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With my Flatiron and Sumi I’ve completely conquered MAS.....almost. Just one more please, a Pava A5. Oh how I’d love to have one. Good choice. Congratulations and enjoy.

Am sorry to hear this. Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.

I’ve played acoustic guitar for many years, and the mandolin for six years or so. I feel the mandolin has definitely made me a better guitar player not only technically, but also in style. I’m not...

Plus 1 for Mandolin Straps of Montana. Alan makes some very beautiful straps!

That’s a beautiful mandolin, and I’ll bet it sounds as good as it looks.

Interesting that they misspelled Performer too.

You’re correct. I was just repeating what the OP had posted without thinking. My wife always complains about that. :(

I live in NC about two hours east of Raleigh. Like so many other places finding a music store that carries anything but low end mandolins is impossible. I’ve made it a point to know where several...

Invest a few dollars in Mandolin For Dummies. You’ll find lots of good information about any number of things mandolin. It will give you some good things to work on before you start your lessons,...

His name is Ken Ratliff.

I’ve played four or five Pava mandolins, and every one was outstanding. I’ve got two good mandolins in my Flatiron and my Sumi, but I’m dreaming and scheming for a Pava!

+1 for a good used Kentucky 900 or 950. A Used Flatiron Performer series should also be available in your price range with several now available in the classifieds. There is also a Gibson A9 in the...

Wearing hearing aids definitely changes how things sound...hopefully for the better. I took my mandolin in to my Audiologist's office and had her set one of my programs for "music". We worked back...

The Caliber IV is a great little hygrometer available on EBay or maybe Amazon for $25.00 or so. It is essentially used in a cigar humidor, but fits in a mandolin case easily. It is extremely...

When I use my feeler gauges I try to feel just the very slightest bit of resistance when sliding the gauge between the bottom of the strings and the top of the frets. 1 or 2 millimeters or 1/64” ...

Awesome...I’m sure the kids will be thrilled. Happy Holidays!

If you’ve had the Beartooth for a couple of days and”frikkin love it”, it’s a no brainer to me. Buy the Beartooth and continue enjoying it.

The 315 was my second mandolin, and I played it happily for a year or so. For the money, the 315 looks, plays, and sounds good. You won't be disappointed. If you can stretch your budget to $999,...

If you don't already have them, invest $5-6 on a set of automotive feeler gauges. You can use the various combinations to measure either in inches or millimeters from the top of the 12th fret to the...

I often take both my mandolin and my guitar to my jam sessions and play both (not at the same time :). I'll use my mandolin a lot for backup and rhythm, and guitar for solos. I've found that more...

That would be my question too. They're both great instruments, but I'd bet on the Pava?

I have two mandolins that I love and enjoy playing. I make a point of alternating them day to day so they wind up getting pretty much equal playing time. I also alternate them at the jams that I...

Congratulations...a great looking and great sounding mandolin...enjoy!

Just because you're on a diet, doesn't mean you can't read the menu! :whistling:

Congratulations...great choice. I'll bet it sounds as good as it looks.