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The Breedlove Crossover instruments have a thick Polyurethane finish.
They are pretty tough.

I owned a gold Mandobird IV about 15 years ago. Ended up selling it when I moved.
Saw a sunburst Mandobird IV on CL about 6 months ago and bought it. It had been well setup and upgraded with better...

Yes I would. That's a good price on the KM-505 and it is a good upgrade from the KM-150.
KM-505 has Radiused ebony fretboard and bridge
KM-150 has flat rosewood fretboard and bridge

KM-505 has...

There are certainly some places where my Afanti mandolins could be better. A fair amount of visible glue in the neck joint, a few places where the binding has a tiny air pocket beneath it, and the...

There are many great performers who build solos long before the performance and many who build them on the spot, and many more who do some of both. The key to any of these is developing fluency in...

I've owned several Collings mandolins, all bought second hand, and Collings has been super hlepful in assisting me with any issues that they have had. My Collings MT had the same crappy tuning...

I think Dawg is spot on. To me, improvisation is actually spontaneous composition. Using the tools that one has practiced for a long time to compose, real time, a melody over the running changes....

As long as it is a major maker, they should be the same for the posts, but best to measure just in case.
Most versions of the MD-815 have "worm under" tuners, so that is the type you will need to...

Feeling/Afanti/Pango have some great instruments. I own 2 of their carved solid woods mandolins and they are excellent for the cost. They did require a full setup and took a while to be delivered,...

Almost any tuners that you replace them with will require filling and drilling screw holes. While the post holes are fairly standardized now, screw positions are not.

I hear ya. Builders/factories are not very clear on what they use and the nomenclature is not at all standardized. The one that I own has a carved top. As far as I can tell, this one is a near exact...

When that song was recorded and released it carried the name "Del & Dawg"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYmDOPL744

For the 60hz buzz, at minimum, ground the pickup and wire cavities. You can do it cheaper than copper with aluminum tape you can buy at any hardware store. Make sure that each cavity is connected to...

Do you mean to Spotify and iTunes and Google play and such?
If so, checkout https://www.routenote.com/
Free to upload to those services. Payout from them is super low though, unless you get in the...

Generally lower priced mandolins will have a laminate top or a solid pressed top. They are much cheaper to make, and also usually do not sound as good.
The words in the description you should look...

I saw this on ebay today:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Feeling-Handmade-mandocello-mandolone-mandobass-mandolin-Solid-Spruce-top/362663856940
181181
Feeling is another brand made by Pango/Afanti, it...

Just saw this online:
https://denver.craigslist.org/msg/d/denver-octave-mandolin/7015356372.html
NFI

I'll take my Collings MT2-O (Engelmann top) to any bluegrass jam. It has unusually strong high end for an oval hole mandolin.
I think the Italian spruce, even more so.
I like having a fuller sound...

Our recorded material has mostly individual solos.
https://soundcloud.com/user-271625130/sets/coucou-ep
https://soundcloud.com/user-271625130/goody-goody

When we play live it's looser with...

I play mandolin in a string swing jazz band. Our lineup is upright bass, guitar, mandolin, violin, clarinet. We often have 2 or 3 instruments "soloing" at the same time. Usually mandolin, violin &...

This is the best solution. While you're at it, you can sand down the sharp edges of the saddle too.

How far up the fretboard can you play and still hear a buzz? I'm suspecting a high fret somewhere near the neck joint. This might be addressed by adjusting the truss-rod, or raising the bridge, or...

If you're playing jazz, you're going to have to learn to play in those keys. A few reasons, a bunch of the repertoire is recorded in those keys and transcribed in those keys. If you're going to jam...

I'd get a pickup installed in your 2nd mandolin and then send your Gibson to Bruce Weber for the refret. I just had my Collings refretted by him. $300 + shipping with your choice of wire for the...

If you do a search here for JBovier you will find they have a strong following. They are a very small shop. In my opinion, they are among the best Pac Rim mandolins available. The owner Jeff has the...