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Do you mean a Loar signed Gibson was stolen, or a Loar brand mandolin?

We went to Bob Wills Days 2023. We camped maybe 20 miles away at beautiful Caprock Canyon SP. The festival was fun but I don’t believe it’s as big as maybe before. I was not aware of any...

You could email Paul.
https://www.duffmandolins.com/

Perhaps shipped out by the person who used to work there......

Journeybear--did you meet my brother at The Grand Old Post Office ? He's the one in this photo with suspenders, and is the President of Southeastern Bluegrass Association. 211982

I need to make...

Guy Clark and Shawn Camp’s Soldier’s Joy 1864 has the morphine connection:

Now first I thought a snake had got me, it happened dreadful quick
'Twas a bullet bit my leg, right off I got sick
I...

https://youtu.be/YUSSgRS8Ll4?si=4ujynYCuKjbU41r4

Thanks for the report, Scott! Were there any Big Mon A models in the works? Derek told me a while back that building them was being discussed.

And to get a taste of Adrian, the Mandolins & Beer...

I got mine off eBay from jax_music_supply. They were cheaper and arrived quickly.

Merle Haggard recorded The Bluegrass Sessions (the entire album is on YouTube). I imagine the discussion of the album would be similar to Willie’s—great players, but basically Merle Haggard music...

https://youtu.be/8ONottymuZ8?si=0Y2qPaPv80ClAKnN

seba.org. Darlington, maybe 25 miles from Dillon. They have a monthly gathering--jam, concert
They meet at Grand Old Post Office, which also hosts concerts/workshops (Emory Lester was there last...

[QUOTEI think this guy, Valerij Kisseljow has quite a nice tremolo...
(the guy on the foto is Raffaele Calace, not Kisseljow)[/QUOTE]

nice--thanks!

https://iknifecollector.com/m/photo?id=3181080%3APhoto%3A896932

All the best to Tom, Pava, and the rest of the folks at Ellis shop.

Is ray fleck and medullary rays the same thing?

And then there's bear claw, which I like but have only had in guitars, like this one:
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10-7-8-x, the same way I make a C, D, E, etc. guess I’m lazy…..

Your technique description sounds a bit like my wife's playing. After 40+ years on the upright bass, she has most recently been playing a Guild Jumbo Junior bass, to give her aching hands a break. ...

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Congratulations—that’s a beauty right there!

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Nice!

And I love this version:


https://youtu.be/dyDpKC26oo4

If it’s the shop in Texas, I’d trust what they say about the mandolin.

My recollection is that the Prodigal mandolins listed new at $7500, not $20k as the seller claims , and many folks thought they were overpriced at that.

Thanks, Steve. Best wishes on mandolin production going forward!