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Jason Bailey does lessons. I think he has or does give lessons at Fretted Instruments. I know he has a couple of recordings. I have been told that you can take lessons at Bailey Brothers down...

3000 is a lot of posts, but you could get an A style a lot cheaper.

Sorry, wrong thread.

I stink as a player. But when I bought, I bought the best mandolin I thought I could afford that I could play before buying. For instance, I passed on a Morris A4 because I wouldn't be able to play...

I don;t have 10, but the ones I have found worthy to spend my money on:
1. Cherryholmes IV
2. Dailey & Vincent, Statler Brothers and Singing from the Heart (and a great live show)
3. The...

I was in a similar situation and went for the The Loar. I think the Kentucky 805 has a radiused fretboard and the The Loar does not if that matters. I am pretty happy with my purchase. I don't...

A used Breedlove O may be in your range. I played one in a store and loved it. It was a great deal but was about $150 out of my range at the time. I bought a Loar 600 a year or so later. I played...

Hang on. I am gonna give her all she's got.

I thought posting it on the front page was more in the nature of everybody in the community having a good natured laugh teasing another member. That is the kind of thing guys do to each other,...

I am leaving it. Whoo-hoo!! New mando!!

Does anyone know of any beginner jams in the Birmingham area? It seems like I remember reading about one in this forum a year or so ago, but I don't remember where.

I like the idea of attempting to get the original builder to make the changes.

But I don't think I have a problem with making changes. If this is a smaller builder, I don't know that anyone...

There was a violin article in The Economist and it was really funny to see the same issues addressed there that I have seen here. From the subtitle "Violin-making is flourishing, but the 450 year...

This has been the basis for all the productivity gains we have had in America. The rest of the world is catching up with cheaper labor in a lot of areas. Mercedes is moving production of the C...

There seem to have been a lot of personnel changes in bluegrass groups over the last couple of months, even in well known bands. I have only been listening to and following bluegrass for a couple of...

I feel compelled to point out that "innocent until proven guilty" for the most part applies only to official, government action. The only thing that stops a private citizen from treating another...

Any recommendations for a bluegrass christmas album? I looked at Amazon and really could not tell what would be good or not.

I have to be honest and admit that I enjoy the vocals of current...

There is someone in China turning out amazing mandolins for Eastman and The Loar and Jade. Nobody knows their name(s), but whoever it is apparently turns out mandolins that make professionals say,...

I have nothing to contribute really, but if you were to post it here to sell, I would think you would be ok. I would think you could reference this post and alleviate concerns.

Trees are living...

I think it is good to keep a tight rein on things. I've been on too many other boards where everything turned into a free for all. The folks and the attitude found here helped sell me on the...

It also refers to reaching in a hole in a stream or lake to pull a catfish out with your bare hands. In Mississippi and Alabama I heard it called grappling. In Oklahoma (I think) they call it...

I have not played either one, but if I could buy anything right now I would either buy a Cohen or a Phoenix. They both really appeal to me for some reason.

Frankly, I want my mandolin as gussied up as I can get it. Maybe folks will pay more attention to the mandolin than my playing.

I was in a class one time and we were discussing events in our life. When the question came up of what is the biggest disappointment in your life one lady discussed the chronic illness she dealt...

I thought the banjo hatred really started with Deliverance.

I started playing with Mel Bay's First Lessoms Mandolin by Dix Bruce. Early on he teaches an F Chord of 2-3-0-x. I don't find this anywhere else.

What do you think? It is a A-F-A, right? It...