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Clearly pretty out-of-touch now! Need to put some new strings on and start practicing again. Build up the callouses....still, the Ellis is great motivation.

In terms of memorizing chord progressions of jazz standards – it's helpful to be aware of the "mini progressions" found within these structures. Within most any 8 measures of a standard tune you'll...

I was advised by a Dr to use a brace at nite while sleeping , to give it a chance to heal. Depending on whether your issue is the wrist or thumb, you can get a brace for either at amazon or a...

This is my latest 4th generation flat top mandolin. This is the culmination of 12 years of work improving the sound of the flat top mandolin. It all started from the fact that it is possible to...

Emando.com, Cafe’s own Martin Stillion. NFI, but a happy customer.

The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?

It took a good long while and more wheeling and dealing (and spousal apologizing) than I've ever done, but I've managed to put together a full Lyon & Healy Quartet.

All are player grade - the...

I’m working on my perpetual motion machine.

If you are looking for a good case, I have a Regal made and Dobro licensed Montgomery Wards reso from the same era (biscuit cone resonator, not spider). It should be the same size. A Crossrock...

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Several different styles will be explored for mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and other string instruments at this small town venue in southern Oregon. Workshops, jams, and performances will be...

To get that low on that short scale will cost you a lot of playability. I would say that octave tuning on anything shorter than 19 inches is a risk.

Thanks for sharing your musical journey. I was a very active member of the newbies group here for a few years, and had noticed your earlier participation there, and of course have seen many of your...

From the Admin at AGF:

Can you help me correct some misinformation posted here (Mandolin Cafe):

We aren't blocking those domains per se, we don't allow people to register with them because...

That forum runs on the same proprietary software as the Cafe's where you're reading right now, only it's a generation older which should not be an issue. We ran that same version once. It's entirely...

I had steeled myself to read a tale of severed digits, painful recovery, and learning to play with four fingers. I was happy to see it's just a crappy headstock!

You can view the page at https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/1022-Postal-Service-to-Pay-Tribute-to-Bluegrass-Music-with-Stamp
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I work at the University of Washington and came across some old photos of campus and had to scan this one in for you all.

I thought it was interesting to find five mandolins in this... Orchestra?...

Attachment 212113 (https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=212113) This week look for us to return to offering Mandolin Cafe...

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If you were watching the Grammys this year, maybe you were as taken as I was by the duet between Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. There's a good quality clip here:

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You can view the page at https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/1016-Gold-Tone-Announces-New-Mastertone-F-10-10-String-F-Style-Mandolin
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I agree. That's why I referred to John Lennon's "Run for Your Life" as misogynistic in a previous post. The song is about wanting to control a woman's behaviour and threatening to kill her if she...

Just a note that the Stairway to Heaven of bluegrass is ... Stairway to Heaven by the Stanley Brothers. Always welcome at a BG Jam.


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I took a look at the store after Bill brought this to our attention and grabbed a few screen shots. It is a straight out scam. We won't be listing the URL, just be aware. If something looks too good...

I was surfing for information on the Kentucky KM-855 Artist when a link to a sale site called ELDERLYS, not to be (more likely TO be) confused with Elderly popped up. ELDERLYS lists a whole slew of...