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That Nugget looks awesome. A way I sometimes think about these and similar listings is:

Could a loar really be 5X better?! I doubt it. Or, I could get the Nugget and a cabin in the woods to play...

Here's a transcontinental collab between bbcee and me.

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

UyuMNtk_alU

Perhaps so. But there are mid-stride periods that hold special sway. Someone mentioned Gilchrist's D log mandolins, which I think were crafted in the 2000 - 2010 era, maybe a bit later. And then...

I heard something along those lines too. :))

Many of us grew up (well, got older, anyway) in an era when "Made in Japan" meant cheap, disposable low-end stuff. I think that perspective shifted significantly when solid, affordable, competitive...

I started playing mandolin when I found a 'teens Gibson A-1 in my late grandfather's attic. I got "serious" when my brother, a friend and I wanted to form a bluegrass band, and I was the one who...

Here's a good one with a few pickers you might recognize:


https://youtu.be/3bGWILnb1UU

And yes, you should also learn Tennessee Blues as well as East Virginia Blues. Just to keep you on your...

Also, this is the one I was staying away from, lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw2Qouo93_o

Silas Powell dipping his toes into the deep deep pool of rhythm possibilities created by Sam Bush --


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeoeyWy6K-A

Steve

Funny you would post of photo of a Gibson Flying V. A 1958 Flying V just sold a few weeks ago for $395,000. About all I can say about Gibson and their mandolins is they are indeed making some of...

What's expensive to one person may not be expensive to another ! Also, if a person works hard and makes enough money to buy an expensive mandolin, even if their skills don't warrant such an...