Weldon Lister did this for my Kimble 2 point a few years ago. Great guy to work with and he does great work. If I ever part ways with this Kimble, the tailpiece isn’t going with it! :) Too bad if...
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Weldon Lister did this for my Kimble 2 point a few years ago. Great guy to work with and he does great work. If I ever part ways with this Kimble, the tailpiece isn’t going with it! :) Too bad if...
I currently have three Stroboclips, a Strobostomp, and a Stroboplus. Love Peterson tuners lol.
Sorry but I have no idea.
I recently saw a YouTube video about fiddling that suggested, when you’re playing in the key of A, you might tune the G string down to an A for some nice resonance.
At $350-$420, these cases aren’t cheap (to me, at least, but then I’ve never bought $600-$2000 cases), but I’ve been wanting ONE case to carry both a mandolin and violin to jams or on trips. I was...
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Ok, you talked me into it. A Crossrock combination case for mandolin and violin! I can’t wait to open it (it’s a birthday present, so I’m waiting patiently for my wife to tell me to go...
Lol, that caught my ear, too!
I bought the James tailpiece from Weldon Lister directly.
I sent an email to Eastman this morning. I can’t find my original paperwork for the mandolin, so not sure if I’ll be able to get warranty coverage. I bought this new from the Mandolin Store some...
Wow, thanks for the suggestions to contact Eastman!
I went to grab my MD315 and saw a string hanging in front. What? The loop was still on the string…. I was trying to figure out how in the world the string could break in that manner, but quickly...
I love Jarrod’s playing. He has a nice interview on Mandolins and Beer podcast. https://mandolinsandbeer.com/the-mandolins-and-beer-podcast-175-re-return-of-jarrod-walker-billy-strings/?amp=1
My experience seems to match a lot of those in this thread. I prefer the BC CT55 (tone, smooth play, never gets rough and fuzzy) and have it tucked into the strings on my Kimble, but have bunches of...
Some guitar string winders might be too big. I’ve bought a couple of special string winders that fit the smaller mandolin tuner buttons better, but they don’t work on all my mandolins. Depends on...
I’ve never had an Eastman violin but would like to have one someday. I’ve read lots of good responses about the good value of their various violins, especially in their midrange and above.
I was...
I saw a new Washburn mandolin at a local music store last year and it was awful - terrible fit and finish, terrible fretboard and fret work, weak quiet thin tone. Obviously that Washburn was one data...
It seems very odd to me that two of the shops that are authorized dealers for Gibson mandolins (Morgan Music and the Acoustic Shoppe) are in Missouri and are fairly small shops. (I’m in KC area and...
I’ve owned multiple models from both brands. In general I’ve preferred the looks of the Kentucky mandolins but the sound and playability of the Eastmans. I did read more than once of store owners...
I didn’t think I needed a mandola till I “accidentally” played an Eastman MDA315 at the store. The deep voice really grabbed me and I called my wife and asked if she wanted to buy it for my Christmas...
I love my Tonedexter. I bought it for mandolin but mainly use it with an electronic violin these days (I purchased a profile made specifically for Yamaha YEV104.). Amazing what it can do to a piezo...
A couple of years ago I went on a road trip from Kansas City to a couple of music stores in southern Missouri where some nice mandolins were in stock. I played some nice Collings, Gibson, Eastman,...
By the way, I’ve recently heard some podcast interviews with violin collectors in which the collectors noted that hundreds of years ago, violin makers were already doing things to make their new...
I noticed a similar change in sound on my Eastman MD315 when I relic’d it. “Drier” and “older sounding” are the same thing I noticed. (Definitely no intent to imply that my Eastman is in same...
Ok, I am guilty, I relic’d a mandolin! :) Am I embarrassed about it? Well, yeah. I feel silly playing it out, but folks who’ve asked about it said it was cool.
The mandolin is an Eastman MD315,...