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Classifieds

Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1434 current ads and 143336 since inception.

08/21: Mandolins - Used 2016 Gibson F5 Custom Wide Nut
08/21: Guitars - Special Labor Day Sale At Midwood Guitar...
08/21: Guitars - 1924 Gibson L2 Guitar
08/21: Guitars - Kronbauer Tdk #229 Mini Jumbo
08/21: Mandolins - Breedlove Premier F O Mandolin (American...
08/21: Tenor Guitars - Eastwood Astrojet Tenor - Hard To Find
08/21: Other - Montana Lutherie Repair And Customizatio...
08/21: Mandolins - Weber Yellowstone F Mandolin- Oval Sound...
08/21: Mandolins - Gibson F5 Fern Mandolin
08/21: Mandolins - Collings Custom MT2V Mandolin Torrefied ...
08/21: Mandolins - 2008 Collings MT Excellent Condition- $2...
08/21: Mandolin Accessories - Free Mandolin Cafe Case Stickers
08/21: Mandolins - Kentucky Dawg '84 Exc. Cond.
08/21: Guitars - Martin D-28 1946 Herringbone With Case
08/21: Guitars - Martin Gpcrsg 2018
08/21: Mandolins - Eastman ER-M Electric Hollowbody Mandoli...
08/21: Mandolins - C. 1980 Bob Brook A Mandolin - Sale
08/21: Mandolins - Gibson F9 Mandolin - Great Sound
08/21: Mandolins - Collings MT-O Mandolin - Vintage
08/21: Mandolins - Gilchrist Model 5 1998 Varnish Finish ...

Forum

Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,725,052 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

08/21 - Best suited cast tailpiece
08/21 - Round core mandolin strings?
08/21 - Seller's Remorse - 2008 custom Weber Fern
08/21 - Can anybody help me identify this instrument?
08/21 - UK Luthier to build 4 String Solid Body Electric Mandolin
08/21 - This is not a brag...
08/21 - Number 99 and 100
08/21 - Mandolin tuning on a ukulele
08/21 - Silk and Steel Strings?
08/21 - Pleks picks
08/21 - What's the diff between Northfield NF5S and F5 models?
08/21 - What Mandolin Did I Get From the Thriftstore?
08/21 - A likely contentious opinion on electric mandolins
08/21 - When I Get My Reward, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
08/21 - Prettiest Peghead Inlays Ever
08/21 - Right hand cure-all exercise
08/21 - what size flathead screw for a 1920 F2 pickguard clamp
08/21 - Blue chip picks
08/21 - High end Northfields versus other $8-12k mandos
08/21 - Installing a James tailpiece on a Collings MT2

News

Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.

Workshops

Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 80 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

Aug. 22-25 - Foothills Acoustic Music Institute Camp, Calgary, Canada
Aug. 23-24 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Michelle Wallace, Huntington, WV
Aug. 23-29 - MinierAcustica, Urbino, Italy
Aug. 24 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilles Rezard, France
Aug. 25-30 - NimbleFingers Bluegrass/Old-Time Week II, Sorrento, BC Canada
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Heidi Olsen, Woodstown, NJ
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Petr Brandejs, Czech Republic
Aug. 31 - Sept. 1 - Marla Fibish Intensive Workshop, Ennis, Ireland
Sept. 4-9 - Wernick Method Jam Camp Cruise with Larry Kernagis, Seattle, WA
Sept. 4 - Oct. 23 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Duck Adkins, Marietta, GA
Sept. 5-8 - Oldtone Roots Music Festival Workshops, North Hillsdale, NY
Sept. 5-8 - American Banjo Camp Mandolins Track, Port Orchard, WA
Sept. 10 - Oct. 29 - Wernick Method Class with Maggie Moore, Huntington, WV
Sept. 13-15 - Old Time Music Campou Workshops, Searsport, ME
Sept. 13-15 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with John David, Austin, TX
Sept. 14-15 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Rick Sparks, Flagstaff, AZ
Sept. 14-15 - Jesper Rubner-Petersen Mandolin Workshop, Germany
Sept. 17-20 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Gilbert Nelson, Abingdon VA
Sept. 17-20 - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Bluegrass Jam Camp, Bristol, VA
Sept. 18 - Steve Smith Walnut Valley Festival Mandolin Workshop, Winfield, KS

Interviews

Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.

06/04/2019 - Bill Monroe's Spiritual Daughter - Lauren Price Hews to Tradition
05/20/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History - Part 2
05/14/2019 - Mike Compton Talks First Generation Bluegrass Mandolin Styles
04/30/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History
03/26/2019 - New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain
03/14/2019 - Andy Statman Rides the Monroe Bus
03/12/2019 - Tristan Scroggins Interview on the Release of Fancy Boy
01/08/2019 - Changing Channels with Ashley Broder
12/11/2018 - Bill Malone is Still Digging in the Roots of Country Music
10/16/2018 - Andrew Marlin Comes Out From Under the Cloak
09/25/2018 - A Foundational Thing: Bluegrass and Beyond with Andrew Collins
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

Mandolin Mondays

Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.

Quick News

Jenni Lyn Gardner is the subject of Episode #3 of Mandolins and Beer.
Master builder Oliver Apitius introduces his LS (Loar spec) voicing option detailed in a blog posting on his web site.
Alex Heflin's review of the Eastman El Rey ER-M electric mandolin, discussed.
An utterly pristine, important part of early Gibson history for sale: Dan Beimborn's personal Torch & Wire F4 from 1910.
Mandolin Mondays #190 - Mark Stoffel treats us to an original tune played on his trusty Gilchrist mandolin.
Beautiful: Aaron Weinstein: Chord Melody Improv on "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me."

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