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Thanks for sending that along. Really enjoyed your singing and playing. And your Ruhland sounds fabulous. Bell-like. Great sounding guitar too.

Scott-

Congratulations! You and the Mandolin Cafe team have created something really special, and valuable. I know I'm not alone in appreciating how much this means musically and socially. One of...

Corbin, really great editing and playing. Really enjoyed your vocal arrangement and singing too. Interesting, tasteful and true to the song.

Not to mention Herb Pedersen, one of my all time favorite harmony singers and banjo players. The whole band, material, mixing, energy. Just stellar.

Correction to my earlier post, the album is "Here Today."

Sheesh. . .

Yeah, this is such a classic CD set.

Another classic of that general time is "Home Today." One of my all time favorite bluegrass albums.

Really great tune. Paul Shelasky is an amazing musician, and darn funny dude.

Uh oh. . .

That about breaks the cool barrier. Nice.

We're in a golden age of luthery. I think these are all fine open backs, roughly in the same price range, maybe with Pisgah and Rickard (generally) slightly less. But you probably know all this....

I'd recommend Kimble as well, and Ruhland. I don't know what Matt is asking for A5's right now, but they were, and maybe still are, a great value. Matt, like Will, builds amazing mandolins. As do the...

Just to add, the technique is much different, as it requires 3 (usually) fingerpicks, vs 1 flatpick. Mastering the rolls Jacob mentions is a whole other thing compared with a single flatpick (my take...

S---kabob. . .

I love James tailpieces, but my take it that while the tailpiece alone may have made a small change in the sound, I agree with pheffernan, it's likely mostly Lynn and whatever he did to the set-up,...

Yes, really aren't words enough for the sadness. Such a great human who touched millions of lives with his character and songs. So many people hit by this tragedy.

Thank you John.

I wonder how many non-Gibson mandolins and guitars were built since this thread started.

Straight Ups. You bet. Like them on every mando I've put them on.

Heal quickly Dan, take it easy. Imagine we're each pickin' a tune for you, which you assign to each of us.

Couple thoughts:

- Matt has an innate "way with wood." It's intangible.
- He's a master craftsman
- Flat out passionate about refining his art, seeking information, tips, knowledge, and sage...

I don't see a need to "rank." All these great artists and more can share whatever title or stage. If they need to be on the side of the mountain just do holograms, switch them out every few days. . .

Billions of pieces successfully delivered around the world, bound to be a few rants along the way. . .

Thanks for posting, everyone sounds fabulous. Larry is a great bluegrass banjo player as well as incredible luthier.

I prefer looping it under the neck, as in the photo below.
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They're something anyone looking for a great mandolin should try if at all possible, or just have Will build you one.

Give a listen to the Kimbles the Town Mountain mandolin player has, wicked...

I'll offer what will be a pretty contrary opinion. I don't feel it's essential to play an instrument before buying it. The usual caveats here: my own opinion, experiences, tolerances, and other...

I think only you will know the answer to that. Play and listen and hold them a few more times. One will jump out at some point.

Others (like me) would say they'd choose something else in that...