Aside from the holes which may be appealing, there could be issues. I looked through all the photos, but remain none the wiser. The only photo of the whole top has those strange multiple shiny...
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Aside from the holes which may be appealing, there could be issues. I looked through all the photos, but remain none the wiser. The only photo of the whole top has those strange multiple shiny...
I'd suggest thin and flexible for Celtic and tremolo. This isn't a 'one size fits all' thing. Ballet, tap and clog all use foorwear appropriate for their dancing style. But you wouldn't do ballet...
For me, Dunlop 0.60mm is about as thin as I go - though recently I bought an electronic tuner, and thrown in the box as a freebie were some very thin plectrums. They sound pretty good. I've also...
If you have the energy, there's an endless thread about this type of Flatiron
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/3496-Compulsive-purchase-Flatiron-1N
Mine is a bit later model, with...
I'd think a look at the cut edges of the f-holes would be a good indication of solid wood or otherwise. Though you can't usually look that closely until you have the instrument in your hands.
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I had an old mandolin that I'd been playing for fifteen or twenty years. During that time, the act of playing the instrument had naturally rounded off the corners of the bridge on the upper side -...
Around this date, large numbers of Ukrainians, having been forcibly removed from their homeland during the Nazi occupation of WWII, found themselves in Britain. Many then had the opportunity to...
Sounds like the slots in the nut are not cut deep enough. Result is strings very high above the fretboard, the effect is that pressing the string on the first few frets nearest the nut will increase...
Directionality is a significant factor. What the audience (or other players) out front are hearing may not be the same as what the person playing hears. When playing in a jam with other mucicians,...
In the UK it is still available for free download or streaming on BBC iplayer, though I don't know for how long it will remain.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b06l51nr/detectorists
The shape of the mandolin plays an important part. A flat-top instrument may use a different approach to an arch-top. DIstances and heights and angles vary between instruments. As for irritation from...
Maybe it went down and bounced back up again.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ellis-Deluxe-Mandolin/383788968335
The domain-name of that email was registered on 8th October 2020. The location is given as Panama.
Seems ok to me.
The segmented f-holes look a bit odd for a supposed Stradolin. Usually the holes have either circular or comma-shape, with a more extreme point. The ones in the photo look more rounded.
You may be right. I assumed it was the truss-rod cover. :)
It may depend on what sort of music and style of playing is the goal. I use different grips during the course of playing, depending on the approach to both the music and the physical mandolin. It...
Depends. In my case it mostly happens with instruments which are otherwisec well-behaved, but need extra care when they've not been picked up and played for a while.
Yes. I find I especially have to do this with the E strings, though it applies to all. When I've left the instrument overnight or longer, the strings tend to grip the nut slots more stubbornly. I...
The hang gliding looks fun:
(Though I'd suggest turning down the audio volume)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAXjKgjaBW4
Well, a traditional mandolin didn't have such an endpin, nor a strap button. Both are recent additions. Many mandolins have neither. Whether inspired by a guitar or a violin may be determined on a...
Do you have any photos showing the back please? The name to me conjured up Italian-made bowl-back definitely. A recently-sold bowl-back example:...
I thought "Troublesome Creek" was the name of the song, maybe that's blues rather than country.
Thanks for asking. Yes, I still have the shim. I was intending to fit a replacement adjustable bridge, so far that is a work in progress. The bridge I bought had insufficient curvature to fit easily,...
That's cool. Newtone strings are made just a few miles from where I live, and yet mostly I'm looking to imported USA-made strings. I have used Newtone in the past, without giving it a second thought,...
I like my Stradolin very much, but after years of playing flat-tops this arch-top design is a bit awkward for me, in terms of right-hand stability. I can see why people fit arm-rest attachments, the...