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In addition to Simon's recommendation for Jazzmando.com I must say that I've been thoroughly enjoying the book 'Getting Into Jazz Mandolin' by Ted Eschliman (who runs jazzmando.com). The Four Finger...

Since commenting in that other thread I've actually had to raise my bridge a second time. The first adjustment bought me several weeks during the summer/fall transition but after snow started to fall...

I wonder as well. My guess is that it doesn't sound as good as it must have looked on the TV, though lol

I think that I just went through something like this on my mando, so I'll take a stab at it.

About a week ago I noticed that notes played on the E course were a little muted, a little shrill, and...

I got a mandolin from TMS and for 8-9 months was too terrified to make any adjustments to it. After all, they were known for doing quality setups and, at that time, I knew even less about mandolins...

Dang. And here I had always thought that musicians would be the last group of people to pick on someone for having fun with music.

12", non-compound

I got curious and ran that ticket price through two different inflation calculators. $22.50 spent in 1975 (just to pick a year) is equal in value to $108-110 US dollars today :crying:

"I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines"

A great looking pair! Are they as much fun to play as they are to look at?

One of my favorite Youtube music channels records with a Zoom H2N then touches up the audio in Pro Tools and I think the quality is highly impressive. He's got a couple videos on his channel about...

Quite an interesting comparison video for the tuners. One thing I was curious about though, is it typical for guitar players to tune down to a note?

What you're describing not only makes sense but is sometimes referred to as the 'law of diminishing returns' :)

As I'm still a ways off from my first upgrade it is exciting to watch you progress through the phases of mandolin obsession so quickly, CB :grin: Can't wait to hear your first impressions about the...

I feel like I owe you an apology. I had read the product description only up to "SILVERSMITH contains cyanide" and, having verified that it was the correct product, rushed back here to share the...

NFI but if you can't place a direct phone order it appears to be in stock at Caswell Plating -...

Absolutely! I had been eyeing up the Calhoun just because it's more solidly in my price range but I would love the chance to own a Waterloo flat-top. Thanks for the opportunity!

NFI, but I happen to know that there is a '93 Festival A for sale at Guitar Center right now for $1079. Been keeping an eye on it for a few weeks now but I'm really not in a position to take...

Based on your recommendation of the EXP74CMs I just strung my MD305 up with the G and D strings from a pack of EJ74s and the A and E strings from a pack of EJ75s last night so that I'd have the same...

I've got an MD-305 and have been tying the strap between the nut and the lowest tuners. At first I was worried that the strap-tie might push up on the strings and pop them out of the slots in the nut...

Along those same lines I remember reading somewhere that Mark Twain hated smoking fresh corn cob pipes so much that he would find a local who was down on their luck and then pay them to break in his...

If you're at all interested in purchasing standalone video lessons rather than (or in addition to) continuous subscription services there's a handy spot up at the top of the Mandolin Cafe page...

Just an additional point for consideration:

When my MD305 first arrived (and for ~3 months after) I was also pretty dismayed about the fretting difficulty. I sort of had it in my head that a...

I second Louise's recommendation to acquire a copy of 'The Complete Mandolinist' by Marilynn Mair.

The whole 224-page book is written in standard notation (beginning from teaching people to hold...

Roots of American Music presents a Bluegrass Jam at the Beachland Ballroom.

What:
A free jam open to all levels of pickers. Bar and kitchen will be open for service during the jam, observers are...

I've been trying something out in my practice sessions where I try to match my voice to the pitch of the tune I'm playing and 'sing' the notes over top of my picking.

Anybody else ever try this...