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Hi has anyone heard the Bob Dylan song "Murder Most Foul"
there are references to some old-time tunes among all the other references, take a listen, it's on you tube just search for it.
What do...

I thought maybe it was time to revisit this old thread--cool article on Seals and Crofts in Feb Texas Monthly:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/secret-oil-patch-roots-summer-breeze/

Just a note that cell phone cameras don't always tell the truth. There appear to be some imperfections in the one face shot but those are reflections or something not part of the instrument. Whatever...

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This is Steve Carlson, the man that founded Flatiron Mandolins, worked for Gibson for 5 years, now owns Zeta Violins and does a ton of CNC programming and manufacturing of parts for a lot of...

https://youtu.be/38gUiTW8o58.


She says it’s tuned in fifths but I think it is an open tuning.

Mr. Collings eye for detail and call to excellence made for a perfect combination of the amazing artistry of Weldon Lister's engraved tailpieces on his mandolins. I'm thankful to have an example on...

Here's another with the Eastman. One of my top five favs:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cm50tiwKPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cpf8SBwFcw

Here's one! 9 years ago.

I just did a video comparing my K&K and Myers Pick Ups. I really like the Red-Eye preamp and now use the K&K full time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQbX-Zi5wyE

I love playing mandola and I've started a thread or two here on the Cafe about that over the years. If I'm playing by myself, I prefer the 'dola in certain respects. Warm tone, better to sing along...

Do enjoy folks!

Dem


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8MswncPN7E


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luI3F8_CgaA

"Friends & Family" is for transferring cash with no product involved. They don't charge a fee because there's no delivery guarantee and no product quality guarantee. They use established banking...

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I have to brag a little. Thanks to some advice from you folks here on the forum, I ordered a M11 Big Muddy Mandolin. It came in today, and it looks and sounds beautiful. Mike was a...

I will never forget the phone call I got from my mother saying that my father took his life. Regardless of the fact that we hadn't spoken in 10 years, it was (and still is) incredibly devastating....

You may already have a very resonant bouzouki in your closet ---

A 12 string guitar can be extremely easily turned into an extra-resonant Bouzouki
simply by changing the gauges of the guitar's...

Some time ago, my friend Dan went to Agnone, Italy as part of a church group to purchase a bell for his church. The group went to see the bell actually being made by the Marinelli family who have...

Tom Petty was officially declared dead tonight, at 8:40 PM PDT, after some initial reports proved premature. I guess it was too much to hope for, that he would pull through. :( Thank you for all the...

I've donated a little on and off a number of years to SPLC. Somehow,this makes me feel okay about the times I haven't answered the call on their behalf.

At least the money's going to SPLC; good cause, IMHO.

Here's a shout for my friend Camilla of Johns & Nowark playing her Čapek mandolin

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I had not seen this before....


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

I think this is Nancy's famous (but rarely seen) '23 Loar.

As always with Nancy and Norman, beautifully played...

While issues of string gauge, set-up, fret size, etc. are certainly valid, each instrument has a way that it "likes to be played". I know, it's a fallacy to ascribe feelings to inanimate objects....