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Welcome to the Cafe. You've found the best mandolin resource in the world. Enjoy the playing.

Jamie

An assortment of picks and a Snark tuner. I keep a microfiber cloth for a wipe down. That's it.

Jamie

Sounds like it was made as a prototype or special thing for Greg Rich (who owns The Loar brand name).

Jamie

If you followed Lee's McMurdo Station Blog posts you read about his friends there. One of them Anthony Powell (Ant as Lee called him) made a great documentary "Antarctica: A Year on Ice" with footage...

A pocket pineapple?

Jamie

I love Thile and Aiofe but this version is too pretty. The original isn't pretty. The New York City he wrote it about is long gone. I'll take the Shane version any day. I heard a friend who covers...

Very nice! Thanks!

Jamie

Congratulations and enjoy.

Jamie

There are a lot of time sucks on the web, this is not one of them.

Thanks to Scott, Dan, Ted, and Mike for working to make this a great place to be. Thanks especially to all of the folks who...

Good looking mandolin! Congrats. I would also be interested in the bracing.

Jamie

Bucks County Folk Music 40 S Sand Rd, New Britain, PA 18901

I've used them for set up and some repair work.

Philly Vintage Instruments 507 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Given the...

Collings guitars in Austin may be able to help. Their fit and finish work is renowned for it's cleanliness. They may NOT be able to help through their service center but may recommend someone...

The first real craft I got into, photography, was with my university newspaper. There is nothing like a deadline to kill the demon of perfection for the good enough. Good enough sometimes is perfect...

I'm sorry to hear of his passing. He will be missed.

Jamie

Well done!

Jamie

I had a Oregon made KF for a while. I liked the plain finish and design. The neck was pretty substantial and rounded. I didn't think it sounded any better or worse than my Eastman F Hole mandolin. ...

That's a wonderful story.

Jamie

I'm willing to bet that if we presented people with 10 instruments built from the same woods by the same builder, same neck/body join, same soundholes with 5 being A shaped and 5 F shaped, no one...

That was very nice. I miss her presence here.

Jamie

Happy belated!

Jamie

Variety is the spice of life. But a good solid reproducible cuppa Joe is a delight. I have a mandolin I think I will keep forever while I could let any of the others go. I wish I could say the...

That was very nice. Thanks for sharing.

That's very clean! I like it.

Jamie

Here's how to add a photo.

Jamie

I'll second the music from Allan Alexander. I have several of his books. They are easy enough and you can get the idea enough to add ornamentation if that's your thing.

Jamie