I started with a Kentucky A style 505 and moved on to a Collings MT2. I never was attracted to the F style and liked the tone as well and better at times. Unfortunately, I have lost the passion for...
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I started with a Kentucky A style 505 and moved on to a Collings MT2. I never was attracted to the F style and liked the tone as well and better at times. Unfortunately, I have lost the passion for...
Thank you all for your responses. They are all good ideas for a mandolin search.
I asked this question to see where people go for a used mid-tier mandolin because I am interested in possibly...
If you were looking online for a used Collings mandolin, what online dealers would you look at?
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know about it and will be sure to watch.
I am considering attending a Wernick Jam Camp in North Carolina and have questions.
1. Is this for all instruments or mandolin specific? I play guitar and mandolin and am mostly interested in...
Is this done over consecutive days, or do you have to come back periodically to specific portions? Can a person make a mandolin start to finish, say over a week to 10 days?
I was almost 70 when I started mandolin. I have been a guitar player for 60 years. Mandolin was harder to learn, but for me it was easier to figure out tunes on it.
Thanks to everyone at Mandolin Cafe for the many many hours of interesting reading, helpful tips, wonderful music and the opportunity to gather (figuratively) with fellow mandolin players. You have...
Collings MT2 with cream colored Italian Spruce top and wide nut. What a lovely tone!
I agree. There is the "thrill of the chase" that doesn't linger once you obtain such target instrument. I think that's the essence of GAS and MAS. Strangely, I have had bouts of GAS but not MAS. ...
Everyone is unique. However, I experienced the same as you in my left thumb due to arthritis. Being super conservative about surgery, I have tried a lot of different things to alleviate the pain. ...
Blackberry Smoke is one of my favorite groups. I really enjoy their instrumental breaks and the lyrics. Charlie Starr is truly a treasure. I don't know how they never made supergroup status.
I, too, liked that pick in Sampler #2. I suspect it might be buffalo horn. I tried one in that material years ago and liked it.
I just want to send a big Thank You out to Mark Gunter and the Cafe in general for the opportunity to try out a pick sampler. I just had #2 and found it invaluable in deciding what pick works best...
I now have #2, and so far for my guitars I like the Wegen white and the JT picks (both the white and the blue) rounded edges. I am going to start evaluating them all on my mandolin (Collings MT2)...
+1 on the flat tops. I use them on my Collings MT2 and really like them. I play a lot of bluegrass, and they do well for that as well as giving a rich mellow tone for more melodic tunes.
I just got the Sampler #2, and in it are a white and a blue JT pick.
I really like them but don't know where they are sold. Does anybody know? Thanks.
+1 on the pick sampler. It's so much easier to learn what works for you without a large investment in picks.
Sorry for your loss of your cat. Loving a pet is one of the most satisfying relationships you can ever have, and one of the most sorrowful when you must say farewell.
Whatever brand hearing aids you get, try to get them with a speciallized program for music. It makes a huge difference in your enjoyment of sound when you're playing an instrument. For years I...
I've been playing mandolin now for only five years. It took me about 2 and probably more years of constant practice to achieve a ffcc in G and A. I would get really depressed about it, but my...
This is going to be great! I'm on the list and look forward to trying out some BC's that I haven't tried before. Thanks for arranging that, Mark.
I visited my audiologist yesterday. My hearing had declined (apparent even with my hearing aids on) and I was sure I needed a tweak. Only one ear had noticeably declined, thankfully, and she was...
Don't overlook a Mid-Missouri in good condition. They are virtually the same as Big Muddy--made by the same guy. Same quality build.
It might do you well to take a look at the APC. I bought one from Kieran two years ago.Sadly, I realized that it wasn't for me and sold it. But it had really nice tone and was beautifully made.