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Got to spend a few hours in the mando room at Mandolin Brothers last fall. Really fell in love with the blond American series OF. A little confused though with what the current "new" model is: M Bros...

AWESOME thread, Thank you! I Love this site!

Thanks all for your suggestions. Yes, I know where on the fretboard those chord tones are for A Major. Now just gotta spend the time going over...

I am thinking of the fiddle part, but also how I would play off what the guitar is doing during his solo...

Hi again friends. The trio I am rehearsing with is taking a crack at Old Crow's "Wagon Wheel".

It repeats A - E - F#m - D - A - E - D throughout.

My question is how would I build a harmony to...

When at my first Mando Camp North, David Surette was one of the instructors. I asked for his help with a little waltz. I handed him my Tacoma M1 (pre-fender) and he played through the sheet music I...

Thanks all, for your comments. I had great luck with my Tacoma M1 from an ebayer and, yes it did need some setup work, and some fret work too. Turned out to be a wonderful instrument.

Brent - if...

eBay has a Trinity mandola up at this link.

Been playing mando for some time, looking for a different sound and a little less string tension...

Would YOU miss a car payment to bid on this item?...

I started with Terry Lewis' publication
Scales and Modes for the Mandolin, no double-stops but chock full of usefull stuff

Long ago I picked up my first Leo Kottke album (an 8-track!)
"Tiny Island" appeared on that album, and still affecs me when I listen to it.
Somebody mentioned Leonard Cohen ( a sad dude, no doubt),...

Found this listed today:
Mint Arches Maple/Spruce Mandolin with Case Made in USA.

Have never played one though I've heard great things about Chris Baird, and these mandolins.

I've been looking for a pickup, ok a CHEAP pickup, that will fit the soundhole on my '70's era Harmony.

Read good things about K&K, Schertler and others but these are all saddle types that would...

First post!
I've been using this chart at Ry Cooder's site to get gauges for my Harmony tenor.
Been using Open G for slide, but .12 and .15 are plain steel and I like the sound of the wound bronze...