to be worth $110....

I agree that it can be done and there are some great examples, but for most folks singing most songs, I feel like the mandolin is not a great accompaniment for solo vocals. I've done it, but I had to...

The Washburn looks pretty good. It obviously would be best to compare, but unfortunately you can't. If you really like the f style, you might just want to take a chance on it. But it looks like...

My thought: If there's room for Willie, Dylan and Garcia in the world of singing, there's room for just about all of us somewhere. I know some of us have problems with pitch and the like, but I...

In response to how the Calton or Pegasus would hold up vs a hard case, I'm thinking the hard case would be superior, but frankly, I've always thought that the fate of my mandolin would be the least...

I am a motorcycle rider and at present, I find the soft case, slung over the shoulder works well. I am searching for a better solution, because the soft case don't work so well in the rain. I'm...

Just got around to seeing the Kung fu vignette with the young Jody Foster playing the mandolin. Wow what a flashback. I guess this is way before he took her to be trained by Pi Me, the martial arts...

There are many sources of song lyrics which have the chord changes shown on them. One source (free) I have used is Chordie.com. Be careful of the websites that have this stuff..one to avoid is Cowboy...

Let's see....I'm thinking this will last about...:cool:

My greatest "who you're talking to" story of all time....(Didn't happen to me)..

A friend of mine has a son who is in college majoring in aviation. He has had a pilot's license since he was old...

As is probably pointed out above, if you do a search on the message board you'll find this discussed a bunch of times, and it is a bit controversial. But, I think you'll find a pretty strong general...

I occasionally take my IV kit mando to jams, and put it in my tennis racket case, just for the fun of it. I took it to a Sam Bush workshop and had him sign it, and he said "Well, that's kind of a...

Still listen to them regularly on my ipod and play "Catfish John" and "I Ain't Broke, But I'm Badly Bent." I agree that they got a lot of people started in bluegrass.

Whew....there for a minute I thought you were suggesting a trade....

I have a Breedlove and love it. Don't plan on ever buying another one (yeah, right) but I'm not sure that it would be considered to rise to the level of a professional level instrument. I certainly...

It would appear that the lawyers don't have a majority in the House of Representatives. So if they're controlling the legislation that comes out, it's because the non-lawyers, whose job it is,...

Sometimes I think some of us need to "lighten up." Someone above (in this thread...or perhaps not in this thread as I think about it) said, we're all unique. We all like different things. Some of us...

Very pretty song, and nice progress. I also enjoyed hearing the Ovation, which I've not ever played, but always wondered about. I thought it sounded nice. And, the Jay Buckey site rocks!

I've learned over the years, that if they don't get the small stuff right, they probably won't get the big stuff right. I realize that there are a few people who just work better in chaos and have no...

Dang....spent it on a motorcycle....I'm so ashamed....

That is a nice looking instrument. I believe it is the GoldTone licensed knock off of a Rigel product....Rigel no longer being in business. Fender makes one rather similar, which I believe is not...

A couple of additional thoughts. I think there are some people who just are born to be "on stage." Ron Thomason comes to mind. I think he and the audience would have a good time, even if he felt he...

Started at about 55. Been playing for about 2 1/2 years. I like somebody else, took some banjo lessons, but just never got the hang of it. 25 years later, I bought an old banjo, and started again,...

I like the radiused fretboard and probably hard to beat the Kentucky 250s at the price quoted by homeslice. But, I would want to play one before I bought it.

Count me with the "you can do better for the money group." I had one for a short while and was glad to get rid of it.