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Very sorry to hear of her passing. We worked together a lot on Mandolin Magazine. She was a great teacher and advocate.

David McCarty

The first player I ever saw who used Thomastiks on an f-hole mandolin was the legendary David Peters, the first person to win Winfield on mandolin three times who went on to play in the Modern...

I'm working on a pick review of the Tone Slabs and a new pick from Italy called Techpicks. It'd run by a couple PhD materials scientists who want to build a better flatpick. The TS picks are...

If you guys haven’t heard, Bluegrass Unlimited is now being published by the International Bluegrass Museum and Half of Fame in Owensboro, and the new editor is Dan Miller, former editor of...

FYI, JR is doing a free live YouTube show tonight, May 18, at 8 EDT. Solo renditions of his originals and more.

Here's the link:

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

And look for a...

None of the proceeds go to Chris. He's donating it all to the D'Addario Foundation which funds low-income3 music scholarships and similar programs.

Here's my review for Bluegrass Unlimited on the Kimble two-point. This is the same instrument that just sold at Music Emporium. Its owner is beyond words, he tells me
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My review of Kimble J-model(two-point) #282 will appear in the February issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. I invite everyone to check it out once it's published. 191254

Here's one from Mel Bay:

https://youtu.be/zaN4Ia_sDIg

Of for god's sake! Loar's are stamped out like washing machines on an Asian assembly line by people who have no idea what a mandolin is or what it should sound like. All Eastmans are beautifully...

Have a look at the Audient EVO 4. Simple to use and they sound great.

Loving the Straight Up Strings on my Kimble A-5 and my Dana Bourgeois OM Country Boy

I use full spectrum CBD orally daily, which has helped significantly with the daily issues, and my neurologist prescribed beta blockers but I'm reluctant to go that route. She said there's a...

Will's two-points are exceptional, and I think he nails that design aesthetic better than any other luthier, and I'll stand on Tom Ellis' coffee table in my cowboy boots (to paraphrase Steve Earle)...

I've been using a Mono M80 bag for about two years now, and I absolutely love it. I've used a leather Reunion Blues bag, which was very nice. But the Mono bag is exceptional, IMO. I'ver used it to...

Gee, Gibson dropping the ball. Man, THAT never happens ... LOL

Just a quick note about my visit to Will Kimble's shop today. Dropped off my three-year old A-5, #236, which hadn't seen Mac Daddy Will since he sent it to Cotten Music after finishing it in March...

Here's a link:

http://www.juststrings.com/cfm-m-465.html

And in one of my interviews with him, Bill Collings told me he had made "dozens of dollars" building ukes.

And let me be the first to say, you married very well, my friend

Apologies if this has been posted before:

http://nodepression.com/article/dawg-dna

Just spotted a new pick guy doing some nice custom shapes with interesting materials. No financial interest, just an FYI:

https://www.emlpicks.com/

Anyone have experience?

It'll make any bread toasty; or it won't accept your pay

Anyone had the chance to play the new F-5 from Weinman Instreuments at Gruhn's in Nashville?

http://guitars.com/inventory/mf8788-new-wienman-f-5-style

That's high praise from Mr. Gruhn right...

I have mild hearing loss in the highs and mods, moderate in the lows. All the usual age-related crap. Hard to hear conversations in loud environments, blah blah

Trying out a set of high-end...