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Viva Las VeGrass is the only multi-day bluegrass festival held in Las Vegas. Held on a former golf course turned into the "Jewel of the Nevada Parks System," you'll enjoy 3 days of amazing bluegrass,...

I think you meant silver, if so that it the boy who received it's name engravedion the truss rod cover. Thank you all for the very kind words, I hope all of us are so lucky to find a mando so cool in...

Some photos from Gil that show the color a bit better:

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Hello friends,

I've been so excited to get this on here and share my find with you. I just got it back from the luthier (Gil Rosado formerly of Mandolin Bros, you rock!) and finished up photos and...

Thanks Nick, I appreciate it! I sure hope you can make it to 48, the Monroe Doctrine won't be the same without you and I've been working hard to get ready this year!

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Hello fellow Cafe friends and Happy New Year.

My wife and I travelled over the holidays to New Orleans and San Antonio before stopping in Austin for a few days. I had reached out to Ellis...

Reminds me of a fellow player who said "As soon as you enter a instrument contest, you've lost."

Congrats to Sierra, a masterful mandolin player. I would imagine that much like the Oscars and...

Whew! That was a close one for the Spectra of Plectra!

Can anyone who listened to the early years of Rock n Roll with performers like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Elvis say "Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones" aren't rock? Just because a genre evolves...

While looking up other places to leave feedback I found a site called Trustpilot. While there were many glowing reviews about the Artistworks content, there were several recent feedbacks recounting...

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I'm leaving on the red eye flight to DC tonight, gonna at least catch the weekend's shows and workshops. Any other Cafe members going to be there? Got my new backpack mando case and ready to do some...

Shalom!

I added that red V Pick, pretty interesting. Picked it up at Carter's when there. I'm interested to hear what everyone thought compared well to the Blue Chip as many folks don't want to spend that...

They are playing June 24th in D.C. for Chris' first annual American String Summit at the Kennedy Center. It lasts 5 days and has tons of performances and some free workshops, etc. Me and another...

While in Nashville for Mando Camp, we all went to Carter's to sample the goods and hear the instructor's concerts. Awesome place and great folks. My friend Robin and I went into the high end room and...

See Zach, sh*t happens!! ; )

Eric, I'll be home over the weekend of the 4th for sure, looking to play with you all! I'm going to the Chris Thile String Summit events the week before at the Kennedy...

Been a while since last update.. what's the latest?

Mark where did you buy the buffalo horn picks? I didn't realize people were making them, thought it was a one off kind of thing. It was definitely interesting sounding.

Hmm! I didn't realize the clear one was the buffalo horn! I thought it was the odd shaped dark one in the last row of the latest pic. One of the mando players I had come over to try them all is a...

Serial number is A12010469. Thanks for the info, I'll have her do that.

Please keep an eye out for my student's The Loar which was stolen in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday night from her trunk. It is a sunburst LM520VS. Contact me if you have any information, reward is being...

Wow guys, been a long weekend and I just had a chance to check the forum. First of all, sorry there was a mix-up but if anyone thinks it was intentional you are way off base. Secondly, if anyone's...