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Welcome! I hope you enjoy your mandolin journey as much as I have. This site is a gold mine of everything you will ever want to know about mandolins. It has been a huge help to me.

I would also be interested to know where, in Florida in general, you can find old time jams.

Yes, Eastman does have a lifetime warranty to the original registered owner. They recommend contacting the dealer where the instrument was purchased. The text of their warranty is shown below.

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My wife and I are intrigued with The Villages in Florida, but are wondering if there are any old time or bluegrass music jams nearby. We would appreciate hearing from someone who lives in The...

Not about a mandolin, but "Clapton's Guitar" is a great book about Wayne Henderson and building a guitar for Eric Clapton. Lot's of very interesting guitar history, especially Martins, and...

BG_Dana
Thanks for the quick response. We'll check out the places you mentioned. Please let us know if you find and jams.

BG_Dana, How are you liking Florida? My wife (Dana) and I are thinking about moving from Virginia to somewhere around the Ocala area. Maybe The Villages, a Del Webb, or ?? Have you found any...

I agree with Allen. I play guitar/banjo/mandolin and my wife plays a tenor guitar. I like the tenor guitar sound. We often play and sing at assisted living facilities, as well as our old time jams...

NDO. I bought an Eastman 305 from TMS a little over a year ago. I found the setup to be very good. I did do a very minor re-fitting of the bridge as there was a tiny sliver of light visible under...

Medley12,
No, you are not alone. I like Bluegrass, but I play mostly old time fiddle tunes, which can also be played pretty quickly, but they are intended to be dance tunes, so playing faster than...

There was a recent thread asking which was a better brand Eastman or The Loar. Just for fun I did a quick count of the replies. Eastman 19, The Loar 3, and Kentucky 2. Not sure what this really...

Just for fun I did a quick count of the replies to this thread. Eastman 19, The Loar 3, and Kentucky 2. Not sure what this really means, but there seems to be significantly more Eastman owners who...

You could probably get by with a standard 5-string "no-knot" tailpiece. Just put both strings of each pair on a single post. The bridge will take care of the spacing.

Merry Christmas to everyone, and I sincerely hope that your new year will be an improvement over 2020.

STOP!! You need to understand more about what you are attempting to do. You could easily cut the nut slots too deep. You can get a FREE guide to how to setup your mandolin from a fellow MC member...

Maggots in the Sheep Hide (this is a really fun song)
Devil's Dream
Blackberry Blossom
Fisher's Hornpipe

You should probably talk to the guys at The Mandolin Store. My experience with them tells me they will do everything they can to help you get the mandolin you want at the best price possible.

Just to clarify my earlier post. The button I installed on my Eastman 305 is on the underside if the neck heal, like Kevin's pictured above. It is not installed on the "bottom" of the heal. Looking...

I have an Eastman 305. I installed a strap button on the bottom of the neck heal and played it this way for 8-10 months. I usually play sitting down, and this worked OK, but I found the instrument...

When I went to buy my first mandolin I did a lot of basic research, then asked the guys at The Mandolin Store what they recommended, Eastman, The Loar, or Kentucky. The immediate answer was Eastman....

I agree with the OP on his description of the MD305. I bought one about a year ago, also from TMS(great store, great service), and have enjoyed it. I have tried several different sets of strings,...

Another vote for the Eastman's..

Adrian,
I noticed this too. Also, I felt that the scallop that I made the first time was not long enough. So I pulled 3 more frets and extended the scallop leaving more material in front of the...

Red7Flag,
Here is a list of some of our favorite old time jam tunes. Enjoy!! Almost all of these are available on YouTube in one version or another.

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I have been thinking about this posting for about a week, and figured I would post it while everyone is in a holiday mood.

I am associated with a local veterans wellness center here in...