Looking for a mandolin teacher in Harford County MD.

[mdsmith]

Hey guys, just hoping to find a mandolin teacher in Harford County, Maryland. I just move up here last year, I'm in Forest Hill. If anyone is giving lessons up this way, or knows of anyone that is, please let me know. Thanks.

[Willie Poole]

I mentioned to you a day or so ago that Mark Bluett in York Pa. has a person that gives lessons...York isn`t all that far from where you live is it? He has a web site (Bluett Bros violin shop) or you can call him at 717-854-9064...Be aware that he will try to sell you one of his mandolins that he makes and they are good ones...Ricky Skaggs plays one of Mark`s fiddles at times and loves it...

You might also just google Mandolin lessons and give your area and see what come up...you asked if I gave lessons, well I could just teach someone the basics but that can de learned from one of the web sites that teaches mandolin...I`m sure someone on here will pass on the info on how to contact someone on the computer...

Lots of luck and welcome to the area...

Willie

[mdsmith]

York is about an hour away according to Google Maps. That's not out of the question, but if I could find someone closer, that would be even better. I thought maybe I would get luck and find someone who's been playing for a while that wouldn't mind doing something informal. Maybe every couple of weeks or so. I got luck that way when looking for a dobro teacher years ago. I found a local guy, but would let me stop over ever so often for a couple of hours, I'd hand him a few bucks and bring some beer, and he'd help me out with whatever I wanted to work on. Thanks for the reply.