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I think the Ebony Hillbillies is a great band name!

I love the "DeArmonds" too!

For a short (yet too long a time), I had a mandola that needed its crudely installed metal strap button - quite possibly from a bass - replaced.

I found a super nice one Made in USA from ebony...

I learned to play the guitar thinking of it as a very large mandolin with the top four strings in reverse order. :)

I agree with Tone Poems, noting that it also makes some pretty marginal mandolins sound great too.

That's super nice and makes me want to try a similar version. I initially heard it on Trad Arr Jones which is John Wesley Harding doing Nic Jones covers.

When you want your mandolin to sound like a cheap Fender import, there is no substitute.

The Music Emporium (Lexington, MA)
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Referring to "hog" for mahogany. "Hoss" is another annoyance, thanks!

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?38407-Post-a-pic-of-your-2-point-mandolin
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?11287-Let's-see-some-two-point-mando's...

I like it - that song is sort of REMy too. :) Thanks!

My Gibson EM200 was very sustain-y. :)

My last non-truss rod purchase required the fretboard to be planed plus refretting. It was excellently done work (better than the maker's fretting) but I could never be sure how long it would last...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRgp9tVFg2w

I listened to Jami Lynn doing "Sodbusters" on banjo and really liked it. I tried banjo once and found it physically uncomfortable but I'm thinking...

BTW, Dave van Ronk's book, Mayor of MacDougal Street, is a very fun read.

I wasn't a big fan of bluegrass before taking up the mandolin, other than possibly the Seldom Scene. Ironically to me, playing actually made me actively dislike it due to the rigidity of both...

Doesn't it involve Mama, prison, a train and a pickup truck?