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:) I just scored one m'self through the classifieds on a trade deal, and I've just got to take the opportunity to say that my Weber Bitterroot F (Mahog/Spruce) is a beast! I have owned somewhere...

No doubt, Ted. I lived in Denver and bought a Flatiron from Elderly when it was ... ass cold out, and rushed the box open (like I do) and heard a horrific series of sounds. The lacquer splintered...

Thanks everyone for the input. As a follow-up, I'd like to re-fret the beast with larger frets. Is that going to hurt the value of the instrument? I'd like .06 or so and mainly intend to play it, not...

I bought a 1912 A1 from a guy who's owned it since the late 70's. Nice original case with green felt, no cracks, beautiful instrument front to back and the price was right. During inspection of the...

And on Carnival '99 Michael Kang plays acoustic mando on "Shenandoah Breakdown" and it's amazing. Not rock, per se, but good stuff nonetheless. Drew Emmitt is another under-mentioned mando genius.

I recently bought a 3MC for $950.... and sold for $950. The 3MC is a different animal though.

Born in Kennesaw, GA
Moved to Laramie, WY
After high school moved to Lithia Springs, GA
Then Douglasville, GA
Then Atlanta, GA
Then Gainesville, GA
Then Denver, CO
Next back to Atlanta, GA...

I saw the Dead in '94 and it was the best crowd I've ever been a part of. No issues. I saw Dave Matthews in 2002 in Atlanta and they put on a killer show and nobody had any problems. I went to a...

Saying you've got to be angry to listen to metal is like saying you've got to be from the backwoods to enjoy bluegrass. There's some inherent emotion in all types of music and anger is one of them,...

My Intellitouch has done this since day one. It almost never reads G on any of my mandos (nor the guitar -- interesting).

I thought Leftover Salmon had a great start with "The Nashville Sessions". Waylon really made that album special, as did Del. Anyone familiar with that one?

If not, you should check it out.

I'd also like to say that most African music and some Indian music sounds foreign to our ears as Westerners. Whether you play an instrument or manipulate a turntable it's all music. The violence and...

Before this thread gets to lockdown, I'd like to offer that perhaps the "us and them" is a little unfair. Maybe it's just the fact that I am a young and fairly open-minded person, but I think that...

Help those of us who are phonetically challenged. Is Calace pronounced "Cah-La-chay" or "Cah-Lace"? Thanks! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I have found myself in a similar situation. I cycle through my Bach and Thile and Grisman and etcetera every night. I have a stack of books about six inches thick and I can't pick just one. I have...

Congratulations! That's a beauty.

The fact that some of us in the Denver metro could actually go play a Loar and then spout all over the 'net would seem like decent reason for them to bring it out.

I've played loads of mandos at...

Can anyone with excellent eyesight or a big monitor tell me what's written on the masking tape showing the bridge location? Looks like "yes, it was xxxx".

Very amusing stuff, amazing how calm and...

Seems it would take a lot of pressure to pop a string out of the bridge slot. I doubt seriously that a grommet could exert that sort of force, unless the grommet was waaay oversized.

Thom Yorke -- The Eraser

Common -- Finding Forever

Thile -- Deceiver

I use the TI Mittel (medium) on my 1914 Gibson A and they sound like you'd expect a premium set of flatwounds to sound. They also sound just like the day I put them on four months ago. Couldn't be...

I am going to ask the ignorant question: why did they produce these instruments without the scroll carved in? Was this a deliberate design decision or just a shortage of skilled craftspeople at the...

The sheer quantity of posts in this thread is insane. Well, I don't dare be left out, so here goes....

Johnson A, Mid-Mo M1, Flatiron 1N, Eastman 605, Alvarez A900, Flatiron 3MC, Gibson A, All done with tradin' and no complaints. I model my mando trading after the guy from Craigslist who turned a...

I don't know if it's possible for an E string to do this, but my D string was buzzy and I couldn't figure it out. Turns out that the string was the problem and after I replaced it the buzzy stopped.