I am surprised that the term “best bang for the buck” didn’t automatically trigger the response of get an A-model. So I will say that. As you may or...
One thing to bear in mind is that there are different schools of classical playing. You might familiarize yourself with the differences. There are a...
I was impressed years ago when these first came out and I was surprised that I liked it since I owned a vintage National mandolin and a tenor guitar....
I would guess that it would be a conical block with some sort of dovetail. I know inexpensive American bowlbacks often had neck and conical block as...
Many of the mandolin methods, even ones published today derive from violin methods and adapt these exercises, etudes, etc. for a plectrum instrument...
That is funny... I missed this thread altogether. I had the same message conversation with the seller and we were about to make arrangements to meet...
I agree with my wise colleagues' comments above. However, IMHO the mandolins made circa 1921 of any Gibsons seem to be consistent and well-made. So,...
Here's another video of Karolina playing "Worried Man Blues" on another Bulas instrument. Unique design, too—sort of a modernized lump scroll. Here's...