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Can play bluegrass but I almost never do when I grab the mandolin at home. I would have answered differently in years past but living/playing in Kentucky for a long time burned me out on it...

This is it 100%! Case closed & thank you all so much for your help! :grin:

Well, that's very useful knowledge indeed. It's hard to capture well on camera, but this pick 100% has a direction to the bevel. Maybe it is a Wegen after all!

Elderly is only about an hour away...

Thanks guys!!! I'm pretty sure it is a primetone smooth -- not sure if 1.3 or 1.5 -- with the logo rubbed off. In the right light, I can see a circle matching the same size where the print used to...

Hello :grin:~o)

I recently ended a multi-year hiatus from playing. Fortunately my relationship with the mandolin has been restored and the calluses are even finally returning! After a few weeks, I...

This is absolutely wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks to everyone for so many great replies!

Playing a different style of music and/or a different instrument is the main thing that's kept me devoted to music for a long time. From age 7-14, it...

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From 2002 until mid 2008, there were few greater joys for me than spending time with a mandolin. I haven't felt any desire to pickup my mandolin many, many months.

One of the major goals I set for...

great morning read, kevin. thanks for sharing.

Awesome. Thanks for the info man.

Interesting. So was this the first non-extension fretboard on an F model? I got the mandolin on consignment from Gruhn's in Nashville and don't know who the previous owner(s) was(/were)?

Were the...

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Our mandolins are basically brothers then... or cousins? haha.

I love mandolin cafe for answers exactly like this.

Honestly, for what I paid for this mandolin I couldn't be happier. The only...

I just picked up a Summit F200-S build in 1994. The serial number is 0034-08 and the date is 9-94. Does anyone know what the 0034-08 represents? Summit #34 built on sept-8-1994 perhaps?

Also, does...

I'm going to toss out another vote for Summit. I love my F200S. The new Summit F200 is slightly under $5,000 and you can find a used one in the $3,xxx range.

After teaching and play mandolin for a several years, I managed to break my left wrist in a bicycle accident this summer. I've been out of the cast for about 2 months now and I've tried to start...

Wonderful download. Many thanks to you.

Do you have a link to your 'remix'?

^^^ what he said.

Nothing beats small theaters! I had a wonderful time at the Punch Brothers show in Paducah tonight. Watching the Blind leaving the Blind performed live made it much more approachable for me than the...

Congrats to everyone at STE. I've dealt with them on both ends (as a dealer and a player) and they really are a fantastic company. My Absaroka is invaluable to me and I have played many, many...

I'll throw in another vote for it. Mike's mandolas are a great value and I wouldn't have a problem paying $500 for this. I've played several and for the money they are difficult to beat. I'd agree...

I'll put in another vote for Doug Edwards. Great guy to deal with. I use an ebony armrest he made (and inlaid beautifully). It actually made a big difference in the comfortable level of my playing--a...

I have setup many, many cheap mandolins. In my experience:

Best case: You will pay around $50-$75 to have the nut lowered, bridge seated & positioned, new strings, and possibily some fret work...