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Thanks, Mark. Yes, I also prefer "Waltz From Ravishka" among the two tunes I have recorded -- I think mainly because I have played it at a better tempo. For the other one, "Nevil'nyk", I think the...

First of all, I love the blueburst look of the back and sides of your mandolin!! That said, I’m not a pick guard fan. I prefer to see the contours and wood of the top unimpeded, and I don’t need the...

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No longer in the collection but imo a beautiful and elegant take on the abbreviated pickguard.

My Eastman's pickguard is pretty small.

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I liked the abbreviated style, 5 - 5 1/4” x 2”. A midsize is good to, 5 1/4” x 2 1/8” - 2 1/4”. Pins and or screws are sufficient alone, without a side bracket, to securely hold the pg in place
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I'm the same as Ray, I use it more as register to where my hand is and fingertips just lightly brush it. Mine are pinned into the fingerboard extension a good 1/16" below the fretboard surface and...

In addition to the benefits already stated above, I find that an armrest helps offset the weight of the headstock. Especially on an F5 shape with a tonegard on.

Here is an easy experiment. Wrap a rubber band around your four fingers and then hold the pick in a standard position between thumb and forefinger. You can really hear the difference in tone by...

I am a guitarist historically, and I have always pinky planted.
When I started playing mandolin I made a conscious effort to play it correctly, with a floating hand.
It wasn't so hard, once I...

It doesn't make a difference in sound, as long as you don't make changes to the height or location where the strings touch, or to the size and fit of the bridge feet. The rounded corners are really...

The bridge does not radiate sound - the top does.

My current standard finish is Transtints in alcohol for color followed by a TruOil base with a French Polished shellac+sandarac top coat. I like the way TruOil pushes the Transtints into the wood...

Off topic, but does anyone know where I can get some of these labels because I'd like to have a Lloyd Loar signed CD player?

relaxing clawhammer "ahem" banjo via Chris Coole, chocolate resonator via Ivan Rosenberg, and superb quiet mandolin via John Reischman

song 10 especially
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That will be the day I beg my caregivers to pull the plug.