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You did a great job, Nick! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words!

Here is the story behind this composition as per Matt Cranitch

Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin (1785-1848) was a poet, schoolteacher, fiddler and dancing master. He worked...

Here is an Irish Slow Air I've been working on lately. It's been on my mind for some time now, but I couldn't imagine how a slow air would work on this instrument. There is so little to reference....

I almost sprayed my screen with coffee, reading this. LOL!

Allen - thanks for the brainstorm. I have not tried putting anything in front of my face to help the isolation but I may try it. However, this quoted statement actually is relevent in a way. See, my...

I made some improvements to the workbench above what the plan called for. I didn't like the idea of having MDF as the top layer and so I attached a layer of tempered hardboard to the top with...

A few years ago, after getting tired of using my kitchen table for woodworking, I built my first workbench out of lumber from HD plus the vise hardware from Lee Valley. It's been serving me well....

Great space Marty and the picture of the young Jedi is just too much!

That's Cool, Jamie. Have a great time

Beautiful mandolin, Gary!

Some mighty fine bouzouki playing and singing

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Just noticed this article in the Fine Woodworking blog. Do you builders think it would be useful somewhere in your process?

Thanks,

This month there is a free e-version of PWW Magazine and in it I found an article on double bevel wood inlay that may be of interest to some of us. It was written by Jameel Abraham a master...

I've been playing Irish traditional music in sessions for many years now and I have never heard a comment such as "[insert name] is a great player with tremendous tunes but he uses the wrong...

Wonderful, Yaron! Sorry I missed you on my last trip to Israel. Couldn't make it happen. Hoping for next time. Keep building!

Avi

It's been a while but here are some photos of my installation. I got it done this past weekend and it went very smoothly. The reaming was easier than I thought (I pracriced) and came out perfect. The...

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You may want to check out Bucks County Folk Music shop in New Britain. They have a reasonable selection of mandolins to try out in the store. Some new and sometimes used ones as well.

I've played mandolin in Irish traditional sessions for years. I play an f-hole Flatiron carved mandolin and no one has ever complained that my sound is not "right". How you play the instrument is...

slightly off topic, I know, but.....
I'm not an electric player but last night I did watch the film It Might Get Loud, where Jimmy Page, the Edge,and Jack White are brought together to discuss...

A couple of years ago I was traveling in Dingle and walked into the workshop of a bodhran maker. She was building them in the back of her retail shop and also giving lessons there. I didn't have time...