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Not mine. I wish I could link to the post where I got this from.

I'm obviously biased but I think the inlay of my Beagle on the headstock of my Girouard A is pretty great!

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Me and my brother and sister playing one of our dad’s favorites for him- Happy Father’s Day, Mandolin Cafe!

https://youtu.be/LrJBjFgqSag

John, if you caught that part of the video, you didn't miss anything important.

YouTube viewers seem to love these guys, but they get a lot more wrong that right. Not to sound overly harsh, but...

Here’s a link to a video I made playing Dry and Dusty on the MDO305. Really having a great time getting to know this thing.

I saw the news about today being the ninth anniversary of Levon Helm's passing, and rather than start a thread about him, thought I'd bump up one. This is it - lots of wonderful stuff in here. What a...

It's doubtful that anyone here would remember this one. I Think I posted pictures of it back in the early part of this century when I finished it. Serial # 007.
(My sense of humor slips right past a...

Yes I'm wearing green

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This is my arrangement of a Finnish folksong “Pii pii, pikkuinen lintu”.
https://youtu.be/bOp-D1QBWE0

It's a song about the cold winter and a little translation of the lyrics of the song would be...

I owned a newer MDA-815 mandola. When I attempted adjusting, it reached its thread limit and I stopped. The neck was not perfectly straight, but functionally straight enough. I have traded off that...

Hi all,

I just wanted to share a very happy story with you, and it's really only happy because of the help of this wonderful community here on Mandolin Cafe!

Earlier last year our shop was...

for Feb 2021 MandoMike has posted a free monthly lesson for beginner and advanced players on 12 bar blues.

while there, subscribe to his youtube channel as he needs 50 to reach 1K.

enjoy some...

About 27min into this one, a jamming instrumental then Mad as a Hatter as well as mando-centric talk. From just a ~week ago:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz7XMC6f_Xk

Perhaps she hasn't found a way to integrate the mandolin into the blues she and Megan are clearly dedicated to playing these days. :confused: She sure has gotten good at singing, though, which seems...

I'm astonished to see there is no thread devoted to Larkin Poe. Rebecca Lovell has gotten much deserved praise over the years for her mandolin playing. :mandosmiley: Just because The Lovell Sisters...

As I sit here today, on this palindromic day of 1/23/21, gazing into my computer screen, noticing that this will be my 12,000th post, I reflect upon all that the Mandolin Café has been, done, and...

Dig into this iconic G major lick.

Enjoy - Andrew Hendryx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uOFO04SkA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uOFO04SkA

I’d like to share an experience that might inform someone else on their quest towards whatever musical goals they pursue.

I’ve played mandolin for a long time, have owned—and sold—numerous fine...

Yeah I saw the pictures of yours when Zach was looking at it. Needs more work than mine did for sure. Very cool that you are rescuing it :mandosmiley:

My Mid-Mo mandola had a sunken top/loose brace when I got it. The C string buzzed like crazy in the upper frets. I could've returned it, but I liked it too much. It was an easy and inexpensive repair...

Xntric: I have been stuck on a few SGW purchases. Usually the sellers will not budge on reducing price even if it is a misrepresentation. I was curious about the paper taped on the back but they...

Oh, right on! Sound like you got a great backup/beater :)

Happy picking!

Happy new year to you all.

After a week or so off I’m back in the workshop and am starting the year with a build thread. So if you keep coming back, you’ll see this bouzouki going from bits of...

I believe it is called “Drinking Three Cups of Espresso and Playing Lots of Notes Very Quickly.” :)

At first it almost sounded like a choro tune. Then it seemed to veer off into some Dawg music...

If you are really at the very start of your chordal explorations, I would suggest that you learn basic chords in the common keys we use in trad music - C Major, G Major, D Major and A. For each key...