What was under YOUR tree this Christmas?

[allenhopkins]

Among clothing items, Curly Sechler's biography, Foggy Mountain Troubadour, by Penny Parsons. Another in the decades-long series of wonderful folk and country music publications by the University of Illinois Press.

Oh, also a copy of my son's first book, Assymetric Politics. Proud Parent Alert...

[Bill Clements]

For some reason I didn't get much for Xmas this year...

[dhergert]

We have a house full of adopted cats and one ittibitty adopted dog, so no Christmas trees for us although we're very much into Christmas spirit... While my wife and I are both looking forward to retirement, we're both still working now so we can be a bit more liberal with Christmas gifts, both within the family and reaching out to friends and the community.

The family and friends part of that started early with my "$199.00 solid F style mandolin", many thanks to Mike Edgerton. This acquisition was because I wanted a nice "beater" mandolin that we could travel with, without regrets. It has turned into a really nice mandolin at a remarkably liberating price. And that has also tuned into gifts for a few of our mandolin-leaning friends...

I felt my wife should also have a travel instrument, so while I was shopping at MF, I ordered a "Little Martin" LX1 for her. And then I also ordered 4 name-embossed Blue Chip TPR-40 picks for her to use with each of her guitars instead of moving the single one one to whatever instrument is being used. The LX1 sounds quite good for a small-body guitar, with neck playability what my wife is used to with her other Martin guitars, so she is a happy camper.

While I was busy being Santa with instruments, Mrs. Clause was busy too. She arranged a nice weighted-key upright keyboard for our son's fiance and also a number of other nice gifts for each of us, including some wonderful lined wool house socks that I and a number of the family and friends are cozily wearing right now.

It's been a very nice Christmas here, for family and friends. I hope the same for all of our forum communities.

[Matt Harris]

- McClung Armrest
- Blue Chip CT-55
- PreSonus AudioBox iTwo
- Matt Flinner Online Fiddle Tune Harmony Class
- Pair of front row tickets to see Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn on New Years Eve

[Gene Summers]

A new set of J-74's for my Yellowstone A :-)

[mandroid]

Dust Bunnies left from november ..

[chrisoff]

Pyjamas, playstation game, some CDs (Olafur Arnalds, Niteworks), chocolate, a watch and some creativity lubricant (12 yr old Balvenie)

[Fretless]

Channukah Claus left this under the menorah:



We're having lots of fun playing through the tunes. He left a toaster too but it's not as much fun.

[5bassman]

My daughter, son in law, and grandson got me a Sully strap. And I bought myself a 1996 Flatiron Performer!

[Tobin]

No new mandolin for me, but I did get a vintage German metronome to help with practice.

Excellent choice! I have that same metronome, except mine is a dark reddish brown color. It's sitting on top of my piano. I have used that metronome for about 40 years now (no telling how long it's been in my family), and it was the bane of my childhood piano lesson experience. That sucker will tick-tock its way into your nightmares if you over-use it. It has a very loud action. I've tried various electronic metronomes over the years, but always seem to come back to this vintage one. I just can't cotton to the "chirpy" sound of electronic metronomes.

I hope it gives you years and years of well-timed playing, LOL!

[sw**ts]

Russ, What a very beautiful guitar and gift!! You are a lucky man.

Jan

[Drew Streip]

Tickets to "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Ryman in Nashville on Feb. 4! My girlfriend knows the way to my heart

[George R. Lane]

I got a pair of pants.

[Rawclaw]

Electric mando and guitar in one. That is too cool!

[Don Grieser]

I guess I'm the only one who got coal....again.

[sw**ts]

I got the "Parking Lot Picker's Songbook, for mandolin", yaaayy!

Jan

[dhergert]

I guess I'm the only one who got coal....again.

Hmmm, sounds like it's time for a barbecue then! Got steaks or weenies?

[Denman John]

Mandolin/music related ... we got our oldest son John Reischman's new book "Up in the Woods". There were also some guitar strings and a Blue Chip pick that's still on it's way here. Feeling very fortunate ...

[DGW1945]

A new, already set up Loar 520 with case, some strings, picks, and a strap and a couple of books. Santa finally got my letter!

Facilitated by my Sweet Wife

[DGW1945]

Toys for musicians are always good!

[allenhopkins]

...my son's first book, Assymetric Politics....

What I meant to spell, was Asymmetric Politics.

No snide comments about the original misspelling please, though I would agree that this year's politics had, to some extent, ass-symmetry...

[Chris Daniels]

I actually took delivery a week and a half before, but was headed out of town that same day so I went ahead and waited one more after returning to make it where my new Northfield F5SA was under the tree for the morning of the 25th (still in the plain shipping box but who cares!). With extended family obligations interfering, I didn't get to play it for more than a few minutes until tonight, where I earlier spent a good 2-plus hours getting properly acquainted after a super-busy 1st day back at work. MAS is sated for a long, long time and I'm more motivated than ever to get in as much time picking as possible each and every day.

Not a great picture, but it's what I have until a proper photo session:



C.

[zedmando]

Music store giftcard...

[fatt-dad]

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[JeffD]

Someone was actually listening to me when quoting Justin Halpern's book about his dad, and actually delivered: bourbon and sweatpants.