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kayaking, hiking, backpacking,fishing incorporated into the first 3 usually...cycling/mountain biking,,,sometimes a fly rod involved in those too...

going to see music/festivals...
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that is a great tip! Thanks!!!

Thanks everybody for the time and great info...finding mandolincafe was the first step forward in learning! Like many of these posts said, I'm there learning from scratch anyway,,,I had my mind made...

I'm about 6 months into learning mandolin, from a no experience at all playing music background. Started off, doing youtubes, and a dvd/instruction book,,,and some friends that play guitar helping...

or a mandolin to take camping/paddling/hiking with me, and not stress over it being in the elements...you are exactly right though, a luthier looked at it, said the cost to fix it would be more than...

thanks for the replies...I'm accepting this as a lesson learned...I have another mandolin to continue my practice on, a Bradley bought at Veneman's Music store in the late 70's, (Bradley's have been...

Howdy, I started my playing mandolin in Feb of this year, my first venture into learning to play music...after reading many posts on what to buy, what not to buy, I did what seemed to be the general...

hadn't heard about that...there are several youtubes up...thanks for sharing!

LOL...as a rank beginner, about 5 weeks into it...I'm thinking that's pretty much the way I'm going to sound on a PERFECTLY tuned one! I can say this, I'm better than I was 5 weeks ago....

sure would have saved me a lot of trouble...

I hear you...

I'm new on this board,,,and a week into trying to play mandolin...I do know exactly what you are going through though...you sound exactly like myself 3 weeks ago...I didn't have a lot to spend,,,in...

by the way...I'm sorry for posting this in the wrong forum...I'll learn...

way I read it the original thread I pasted in, that Bradley has been for sale for at least 3 years...sorta explains a lot...I can't pay that much,,,but if it checks out good at a music store, I...

what's her name? Number???? PLease....

I just bought (with the guidance from the mandolin cafe) a Kentucky 250 myself...the Bradley is more of a project...it shows it hasn't been picked up in a long time...no price has even been...

I'm just starting out...and find myself now with two mandolins...a friend that knew I was starting stopped by this weekend and brought a Bradley Mandolin...he hasn't picked it up in 20 years...it...

thanks again everybody for the help, and encouragement...now if I can get some calluses built up on my SORE fingers...I was telling a friend today, I feel a little late in life picking up an...

@ Jamie, I spent a lot of time in Floyd through out my life...lots of family there...I lived there after my divorce 5 years ago for a few years...those years, I didn't miss many Friday nights in...

Thanks for the encouragement, and suggestions everybody...I gave some thought to starting left handed,,,but I think my extensive air guitar playing through the years made it seem completely...

Howdy folks,

I've already come to know some of you,,,it didn't take long to find this site as I began researching buying my first mandolin. There is a world of wisdom, and I'm sure talent in these...