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Merry Christmas to all my Cafe friends from Jonesboro Arkansas!

Cafe Friends,

I completed the online survey of the new D'Addario beta strings. I placed them on my Northfield Big Mon. The strings have different look and feel as compared to Phosphorus Bronze...

Mandolin Cafe Friends,

Had the wonderful opportunity to hear Sarah Jarosz and Parker Millsap at the Levitt-Shell outdoor performance center in Memphis TN on Friday, Sept. 23rd! First let me say I...

Congrats Jordan! Looks like you're really enjoying the Ellis!

Yes, I got to play nearly all of the first batch they developed with Mike Marahall at Swannanoa Gathering last summer. They were all exceptional, but different. I actually liked the ones with...

Cafe friends,

How many of you have discovered the new grass groups from Colorado

1. The Railsplitters

and

2. Taarka?

Mickey,

I'm glad to see some of my West Tennessee picking buddies still follow my posts. I hope you and family are well! Please tell everyone at the Jackson Plectral Society "Hello" for me!
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Cafe Friends,

Try this link for the photo album of the Airloom case:

https://goo.gl/photos/MrDEjMFhbrRpLtB28

To the site Manager: Scott, I changed settings on the photo album to allow...

8-3/4 inches along the length of the case
11-1/2 inches wide
1-1/2 inches maximum height inside the storage compartment

BTW, I roomed across the hall from Adrian Bagale and Derek Smith at the Swanannoa Gathering last year and I was able to play nearly all of the Artist series they had available at that time. Really...

Café Friends,

First, let me apologize for the tardiness in posting my review of the new Northfield Airloom (N-Air) mandolin case. I was fortunate to be one of the first ”mandolin mortals” to...

Cafe Friends,

I have one of the new rectangular figerglass cases from Northfield and I will be posting a full review later this week.

I've taken 101 & 102...see my previous posts. Loved them...Matt is a great teacher.

Jordan,

Excellent thought process! You'll be very pleased with the Travelite. If you are a touring Pro, go with a Calton or Pegases.

Jordan,

While I've commented on loving my Hiscox, I agree with Ivan on the Travelite. They provide great protection and are very light weight, but they have no storage. Someone posted about...

+1 Hiscox

Fighting MAS can lead to other more serious psychological problems that may result in thousands of dollars of expensive therapy. It's much more economical to give in to MAS! Think of it as an...

Congrats Caleb! Beautiful MT.

Congrats!

Congrats Melissa...its a beautiful mandolin! Enjoy!

Congrats Timothy! Beautiful work from Will, who is one of the best luthiers of the modern era. I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks. Enjoy it!

How about this one....Ruby!
http://youtu.be/0j06J1IDZis

I consider current Gibson mandolin production "small shop" ... no different than Collings, Weber, etc.

1. Gilchrist F5
2. Gibson Master Model F5 (one of Danny's former mandolins...lethal midrange power)
3. Gibson Sam Bush Master Model F-5 (this was a special edition, varnished I think)
4. My...

Congrats!