If I were going give myself advice 6 years ago, I would say to learn tunes by ear and skip tab or music. Find a version you like and slow it down and go back and forth over and over until you know...
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If I were going give myself advice 6 years ago, I would say to learn tunes by ear and skip tab or music. Find a version you like and slow it down and go back and forth over and over until you know...
Thanks for everyone's input. It's really interesting. Planning to hang onto it as a family heirloom - the F-hole was the one the grandfather played the most.
The grandfather who played it lived...
And separately, here are some pictures of the bowlback, which looks like a Fernando del Perugia from 1912 (?) 1962 (?)...
My wife's aunt says she bought the mandolin for her dad while studying...
Here's some looks inside the F-hole. I looked around pretty closely and don't see any markings, though there is a good layer of dust...
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I do have an Eastman 504 oval hole that I really like for Irish trad, so I'm set with an existing instrument. The Pava has apparently doubled in value in the last 3 years, but I don't need the...
Hiya,
I inherited this unusual mandolin from my wife's family.
Her grandfather played this mandolin in the 40s and 50s, and her aunt said it was made by a family friend but she doesn't know...
How do you decide when to sell a mandolin?
Aren't playing it and it needs to fulfill its purpose?
Want to upgrade to something else?
You need the money?
For certain instruments, it's an...
FWIW I really like my Eastman 504 and have gotten unsolicited positive comments from others, including semi-professionals (on the tone, not my playing).
Three years ago I got a used Pava Player A model for $2200...but now it would cost twice as much on a good day. It's a much harder ask in today's supply and demand environment.
I recently purchased a used banjo from a private individual (not a retail shop) shipped from Ireland to the western US. "Declared value" was $600 and shipping with An Post was $107 with no VAT and I...
I never know whether to start a new topic or piggy back on an existing one, but...
My wife's grandfather apparently played the mandolin and on a recent trip to Seattle, I was given two mandolins. ...
I wouldnÂ’t discount playability. I had a Loar 220 and thought it was good. My Eastman 304 is so much easier to play AND sounds better. IÂ’m sure there are variations in both playability and sound...
I like mine too. The tuners don’t have a solid feel to them but they still seem to hold well enough. No regrets.
My local library (and a bunch of others in the Utah network) uses a service called "Overdrive" and "Libby" to reserve and access electronic books and audiobooks through a phone app or the website. ...
Guitar Toolkit lets you switch to a mandolin and then shows a fretboard that you can pick any notes you want and it shows you one or more chords that could be. You can switch it from showing...
I created this practice log sheet based on his video and the book he recommends. I find it’s helpful to keep me on track and log progress and questions between lessons or workshops.
For the next...
FWIW, I don't worry about it with my "travel" mandolin. It's in a basic padded gig bag and that seems fine. The risk is low.
Based on my question about this in the thread below, if I were to...
I stumbled in MandoMike.com and DavidBenedict's YouTube recently after using (and supporting) MandoLessons.com for quite a while...
Since no one has responded, a good source for private lessons is probably the MC lessons classifieds:...
To follow up on this, I ended up buying a used, mint Eastman 504 w/ hardshell case for $525 delivered, which I thought was a good price since it's basically new.
It's not an American, handmade...
What do you do if you're flying from the desert west to the humid southeast in summer? I'd like to take my nicer mandolin but not if it creates a problem.
Is my nest thermostat good enough? It always reads around 40-50 no matter the time of year (Utah).
Thank you to everyone who responded. It was really helpful. A couple of follow-up responses...
* I didn't see that Pomeroy in time, but it looked like a great option.
* Someone pointed out to...
Trying to make a list of my options for a new or used A-Model Archtop Oval Hole in the $500-1000 range that’s the best quality I can get for the money. I’m specific to this style, ie not F hole or...
Thanks. That's the same first exercise on the website I linked. The have an interesting variation called "single string spiderwalk" that isolates individual fingers in different orders that's...