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I would leave it be. That instrument has now been marked as your own and will carry the tale to whomever gets it after you.

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Welcome to the Mandolin Cafe! Hope you have fun.

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Yeah, it's odd. in garments, silk is considered moisture wicking and breathable. Seems like the opposite of a vapor barrier that would hold moisture within itself or prevent moisture from moving...

My perspective, My custom mandolin sounds way better in more skilled hands than mine when I play it. What are the chances that if you're playing a moderately priced mandolin that it will sound like...

The best budget mandolin comes from a shop that will do a proper set up so you don't have to spend almost the purchase price again on a quality set up.

I am a fan of inexpensive mandolins for...

I'm now making it a policy not to interact with posts on social medias that use AI to generate artwork. It's just too much stealing from actual artists. My company now has a AI interface to help...

Welcome to the Cafe.

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I love how you can hear the tonal differences between those builds so easily. Those are great looking and sounding.

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Hello and Welcome to the Cafe!

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Nice!

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As a perpetual beginner, I'll say tone quests for beginners are often a fools errand. In the space of beginner instruments and I might even plop the Eastman 305 in there, Mostly what you're after is...

I merged these threads.

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I'm glad it had a happy ending. Good luck with your father in this time of transition.

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Welcome to the Cafe. If you're brand new, you don't need to spend HUNDREDs of dollars because what if you don't love it? Buying from a shop that sets up and adjusts the instrument first will save...

If you have HULU you can stream Crock of Gold, a great documentary with Shane. It's really a well done piece. I first learned of the Pogues in the early mid 80s with Rum Sodomy and the Lash. Great...

Nice!

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[QUOTE=journeybear;1921777]For a hat? :confused:

No, for a plectrum, as the preceding sentence talked about plectrums. However, the notion of using bottle caps on a hat if you had holes in them...

I've visited his shop a few times and wouldn't hesitate to buy from them. He was also a longtime Philly Folk Fest Volunteer and vendor.

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Considering we don't have the facts on how or why a mandolin celebrity is on the official Eastman page (I'm pretty sure the legal teams would be involved if it wasn't cool) don't read anything more...

Welcome back and enjoy making your music again.

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Enjoy and Congrats.

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I started with $100 mandolins (Johnson or Savannah Labeled). The cheap Rogues can work well too. I got them via eBay and they were just fresh of a container ship. Dead strings and no adjustment. I...

No one bakes a better mandolin than Frank!

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I'm an odd one who like having both dots and tab on the same page (but having one or the other ONLY isn't an issue. I also like the effort you spend up front in the text. Very nice!

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Ha! I lived IN Elkton (not that big city of Harrisonbug) from 95-98. As you head south on I81 from Harrisonburg you'll pass over Blacks Run that may have been the nugget in Mike Compton's mind when...