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here are some pics of the sully (Ellis A) (https://sullysstraps.com/) and the "little satchel" (kentucky KM1000) (found it at carter's - https://cartervintage.com/)

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I think I snagged the eclipse. I’ve had it a week now and it’s great- hope you’re liking the flora!

Sully’s makes some gorgeous stuff, both new and reclaimed. I have a vintage sully on my “A”, and also have Sully’s straps on my guitars and banjos. I also have a “little satchel” on my “F” and it’s...

I've been shopping all week. Dunno how to play any of them, but boy they're pretty cool!

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Their website is terrible - they seem to have almost everything in stock, but you might need to call or dig into their catalog to find it. I do like my redbears.
anyway, good luck on the pick...

yes... coming!

I'm already ruined on guitars and banjos, so I was expecting mandolins to go that way too. It makes for good quarantining.

thanks everyone, there is some wonderful opinion, advice, and wisdom in this thread - all very much appreciated! I was moving toward that Girouard Concert at TME (thanks Mandobar for the heads up on...

nice writeup - for casein picks I'm partial to the read bear extra heavy speed bevel, both for guitar and mandolin.

now that's funny.

yes actually - I'll stick with f-holes for anything new or recent. If some old, beat up vintage thing comes along with a big missing part in the middle of the soundboard but...

Thanks Brandon - you raise a great point on memory. I'm in camp of finding the instrument that feels and sounds right (at the time) and then not worrying too much about comparisons, and just spend...

thanks everyone - helpful feedback. Now I have five builders to sort through! (what I call a 'high-quality' problem)

While we're waiting for everything to get back to normal, I've been mulling an instrument upgrade: I play a Kentucky KM1000 now (flat fretboard, F-style) and it's just fine for my level. But there's...

Thanks so much for the ebook Rob - have just flipped through and it's an amazing resource! Truly a treasure, and will certainly keep me busy during this period of isolation.

all the best!

I'm in a similar position - as a guitarist, I tried everything I could find and settled on a readbear c-hvy and a bluechip TAD50 as my favorites depending on the guitar. I still haven't found my way...