This is a favorite, and would adjust nicely to a bluegrass treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1vfWjRxo1Y
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This is a favorite, and would adjust nicely to a bluegrass treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1vfWjRxo1Y
I would agree that the ukulele has a fairly shallow learning curve, at least to get the point where you're playing content that sounds musical. Nylon strings are easier on the fingers, many basic...
In that price range, I would recommend Mainland and Kala.
Mainland are all-solid wood, and although made overseas, they are imported and distributed by Mike Hater in Indiana and he is an...
I'm tempted to pay the $17,500 and demand he send me the feet. Truth in advertising.
I find there is nothing quite so random as an Eastman mandolin. The best Eastmans I've played have been the cheapest ones.
It's not a joke at all. Bozo is a top-notch builder and his work is very desirable. He is not much known for mandolins, but I know I'm intrigued.
I owned one of Bozo's guitars for several years. It really was fabulous, although certainly unique to look at.
That ain't the way Bill would have boxed it.
x-braced or tone bars?
Despite the plethora of banjo jokes on this forum, many, many of us are also banjo players (myself included!).
Wait, now we're complaining that music companies we do business with send us catalogs? Honestly, is there nothing people here won't complain about? I tell ya, that zombie apocalypse can't come soon...
Apparently, some people's lives are so good, they need to go looking for things to complain about. Fortunately, they will be the first ones eaten in the zombie apocalypse.
That's truly one of a kind. Thank goodness.
It's a Blue Comet mandolin, purportedly made by Regal. Google Blue Comet mandolin and you'll find quite a bit of info.
I have owned several super-high-end instruments that didn't satisfy me musically, and I ended up selling. It's not that they were bad; they just weren't me. As others have said, spending more doesn't...
I use Fender Heavies and Dunlop Tortex. I like them both. I have a couple Bluechips, but I can't say I prefer them to the Fenders or the Dunlops. To each their own.
People should do whatever they like with their instruments. Some people like their instruments to look great, and maintaining the appearance of an instrument does no suggest that someone doesn't play...
I still have a Fullerton Gloucester, and I still like it. It required a fair bit of tweaking when I first received it, but it plays and sounds quite well, and it's kind of pretty, to boot.
Because I play what I like and the opinions of strangers on the internet does not influence me one whit.
When I built my Saga kit, Lynn Dudenbostel was selling some Virzis he made in the classifieds. I really wanted to buy one and install it in my kit, so I could say the mandolin was a collaboration...
As someone who plays mandolin, banjo, and ukulele, I've heard every snide comment there is. It's fun playing an instrument that not everybody knows what it is.
Whenever I take my banjo-uke out for...
I've bought perhaps a dozen instruments from Elderly, without ever having set foot in the place. A reliable mail-order place is worth its weight in gold.
I would never turn down a free setup from a reputable shop. At worst, you'll get it back exactly as you brought it in. At best, you may notice some surprising improvements in playability. I find it...
A few years ago, I went to the Gibson Showcase in Nashville. They had about 20 mandolins available, mostly the higher-end stuff. The F-9 they had there was the best sounding of the bunch. Really...
I've said it elsewhere on the forum, but I'll say it again here. My Peter Coombe A-style mandolin is the best mandolin I've ever played. Not "best for the money." Not best I've ever owned. Best I've...