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Yeah sure - if you change the jumper to move the corner frequency from 125hz to 250hz, you'll actually effect the low end of the mandolin. 125 is below the open G string, so while you're probably...

My favorite pickup is the LR Baggs Radial - nice and dark, makes it harder for sound techs to make you sound like a tin can.

I think your instincts for getting one are spot on - I use my Felix very much based on the room of the day, and tweak stuff all the time for my own benefit. If I need to hear less high end, or more...

Hello folks - I bought a gig bag someone got with a 8 string bandolim. The branding on the case is "casa vitale". It's a little tight, especially on the neck, but it does close!

I like the...

Hey all, I put this in the choro subforum but it probably fits better here...does anyone know of a good alternative for a case - gig bag, hard, anything really - for the Hamilton de Holanda Rozini...

Hey folks - does anyone know where one might find a case that would fit the Hamilton de Holanda model Rozini bandolim? It's extra wide - about 13 inches across the bout. It didn't fit a baritone uke...

Hey folks, does anyone know of a directory of Monteleone serial numbers?

I'm looking for good examples of the DUU style of crosspicking. Of course, Jesse McReynolds was the progenitor of this style. Andy Statman wrote that great book, and folks like Jordan Ramsey and...

Ben Pearce in Cambridge does great work, feel free to drop me a pm if you want to get in touch.

Folks, I feel proud to have sparked such heated discussion on the Mandolin Cafe. It's been super interesting to hear all the responses. I recently heard from a pal that Calton actually bought CO Case...

Does anyone know of a solid alternative to Colorado Case/Small Dog case covers? I'm in the market, and they recently went out of business. I'm looking for something that'd fit a new mandolin Calton...

Quick list of folks that come to mind that haven't been mentioned:

Haas Kowert Tice
Matt Flinner Trio
Jayme Stone's music
Mr. Sun
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge

Not quite in the same vein,...

Hey all! I just finished this tune and put it on YouTube. I thought I would share it here as well.

Hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl8VHcKS4GQ

Sure dude! Shoot me your email address in a pm and I'll hook you up.

I actually just finished transcribing Jacob Jolliff's solos from this, so here they are! They're pretty intense, but pretty fun to play too, so enjoy...

This is the best thread ever.

And yes, I put my pick in my mouth.

Hey Cafe people, do you prefer stainless steel or EVO fretwire? I'm going through my normal fretwire like no one's business. I've heard that they can change tone as well as affect string life...

Thanks for the kind words friends! Just to clarify, Walnut Valley changed the name about 5 years ago from the Walnut Valley Mandolin Contest to the National Mandolin Championship. I'm the youngest to...

Bernie - it's all me! I started with the mandocello which is actually 5 strings - CGDAE normal, tuned DGDAD capo 2 for this.

And it's called Headin' North - supposed to have been written in...

Hello all,
Here's a new tune I just finished! I'm using a Jim Shenk mandolin and mandocello and a real cello too. Hope you enjoy and tell me what you think!
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http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=899

This is all I could find. :grin:

Can't wait for this one! Some of my all time favs playing!

Thanks all for the kind words! As Don Stiernberg said, "now you won't need another mandolin til next year!"

He said this in December of 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqLr26_ZWXo
Here's a tune.

@coletrickle: That's a cool octave. :)
Jay Lapp's mando is #115 I think? Or thereabouts, the year is 2004. Jay's mando is great but Jim...

The current Irish mando player is Marla Fibish. She really gets the Irish sound out of a mandolin and is worth listening to just for phrasing and fingering options. She has several CDs.

I think...