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It is with my saddest heart to announce the passing of my good friend of 37 years Bill Bussman. So many around the world knew him through his luthier talents with Old Wave Mandolins. I know this from...

Here is a You tube link to a Monroe influenced tune in F for mandolin I recorded with my New Mexico Group around 2008. It's one I wrote call "Nates Rambles". I had forgotten all about this tune.
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Doug Edwards at https://hillcountrystringworks.com. makes great arm rest. And he's a great guy. Very comfortable.

While I am not familiar with what a traditional voice/voicing actually is on an A model mandolin I’ll suggest you give the PAVA A models a strong look. They have volume that holds it’s own with...

Ken,
We are all sorry to hear the news. Feel free to private message me to let me know how we can help.
Steve Smith

Here are some You Tube links with direct mandolin content in regards to Afro Pop. These are of a recent 2020 recording and some earlier performance videos with King Ibu and myself. Check out more on...

Ellis, Pava, Collings "A models" mandolins

I have had many opportunities to play Collings "A model," mandolins and find them all to be rather nice. Yet that extra couple of percent of overtones...

I'd suggest a good quality/capacity gun safe. Sporting goods and gun stores have them and there are excellent safe company's too. They can be bolted to the wall or floor and with enough capacity are...

You might take a look at a Pava Satin model. All Pava mandolins really hold up in any kind of musical setting. Excellent tone, build quality and they are from the Ellis shop.

Hi Don,

I live in southern NM and watch the humidity issue constantly (sometimes single digits). As said by Yankees1 you really need to run a humidifier 24/7. A small room even better and crank...

Hi Friends,
I started using an Ellis F-5 in January 2008 and have not looked back since. I am now fortunate enough to have two of them. Since that time I have not used my '24 Loar in studio or...

The Pava A model mandolins hold their own in any situation. Don't let pre conceived notions spoil a good time. I have used them on stage and in jams with great results. Check out the many Nate Lee...

Howdy Don. Thanks. Hope to have some tunes with you in the future.

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Those tire tracks are an incredible testament. I own and use six Calton cases for various instruments and have never regretted owning them. I've seen them knocked off of airline baggage conveyers...

I have played many Collings mandolins and like them all but when I played the Pava mandolins I knew there was much more to the depth of tone, playability and another level of workmanship. They've...

I'll never forget the adrenaline rush I got the first time I put the needle to vinyl and EMD. The bass and mandolin groove grabbed me by the shirt and those first notes lifted me. (You all know the...

I see many fine suggestions listed here but there seems to be what I think may be most important missing. Don't forget to breathe! Be sure to get a good breath right before you begin to solo. Be...

I use the K and K Twin Fusion on both my Ellis F-5 (when more than a mic is needed) and on My Oldwave octave mandolin all the time. I tried them many ways including a "passive" setup, and with...

The Ellis mandolins are without a doubt astounding! I have owned an F-5 now (#113) for 6 years and I'm continuously amazed by it's tone and growth. I recently acquired a Pava A-5 on my way to teach...

I have had the great pleasure of playing so many fine mandolins both new and old by different builders. 75+ different Loars to Dudes, Gils, Heiden and on. All of which I liked. That said I have yet...

Bill Bussmann (Old Wave) has it going on with oval hole mandolins of all styles. The modified X bracing he uses on mandos and octave mandolins really bring the power and the sweetness combined. I use...

The Km 184's really work well on everything mentioned. But do experiment with position a lot until you get what you want. I find with arch top guitars capturing the air vital to warming the tone a...