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I live just down the road from Culpeper Music and echo the above comments and observations. Its a very friendly place and Bishop is truly a master luthier. He has worked on two of my mandolins; a...

We're all on the same page. It takes a lot of time and patience. Slowing everything down is a must and here are some others
1. Learn the major scales in the keys I'd G,C,D,E,A,F, B, and Bb. Be able...

Mike, I was at Carter yesterday and agree with your evaluation of the 2006 Gilchrist. It was, to my ear at least, the best on the wall. I also believe the Altman's were right up there. However I was...

This theme seems to be consistent with many of us. It has been difficult for me to put down my new (to me) Mowry F5 since receiving it last week. Maybe the increased practice time has improved...

Alternating up and down pick strokes is pretty important. The Monroe style being something of an exception.

Grisman renames EMD to DMZ.

Thile's A was a Lawrence Smart.

I spoke with the owner of #251 today. It's an A5 and knock dead gorgeous. I had to start wearing a bib to catch the drool.

Looks to me like you are well on your way to proving it yourself! Well done!

Look at it this way... If you spent the same amount of money on golf lessons and equipment your handicap would not go down that much but if you spend the money on a mandolin and lessons your playing...

Yes, you do have a chance of getting good. A very good chance. But I will always remember a throw away line Emory Lester tossed out in a class one day; he said "speed is earned." IT TAKES TIME! And...

Before any finish has been applied to the natural wood.

Must give a shout out to Andrew Mowry. His work is beautiful.

Keep them out of reach of dogs and children. If something can go whacky with a dog (or child for that matter) it probably will.

When John David Rockefeller was asked how much money was enough he answered "just a little bit more" .

I just got a call from "Picker's Supply" in Fredericksburg, Va. They took in a signed 1998 F5-G with a signed label. I will be going Saturday to take a look at it and might be able to fill in one of...

Is there any way we can send this thread to political and military leaders across the globe to illustrate how civilized people come to a peaceful resolution?

Lloyd Loar asked him for acoustic advice.

He invented the material from which Blue Chip are made.

His perfect pitch made headstock tuners completely unnecessary.

Iron, I just returned from a week of classes with John Reischman who (arguably) may have the finest sounding Loar out there and he replaced the flat fretboard with a radiused and scooped the...

If you don't bring it and find out you need it someone will get it for you!

Tension abates with tune familiarity. Hands float when playing requires no thinking. Playing requires no thinking with repetition. Repetition....well that's just a bunch of wonderful practice time.

Adam Steffey is in Johnson City Tennessee and might be willing to give it a run.

Yep, it's pretty important, particularly if you plan on building improvisational skill in any key. If you know the key of a song and where that root note appears on the fretboard, can play a basic...

You have done a great job. I love the way it looks and would venture to guess it is the only blonde "The Loar" on the planet. I'm with the others who suggest value (though not a priority) may have...

+1 Asheville