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Wow! It really looks great. Congratulations!

That's a beautiful instrument. I bet it sounds great.

Blimey - the amount of instruments i have for my mediocre talent (OK I’ll admit I am a half decent if unprolific songwriter) and you’re saying that about a Shippey Mando :LOL: :)
Paul said one of...

What Chuck said!

Good choice! And, away with the idea that you need to be “worthy” of it! If I waited until I was worthy to get at least 2 of mine, I’d be playing a Rogue, lol!!

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Your drawing is quite well done with the contrasts in light and dark. Here is another I did recently. I have been doing this just about a year, so I still have much to learn.

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My father did pencil drawings and watercolor paintings quite well. After he died, I took his drawing pencils and a fresh pad of paper. I have enjoyed trying to draw and it makes feel...

Congratulations! That’s a very tastefully appointed and beautiful instrument!

I did this piece a few years ago and recently ran across it. Thought someone here might enjoy it as a desktop background or something. Pretty sure this is an old painting or photo I saw and...

Hey - that was my own axe bouzouki :) Paul has it back on loan to show customers :)

I saw your mandolin before you picked it up. Don't worry I didn't play it
Paul's instruments are insanely easy...

NK Forster wrote quite an interesting article on this not so long ago.

http://www.nkforsterguitars.com/tag/celtic-mandolin/

If you turn into a mandolin by day, who will turn into a guitar by night? They can never meet until you break the spell and just try playing them all... ;)

Evening all,

I've been watching this thread to see how things have been going and looks like all is good. However, there are a couple of updates I've promised that I've been too busy to take on...

I just heard back from Michel Wegen. He said this:

I'm sorry to hear this, and I have just read the discussion in Mandolion Cafe. I am willing to replace any of my new picks with issues, that...

Those are for the folks who 'really' need more 'cutting power' in their pickin'.

Rob - In the days even before the US postal charges went up dramatically,my US bought goods were held by our...

Here's a new instrument I just finished. It's going to a very patient customer in Norway.
This instrument is completely different than most Gibson-style oval-hole instruments, more like a Sobell in...

thanks to margriet greydanus, this appeared on my FB page - lovely, exhuberent playing:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejmMrb2r2ic&feature=share

When the DAYofDAYS arrived (Oct 21st) I couldn’t get home fast enough. The UPS tracking info said my mando would be delivered at “the end of day”, which of course could mean anytime between 5:30p...