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Happy Birthday Sarah!

I think whoever put that capo on there knew what they were doing.

Shawn,
Why not use the Cafes' band name generator?

http://www.mandolincafe.com/archives/bandnames/

You should call yourselves "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad".
(I'm not insinuating anything, I just think it would be funny and memorable.)

Which is all you'd be able to afford after buying one of them...

I have been having some fun recently doing some recording, and this is the latest. The tune was written by John Reischman. I believe that John recorded this in GDAD tuning, as I can hear an open D...

I had a great afternoon with Steve last week, and found myself with a serious dose of "workshop envy." I got some of your questions in, and added a few of my own.

He's a really nice feller to...

A mandolin would make more sense for space travel, being that bit smaller.
It would also be a good chance to finally establish whether downstrokes are louder because of gravity or just wrist action...

Thank you for the nice comments all. I've been secluded in the shop for over a year now trying to get caught up and have not had much time to post, dang it:)

I don't have many completed pictures...

Oh foul fiend French Polish... this is one battle you shall not win!

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"Draw me like one of your French mandolins"...

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Gail makes very good stuff!

No brainer. Ask for pictures that will help you check for the things that Bill mentioned... then buy it. If the aesthetic build quality is any indication, this is probably a LOT of mandolin for the...

I teach a mandolin playing class at the high school where I teach. This song has been a hit among the students, so I thought I'd make a video for them to reference. Then figured I'd share it here. ...

F-D, I get the impression of late that you have sold your home and moved to a shack on the beach...

Getting ready for color this weekend by doing the final scroll sharpening.

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Here is a recording I made this week with my Fletcher Brock Octave Mandolin and my Gilchrist model 3. The recording was an excuse to test the set up of a new app to allow me to control ProTools from...

Here is a Fender FM62se (post-lawsuit) mando in green burst. I picked it up used about a year ago, never seen one in green and my understanding is these came in blue, red, and sunburst only. Still...

What you have here is wood that is exactly vertical grain, or "quartered", as it is often known. In my opinion, that is by far the best grain orientation for instruments tops and backs. The "figure"...

Oh and the case. It was pointed out to me that the case is the right size and shape to be very reminiscent of the cases used to carry a set of high end dueling pistols.

Oh the mojo. F#m chords at...

The simple answer is listen, copy, and learn from the work of people who sound the way you want to sound, whether that's different or the same. And play with them. It's hard to sound different AND...

My only real experience is with my Leland Brilliantone flattop. Jeff: what strings do you have on your sopranino? I think I have mine strung with J-62's.

I think that in the SHEL video the tone is...

OK I have sobered up. I was on travel with a different mandolin for several weeks and etc. I am back and I picked up that sopranino and..

I am drunk again.

At a jam last night I found myself in...

Got it opened up, tuned up, and played some stuff (what little I know). I think I'm in love.

I have only messed around on one other mandolin in my entire life, so I don't have much to compare it...

One trip to the Mandolin Symposium would set you straight!