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For the last few years I played a mandolin with a C neck and after an hour or so of playing my index finger on my left hand would start to tighten up and hurt. My new mandolin has a soft V “big mon”...

I totally forgot John Reischman in my list but he would be top 5 for sure! His New Time & Old Acoustic album along with Andrew Marlin's Mandolin Orange albums are the reason I picked up mandolin in...

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I am a fan of V necks. My large index finger joint gets fatigued with other necks with too much shoulder on them. I have large hands and longer fingers and tend to play in the V of my thumb and...

Hope you all are well! I’m just learning mandolin as well but would really enjoy jamming. Let me know if there is ever room for one more. Thanks!

Sorry to hear you’re dealing with thumb pain! I have dealt with it before for years and here is what worked for me. I started my musical career as a classical guitar player and ended up stopping...