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I bought my Rigel A+ from Mr. Johnson (more than 15 years ago), never having played it, never having bought a quality instrument over the internet. Mr. Johnson was kind to a newbie and a square...

As the owner of both a Blueridge tenor tuned GDAE and a Pono guitar-body octave (and a Rigel A+ mandolin), I so understand the "learning curve" portion of your question. My experience: I turned to...

Just an fyi (and no affiliation)...Red Bear has made medium gauge picks available this afternoon in pearly grape and turtle shell. I bought a Red Bear pick 10? years ago and it is still my favorite,...

I, too, received a new Pono Octave from the Mandolin Store about 2 weeks ago. I'd like to echo everything that Heymate said above about the great experience buying from The Mandolin Store. The...

I'll be the only woman there.

I'll be the only old woman there.

I'll be the only old, amateur woman there.

Nobody wants to hear an old woman sing.

I am so weary of making nice with these...

While I'm here mouthing off, I'd like to mention the DC Bluegrass Union. Homepage is a great resource for local activity: http://dcbu.org/

The Friday night jam at Beck and Benedicts Hardware in Waynesboro PA does continue with considerable vigor, f-d. But it is pretty much straight ahead bluegrass. Long may it reign! I've never been to...

I was at the Friday Kennedy Center show as well. The level of musicianship was thrilling. Fatt-dad, you mention the dueling mandolin jam of Thile/Jarosz... Can you identify the fiddle tune they...

Ditto. Can't wait. My Christmas present to me. I'm not a serial collector, I don't have MAS (really, I don't...), and I rarely ever go out to play in a plugged-in way. But I didn't want to resist. So...

I watched the show via Concert Window at Abbie Weisenbloom's and they killed it! (Abbie's is the next best thing to being there, btw...) Absolutely, re: Joe Walsh. Nice way with a vocal too. And that...

I followed the advice above and took my Blueridge to a luthier this weekend. He adjusted the truss rod a little and gave the bridge a wee trim and now I am a (solvent) very happy camper. It made all...

Very interested to hear a report from the OP about this new Matin custom tenor, assuming that it has now been shipped and received. I would be especially interested in hearing how it compares to the...

In my long life, I have often confused my attraction to a musician with my attraction to music. It took me a while to figure out what was what. When I eventually admitted to myself that my love for...

One of my very favorite bands. Thank you for such an insightful interview. It is inspiring to read about Caleb's thoughtful approach. I have enormous respect for the skills of the entire band. Reeb...

Wanted to mention the appearance of Foghorn Stringband tonite, via ConcertWindow. Here's the link: https://www.concertwindow.com/abbiewpresents Streaming from Portland at 7:30 on the west coast,...

Gotta say, that was oodles of fun last night.:)

A very helpful book for me as well--in contrast to others I've bought. I ordered the Exercises book first (backwards is my learning style), but had trouble reading the music. (These old eyes...) Took...

I had always wanted to learn more about music theory but could not find the discipline. A couple of years ago, I got involved in a hopeless relationship with a guitar player and thoughts of him were...

I took my Rigel A+ (not quite all black, but very dark--almost as dark as the one you've pictured) to a jam recently and the guitar player I sat beside said, "Look, she brought a Ferrari."