I have replaced Eastman tailpieces with Allen tailpieces with good results. Direct replacement as I recall.
I have replaced Eastman tailpieces with Allen tailpieces with good results. Direct replacement as I recall.
Congrats to everyone at Elderly Instruments on this recognition just announced:
Elderly Instruments Aims to Be a ‘Conservator of Musical Heritage’
Elderly Instruments, the Great Lakes regional...
My daughters and I performed for an evening social gathering at the Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous. Here is one of the tunes we performed that night, featuring Liesl (16) on fiddle and...
An internet acquaintance recently requested that I record this tune. It was one that I'd never heard before. I usually prefer to learn tunes by ear as I believe the aural learning process helps with...
This was posted from the Chapman shop in the Vintage Instruments section of the forum. Since many members may not visit that section, I really think it deserves to be posted here as well. The video...
OK folks, after lurking here for a while I just purchased a very inexpensive blemished "store return" Recording King A-shape mandolin from an Ebay seller. It only had a couple of tiny marks near one...
I rather like narrower necks, as they make 4-finger chords a bit easier to play.
So I swung by The Music Emporium in Lexington, MA. According to their web site they had a new Eastman 815/v in stock, and I wanted to give it a try.
They had about 10 or so mandolins on the wall,...
Hi Pappy - do you know about the Charlotte Folk Society? They list several jams of both styles. I'm just getting involved myself, as a clawhammer banjoist and have been to a few. There's an old-time...
Someone had asked a question in another thread about Gibson manufacturing during WW!. I went looking but didn't find anything that I could point to to contribute but I did bump into some WWII...
There was discussion in a different thread on some Orpheum stenciled Strad-O-Lins on eBay. While looking at them, also spotted this one. Got extremely lucky and won the bidding. It arrived last...
based on the oldest comment, this appears to be at least 5 years old, may be more-i don't know.
some interesting content, would love to hear a good interview of about an hour or more with Lynn,...
Here's the latest in the saga. As mentioned previously, I glued the un-repaired cracks beneath the bridge and cut out as much damaged wood as necessary before inlaying in new spruce to create a...
I quite enjoy singing. I know I'm not much good, but I go on the basis that EVERYBODY can sing. This song is Hard Times Come Again No More, by Stephen Foster. I heard Hannah Rarity sing it...
watch it to the end.........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwY5RDZ7zp8&t=33s
https://youtu.be/hwY5RDZ7zp8
and for more MS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqQ_2DW9Hc4
Thanks very much for all the comments and advice! Very much appreciated. Here's where I am at now:
As discussed, I'm working through the sound hole (there are several cracks around the sound...
Well, he's no longer a stranger. It was a lot of fun to meet John Adams from Seattle. He made it to our Sunday jam twice and added some real quality to our group. He's a really nice guy. It was...
From a PBS News Hour broadcast two days ago, Molly discusses her alopecia and music...
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The Hamlett sure held up well on top of Tussey Mountain in central Pennsylvania’s Rothrock State Forest! Dixie Hoedown seemed like the right tune. Got a big bite on my foot towards the end….
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Kind of following.
It does look like it's been "gussied up" a bit, which is fine if that hasn't involved an undisclosed overspray, or something like that. Since the tuners were replaced and the...
I am sorry I was too quick to judgement with my remark. The top and back look pretty good, what was concerning me was the peghead and the side shots. If it sounds and plays good and you get a fair...
Things to check:
1. Make sure there are no irregular dips in the top.
2. Check the brace behind the sound hole to make sure it is not loose. If it is, it is a fairly easy fix for a competent...
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What a day! Check out this Gibson F5 custom from The Mandolin Store and Hamlett two-point fiesta!
https://youtu.be/AkVkYIhfW4c
Big shout out to Aly and Matt Maris. Aly is rockin’...
Over the past three weeks we've worked through a major overhaul of the Builder Database that was launched on this site July 29, 1996. An eye opening experience worth sharing what we learned.
Mea...
I came across this article in a local news station and it has an amazing video of a high school kid playing his guitar in the school's talent show. I found this amazing and wanted to share. Scroll...