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I was disappointed with that choice for the Bluegrass Grammy. I believe all the musicians in Mark O'Connor's family band are more than excellent, and the live clips I have seen of them I liked. But...

Great stuff. Having lived in Jordan for 10 years, I came to love the Oud. Wonderful instrument, great combo with that Heiden! Works for me!

I think what you have labeled as a 1921 -000 Martin Guitar is actually a 1931.

Beautiful, and very nice website.

Beautiful work for only #4 Tyler! Yes, let's hear how it sounds!

I really like the sound of her voice much better on the "live" version from eTown.

Agreed with Ivan. I love her abilities (think her voice is kind of thin), she is a great player. But the imprint of Alison Krauss is all over her style and music selections. Hoping as she grows we...

Beautiful.

Ivan -

Yea, John is a monster player in just about any medium. He showed good bluegrass chops but also added all kinds of embellishment that just made it all the more fun to hear. Joh Randall is...

Heard J2B2 tonight in Pittsburgh. Great show. All those guys - Herb Pedersen, Mark Fain, Jon Randall and Jorgenson are such pros. Great instrumental work, excellent 3-part harmonies.

Just picked up a used but clean Eastman 315 from the classified (fwiw, Jason Bailey - great transaction).

Does anyone know if I can change out the stock tuners for a set of Schallers?

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Just picked up an Eastman 315 from Jason Bailey here through the Café (great transaction, btw)

Wondering if anyone here has traded out the stock tuners on an Eastman 315 with Schallers? Is it an...

website indicates both the Crusher and Reischman replica models were limited editions and sold out. Is Don making more of these models?

Beautiful work, Jim! Great shading in that burst, clean carving, and I for one really like the look of the smaller pick guard. Does the job, but doesn't dominate the top.

My son had a really cool week at college. He is a music composition major at Baldwin-Wallace University, and his comp. prof, Dr. Clint Needham, thinks outside the box and stretches the students. So...

Yea it was a great lineup for the 2 days I was there, and the weekend will be awesome. Gibson Brothers, Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, III Tyme Out, , Nora Jane struthers and Party Line, The Grass Cats,...

Spent a great 2 days at Gettysburg with lots of great music and mando playing. Excellent workshop with Wayne Benson, basically talking about the use of modes in your playing without using terms like...

Great session with Mike and Dawg and others. Thanks for facilitating this, Scott! As always, the Cafe sets the pace for any music-related website.

And I took the plunge to sign up for Mike's...

Tom -

I heard them live for the first time last summer in Pittsburgh, and I couldn't agree more. They made all the other good bands playing at the Pittsburgh Arts Festival - bluegrass day - sound...

Just beautiful work, Dan. Love your headstock inlays and your scroll work is so clean! If I had $$$ for a custom build, you would be near the top of my list!

He may also be a savvy investor, knowing that his and Marshall's Feb. 18th Loars are tremendous instruments, then if he ever wanted / needed to part with it, there would be good return on investment.

Well, he knew of the MacArthur a couple weeks before the public announcement, so my guess is that he went on a road trip to test drive the best Loars on the market, and found it (to his ears, which...

It also could be the Feb. 18, 1924 Loar at Mandolin Brothers featured in the recent video posts on their YouTube page. He seemed smitten and gushing at its tone. That would give him 2 Feb. 18 Loars!

Great 10th anniversary concert of almost 3 hours on Saturday night from the Pittsburgh mandolin orchestra. All kinds of styles of music, very multi-cultural. And nice to see such a wide range of...

Great time on Saturday at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, with first ever Bluegrass Day! 4 great bands sharing the main stage all afternoon and evening. beautiful sunny, hot day. I...