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I recently acquired this three-point oval hole BRW to complement my two-point f-hole mandolin that I have had and adored for over 5 years now. The oval is one of only two that I know about, and was...

Sorry to chime in so late, but I just saw this. Your circumstance is exactly what happened to me, and here's how it went. I was "drafted" to play in the church's "Bluegrass Sundays" gospel band. ...

Perhaps I can add a little perspective:

I do have Weymann (not sure the model) much like Jim Garber's one that is pictured. I can tell that the pot on mine is bigger (9"?) I also had a resonator...

Interesting article.

I think I just may have the world's largest collection of banjo mandolins:

I currently have 3!

Eric,
That's a very interesting thought. My snakehead has a nice rounded neck with a truss-rod, so it fits that bill. I can't logically explain why I'm looking for a new build at this point, other...

Jim,
Thanks for the info. We go way back with some mutual shared interest of Old Time music and these classic mandolins.

What started this all was the Mike Black A4 in the classifieds a couple...

Thanks for passing that along!

Glad it's back and sounding great!

Love the playing, nice lilt!!

Yes, I'm seeing a lot of beauty in the simplicity and attention to detail in that mandolin.

Here's to a return to it's playing form!

(I may call you sometime about the name of that breeder,...

Spencer,

In addition to your initiative to build an instrument, I'm also in admiration of your discipline to start off simply. That way, even if something went really awry, you haven't invested...

Spencer,

Congratulations on that first build!

Looks great, and sounds even better!

I saw you a NMC a few weeks back - hope all is well there.

I'm sure I'll cross paths with this mandolin...

Very nice! Looks like a Nugget 2-point from back in the day.

Not tying to stir the pot, but a scant few years back (5-8?) I was thinking that one could buy just about all the A-model mandolin one wanted for about $3000-$3500. What's happened to make...

I have exactly the same year model Cherokee Sport with 159k miles. I bought it 10 years ago for $3400. If I sold it for $10001, I'd take a loss vs what I have in it!! New rear end bushings and...

Beautiful work, Marty!

Sound fantastic as well!

Glad to see that you are still building in some capacity.

Ralph,

Thanks so much for this! I'm from the metro Atlanta area and serve as a "consultant" to a fiddle group attached to a large high school orchestra. Once a week we have 30 or so...

Wow!! I'm simply stunned with the clarity, volume and tone of that instrument.

Would have to be in the top 3 mandolins I've heard, and I've heard a bunch!

Question; are you hearing all of that...

I can't remember where I heard it on a recording (but I know I did!) when an Old Timer was interviewed about the origins of "Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies." When pressed with the information that...

My favorite story was when some knucklehead was practicing with a beautifully unmarked mandolin. After an hour or so of concentrated practice he got up and stretched his arms out over his head with...

Scott,

Thanks for sharing! I've got these recordings somewhere, I need to track them down. As I play (at!) both fiddle and mandolin, I love finding Old Time mandolin tunes that aren't just...

And they do!

Great pickin' and singing!! Thanks for sharing this video!

Dagger,

Interest, yes...commitment (at this time in my life), err...

This fits somewhere in the mix of Pete Clark's Dunkeld Bridge Week;
...

Yes!

Love the music!

It's cool to hear when this instrument can do something other than chop a bluegrass G chord.

Hope this musical journey takes you far!

Interesting concept. Not buying in completely, but there may be a little something in it.

To me, Bruce Molsky described it best "music is like language, and your playing is your voice." If you...