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Jairo thank you! That is a perfect example and amazing mando work!

Hello all, so I have picked up a classical method book and have come across “glide strokes”. What exactly are these and how are they played? Is it like playing a chord but only on two to three...

Rob,
Thank you so much for providing this informative e-book to the Mandolin Café masses! Have not had the chance to go through it and apply your knowledge but soon I will!

Thank you again,
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So, seeing that this is a sub par mandolin, would I be out of my league to spend the exact same on a rogue rm100-a? To put this in prospective I am a poor father of a one year old, going to nursing...

Thanks! Any idea what kind of mandolin this is?

This is my mandolin, have no idea who made it types of wood, and just learning to play it. Wondering if there are any modifications I can make on it? My brother and law is a luthier, and we have...

ToyonPete,

It does not make any scratching noises when strummed with the fleshy part of my fingers. I have slightly longer nails on my right hand for guitar, and when I hit the nail it scratches!...

Tom,

Thank you for that great advice and motivation!!!

It actually happens while not fretting any and all notes, at all levels of volume and tension on pick. That's why I am assuming the scratching is coming from the picks on the strings. My brother and...

Louise, thank you so much for the advice. Just take it slow, and "perfect" it! Another quick question, is there a way to get rid of string scratching? I have changed pick angle, picks, such like that...

Hello all! Took up trying to learn mandolin after feeling the need to play an instrument at my family's annually lake retreat. I am using the Greg Horne book, it is a vast wealth of knowledge, but I...