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I'll second what everyone else has been saying. Took a trip to Carter's a while ago and played just about everything they had at the time. Best instrument I played was the Distressed Master Model...

Just bumped the Northfield-specific thread, but thought I would lend my thoughts on this specific topic as well. Just purchased a 2015 Northfield NF-5S, and chose it over a 1999 Flatiron Festival F...

Bumping this thread to say that I just acquired a very lightly used NF-5S from the fine folks at Cotten Music Center in Nashville, and WOW. The mando was solidly in the middle of my price range, but...

I was at the above gig . . . the aggressive design of the mando caught me off guard, but after hearing Rigsby play it, I wanted one by the end of the night. Heck of an instrument.

And the night...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I think I am going to buy my dad the McDonald and Siminoff books; that should be enough to keep him busy for awhile. He's not a big internet user, but if he...

Hello all,

My father is not a musician in any form or fashion, but in recent years he's expressed some interest in attempting to build guitars and mandolins (especially since I told him how much a...

By now, we've all seen and heard the "Loar in the Attic" story from Antiques Roadshow, as well as other stories of folks coming across great vintage mandolins in unlikely places (Ricky Skaggs' Loar...

I've seen this video several times, and I always feel conflicted . . . on one hand, it's awesome that someone made this discovery, on the other hand, I wish it was me.

I've browsed the Loar F-5...

Just a quick update - saw Thile perform last night at Asbury University, and he was indeed using a white pick that I assume was a Wegen. Sounded fantastic, but that's no surprise.

Winter is...

Just a quick update for folks -

Spent a considerable portion of Saturday setting up the mando according to Rob's instructions, with mixed results only because I chipped the nut between the two D...

Received Rob's ebook this morning, so now I know what I'll be doing this weekend. Based upon what everyone has said, I think I will hold off on a new bridge until I get the setup done. And just to...

Hello all,

I consider myself a middling mandolin player, and my current instrument is a Fender F-style that I received several years ago for Christmas. It's certainly a serviceable instrument,...

Come on out, we'd be glad to have you. I have also heard that there is a Thursday night jam at the Kentucky Coffeetree Café in Frankfort. I have never been, but I've talked to a few people that...

Hi Melissa, I can confirm that the Firehouse Pickers are alive and well at Crestwood Christian in Lexington. I've been going off and on for about 6 months now and have really enjoyed it. I also...