The Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) has a list of teachers that you might take a look at. I expect that many of these would be amenable...
I can knit an Aran sweater with the wickedest knots the Irish can devise (and they do work at it!), but I'm having problems creating a loop end on a...
On the copyright.gov site, there is an option to "Ask a Copyright Specialist" -- right now it is followed by "Chat is offline" ... but maybe later?
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