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I've done a lot of digging on this, and have some of my own personal opinions, but haven't much to contribute for the sake of humanity. I see some builder names I recognize and...

Hi all,
I have been severely not active on this board for a while and hope to change that.
For those of you who are members of GAL (Guild of American Luthiers) you'll see a review of the mandolin...

Wanted to update that we finished filming in early January and finished editing at the end of March. It came in just shy of 14 hours edited, and split into manageable chunks of 3 - 20 minutes long. ...

Jordan! check out Jake's Brew Bar in Downtown Littleton on Monday nights (starts around 7:00). I get there about every other or every third week. Friendly host, great selection of beers, and...

Hey everyone,

I have been in touch with my friend Robbie O'Brien to potentially create an online Mandolin building course. Robbie has been doing this with guitars and Rosettes and French Polish...

He is what makes the orange blossom so special
He never frets, ever
He is the reason why notes you don't play are as important as the ones you do
He uses the circle of fifths to explain...

Wow, 8+ years later my first-ever post finally gets answered! I was thinking people just didn't like me... :-)
Good discussion, great answers! You guys are great!

The work posted here is so inspiring. Good work all!

Here is something I never, ever, ever in a million years thought I'd do. Inlay my iii's with pure gold from the Bering Sea.
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Building Tru-Oil coats...

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I've been pretty active on my Facebook page lately, then figured I ought to share more ith this incredible community.

#38 is for a fellow Colorado friend who works for the Coast Guard in Alaska...

I'm not sure the last time I posted here, but it's been a while! Currently I am working on 2 tenor ukes and 2 F-style mandos...111238

Hey Branden,
You are welcome to drop by to check out my work if you want to. I don't bite, and I could be interested in that Martin you have if you want to discuss further. I was going to put...

Access Bags and cases makes a "gig bag" with reinforced sides and decent enough padding. It is the main thing I use when taking my mando around anywhere outside the house. Much better protection...

I don't remember if I had learned it from tab or not. I did create one for my students that I think should be attached in this reply as a . Let me know if you like it.

I teach a mandolin playing class at the high school where I teach. This song has been a hit among the students, so I thought I'd make a video for them to reference. Then figured I'd share it here. ...

I've played around with bridge wood materials and have found the maple to tone down some of the high trebles vs. an ebony counterpart. I usually explain it as turning the "tone" knob on the stereo...

Jordan, Robbie O'Brien (ex-head at RRCC) has a french polish DVD you can get through LMI. I think Gregory has taken over the french polish class at RRCC, or is at least the guy to talk to about it...

Jordan,
I have an extra copy of Siminoff's ultimate book left over from my class. Email me your address and I can get it to you.

Cheers,
Geoff

One of my students came by for some help with a sunburst. Here's where we got after a couple sealer coats...90269

Since a string vibrates in a curve, the fretboard (especially on longer neck instruments) curves to accommodate the amplitude of the wave. Makes open string stumming work with mid-to-high fret...