Hardly anyone is truly self-taught, IMHO. By self-taught I mean someone who didn't have a radio or any music of any kind to listen to. But they found an instrument and a tuner, and figured out how to...
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Hardly anyone is truly self-taught, IMHO. By self-taught I mean someone who didn't have a radio or any music of any kind to listen to. But they found an instrument and a tuner, and figured out how to...
I play in a choir, and we pull music from 4 different Hymnals. I used to keep a 6" binder, then transfer my music every week. Huge pain in the neck. I bought an iPad and started using ForScore, it...
Yep, I had a minor isue with one as well, and he went way above and beyond to help me. But what's really cool is how the business helps the Lakota tribe. Go to his website and check out the About...
Wow! This may very well be one of the second most asked questions on this forum. Of course, the first is most likely: "What is the best mandolin for my budget?"
I personally like the looks of a...
I've been wearing them for about 10 years now, and have bought two pairs so far, both from Costco. The first pair I only wore during meetings and such, but my hearing degraded as I aged, so I wear...
From personal experience, I can definitely say that being a good musician does not necessarily make one a good teacher. Anyone can put an ad up online and call themselves a teacher. I had a guitar...
They change CEO's as often as some people change their strings.
Seriously, I wish them well. It's a great brand with lots of tradition. Hopefully they'll find a way to be profitable, while at the...
Hmm, is that why I've been looking at the Ellis F5 Reserve?
If you go to the Builders link, you'll find over 250 builders listed in the US alone. I'm sure that doesn't include all builders, and there are probably many listed that are no longer building.
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Reading music is essential if you are playing in a group that regularly plays new or different music, such as in a marching band, choir, or similar group. Other than that, it does help to figure out...
You may notice that a lot of professional mandolin players tune their instruments very often, sometimes after almost every song. The A strings always seem ever so slightly out of tune to me on every...
To me, there are two things to consider about a mandolin: tone, and playability. To me, the most important thing about a beginner instrument is not the way it sounds, but the way it plays. Can you...
I'm an old guy that's never used a MAC, but I recently bought an iPad Pro 12.9 and loaded ForScore on it. I use it to play in the choir and it really makes my life so much easier. We play out of 4...
I voted A, but the reality is that I usually tune more often, especially if I'm playing live. I just can't stand to play an out of tune instrument, and I have a habit of telling our choir director...
I'm an old codger, and it was conventional wisdom from the time I bought my first guitar 50+ years ago that one should play an instrument before buying. But we live in a different world than what...
Last Sunday, my wife asked me which sweater she should wear to church. I told her she should wear the red one, it looks great on her. She replied that she liked it as well, but she just wore it a few...
Welcome to the Cafe! Beautiful mandolin, and a great choice. Since you already play guitar and ukulele, you should catch on quickly. Lots of good sites out there to help you get started.
That looks very nice, the binding is beautiful but subdued. I've always wanted to play one of those, I've heard nothing but good things about them.
Lots of good straps out there, I like Lakota...
I might suggest you call Fiddler's Green and see if they have any recommendations. They used to have lessons when they were in Austin, not sure if they still do or not now that they've moved.
Lakota Leathers makes a great product they stand behind, and it's for a good cause.
I like the spatter because a ding or two is not likely to stand out as much as it would on a solid color case.
If I were buying a case today and had those choices, I'd get the burgundy, white, and...
No.
When I play in public, it is mainly in a church setting, although I've been the on-call mandolinist for a couple of bands before. One claimed to be "bluegrass style", but that really meant...
IMHO, a newer model signed by David Harvey is hard to beat. The best value would generally be a used F9, if you can find one.
I would add to that by saying that right now is one of the hardest times ever for small businesses. Expenses are going up at the same time that supply is going down.. Many businesses are lucky to...
There are many out there who consider the newer Gibsons to be some of the best mandolins the company has every produced. If you haven't played one, you owe it to yourself to give it a try, especially...