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I fought with the difficulty of adapting my mandolin knowledge to mandola for several years. In fact, there are probably a million and half bitching and moaning posts here on the Cafe about it.
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Make that two guys. I agree. If you're buying a museum piece, don't dare to do anything to it. If you're buying it as a working instrument, do whatever you want to make it yours.

Not my experience, with two different instruments now. One had a Weber label, but was not made by Bruce Weber as I understand it. The other was a Kala. Both sounded great until there was a...

It depends on who made the Webers. Not who signed the label: who made the instrument. Some were made by companies that bought the rights to the Weber name.

I have several Webers. Most were made...

I haven't seen one that does that. Can you give me a brand?

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I ended up buying a very cheap--like $19 one--because I had an urgent need ... and because the only way I know to...

Can I ask--are the images through these scopes live, or delayed? I've seen reviews that say that because it runs through the camera there is a delay that makes it hard to maneuver.

I've been finding myself sunk in various instruments recently, looking at condition and checking structure. The mirror thing isn't cutting it, particularly on my Tenor Guitar. I'm thinking about a...

Thanks, everyone, for your responses. I'm going to keep a list of them all and try them all. I have a feeling that this is one of those injuries that is going to recur even after it gets better.
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Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm going to check out his live jams, too.

Question, though: do you know if he posts anywhere what the playlists are? I looked for it on his Youtube channel and it's...

Someone on another string mentioned him. I took a look at his recorded jams and they look great. But ... no play lists? No way to get in touch with him? Would appreciate a clue. Thanks.

Thanks for your email. First, for your idea. I'll check it out.

More importantly, because your list of instruments is impressive that when I show it to my wife, she'll see that it's really not...

I'm having problems with my thumb on my picking hand. Has anyone found a solution? Thicker picks ? Cushions? Duct tape (I'm serious!)

More set up questions. As I was changing strings on the beast last night, I managed to break 2 of the 4 strings. So I'm batting .500, which is not bad for baseball, but maybe not so great for set up....

Thanks so much for the video! I'm completely enamored by old fashioned hand-and-tool work. That's why all of my inlay are hand cut. It's a total pain in the tuchus and nowhere near as precise as the...

I'm continuing to work on my right hand tendonitis issue, and have made some progresss. Thought I'd share.


Alternate heat and cold, 20 minutes each for a couple rounds. (My PT recommended and...

I'm setting up someone's Blue Ridge Tenor BR 40T in CGDA tuning. Any suggestions on strings? Couple of questions:


Pedestrian, run of the mill CGDA strings recommendation?
First class,...

Hey, thanks for asking. Well, it's good news/bad news. I ended up testing positive for Covid shortly after I wrote that message. I was not deathly sick but my head wasn't in playing; I ended up...

I'm with you. I have enjoyed building--and even more, repairs--for years and years. That may be a reflection on how bad a player I am. But I've found a cure for the shop vs. playing conundrum.

I...

Well, here's the irony. I absolutely love the look of GBOMs. I actually built a GBOM by modifying a baritone uke kit. It was an experiment. Looked lovely. Sounded decent. Some intonation problems...

Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate y'alls' time and thoughts.

I've decided not to go forward for the moment. Between the time I wrote my question and now, I've developed a bad case of...

Interesting. My least favorite part of a carpentry of any kind is finish--from the sanding to the applying of finish. But ever since the first time I got into the French Polish mindset, I've really...

I'd never argue with anyone from Bend, Oregon. But perhaps Mike and I disagree on the "fish or cut bait." Cutting bait is cheap. Buying an unconsidered mandolin is expensive: there's first the cost...

You don't say what your status is: do you have a mandolin? Are you looking to buy a first mandolin, or looking to move up from a beginner to intermediate or intermediate to top of the line? That's...

Favorite: designing and executing inlays. Least favorite: getting those f***ing neck angles right!

Got it! Sending you back a text message--from a 404 exchange.