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Classifieds

Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1398 current ads and 131533 since inception.

11/13: Guitars - Martin 000-28Ec
11/13: Guitars - Martin OM-28
11/13: Mandolin Accessories - Tone-Gard For Mandolin - $50
11/13: Mandolin Accessories - Travelite Lightweight F-Style Mandolin Case - $60
11/13: Accessories - Mandolin Cafe 21-Chord Coffee Cup
11/13: Mandolins - Bulldog Kratzer F5 Style Mandolin ( #99 )
11/13: Mandolins - Kratzer/Bulldog Snakehead A Style Mandolin #102
11/13: Guitars - Kratzer Guitar (Rosewood) Style 5-18 Marty Robbins...
11/13: Mandolins - Bulldog Kratzer F5 Style Mandolin ( #98 )
11/13: Mandolins - Figured Walnut McClung Armrests
11/13: Mandolins - Ellis A-5 Deluxe Mandolin & Case
11/13: Mandolins - 2004 Paul Duff X-Braced F5 w/Presto Case & Fre...
11/13: Guitars - 1956 Gibson J-45
11/13: Mandolins - 1980 Gibson F5L
11/13: Mandolins - 1996 Amazing Stiver A Style Mandolin
11/13: Mandolins - Northfield F5 Master Model Mandolin Big Mon - $3,9...
11/13: Mandolins - Pava Satin F5 Sunburst
11/13: Mandolins - 1996 Flatiron Performer F-Style Mandolin - $2,950....
11/13: Mandolin Accessories - J76 Mandola Strings
11/13: Mandolin Accessories - J. S. Bach Mandolin Duets

Forum

Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,680,490 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

11/13 - 07:24 PM - Too Quiet - Time To Start Something
11/13 - 07:18 PM - Mandolins on Ebay
11/13 - 07:18 PM - looking for supplier of black willow preferably ne...
11/13 - 07:12 PM - Chevy Hub Cap Mandolin
11/13 - 07:02 PM - Fretboard Journal about Ben Wilcox and BRW
11/13 - 07:01 PM - What's the hardest tune you can play on mandolin? ...
11/13 - 06:58 PM - Mandolin Orange on WGBH
11/13 - 06:57 PM - Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
11/13 - 06:56 PM - Best string/mandolin match-ups?
11/13 - 06:06 PM - Home Amp for 5 String
11/13 - 05:54 PM - MOP Bone extravaganza mandolin- with moth inlay- n...
11/13 - 05:39 PM - Very sad - Topanga Banjo Fiddle site burned down i...
11/13 - 05:31 PM - Improv From Scratch
11/13 - 05:22 PM - Broken tailpiece ID
11/13 - 05:06 PM - Short scale 6 string to tenor...
11/13 - 04:40 PM - Post a picture of what's on your bench?
11/13 - 04:38 PM - Gibson A 1917 with one oval ring and "The Gib...
11/13 - 04:11 PM - I don't really know what I've got!
11/13 - 04:10 PM - Weight of mandolin
11/13 - 03:42 PM - Electric mandolin build.

News

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

Workshops

Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 117 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

Nov. 16-18 - Fall String Gathering, Baraboo, WI
Nov. 17 - Brian Oberlin Mandolin Workshops at Elderly, Lansing, MI
Nov. 17 - Intermediate Swing, Improv and Classical Mandolin Workshop, Lansing, MI
Nov. 17 - Beginner Bluegrass, Swing and Folk Mandolin Workshop, Lansing, MI
Nov. 17-18 - Wernick Method Jam Camp, Paris, France
Nov. 17-18 - Jesper Rubner-Petersen Mandolin Workshop, Wuppertal, Germany
Nov. 18 - Sixth Annual Spokane Mandolin Congress, Spokane, WA
Nov. 24 - Bluegrass Museum Saturday Music Classes, Owensboro, KY
Nov. 30 - Dec 1 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Gilbert Nelson, Spartanburg, SC
Dec. 1-2 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Dan Whitener, Washington, D.C.
Dec. 7-8 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilbert Nelson, Burlington, NC
Dec. 8 - Bluegrass Museum Saturday Music Classes, Owensboro, KY
Dec. 9 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Dave Kiphuth, Eliot, ME
Dec. 22 - Bluegrass Museum Saturday Music Classes, Owensboro, KY
Dec. 26-30 - International Italian Mandolin and Guitar Winter Academy, Sorrento, Italy
Jan. 10-12 - 7th Annual Eight of Jan. Old Time Music Weekend, Pegram, TN
Jan. 25-27 - Simon Mayor Mandolin Weekend, Taunton, UK
Jan. 25-27 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Petr Brandejs, Czech Republic
Jan. 31 - Feb 3 - Zoukology, Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 1 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilbert Nelson, Nashville, TN

Interviews

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

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
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

Mandolin Mondays

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

Quick News

New Music for banjo and mandolin from Alan Munde & Billy Bright - Es Mi Suerte.
Cool mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass themed mandolin Christmas cards from Karen Cannon.
Californai Bluegrass Association has set up a GoFundMe account to assist members that have lost homes, instruments and more. Will you help?
Mandolin Mondays #150 - the best UPS truck driving mandolin player ever, the great Johnny Staats.
New original music on the Cafe MP3 page from John Goodin.
Lost or Stolen Old Wave Mandolin last seen in Salt Lake City, Utah.
New: Camp Tunefox happens May 15-19 in Montreat, NC with Mike Compton and Joe K. Walsh.
New music for mandolin and orchestra from Jeff Midkiff: Music for Mandolin and String Quartet.

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