Mostly bluegrass but i dabble in blues, jazz, and celtic as well. Im open to checking out whatever jams are happening
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Mostly bluegrass but i dabble in blues, jazz, and celtic as well. Im open to checking out whatever jams are happening
I'll be road trippin' to Asheville in a couple weeks and I'm curious when/where to best local jams are. Ill be there from March 16-23 would love to do some pickin while in town. Looks like there...
Of course a day after posting this I got notification that my mandolin is ready. You all gave some accurate estimates, the job took about 3.5/4 months. Thanks for your replies everyone
Luthiers of the cafe, if a mando needed the top/soundboard to be replaced, how long would you estimate a job like that to take? We're talking about a carved solid wood top. I don't expect there to be...
I bought a mandolin off reverb and I have mixed feelings about the experience. The price seemed too good to be true for a hand carved instrument, and it was. Whether or not the seller knew about the...
I’m looking to amp my mandolin but I’m on a budget. Until I can afford something more professional would I be better off getting a microphone or a pickup? I know if I go with a pickup I’ll also need...
Those of you who have replaced a tailpiece, what did it cost? Every time I change strings I think about replacing the tailpiece. This is what I've currently got...
It clearly has an F-style body. The only thing I can think of is the scroll isn't fully cut out and looks flat. Why is this considered an A-5? Or is it just mislabeled?
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Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, and Jethro Burns
My mandolin has some fret buzz just on the E string frets 10-12. Where's the best place in the Chicago for mando repairs? I've been to Hogeye in Evanston, and I like that shop a lot but the buzz...
I flew with a washburn M1SDLB in a gig bag earlier this year. It was the maximum length of a carry on and they gave me a little hassle about the size but did let me fly with it.
Haters be damned! Banjo's are rad. Play whatever music you want and naysayers can go kick rocks
I don’t get the point of electric mandolins. They don’t sound like mandolins to me. If I didn’t know someone was playing one I’d just assume I’m hearing an electric guitar. I’d like to hear others...
Thanks! T think I'm gonna try the pointed medium and the jazz mando II, i'll look up that model
The ads on the cafe homepage are effective I guess. I can’t bring my self to spend ~$30 on a bluechip but $5-15 I can indulge. Who uses them or has tried them? What models?
what a great song, i discovered it back in 05ish when i was 14/15, my wedding is coming up and I should have the Dj play this
Beethoven wrote 4 pieces for mandolin and piano, we'll be playing...
Can't make it to this one but hopefully I'll be able to make it to the fall gathering!
Idk if this is helpful or not but I've been working on modes lately as well. An exercise I've been doing is to pick a major key and run through all of the scales/modes. So if I start with the G...
I'm also a fan of the dunlop stubby triangle. I find it easy to hold and I like the tone it produces. Local guitar shop sells em for $0.70/each so thats nice too. But if santa is good to me, I may...
Thanks for the thoughts everyone. I know I could certainly get a better mando for the money, but like I said I really like the inlay on this one. But not enough to over pay by a couple hundred bucks.
https://reverb.com/item/16099421-1978-alvarez-f-5-mandolin-with-fern-headstock-inlay-model-a-800-hand-made-with-hard-case#policies-tab
I think this a beautiful mandolin and I love the inlays on the...
I just tried the dunlop stubby triangle 2mm They were 70cents each at a guitar shop so i figure why not try them. I'm pretty happy with the purchase and they are my current pick of choice
Rules are made to be broken...
I've never had a snark tell me an instrument is in tune when its out of tune but one just stopped working, even with new batteries; and my current one has an unreliable screen/display whatever, it...
Truth. My fiance is a talented violin player and I have to beg her to play tunes with me