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https://www.bobelock.com/cases/mandolin/mandolinlanding.html I use the rectangle for my 814v. It also worked for my Jessen A-oval.

This should work- and page 11 is the Vogue page but the mandolin looks to be on page 28 but it may be a different model as the top may be arched. ...

Under the fingerboard tongue #H1193 is stamped. It's possible, but I don't think so, that there is more to the number. The top had several cracks,...

Fantastic work as always from you Steve! I love that bubble back. I'm curious, do you have to leave the back a little thicker because it's not as...

Sorensen VX #110 Varnished Steve

Pete was a member of the Vermont contra-dance scene. Drew, if you're not familiar with contra dancing, look into it. It's a widespread pastime in the...

There are about half a dozen maple species commonly used for mandolins and some types of figure can exist in nearly all of them (curly grain for...

He is an excellent musician, unfamiliar to me until recently. Lots of video featuring fiddle on Youtube. The tone of his electric mandolin moves...

These two Harmony built instruments have an interesting Gibsonesque sunburst on both as well. Joe, are there any numbers stamped inside yours?

So, a week or two down the road, how's it going? My advice would be much the same: Don't wait to play with others until you get good. One gets good...

About finished with this one!

Another one completed, a baroque mandolin:

4DhraP3OYCQ This song (appropriately) feels to me like the arrival of summer!

Song by Merle Travis.

That scratchplate is an interesting hybrid between the DeMeglio style and the Catania ones. Curious!

All maple is not the same species of tree, and although it is thought there is some environmental influence, figuring is most likely to be genetic. ...

No disrespect, but the short answer is no, not even close.

I don’t even belong in this forum…I have no builder skills… But isn’t all maple the same species of tree, and the different figurings are a matter...

Your Hawaiian square neck appears to have features that bridge those in the late 30s advertisement to the WW2 guitar which appears to have the new...

I’m with Mike in terms of value. This particular instrument is more of a curiosity than a valuable rarity. It’s probably worth more than a more...

The very fine Vermont musician Pete Sutherland, who passed away quite recently, did a lot for music there. He turned up in the Scottish Highlands...

I just spoke with a friend who lives in Burlington. Burlington has a robust music scene with festivals and opportunities to play street music at...

Start your own---easy to initiate---visit a local music store and start by putting up fliers. Visit the local library, the Parks and Rec. and any...

FWIW Here is a pic of one of the latest builds by Tyler White. He was able to pick up a pretty amazing piece of wood from @laroseguitars. He...

I use my Access Stage Three whenever I take a mandolin out to hostile territory. The cushions inside are moveable so the case is suitable for A or F...

I'm finding this very interesting. I have a Harmony Vogue Hawaiian guitar (square neck), that I have had for about 25 years and no one I've talked to...