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I'm still having some conversations with diverse industry players on this. I'll share word as there's more, but for now, note this new word (and emboldened paragraphs) from Astute Music:

Not sure why I did this but made a low-ball bid on Reverb and now I have a bass. I didn't consider how much space this contraption takes up. Anyway, ordered a beginners bluegrass bass book and...

I exchanged emails with Max and have sent a deposit to have him build me one of his Girouard F Concert Master mandolins with an oval hole. It will feature complete binding in triple bound, Waverly...

I appreciate the question. I remember when I started to play banjo, I had an inexpensive banjo and really didn't know how good or bad it was. What I did know was this: more expensive banjos in stores...

Great news! The mandolin is back home! A guy called me asking about it. Said he bought it at an estate sale. Turns out he was involved in the crime. Just glad it was a happy ending. Made my week for...

There is a product called Nevr-dull that will clean up the tarnish on the Gibson tailpiece covers. It's available at most large home stores and on Amazon.

Thanks a million to everyone that has contributed to this thread. It was a wonderful learning experience! After much consideration I decided to order a flattop from Lawrence Nyberg. He has a...

Actually, I prefer the 17 fret, shorter scale. I have found that there are a lot of great banjos being made by people you have never even heard of, and probably never will. But many of them will...

Just strung up this morning, a classical mandolin, for want of a better term. 13" scale, with a body inspired by a carved top Italian mandolin I found a photo of years ago. The soundboard is Sitka,...

Thought we could all use some soothing relaxing video to watch today.

Here she is. Love it love it love it!


https://youtu.be/FNcmjk3QsY8

Yes, mine is a port orford cedar top with a transverse brace!

Jordan was super helpful and sent me sound files of all three instruments. All there very distinctive and pleasant. The Pava sounded complex. The Collings was shimmery in a nice way. But the winner...

I'm working for Glasser now, and we are also the importer of Larsen Strings. This is something Glasser has in development.

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Eastman Del Rey electric mandolin on display today.

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Just stumbled on this video of the three jamming on the (unknown to me) Monroe tune "Tombstone Junction". Interesting to see the serious Monroe chops of Andrew Marlin....

Yes thanks for putting that up Sean.
I watched it yesterday - really enjoyed it.

No mandolin content, but I'm sure many of you will be interested to hear that the Australian/Irish guitarist Steve Cooney has just released a guitar album of Irish harp music. Good news!
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Wow! Some incredible As in this thread. Raising two kids on a public schoolteacher's salary, I couldn't afford a 3k instrument, so I learned to build. This is #5. I mostly play celtic/contradance...

https://youtu.be/3hjuxZtxUso

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My flat tops

Hard to picture how the body was made though I assume that the steel's body was stripped and pieced together to make the width of the Telecaster? Looks like anice old piece of wood.

Not to derail...

Got a Kentucky KM252 from my wife. She’s a beauty. (And my wife is too.)
Need to learn how to play. The mandolin.

From a Carter's listing in the MandoCafe classifieds:

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It just doesn't get any sexier than this.