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Jan-18-2021, 9:21am

Alfons commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #263 w/ Special Guest Mike Marshall in dbmandolin

A beautiful rendition of a beautiful tune, and a fine tribute to Tony Rice.

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Jan-16-2021, 10:23pm

Alfons replied to a thread Two more Piccolo Mandolins- Cherry and Black Walnut in General Mandolin Discussions

Those are both very cool, and the pear overlay is great. I am totally loving that walnut.

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Jan-11-2021, 11:34pm

Alfons commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #262 w/ Special Guest Caterina Lichtenberg in dbmandolin

Mike, even though we know you're biased, how could we possibly argue? :) Glad to be able to enjoy this beautiful playing on Mandolin Mondays.

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Jan-10-2021, 9:42pm

Alfons replied to a thread Hello everyone in General Mandolin Discussions

Howdy Willow! The Mandolin Cafe is a great place to be - what led you here? I love it because it's a place where you can meet great people who are...

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Jan-10-2021, 8:35pm

Alfons replied to a thread Favorite Metronome in Equipment

Wittner MT-50 - recommended to me by a drummer because of its loud beefy sound that cuts through whatever you have going on.

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Jan-04-2021, 8:13pm

Alfons commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #261 w/ Special Guest Laura-Beth Salter in dbmandolin

Very tasty! Nice tunes, and you sure make that Krishot sound great.

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Jan-04-2021, 8:05pm

Alfons replied to a thread It's the anniversary of Mandolin Mondays #1 in General Mandolin Discussions

WOO HOO !!! Thank you Mr. Benedict, and thank you Mr. Cafe !!! Who'd a thunk us workin stiffs would be looking forward to Mondays? And still...

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Jan-01-2021, 11:47pm

Alfons replied to a thread New milestone in General Mandolin Discussions

OK Mark, after two invocations the least you can do is pick up your mandolin and provide some actual twilight zone music. :mandosmiley:

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Jan-01-2021, 6:43pm

Alfons replied to a thread My wife gifted me two mandolins for Christmas! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Very nice indeed - hopefully they were able to take periodic breaks from posing to play music. :grin:

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Jan-01-2021, 6:31pm

Alfons replied to a thread D'Addario Chris Thile Signature Pick in Equipment

I just asked my local shop to get me one of those CT's. Congrats on that MD515 - the shop here had a 515V a while back that was a dynamite...

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Jan-01-2021, 3:18am

Alfons replied to a thread Bridge foot marks/resale value in General Mandolin Discussions

I agree with Bob (more or less) - While I don't like to see them get marked up, most of the marks made from moving the bridge aren't too bad, and are...

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Dec-30-2020, 9:19pm

Alfons replied to a thread Thank you Scott and Mandolin Cafe in General Mandolin Discussions

Interesting that so many of our wives have such similar things to say about the cafe. ;) Here's wishing Scott and the crew a happy, healthy and...

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Dec-29-2020, 8:11pm

Alfons replied to a thread Build a mandolin in four days in General Mandolin Discussions

That's very cool - thanks for posting! I love seeing how things go together. It's also doubly cool that they do this in 4 days. I think there was...

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Dec-29-2020, 7:31pm

Alfons replied to a thread Phone Holder for Music Stand in Equipment

Sherry, that looks like it worked out well! Thanks for posting the photo. Are you happy with the clip-base? The goose neck seems much better than...

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Dec-28-2020, 10:57pm

Alfons replied to a thread At long last, Davey Stuart custom tenor in Tenor Guitars

Very nice! Congrats. Nice sound - we'll look forward to more. :) I had thought about trying to string my mandola as a tenor guitar but never got...

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Dec-28-2020, 4:32pm

Alfons commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #260 w/ Special Guest Bobby Osborne in dbmandolin

Wonderful - Thank you Mr. Osborne for sharing with us, and for introducing me to this wonderful tune!

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Dec-25-2020, 9:50pm

Alfons replied to a thread NMD Collings MT2-0 (Pictures and a Christmas Tune) in General Mandolin Discussions

Congrats, and thanks for sharing that beautiful playing. I think the Collings oval holes are a thing unto themselves, so I get why you'd want to keep...

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Dec-25-2020, 9:27pm

Alfons replied to a thread Santa brought a new tailpiece! in General Mandolin Discussions

Doug, that tailpiece is amazing. Thanks for sharing that and the strap info with us, and Merry Christmas!

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