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I have a mandolin with a couple of nut slots worn too low, hence buzzing open strings.

In the past I have had adequate success in correcting that problem by filling with bone dust (sometimes even...

Yes, the latter. I love the Blue Sky Boys and that type, but what I was wondering about was, as you've rightly said it, a string band playing fiddle tunes without the fiddle.

Though possibly searching through a haystack where there isn't any needle, I'm looking for mandolin-driven string bands, particularly those of the early days of recorded country music. I know many...

Your avatar mandolin is a traditional short neck, along the lines of the old Gibsons. And it's a beauty!

Someone else will probably explain it better than me, but--

On a shortneck, the rims go into the heel at the 12th fret; this is most common on oval hole mandolins. If you look at the old Gibson A...

Good question--I still may decide to go with an original A, but in my experience there are complications that come with a hundred-year-old instrument. If I lived back east, I'd love to hit the big...

I've been looking around for contemporary mandolin builders particularly known for making short-neck oval-holes in the manner of the old Gibson A models. I'm familiar with Mike Black. Are there...

Nicely written overview and and good interview. Thanks.

Thanks for posting--what a pleasure to get to see that fine work. What a band!

As we were leaving the show last night we were wishing we'd got a picture of Ronnie and Jake together--so thanks a million for posting. There's a great energy between them.

Mark form Mark's Memories is just incredible. He's simply tireless in his work at getting these recordings and doing the best job possible. I've never met anybody who loves music more, and he's...

I just ran across this video of the Jacob Jolliff Band at IBMA--some really nice ensemble playing in what is, for these guys, a pretty traditional vein.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fr56qNOIno

Here's a new Jacob Jolliff Band video that just went up on youtube this week. It's a little more like his work with Joy Kills Sorrow, maybe, than his more recent work with Yonder Mountain. Pretty...

Somehow I'd missed this video back when you posted it. Incredible picking.

Congratulations to Ethan. I had the chance to pick a little with him last summer and to hear him play several times. Not only is he as good as the championship indicates, but he's a really fine...

Yonder Mountain was on Live Screen last night, and you can still watch the show on the site. Jake Jolliff on mandolin was hitting some great stuff--and the rest of the boys and Allie were hitting...

Yes, Jake will be with Yonder in the Colorado shows, and I think Allie will too. I saw them at the Ryman, in Columbus, and at String Summit. Great shows.

I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but it seemed like something mandolin pickers might get a kick out of. It's Jacob Jolliff (of Joy Kills Sorrow) playing solo mandolin for the Elton John tune...

Hey, mandomedic. I sure appreciate all the interest you've taken in Jake over the years. It doesn't seem so long ago that he was sitting in your shop, and you were letting him play some of the best...

My son is looking for a university or conservatory music program that would allow him to do a performance major with mandolin as major instrument. #Does anyone know of on--in addition to Berklee? #If...