I have never turned over a mandolin. I have only ever bought two mandolins. My first was a Vega bowl back from Jim Garber. I still have it, it is a beautiful sounding bowl back and I have no desire...
I have never turned over a mandolin. I have only ever bought two mandolins. My first was a Vega bowl back from Jim Garber. I still have it, it is a beautiful sounding bowl back and I have no desire...
You've got to check out the recent hour and a half show filmed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum which is now on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCKUUSntqWQ
Some legendary...
No success; however, I didn't pursue beyond this thread. Surely some jams are happening. Some shows are opening in November.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMMIjB27KI
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Mike organized this with his ArtistWorks students. He wrote out parts and recorded guide tracks for us and then we all recorded our parts. Another student put the video all together. It was a fun...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFGuWWlmGY
The most beautiful mandolin I have ever seen was delivered today ! Port Orford top and beautiful flame maple back ! Workmanship second to none ! Sound really projects crystal clear notes across the...
You have a much better selection in the cities then I do in Sioux Falls. I come up for work in the cities monthly but never have I visited a music shop. And when I bought my oval A it wasn’t my area....
Walter Carter runs the best vintage shop in the country. You'll find him hanging out on the floor casually laughing and telling stories with customers who don't even know who he is; he cultivates...
Gruhn's has close to 60 mandolins in stock today. The more valuable ones are kept on the second floor. If you want to see any of those, all you have to do is ask.
Gruhn's staff is always...
Well …. Gruhn's in the "new" building is worth a visit. Especially if you visit the second floor. Customers are brought asked for specific instruments to try out. No wandering around in my...
I was at both stores in June and while Carter's was a bit more chaotic they had a much more interesting selection to me. They have a high-end room and then the rest of the floor. If you're serious...
I tried to find a larger copy of this image. I was pretty excited to see the two guys sitting on the floor on the left of the picture. I've never seen their pictures when they were that young.
A lot of people report wanting to have a solid base of tunes or skills before they play with others, or maybe that they just want to practice something more or have more variations they can rely on...
Well, I try to listen every week, and I totally dig the show. So there. :mandosmiley:
Just to put you right on one aspect of this & the previous thread,- I'm NOT complaining about Sierra Hull (or anybody else) as a musician. It's not even really a complaint at all,simply an...
You should start a change.org petition and collect signatures for your suggestion that Sam Bush be excluded from the Telluride Festival. Maybe he is what has been holding the event back for the past...
BTW D'Addario EJ74's are an excellent choice for strings. Very well regarded around here.
I was at Mandolin Brothers August 2, 2011 chatting with Stan Jay who sold him a Loar. I know because I still have the photos on my iPhone with date stamp. At that time he'd already previously made...
De gustibus non disputandem est, as we used to call her (nod to Robert Benchely).
I didn't like everyone who played on A Prairie Home Companion, either. But a widely-distributed,...
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My apologies to those who have seen this video but I’ve watched it 6 times in the last two days and can’t get enough. The combination of instruments is just awesome.
https://youtu.be/WpB3yBiJ1Jg
Apologies if this has been posted before:
http://nodepression.com/article/dawg-dna
tom it was great to meet you I hope the camp was good for you...Ritchie it was great to finally meet you after a lot of years !!! the camp was good for me as I made some new friends and hung out...
So I had the opportunity to meet Craig and his tattoo last year at Compton's Monroe camp. The picture does not do this justice - it is truly amazing work. Great subject matter and Craig is the...