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In terms of memorizing chord progressions of jazz standards – it's helpful to be aware of the "mini progressions" found within these structures. Within most any 8 measures of a standard tune you'll...

Here is the top in black with the binding scraped, and then later with the rest of the body varnished. I like side binding stripes because they are like a little secret only the player can see. I am...

You have to understand how the Gibson Custom shop worked in the days of Jim Triggs and Greg Rich.

I played over 40 Lloyd Loar signed mandolins, mandolas, and mandocellos plus a ton of other great instruments in the last two months.

Guess what? They all sounded like me playing an old mandolin....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaPgDcXO3io

Interesting to see someone investigating the science of bowlbacks https://brill.com/view/journals/ijwc/2/1-3/article-p1_1.xml

Today is the 101st anniversary of Doc Watson's birth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNLXs_Y0FvA

Roni Stoneman, born Veronica Loretta Stoneman, often called the "First Lady of the Banjo," passed away February 22nd in Nashville TN. She was probably best known as the distaff half of the feudin'...

Sad news in the extended mandolin community: Andy Statman's son, Moshe, has passed after battling Leukemia. There's a fund set up and administered by the family here.

Details of this at that link....

Just wanted to share that I'll be conducting an 8-part jazz improv workshop for players with little or no experience playing jazz or improvising.

While it's primarily for violinists, nearly...

Perhaps your hearing or judgment deteriorates.

Looks like long time Cafe member, Darryl Wolfe, is going to be unloading some mandolin related items. This should be interesting...

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NFI

I've said this before: tremolo is an expressive device to be used when it expresses something. I.e., to me it's not a default technique to be used on, say, anything beyond quarter notes. I try to...

david bennedict, dan tyminskl, aaron wienstien, even adam steffey played one and many others, as do i ..... all play oliver "apitious" from canada .ya cant count this guy out.

Let me get back to you on that in 19 years.

The Smother’s Brothers were an incredible influence my life. The hard part of getting old is seeing the people you love and respect leave this world. They were as good as it could get.

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https://youtu.be/V2V_MOON4UE?si=YQt_uC7EfDKtcxWr

YouTube bassist/comedian, davie504, (known for slapping that bass) plays Mandolin for the first time. He definitely looks like a bassist playing...

Joe… I think the problem has more to do with your caliper than with the accuracy of the strings. A vernier caliper is not the ideal tool for precisely measuring musical-string diameter. We use two...

Hey there,

ICYMI: Yesterday's Mandolin Monday - Apitius Mandolin x 2:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BORYOx3V2Ww

As the title suggests, I just replaced the tuning machines on my mandolin, and I am pretty pumped I did it myself!!! A little backstory:
So, I have now two mandolins: and Eastman 315, and now a 305....

Here's wishing a super, fun, healthy, and family-centric Thanksgiving to all my friends here on MandolinCafe!
Roger

This happens all the time; fingerboards shrink and frets protrude. The remedy is to mill (file) the ends flush with the edge of the fingerboard and then finish (file rounded and smooth) the fret...

Fingerboard extension is a mandolin. Mandolas is different shape. Looks like around 1920 but I agree could be 1916-1922. No later as no truss rod.

He just looked like a pretty big guy (forearms and a bit of belly) and I thought it looked I bit large by comparison... as opposed to when I see myself playing my mando and it looks almost comically...