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Berkshire Mountain Bluegrass Festival: late 1980s before Tom Ewing took the guitar chair from Wayne Lewis


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_6Tr7VcLh0

I had never given it any thought to the man behind the instrument until just recently. Little did I know how nice of a man Dave Harvey is. A great mandolin player as well. My hats off to...

I have long toyed with making something that would do the job of a Tonegard (the wire lattice device that goes across the back of a mandolin to separate the back of the instrument from the player's...

Agree with Bob A, this was actually a positive comment on quality out of Asia. Intent is important... political correctness can get out of control. His comment was actually about not being biased...

I would disagree. Certainly no harm was meant, and the comment is in essence a positive recognition of quality across diverse populations.

There is such a thing as microaggressive Political...

For clarification, TN shellac is not Tennessee made shellac, it stands for "truly native":

"Most woodworkers think of shellac as a liquid bought at a paint store. What many do not realize is that...

Building Tru-Oil coats...

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Yes, it goes to show that an on-stage performer doesn't have to act like a sick monkey in order to move a tune along nicely and project a strong feeling of rhythm.

Personally, the OP's comments are just fine. A forum is for open discussion ........ up, down or sideways.

Brother!

One guy is just happy that he's discovered Bill Monroe and the debate team has to suit up and start the endless haggling about who did what first!

If somebody wants to enjoy Bill...

I'm not.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2OZl6d8KIk

:grin:I reckon I'd be happy if they'd offer me one of the mandolins as a settlement.

Mr. Monroe had a very long and varied career, so that anything you might say as being true in one era isn't necessarily true for every era (or ear!)

Simplistic? No. You will find a LOT of...

my mandolin when i'm at work


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