Search:

lnsE8ynkylA

I just got the latest addition to my Gibson instrument family back from an excellent local luthier. My wife says I'm running a mandolin rescue operation, where I buy unplayable instruments in...

I always thought it was called an F because of the F-holes, and an A for similar reasons.

Pretty cool segment of Steve Earle discussing his Gibson mandolins.
Also, is he George Gruhn's brother? Can anyone else see the similarity? lol


https://youtu.be/oa8zJWVpm-0

Best regards, ...

here's Riley, listen to the whole start up, this is funny, Riley is funny, neat guy to hang around with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YagpXvSn2iQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YagpXvSn2iQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuPfDrACb-M

Tab

Take the Hidden Mandolin Players crossword challenge!

Created by yours truly with inspiration, encouragement and editing by fellow crossword fanatic, Joe. K. Walsh.

Instructions, because there...

I just filled out a survey asking about the financial impact of the quarantine for musicians / gig workers. It was from an Arts Advocacy organization in Minnesota. They are giving grants out as fast...

Well said.

I am still working, don't expect to get any $ at all from this. If we do, it is going straight to the local food bank that we support. There are too many people around here without...

Yes, that's the text from the link I posted - that's Fiona Whelan Prine speaking. Thanks for doing that.

But she also posted this cartoon, well worth seeing:

184763

Here's the direct link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XokTQSGNj3Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XokTQSGNj3Q

Tribute that aired last night...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhiBqeIooo :mandosmiley:

Money better spent then on a couple of bottles of Pappy Van Winkle. ;)

Indeed, John. How unusual to see you on the banjo! Well played!

It's coming up to bedtime in this part of the world and for this member. So I'll leave you with this beautiful rendition of The...

Here is the interview elephantrock put together for Bluegrass Unlimited. Not sure if Bluegrass Unlimited will have issue with this but I'd think since those issues are no longer in print nor for sale...

The lady's name is Delores Erickson. I don't think she played the mandolin.
...

Tony and his Loar led another excellent session this year. Joining him for 2019 were Terry Baucom (banjo), Will Jones (guitar), Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle), and Tom Gray (bass).

Here's the first...

179331179332

M Great Blue Heron custom Club Jazz headstock inlay, by Mr. Apitius. (art provided by me…:)

Here's my Art Deco version of the Toronto skyline featuring the CN Tower. The truss rod cover is the reflection in Lake Ontario. Yorkville is a neiborhood in Toronto that had a very rich musical...

179190
This is the inlay on the the Trillium Octave mandolin.
This is also the Provincial flower of Ontario where I live!
Bob Abrams is the builder!

this may have already made its round, but here you go

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


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

There's such a great range of inlays I've seen on mandolin headstocks. I think it's almost impossible to call anything inlaid on the F style headstock (already a thing of ostentatious design) over...

perhaps a bit off topic, but perhaps not...
for all the fishermen out there. (hoping the pix shows up.)

173849

10 lbs, first time in that stretch of the river, quite the battle. was...

Ry Charters has finished assembling and repairing my "Oldest factory built Gibson mandolin known to still exist".
Here is link to the youtube video of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPnw499yOJc

Jethro is a master of tasteful music.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z91n3kM2wXA