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1924 Lloyd Loar H-5 Mandola
Gilchrist Model 5 Mandocello

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My uncle is in Ecuador with his family and visited a shop in a small town where the owner makes and repairs guitars and stringed instruments by hand. They came across this instrument and thought it...

So a little more clarifying detail... My wife plays baritone ukulele (Kala KA-ASAC-B), so two metal and two nylon strings for her setup. I play a 2017 Eastman MDA815 mandola. We haven't changed...

My wife and I were playing our instruments outside this evening (wife on uke, me on mandola) and we both noticed black smudges on our fingers where we touched our strings. It looked like when you...

In his 342nd failed attempt to capture lighting, Benjamin Franklin cursed this new device "Man, da lightning didn't come." And thus the mandolin was born.

I would compare it to a face grimace on an intense drummer. Neil Peart, drummer from the band Rush, jokes in an interview that his mom asks him why he doesn't smile when he plays - his response? ...

I checked the action again and was able to lower it even more (I am now close to 1.5mm at the 12th) - definitely an improvement in play-ability. The Frank Fords method was helpful - that website is...

I checked the action and I was at 2.8mm above the 12th fret on the C of the mandola vs. 2.0mm at the same fret on the G of my mando. I lowered​ the bridge on the mandola to match and it seems to be...

I just purchased an Eastman MDA815 mandola and love it. The only thing is my fingers are super sore. I have pretty decent callouses built up from my mandolin and the Mandola was supposedly...

Thanks to all the posters for the advice. I went to Elderly for the first time today and loved it! My fingers hurt from playing so many different mandolins. I fell in love with and came away with...

Can a mandocello be tuned as an octave mandolin or visa versa?

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I am currently in the middle of a search for my next Mandolin. The more I read about selecting the right instrument, the more I realize I want to touch/hold/play it before I purchase. Any Northern...

Thanks for all the suggestions and direction. Now time for some homework!

I am looking for advice on buying a F-Style mandolin on a $600 budget. What qualities should I look for in an instrument in this price range? Any recommendations?