Ditson was a distributor, they didn't manufacture anything and they bought from multiple builders including Martin. That doesn't mean that instrument...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you can't tell the difference between a premium mandolin and an inexpensive mandolin consider yourself...
What it sounds like you're asking for is some kind of target or metric for wood flexibility, and how that correlates to a functional soundboard.
The...
I was going to use Collings guitars (arched top an flat top) compared to their mandolins (arched top and flat top) as an example but I'm too lazy to...
National Mandolin Champion Andy Hatfield drops by Mandolin Mondays this week to play a lovely original composition on this beautiful Capek mandolin. ...
When playing any musical instrument it's what works for you. There will always be someone that says that your form is incorrect or you're working too...
I got an inquiry this morning from a new member regarding a Left-Handed Mandolin Players Group. I see one social group. Are there any others and are...
To be honest the book has a few Larson's that are questionable. That is the problem. Everything that might look like it could be has been identified...