I have a bunch of tortoise picks I’ve collected from many many years ago. I asked an expert once how you can test it. He said the only way was to put a flame to it and go by the odor. I think he...
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I have a bunch of tortoise picks I’ve collected from many many years ago. I asked an expert once how you can test it. He said the only way was to put a flame to it and go by the odor. I think he...
I was living in the DFW area in the late 80s. One Sunday, the Dallas Morning News ran a classified ad (remember when you could find really nice musical instruments for sale in the Sunday paper?) for...
Solid Ground stands. Folds flat in seconds and fits into its carry bag. Very sturdy. Thinking of one for guitars.
https://i.postimg.cc/Z5DzXdLZ/AD867-D41-DDAA-46-BE-ABBA-6-D599-FECDF12.jpg
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This past October, I decided I would try mandolin after many years of playing guitar. I bought a Collings MF Deluxe and love it. Then, in December, I bought an Octolindo Octave Mandolin.
Both play...
I referred to it as a Mandolindo because that’s what it says on the headstock. It’s actually called an Octolindo. For some reason, I can’t edit my original post to clarify the model name.
I finally received my Mandolindo that I’d ordered from Kilin last month. FedEx actually delivered it on schedule with no damage….other than to the pickguard. More on that in a bit.
Spruce top,...
Forster makes one. Plenty of videos in YouTube. I would love to play one in person as they seem to sound really good.
Beautiful tune. Is there a place to purchase the tab for it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c191UCP89xw
Neil Gow’s Lament on the Death of His Second Wife
GChris,
I too would want the pick guard due to my free floating and ham fisted attack of the strings but I would only want the ebony tailpiece if I was hung up on aesthetics. I would lean on...
My uke cost more than the Octolindo. But, yes, musical instruments can be quite pricey.
It seems to me you do want to buy the mandolin and you’re looking for justification to take a chance on it. If it’s a really good price, you could always play it (carefully) for some time and, if it...
Getting close. Kilin was doing final setup and I asked him for a custom floating pick guard and…perhaps…an ebony tailpiece. There’s been some discussion to what extent an ebony tailpiece will affect...
I exchanged emails with Clark regarding the used OM he was selling for a client. Unfortunately (for me), the owner wanted almost as much for his as a new one from Clark, so I passed.
As for the...
OU Mandolin Club, circa 1900.
In the early 1970’s, I discovered this pic on the walls of the OU student union. Decades later, I had a chance to purchase a print which now hangs on the walls of my...
It’s weird or maybe I’m weird, I don’t know. The A course just didn’t sound right to me. It was “off” somehow. The store worked really hard, checked everything, but I wasn’t satisfied with the sound....
All I had to go on was what I could find online as none are available anywhere near where I live. Based on YouTube clips, I REALLY wanted a Clark cutaway but $6800 is getting up there in price for...
I just bought an Octolindo Deluxe from Kilin at KR Strings. I had a nice conversation with Kilin. He’s a really nice guy who’s passionate about his craft. It should be here next week. Looking forward...
I bought my first mandolin recently and I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would. However, I think it’s more the process of learning and playing than the actual sound of the mandolin which is very...
Well, after spending hours of research on the internet and contacting several stores, the only gig bag that I absolutely knew could handle my F with strap and Tone Guard was the Eastman…for $22.
I...
Firstly, yes, I have researched the forum history and, while I can piece together an answer to my question, I’d feel a lot better if I can can get a confirmation for my specific instance.
I bought...
I’m new to mandolins having bought my first a couple of months ago. But, I’ll throw my two cents in.
I’m 68 and in a group of members of this forum I don’t think I’d stand out from an age...
I have the new Peterson HDC tuner. I don’t know if this is answers your question, but I get a different number when I play the low string and it’s octave counterpart on my 12-string Taylor guitar....
I have the new Stroboplus HDC en route to me. I’ll post my impression of it after I receive it, which is scheduled for tomorrow.
Here’s a bevel on one of my guitars. I think it could be proportionately sized to fit a mandolin.
https://i.postimg.cc/B6nfgHsP/A2855A0E-AE1F-4E2E-988D-EADEE7BEA22A.jpg