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Okay! Just pulled the trigger on a ticket. Really excited that this is going to happen. Sounds like there will be several of us Cafe members there. I'm going to have to brush up on the Cafe secret...

Hi All,
This Alaskan is headed to DC next month for a conference. I've never been there, so I figured I'd try to pack as much as possible into my 6-day trip.

I see that Mike Marshall and Edgar...

Thanks for the suggestions! I hit Allan Alexander's website and loaded up. I even picked up the Christmas songbook, too. They've got a wonderful website, w/ loads of great links. All the books showed...

Howdy,

I'm fairly new to mandolin, and playing music in general. I've been taking lessons for a handful of months. My love is Bluegrass, fiddle tunes, Old Time, etc., but I'm also really drawn to...

Congrats, Dave! Hope I get to run into you and see that new axe of yours!

Thanks, you guys! You're always so helpful on this forum.

Howdy! I sniffed through the archives and found some old stuff about Kentucky's 550 mandolin, saying it has a radiused fretboard. I see that on Saga's website they indicate the 505 is radiused. That...

Has anyone mentioned Deerstone or Pomeroy yet? I love the way Shawn Lane's Deerstone rings. I got to hear Jack Dwyer's Pomeroy a bunch last week. It sounded great!

Kevin

Wow, Dave! I'm a little late on this, but congrats. I just looked at the photos, and that thing looks great! I'm eager to hear how it sounds. I won't be getting up to the Granite Creek Festival this...

Thanks for posting the photos. I'm very eager to see it come together!

Here's the KM-150 LINK

Here's teh KM-160 LINK

160s have a solid spruce top. No mention of the type of top on the 150s. The finish on the 160s is Nitro. Sounds like the tuners are name-brand....

I voted. I hope you win!:grin:

Now, don't y'all rush out an start buyin' up all them Rovers, but an article in the current Economist reviews the results of an experiment with new high-end violins vs. old very high-end violins. The...

I just had a picher - a picher of IPA. Ordering up a second. I haven't see any improvement in this thread yet due to 'em...

Eagerly waiting to hear the results of that KM-900 stock bridge vs. CA bridge comparison!! :popcorn:

Thanks for mentioning those other names. I didn't realize there are several US-made econo-model makers out there!

Please change mine from AK Mando to Kevin Turinsky.

Thanks

Beautiful!

Those luthier elves did a fabulous job!

I didn't realize this is such a universal phenomenon. We've got loads of these shots...

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The first shot is "Syncro" campin' out in our daughter's cello case. The second one, he's in...

Hey Toby,

My instructor, Kevin Cassity, is offering a beginners' jam class every other Saturday from 3PM-4PM. It's great for beginners. Several eager players are showing up; more each week -...

Unbelievably fantastic! I just finished listening to all 244 Mandolin Cafe tunes today. Incredible range of styles; all very high quality. A really great resource. Thanks a lot, Scott!

My sentiments exactly! As someone said before me, you hit the nail on the head with a b*njo!:grin:

47 years old and just had my 5th weekly lesson! I am enjoying this thing like nothing before! Was inspired by our 12 year-old daughter who runs circles around us on her cello and piano.

I've never...

Good catch, Dave! Congrats. The f holes are so nice on that. Were you even tempted by that other Weber or that MK Firefly on CL too? Enjoy!