Thanks for sharing your story and pictures. It's a beautiful mandolin with all the right touches. I'd love to hear how it sounds as I've never heard...
Just wanted to add, Don Young, the founder of the 2nd iteration of National Reso-phonic Guitars, designed the RM-1 and developed those mandolins. He...
You can use regular ball end guitar strings of the correct gage if they have hollow vs solid brass balls and you carefully snip the balls with a pair...
I've bought a lot of Newtone strings (but not custom sets) through the well known online string companies, never had an issue with price or delivery....
My mandolin experience began by accident, helping my neighbor getting a cheapo mando back into playable condition. I hadn't found this forum at that...
I agree with most everything above, from the recommendations to get a great set up, to the importance of technique and practice, and finally, that an...
I would consider showing up and watching/listening a few times to see who of the regular attendees may be approachable enough to ask (before or after...
I have dealt with the Mando shop and found the owner to be a very professional and honorable guy. He sold me a J Bovier several years ago and set it...
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