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Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1317 current ads and 129369 since inception.
- 09/19: Mandolins - BRW F5 Mandolin
- 09/19: Mandolins - WTB Jade F Style Mandolin
- 09/18: Banjos - Ome Jubilee Open Back 5 String Banjo
- 09/18: Banjos - Ome Jubilee Open Back 5 String Banjo
- 09/18: Mandolin Accessories - McClung Armrest, Ebonized, Nickel, Used. $35
- 09/18: Mandolins - Weber Oval F 2010
- 09/18: Mandolins - 2016 Gibson F-5G
- 09/18: Guitars - Price Reduced 1941 Martin D-18 In Excellent Shape
- 09/18: Mandolins - 1991 Kentucky KM 1500
- 09/18: Banjos - Turtle Hill Bluegrass Woody 5 String Resonator Ban...
- 09/18: Banjos - Bart Reiter 12 Dobson 5 String Banjo For Sale
- 09/18: Mandolins - As New Eastman F5 Model 515Cs w/Case & Free De...
- 09/18: Mandolin Accessories - Hoffee Deluxe Forest Green w/Gold Lining & ...
- 09/18: Guitars - 1964 Martin D-18 Ex+ $3750
- 09/18: Mandolin Accessories - Calton Brown w/Gold Or Vintage Green Lining & ...
- 09/18: Guitars - Santa Cruz 1929 000 $3,000
- 09/18: Guitars - 2015 Gibson J-29 $1995
- 09/18: Mandolins - Gibson Mandolins - 1928 A
- 09/18: Mandolins - Used Eastman MD604Cs Mandolin Ac/El
- 09/18: Banjos - Louzee Walnut Custom 15th Anniversary Model
Forum
Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,671,551 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- 09/19 - 06:12 AM - What's the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? ...
- 09/19 - 06:07 AM - Keeping instruments for sentimental reasons
- 09/19 - 06:07 AM - In Praise of Michael Heiden
- 09/19 - 05:27 AM - creating a tailpiece.
- 09/19 - 05:06 AM - Gibson History - Montana Division years
- 09/19 - 04:35 AM - New mandolin and selfmade accessories
- 09/19 - 03:03 AM - K&K Pickup or Microphone on Collings?
- 09/19 - 02:54 AM - Gibson A5L
- 09/19 - 01:49 AM - Arm rest a good aid for begginers?
- 09/19 - 12:19 AM - Gibson 1902 Mandolin Repaired & Playing now.
- 09/18 - 11:02 PM - Pava Mandolins
- 09/18 - 10:38 PM - Joining the Girouard club - commissioned a build!
- 09/18 - 10:27 PM - Weber BigHorn 2010
- 09/18 - 10:06 PM - just saw Carlo Aonzo Trio in Pittsburgh
- 09/18 - 09:50 PM - Carlo Aonzo Mandolin Workshop - Epsom, NH
- 09/18 - 08:12 PM - Bruno Royal Artist electric mandola
- 09/18 - 07:36 PM - What to do with New Dola
- 09/18 - 07:17 PM - Convert old Martin tenor to 6 string?
- 09/18 - 07:02 PM - Fretboard weak spots?
- 09/18 - 06:49 PM - Link to Awesome "1902 Gibson" thread
News
Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.
- New Music from Andrew Marlin - Buried In a Cape
- New in Print: Bill Monroe - The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man
- New Music - Sauli: Six Partitas for Solo Mandolin, by Davide Rebuffa
- V-Picks Gift Case and Pick Giveaway
- Don Julin Announces the Launch of Tremolo Online
- GHS Introduces Fingerboard Care Kit
- Northfield Introduces Three New Michigan-Made Instruments
- Simon Mayor's 2018 Mandolin Retreat
- Sharon Gilchrist on Facebook Live this Friday at Peghead Nation
- Classical Mandolin For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach
- New Music from Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg - Third Journey
- Martin Howley's Mandolin Journey with We Banjo 3
- Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Transcribed for Mandolin
- D'Addario Monel String Sets Giveaway
- State of Grace - Finding Your Place with Adam Tanner
- Second Single from David Benedict's The Golden Angle
- New from Homespun - Basic Mandolin for Guitar Players
- New Music from Isaac Eicher - Native Language
- Playback - D'Addario's String Recycling In a Nutshell
- D'Addario Announces Monel Mandolin String Sets
Workshops
Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 105 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- Sept. 20 - Carlo Aonzo Mandolin Workshop, Portsmouth, NH
- Sept. 21-23 - Nashville Mandolin Camp, Nashville, TN
- Sept. 22 - Carlo Aonzo Mandolin Workshop, Epsom, NH
- Sept. 22 - Get the Tunes to Your Fingertips: Continuing Mandolin, Brasstown, NC
- Sept. 22-23 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilbert Nelson, Bristol, TN
- Sept. 23 - Oct 21 - Wernick Method Class with Jeremy Chapman, Springfield, MO
- Sept. 23 - Oct 21 - Wernick Method Class with Jeremy Chapman, Springfield, MO
- Sept. 25 - Private Lessons with Steve Smith, Bellingham, WA
- Sept. 26-30 - The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, Berkeley, CA
- Sept. 28-30 - Foothills Acoustic Music Institute Sept. Camp, Calgary, Canada
- Sept. 28-30 - Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival Workshops, Moniaive, UK
- Oct. 1 - Nov 19 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jimmy Heffernan, Medord, NJ
- Oct. 2 - Nov 20 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Larry Kernagis, Mt. Juliet, TN
- Oct. 4-7 - Desert Night Acoustic Music Camp, Kingston, NM
- Oct. 4-8 - Portal Irish Music Week, Portal, AZ
- Oct. 5-7 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Larry Kernagis, Maggie Valley, NC
- Oct. 5-7 - Simon Mayor Mandolin Retreat, Sheffield, UK
- Oct. 6 - Dec 4 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Alan Epstein, Glens Falls, NY
- Oct. 11-14 - The Great Lakes Music Camp, West Olive, Mi
- Oct. 12-14 - Swing and Jazz Workshop for guitar and mandolin, Harrisburg, MO
Interviews
Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- 08/28/2018 - Northfield Introduces Three New Michigan-Made Instruments
- 08/14/2018 - Martin Howley's Mandolin Journey with We Banjo 3
- 07/31/2018 - State of Grace - Finding Your Place with Adam Tanner
- 07/17/2018 - Playback - D'Addario's String Recycling In a Nutshell
- 07/10/2018 - The Song-A-Week Social Group - An Interview with Barbara Shultz
- 06/09/2018 - After 35 Years in Business Retrofret Moving to New Location
- 03/26/2018 - An Interview with Tunefox's Bennett Sullivan
- 03/12/2018 - A Conversation with Stan and Lillian Werbin
- 11/20/2017 - Emory Lester Interview
- 08/02/2017 - The 1988 Jethro Burns Interview
- 06/18/2017 - Jenni Lyn Gardner - Jenni Lyn Lights Up with Burn Another Candle
- 06/04/2017 - Bill Monroe Interview in Denver, Feb. 19, 1986
- 05/17/2017 - The Charlie Derrington Interview
- 05/14/2017 - Tim Connell Interview
- 05/08/2017 - Bill Monroe on the Farm Interview
- 04/30/2017 - Bill Monroe Receives his Mandolin from Gibson - The Video
- 03/14/2017 - A Brief History of Evening Prayer Blues
- 02/27/2017 - Rising Brazilian Mandolinist Elisa Meyer
- 01/29/2017 - The New Normal? Crowdfunding Bobby Osborne
- 11/30/2016 - Mandolins Heal The World Interview with Don Julin
Mandolin Mondays
Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Episode #141: David Benedict - Colonna & Smalls
- Episode #140: Akira Otsuka - To My Friends
- Episode #139: Aaron Ramsey - Redwing
- Episode #138: Daniel Portalès - Fiddle in Tune
- Episode #137: Magnus Zetterlund - Silkesvalsen (The Silk Waltz)
- Episode #136: Charlotte Carrivick - I Can't See For Lookin'
- Episode #135: Eli Wildman - The Route
- Episode #134: Dan Beimborn - Scarce O' Tatties/Con Cassidy's Jig
- Episode #133: Paddy Montgomery - Save Me
- Episode #132: Jacob Means - Bright House
- Episode #131: Hayes Griffin - Chickasha Keeper
- Episode #130: Joe Tozer - Gone Not Forgotten
- Episode #129: Billy Bright - Waltz Into Morning
- Episode #128: David Surette - The Frieze Breeches
- Episode #127: Dan Bui - Ryland
- Episode #126: Simon Dunson - Ain't Misbehavin'
- Episode #125: Liam Purcell - Lindale
- Episode #124: Michael Cleveland - Lonesome Desert
- Episode #123: Ashley Broder - The Race
- Episode #122: Banjo Ben Clark - Old Rugged Cross
Quick News ...
- Extended through end of September: 20% off all Acoustic Disc merchandise with Discount Code SUMMER2018.
- Registration in our V-Picks Gift Case and Pick Giveaway is now under way. Enter to win! Five winning entries selected September 25.
- Good read from the Weber blog: Meet the Craftsmen: Mike Fischer, by Michael Eck.
- That won't last long: circa 2000 Sobell mandolin at Elderly Instruments.
- Mandolin Mondays #142 - 12 yr. old mandolin monster Teo Quale slays a great Monroe classic.
- New collection or original mandolin music from Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin: Buried In a Cape.
- New in print: Bill Monroe - The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man.
- Results of the Walnut Valley Mandolin Contest from a forum member.
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