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Long time no see... I got frustrated with my playing this spring and have played sparingly all summer, with the exception of campground sessions at some bluegrass festivals. Anyways, I'm ready to get...

My MM-50 was a solid starter mando. I actually still use it as my travel mandolin when I go camping or on vacation.

They have been showing one of these concerts on the MHD channel and it seems like Hornsby's idea of playing bluegrass is to mimic the fiddle. I only listened to 3 tunes, but in every one he was...

Unless they specifically say "No Beginners," I would go 100% of the time. Worst case scenario the play over your head and you end up hanging out listening to some fine mandolin playing. Best case...

A lot of it has to do with what type of tone you are going for. Personally, I love to chop away...so I've been sticking with the Sam Bush strings. The G strings are pretty heavy duty and give some...

GREAT thread. Thanks to Otterly for starting it.

I am now taking a bluegrass ensemble class where I'm playing with a bunch of other students. The basic format is we learn the chords of a tune, then the melody of the tune, then its up to each...

I :heart: Sharon Gilchrist

that's a good start, but these patches won't be going on my mandolin case. I have a seperate pack for all of my misc stuff. Are there any sites out there where I can get more mandolin specific...

"and once you've got your two mandolins, you'll have all sorts of problems figuring out which one to keep in the case for occasional jams, and which to keep open in the living room to pick up...

I just got a new saddlebag to keep all my mandolin materials in (sheet music, books, misc accessories). I'd love to get some cool mandolin patches to sew on it. Any recommendations on where I could...

"My only advice to you is go up there and have fun. Once your nerves clear, you'll have the time of your life. Also remember the crowd is never as critical as you are on yourself. So if you make a...

aha...good info. thanks guys. i'll let you know how it goes

my cat runs wind sprints back and forth in my condo every time I start playing. i'm guess he's not much of a fan of my playing.

How much time do you give a new set of strings to break in before you use them in a performance? #What I'm getting at is I have a gig coming up and I want to have fresh strings for it. #Is it okay to...

proper intonation is a good thing http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

"those have a great punch and bottom end "

You're not joking. I feel like I could punch a hole thru a brick wall with this mando.

alright....let's see if this works:

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She just showed up today. Its a 2001 Sam Bush Gibson. Signed by Danny Roberts.

I want to post some pictures I took of it...but I can't quite figure out how.

I'm on Pegasus's site right now, but I don't see pricing anywhere. How much can somebody expect to pay for one of them?

So are Caltons THE case to get? I've seen some good press for them on here lately. My 'new' gibson is being delivered tomorrow and I'm going to want to get a good protective case for it.

Do you know the definition of a gentleman? A person who can play banjo but chooses not to.

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btw....Bela Fleck won a Grammy

Well, I decided to change out my strings. I took off the Elixer nanowebs and threw on some mandojazz J-11's. WALA...the buzz is gone.