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Hi mandolin community,

I wanted to start this separate forum to post videos of folks who own and love their Old Wave instruments. I was so sad to learn of Bill Bussmann's passing. Our paths...

In fact, I think it is this mandolinhttp://https://www.facebook.com/fretboardjournal/posts/wow-quite-the-back-on-this-ellis-mandolin-owned-by-ricky-skaggs-and-for-sale-at-/168375656652266/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcM_GfPlV58&ab_channel=DaveyHarrison

Here's a video from the two-point flower pot mandolin mentioned above!!

Hi everyone,

Been meaning to post about a new (mandolin) baby for over a week now, but with teaching, gigging, and an 8 month (human) baby, time keeps getting away from me.

Let me start with a...

Songs like this can be really tricky on the mandolin because they often feel caught between major and minor modes. I made a quick version for you that is in G minor. It mainly uses frets 1, 3, and...

Hi everyone!

Yesterday was the anniversary of Peter Ostroushko's passing and I just wanted to post today in memory of him and his music. If you are looking for beautiful music to inspire you...

Hi folks,

My wife and I (aka The Boston Imposters) are doing a free livestream concert tonight at 7:30pm central. We'll be playing lots of our own songs and a couple of borrowed favorites...

I think it's great that the forums are a space for folks to share their opinions, but I think it's kind to assume that if someone built/commissioned/plays a fretless mandolin, they might see this...

Hi folks. Made a quick video of this tune at a slower tempo so it will be easier to learn by ear. I don't tend to make tabs of transcriptions, but I hope this helps....

It's really nice and refreshing to read a discussion of music on the internet that is respectful of different folks personal tastes and opinions! I've yet to listen to the full album yet, but having...

Hearing Peter Ostroushko on Prairie Home is one of my first memories as a beginning mandolin player. My wife's family know the Ostroushkos as she grew up in the Twin Cities. Yesterday she recalled...

Bryan plays mandolin on this fantastic track from Tim O'Brien's Chicken and Egg. Really musical and tasteful playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vtXQKOGtdk

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It really depends on the day. I'm blessed with two beautiful mandolins, but the one that feels the most like home is my Nugget. My hands seem to conform to its shape and its shape has changed with...

Really beautiful! Congrats.

Hiya!

I don't really personally play fiddle, but I purchased one a few years ago as my wife wanted to learn and I knew enough to help her get started until she had a decent teacher. I recommend...

I'm quite partial to the inlay on my instrument...a little biased I guess but it's certainly unique! Here's a picture from the mandolin archive 179598

Nice work folks! I love to draw too. This is a self-portrait/mandolin drawing that I did for my recital in grad school.179531

Hi fellow mandolin fans,

I haven't posted on the forum in quite some time, but I wanted to share a passion project from my wife and me. We are a folk duo under the name The Boston Imposters. For...

Hello mandolin family,

I just received word of this benefit concert in Minnesota for Peter Ostroushko and his family. Peter Ostroushko is one of my musical heroes and I wanted to pass this link...

Hi friends! Thought I'd post a quick video of our quartet from Joe Val this year. It's an original tune written by our Fiddler/Band leader Rob Flax called "Alpaca Noir". Cheers!...

New England Conservatory has a fantastic program called the Contemporary Improvisation department. Students from all over the world study and are able to play their instruments that wouldn't normally...

Hi mandolin world!

Just thought I would post a video of me and my friends playing one of my original songs. Can't think of many times I've heard an octave mandolin and Irish bouzouki together in...

I don't know if you all have seen this, but it is worth a quick read...I continue to be blown away by the genius and artistry of Steve Gilchrist:
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The mandolin that I use for every musical context is my Nugget. I love it so very much and feel so incredibly blessed to be its caretaker. It has a beautiful clarity and presence in its sound. I...