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It could just be the cost of figured wood has guided some choices. My KM950 isn't new, but it has enough figure. You can pay more for mandolins that don't have any more figure than Kentucky Master...

With the hatchet finished speed neck, removed frets and original brand coverups, IMO, it’s a poor value at the current bid.

Honestly, how long is the trip? We did that kind of travel for a decade or so (across country and overseas), and while I did carry on a fiddle a few times, it was after the stroller and port-a-crib...

Or just experiment with a range of picks - thicknesses, materials, shapes…. The rounder tips have more of an effect on the treble strings, too, IME.

I like the GHS A270 set with the .016 A...

Just a guess that maybe it was simply to keep rosin dust from the bows, typically stored in the lid, off the violin?

I’d think it would get to be a pain with the string ends at the tuners always...

To me, "over/under" is much more obvious because I think of "upside down" tuners as (e.g.) worm-over tuners installed in a location designed worm-under ones, i.e., so the turning of the keys goes...

I don't, honestly, and I play guitar at least as much as mandolin (neither not enough). And, there are a couple acoustic-guitar focused forums where I can find hundreds of guitars for sale, never...

Yes, Aged-Tone is Bourgeois for “torrified.” I had a chance to play one of the earlier Martin “Authentic” models with a torrified top, as well as an actual 1930s model of the same guitar and an...

I kind of agree with what @Jay posted, though, admittedly, direct recording of the signal is not going to sound like your instrument going into a PA. However, what you have at home may not respond...

That's just great! Thanks.

FD, I played in a couple of praise teams for several years, not to mention choirs, brass quintets, and even full orchestras in churches. (I don't do that anymore, and haven't for just over 10 years.)...

They only have a few [Eastmans] actually hanging out in the shop, and they might have a couple other mandolins on the wall that they don't list on Reverb. They used to carry Collings but I haven't...

After reading both posts, I'm not quite sure what you're asking!

If it's "Nashville Numbering" system, a single number by itself means that's the chord that is played for the entire measure. The...

Well, yes, you've answered your own question. In statistics, we call those "outliers." Mass production relies on building to a single spec, essentially, recognizing that all the parts are not 100%...

I've heard that in the Swedish "Scandi" numbers that we dance to. One of my favorites.

I’d really suspect them to be flat-wound. That’s the only reason they’d be wrapped at both ends. Only the E is solid.

Aside - I’ve wondered if you could take a couple packs of metal fiddle strings...

I don't think trying to push a piece of paper into an airline pilot's hands is going to get you very far - possibly not even past the gate. Here's a link that describes what is expected, but the big...

Another recommendation for the Monroe Camp. I've been twice, and while the first time was pretty daunting, it was a great experience and eye-opener on what I needed to work on. I had a blast at the...

The future is a difficult thing to pin down. If you're really starting, unless you're unlike nearly everyone here, you should assume you're going to buy at least one more mandolin before you're done,...

Maybe someone would build a mandolin from BRW, but the bigger market is probably in guitar sets. If the owner can get it cut into a couple of sets for a guitar, then it might be worth something. Raw,...

Over the holidays we had a lot of people/family in town and last week they said they wanted to go to an open mic I've spent a lot of time at, and wanted to hear myself and our son play together -...

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I haven’t locked a case but when I’m traveling (by air or train, e.g.) I add a Velcro strap as a safeguard against latches getting undone. Never even had that happen, of course, but it makes me feel...

If it’s music in your own [iTunes/Apple Music] library, you can change the genre to whatever you want. (My “Genus” Christmas playlist is all “Holiday” music from my own library, and a some of those...

Yeah, it mostly looks like someone bent them up (except for the bottom G!) to make re-stringing easier, though they've gone a bit far. As suggested, if you can bend them down a a tiny bit and maybe...