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I tried a Kimble mandola and an older Gibson mandola at TME back in August. I went in expecting to leave with one of them—low end tone but shorter stretches—but, compared to cello and OM, there just...

Yep, what Scott said. There aren’t a lot of these in the wild yet, and most of those that have them seem to like them...

Don’t know for sure, but what about a National RM-1 case? PM me the measurements (because I tend to be poor at following threads once they fall off the frequently happening page), and I’d be happy to...

Go with the Eastman...

Yep, he had talent and the necessary balance of OCD and humility to work his ars off. I understand that he had serious mouthpiece acquisition syndrome, not because he liked them, but because he was...

Man, that one is just right...

I’ve not been a fan of the behavior of “corporate Gibson” for years, but there’s no denying the folks who made and are making these did/are doing a fine, fine job....

Lol, yep!

Morris, Silverangel, and Kentucky 900 series. Used Ratliff, Bulldog (Kratzer), and (rarely these days) Gibson A9 and Weber A styles pop up close to your upper #. Happy hunting!

My first mandolin was a KM 675-S built the first year Saga moved production to China. They were still working out some kinks, and it had some issues, though all were admittedly not Saga’s fault (it...

Lol, Mike, I can remember being thrilled when I got a CD player that would play through the tape deck in my old Tacoma back in the late 90s. Plugged into the lighter for power, and could almost make...

murrayK—Props for an awesome looking, unique design!!

Jonathan,

Just consider the metal rings anti-theft deterrents, lol. After the Strad was stolen from the lady in London at a cafe while she was distracted by her phone I actually tied some jingle...

Wow, thanks for that link! I’ll be spending some time with a few of those this evening!

I recently picked up a 2002 CT-110 that is in line with Marty’s experience. The thing is a beast, louder than my Kelley A5 (so far, anyway. The Kelley is plenty loud and still practically new), and...

Thank you to all of our Veterans for their service!

It may be worthwhile to have it checked out the next time you’re in your fav music store (can’t remember offhand if you’re near Dusty Strings or Gryphon?). I like jumbo frets, but felt like I had to...

Probably not unreasonable for your location, particularly if there’s drilling involved with the tuner inversion...

I’m a huge college football fan, for all of its foibles...this show makes me think twice about what I watch Saturday evenings when I’m not at a home game...seriously...

Nope, 1.5 mm is about my upper limit, but if you like thick ones, roll with it!

Agree with those above, it’s in amazing shape...and, the purple is cool!!!

Not sure what Andrew is playing with these days, but he’s killin’ it. I’m a CT-55/Wegen TF-140 guy. I’ve tried rounded (Golden Gate and Primetone Dawg) shapes and struggle to get tone/volume with...

Ah, yes, the blank space. Thankfully it’s only happened to me a couple of times, and always in the friendly confines of a youth worship service where it’s easy to turn it into a joke or a teachable...

Sometimes going to such a store can be a real education. I’ve been fortunate of late that the lesson has been that my Kelley A5 and Rigel CT-110 are very, very good instruments, with which I am well...

Mandolin is my favorite, but I’m still more proficient on guitar, which I’ll begrudgingly admit is more versatile. I also play OM, bass, and banjo. Well, I own a banjo, but wouldn’t say that I’m a...

When I bought mine I had visions of playing searing slide mandolin so left my action a little higher. When I realized I was going to play it without a slide 99% of the time, I lowered my nut action...