There is a tradition of using the best materials for the top-of-the-line instruments. In violin world, student-quality bows are usually mounted with...
My amp is a Fender Super Champ X2 with pretty much the same geometry you describe above JB, channel 1 is tube driven and channel 2 is DSP modeling of...
I don't own a Collings MTO so this can be taken with several grains of salt. With my 1916 F-4 I have tried many types of strings including TI mittels...
F-style, A-style, two-point. Oval hole, ff holes. A-4s, where the neck is flush with the top, A- or F-5s where it is elevated. Bowl backs, canted-top...
The companion story is the one about the evening a woman came up to Jascha Heifetz after a concert, gushing about how wonderful his Guarneri del Gesł...
Sherry, if you can't make yourself work on the three-finger chords, listen to yourself. This might just be something where the effort isn't worth the...
The scale lengths should be the same for both the F-12 and F-5 at ~13 7/8". The question is whether it is a 12th fret or 15th fret neck join. I don't...
I'll give an answer to you question about books. The website for Mel Bay has enough mandolin books to keep you entertained and learning for the next...