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Sad story but we are headed in the wrong direction here. There are plenty of places to have this discussion on the Internet.

I have always been a Gibson guy. So, when I decided to go spend the money, I bought an F9 and then later an F5G and finally a Montana made Flatiron. I loved them all. Selling that F9 was a life...

Consumer demand was the reason we created this set. The only way to get those gauges previously was to buy a set of EXP74 and a set of EXP75 and combine them, or try to find a store that carried EXP...

Everyone should learn what they want to learn the way they want to learn it. This post only applies to me. YMMV.

The only thing I learn note-for-note is the basic melody, unless I am doing some...

Leroy posted on here a while back, and I know I wasn't the only one who was inspired by his building approach. He was quite prolific and innovative for a hobby builder.
Recently I checked back to...

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For anyone who, like me, still wants to watch this, it's available to view on their website now:

http://northfieldinstruments.com/component/content/article/273

No vettle (whatever that is), no...

Nice one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_V5KjWy4No

As a newbie - don't give up! A crappy mandolin is better than no mandolin. I just got my first one(a Kentucky) in November after saying I wanted to play for 20+ years. Now I'm so addicted I wish I...

I hope this doesn't sound rude, but why did you even post this thread? If you're going to quit, then quit and be done with it. Why announce it to the world? Were you looking for inspiration or...

Hi Kevbuch! In life I've learnt nothing worthwhile comes all that easy!

From your circumstances I can see there are some challenges.
Talking about challenges:
I am a visually impaired...

When I upgrade to a very good f-style I'm planning on buying locally for a few reasons:

1. Support a local small business; it's needed in this economy. (I avoid large chains like GC.)

2. Some...

A different perspective:
It has points and scrolls, it was around $1000, and you expect it to look better than that?
I'd say, if "fit and finish" on something as superfluous as a scroll on a $1000...

You've just laid out the questions that started me on my "quest" to learn what makes a good instrument good and a great instrument great. It is what started me repairing, modifying, and eventually...

I've never been able to figure out why mandolin luthiers put a finish on the back of the neck in the first place, especially a lacquer fiinish. It feels so much more natural without any, that it...

For me, some of these cats

Hi something,

You are entirely correct; it has been "done to death". I understand how you feel about f-style mandolins though. I love them too.
I do not want to sound snobbish or dismissive...

Birdseye figure shows up best on flatsawn wood, fiddleback figure (flamed) shows up best on quarter sawn wood. Big difference, quartersawn wood in general will be stiffer.

Birdeye Maple is very...

Maybe Rhonda Vincent since she took over "The Martha White Bluegrass Bus" from Flatt and Scruggs.

Lee

For a living organism yes, except for microbes that split by binary fission. I don't think, in general, styles are granted geneologies beyond who is accepted as the founder. However, given WSM's...

Oh no...........

Donna Stoneman

I saw this profile of Tom Ellis posted on the Fretboard Journal site. I don't think anyone has posted this on the Cafe.

http://vimeo.com/67614414

Normally I wouldn't be bothered by a comment like this but it fits part of a larger pattern of your participation here. Seems you have a need to continue to take digs at other members to whittle them...

I know Memorial Day is a time to remember those folks over our history who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of this country. Just thought I'd also take this chance to shout-out to all...