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I'm the opposite, was a bassist (well, guitarist first) for many years before I took up the mandolin. Some 60 years ago, friends were organizing a blues band, lacked a bass, so I taught myself. I...

Terrible news, and a damned shame. My second mandolin (the first was an Eastman) was a Custom Deluxe made by Rolfe (a Deluxe with Bluegrass style binding and inlays) in 2005, and it will go to my...

Got two to add which have not been mentioned yet:

Gerry Hundt, who plays blues mostly.
Jim Nikora, who studied with Jethro, prefers Irish music nowadays.

I am contemplating stepping out of the cold to play blues on my Phoenix Deluxe (which arrived with a McIntryre Feather pickup). I have a Bad Cat Hot Cat 30 guitar amp, through which the Phoenix...

Buy that lad a nice used Alembic short-scale bass! Hohners are all 'thump' and no tone, no better than Gibsons. ;-)

I used a tape measure to get a pretty good idea of how long a strap had to be after putting an old strap on the mando and fiddling with where I wanted to sit. Then went to a leather-maker's shop...

I was there, brung SWMBO and Jim Nikora with me. One hell of a show, and Gerry blew the doors off the joint. When someone can impress Nikora, they're doing damned well, and Jim was quite impressed...

is a new(ish) amp designed for acoustic instruments, has what amounts to a PADI built into it. One review <http://#######.com/yaz86d6> suggests that it rolls off at the bottom too soon for a mando....

Gonna be there! Will bring friends!

I've got a Phon Tuner on my Palm Treo (it comes in versions for other phones as well). It listens on your phone's mike (old-timer's gripe: NOT "mic") and displays how far you are from the...

Phoenix. Hands down. And I'm keeping mine!

bevel Ducati or RubberDuckie?

He's right, you know. #You can play the blues on an original 1959 Les Paul that costs a mint ... or you can play 'em on a cheap Silvertone (as did Mississippi Fred McDowell. #I've got me a reissue...

Have a look at a used Phoenix, for they appear on the classifieds now & then. Fab axe, beautifully made.

Heard Billy Flynn last night, playing with the reconstituted Cash Box Kings. #The man really has the sense of the Chicago boys, plays with fire. #Hides out up there in Green Bay, reappears now & then...

Another fab player from Madison, Wisconsin: #Jim Nikora, who studied with Jethro hisself. #Doesn't play out much, but when he does, people listen!

OK, I've got it in mp3 format now. #Still looking for score or tabs.

Me, sir. #Been riding (off & on) since 1956. #Am afflicted with MLI (Moto Lust Italiano). #Live 80 miles from the HD factory, and never been tempted by one (well ... I rode a fairly nice Buell once)....

There's a saying amongst collectors/riders/guardians of old Italian motorcycles: #One does not sell Ducatis; one buys them.

Of the five guitars I own, I'd never sell the 1942 Gibson nor the 1973...

Well, I'm an even greater klutz, almost entirely an "ear" player. I have a pretty good knowledge of theory and history, but can only read with great difficulty (sight read? fageddaboudit!) I learned...

As Mr. Jazzmando suggests (among others) have a look at Phoenix. I have a custom Deluxe (see avatar) that came in under your budget and which I think is incredibly versatile, long sustain, fab tone...

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That'd add insult to injury. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Can anyone lead me to music for Marco Cara's Poiche in van ... or to a downloadable mp3? #I have it on vinyl, but no reasonable way to convert it.

TIA

That's the way live auctions work, although Skinner does add an extra premium for on-line buyers. When the final sale prices are reported they include the buyer's premium.

There is an auctioneer...

There's a very pretty style B Lyon & Healy mando on fleabay, as item #350052884105.

Unfortunately it is an auction house selling it sorta via fleabay ... and they will require a 22.5% buyer's...

I had a similar (though greatly reduced) experience when buying my first mandolin. #I had a budget that was semi-limited by the Gibson Les Paul I was trading in, but I tried mandos in the $1,000 to...