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A slight, perhaps pedantic correction, is necessary. There is no such thing as muscle memory. Spatial memory is the proper term for your hands and fingers "remembering" their positions on the various...

I recommend you supplement those videos with "Mandolin for Dummies" by Don Julin (ISBN: 978-1-119-94276-4). It is written for beginning mandolin players. The book has been mentioned previously in...

As a beginner take the time to seek a music store, whether on-line or brick-and-mortar, which set-up each mandolin before shipping it to you. When I bought my mandolin I had not found Mandolin Cafe....

For those in North Carolina,

Sierra Hull: February 6 2016
Altamont Theatre
Asheville, NC

Sierra Hull: February 25 2016
Southland Ballroom
Raleigh, NC

A shoulder strap helps keep the left hand looser so you do not have a "death grip" on the neck of the mandolin. As a relatively new mandolin player (practiser?) I have found resting my left thumb on...

The Kentucky KM-150 A-style is a reasonably-priced beginner mandolin which often is sold with a hard-case and properly set-up. You can locate a retailer on this website if there are no music shops in...

To get you and your daughter started the Beginner Series consisting of 9 tutorials available at MandoLessons.com focuses on the fundamentals and getting the beginner to progress from no prior...

Thanks for the suggestion. I tend to be light-handed with my violin and a bit heavy-handed unintentionally with my mandolin. When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail, as the saying...

I bought these two books a few months ago. I have learned a lot from Mandolin for Dummies although reading is no substitute for hours of practise. :-) Well worth the price and these books are bound...

Upfront let me say I am still a beginner. When I play my mandolin with a pick I either get a clicking sound of the plastic pick on some strings and buzzing from time to time. However, when I play...

Dan your playing is very good. I didn't notice any bouncing but maybe I was listening and watching with my violin eyes and ears instead of mandolin. ;-)

Rob's e-book made the process of figuring out what aspects of my mandolin required adjustment in a style even a novice feels comfortable enough to attempt. The only improvement to the e-book, in my...

I agree wholeheartedly.

As a new mandolin player myself I bought a Kentucky KM-150 and it seems a solid instrument. The videos of experienced mandolin players using the KM-150 produce nice sounding music and their reviews...

I follow much the same process whether coming in from the cold in the winter or from the heat in the summer. Leaving my musical instrument (classical guitar, violin, or mandolin) in its case until it...

I want to express my thanks to RM for writing the "Mandolin Set-up" e-book and sharing his knowledge. After reading through the entire e-book I learned so much about correctly setting up my mandolin....

Thank you all for letting me know the strings (D'Addario J74) on my KM-150 are of good quality and there is no need to replace them. After all if you've (jim) been playing a KM-150 with J74s for 20...

After watching Don Julin's videos on YouTube I bought his book "Mandolin for Dummies." It stresses the fundamentals including proper hand positioning from the first page. Enjoy the journey BLane.

I recently bought a Kentucky KM-150 from MusiciansFriend which comes without any set-up. What type of strings are on the mandolin straight from the factory? I set-up the bridge so at the first fret...

If you are still looking for a moderately-low priced mandolin which produces good sound you shoukd checkout the Kentucky KM-150 Standard A-Model available from MusiciansFriend (not set-up prior to...