Heck, Bill Monroe himself played folk mandolin before he started the Blue Grass Boys! Just listen to his recordings with his brother Charlie.
Just for the record, bluegrass is not "traditional...
Heck, Bill Monroe himself played folk mandolin before he started the Blue Grass Boys! Just listen to his recordings with his brother Charlie.
Just for the record, bluegrass is not "traditional...
Agreed. Over the years, there have been a few batches sold to dealers as seconds for this very reason. I recall it happening to another brand once as well (most likely the same factory).
A wild...
I always have a couple generic Tortex/Ultem/Ultex standard Fender shape picks in my wallet, glove compartment in the car, even a small container on my keyring.
They may not be the optimal picks...
It took me a while to find this. Here's a picture of the L&H factory with about 3000 mandolins in some state of production. They made a ton of these. This is in 1903.
Congrats on the new mandolin!
It had been a while since I took any measurements... this was real quick and I just grabbed the first thing off the shelf:
Here we have an Eastman MD315 and...
The original tone bars are like railway sleepers, I reduced mine considerably.
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Hey all,
I recently picked up the 1935 Gibson TG00 from the ads here. I had been looking for one for some time & had played quite a few, including some vintage Martins & a couple old Gibsons. None...
Springfield was the brand for Springfield Guitars in Springfield TN. Marlin Rood imported them under the store name. There were acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, and mandolin. They were...
Every tune I play on the mandolin or fiddle, I will try on the mandola. Some tunes just don't work in their original key or in mandolin fingering, due to the range of the mandola. At least, not...
I have both a Kratzer and Morris flat top, they are both fine mandolins. The Kratzer has a longer fretboard and solid bridge, the Morris fretboard is radiused with an adjustable bridge. The Kratzer...
Thought I would post this rare document that came with my A-2.
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Posted it under another thread in "Equipment"
The mandolin is in near mint condition with all original fittings and the...
Every Mandolin Cafe morning starts the same: very strong black coffee and the daily crossword puzzle out of the newspaper (those folded paper things they used to throw onto your porch or lawn),...
I've owned four, all different A models (A3, A4, A5, A6), and regret selling or trading the three I don't have anymore. Volume and tone were all top- notch, neck profiles were all over the place. ...
I'm a longtime guitarist, and mandolinist for a few years. I am a family man, and not really wealthy. I try to be as practical as possible, while still pursuing my musical passion. Over the years I...
Here's my "A" style with a strap that i made from a strip of soft leather.It cost me about $8,took me about 20 minutes to make & works perfectly,
Ivan;)
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As I've recounted before, I bought a Dodge Caravan in 1986, height of Mr. Iacocca's "buy American" push against Japanese imports. The car was built in Canada, and included a Mitsubishi engine made...
To boil it down to the simplest answer, it results from the top and back not working well together. It is much more complicated than that, and many other things can be involved, but even a top of...
If stored out of sight, it is best to detune. The reason is; when we see, handle, play an instrument regularly, if something goes wrong with it, we notice it and can get it fixed before it gets...
As a follow up to John Flynn's suggestion, listen to what Compton does on Hartford's OT recordings (Wild Hog in the Red Brush, etc.). Also, check out the notion of playing the melody with rhythm...
The Nashville Old-Time String Band Association (NOTSBA) has a delicious string band gathering coming up soon. Breakin' Up Winter is held annually on the first full weekend of March at Cedars of...
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I have the D'addario J 80s on there, they are a little lighter than the John Pearse they shipped with., I substituted an 0.14 for .12 on...