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Well, this is going to come off as a silly question since I've been playing so long (though fairly new to mandolin.)

I recently bought a Kentucky A-style oval hole and had it set up nicely. For...

Okay folks. Sorry to keep harping on this. I know it's not a big deal, really. Just a pick after all.

However, I am leaning towards thinking it is the real thing. For one, it has the dot/pigment...

Well, I got no hard feelings and I hope I'm still welcome.

The explanation I got (as well as a very kind PM from another mod) is good enough reason for me!

PS-- I haven't looked at the pick...

My drink came out of my nose when I read that clown comment. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I don't see you have anything to apologise for. I think some people...

I am a very avid fan of the jug band music of the 1920s and 30s. Not much more to add, but I really love that stuff. I often think the Memphis Jug Band and Cannon's Jug Stompers in particular are my...

Thanks everyone. I will try the pin test first. I'm going to try to ID it without destroying it! Actually, before I heat the pin, I will look at the brown pigment cells as Flowerpot suggested.

I...

Hello, All.

I know the subject of tortoise shell is rather sensitive and I'm not trying to start a debate on the relative merits of that material in a mandolin pick or anything, and I absolutely...

Hello, All. Let me preface this by saying that I do not know what the moderators allow on this forum as far as selling. I do not want to breach any protocols.

I am selling a tenor guitar on eBay...

Oh man. Such MAS this thread is giving me.

Of all styles, I think the classic 2-point oval hole is my favorite.

I don't believe that's from the "early 1900s." I'm not an expert, and I could be wrong, but I believe that's more of a 1950s-60s vintage. The Regals up through the 1920s--the ones I have seen...

Sir, you have been reported to the moderators and I expect you will be permanently banned shortly.

Just kidding! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Great post.

I love OTR stuff too. I collect mainly the horror-themed programs like "Witches Tales" and "Lights Out"

Well, I took my new Kentucky A-style in for a setup.

I was really eager to try the D'addario EXP 74s or EXP 77s on it, but my shop doesn't currently carry the EXPs.

SO, I opted for the...

Coming from the guitar world, then through the ukulele and finally into mandolin, I really appreciate the fifths tuning. The doubled courses. I find beauty in all kinds of music and all kinds of...

This quote reminds me of the days when I was in rock bands playing loads of gigs. Me and the guys I played with were hard working blue collar guys, some of them had families...so we played what we...

I have used search successfully in the past, but it was giving me zero results this time and I KNOW threads on this specific subject have been brought up before.

I am having a mandolin set up at...

It will be some time before I can afford a truly nice mandolin. My ultimate would be a 19-teens or 1920s Gibson A2...pumpkintop oval hole. Although I really love the look of two-point mandolins as...

Stumbling across a YouTube video of Dennis Pash and Meredith Axelrod is what sparked my interest in playing mandolin again after about 15 years of not having one.

I really enjoy their playing and...

Does anyone know anything about this song, beautifully played by this gent on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWZbwsHhLZ4

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Used? Heck, I can't find a NEW one.
(Again, not that I can afford one, but they seem really scarce.)

They seem hard to find.

Heck, if I COULD find one it would then be very difficult to afford.

(I'm not saying they are overpriced, but I'm just not a guy with tons of leisure cash.)

I'd...

PS-- I like your avatar. You know, "Lost Highway" is finally coming to DVD real soon.

I really dig his work with Brian Eno. Both on Eno's pop albums (especially "Here Come the Warm Jets") and their ambient collaborations like "No Pussyfooting" and "evening Star."

One of my favorite...

To each his own I guess. While I love Fripp's work with King Crimson (and his studio playing on the records of others) I also like his "Soundscape noise" work.

Then again, I like badly articulated...

Well, I wanted to get one through Elderly. I've dealt with them before and they do good setup work. But they were out of stock until who knows when.

So, I found one on eBay that came with a...