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Thanks for everyone's input. It's really interesting. Planning to hang onto it as a family heirloom - the F-hole was the one the grandfather played the most.

The grandfather who played it lived...

And separately, here are some pictures of the bowlback, which looks like a Fernando del Perugia from 1912 (?) 1962 (?)...

My wife's aunt says she bought the mandolin for her dad while studying...

Here's some looks inside the F-hole. I looked around pretty closely and don't see any markings, though there is a good layer of dust...

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Hiya,

I inherited this unusual mandolin from my wife's family.

Her grandfather played this mandolin in the 40s and 50s, and her aunt said it was made by a family friend but she doesn't know...

I recently purchased a used banjo from a private individual (not a retail shop) shipped from Ireland to the western US. "Declared value" was $600 and shipping with An Post was $107 with no VAT and I...

I never know whether to start a new topic or piggy back on an existing one, but...

My wife's grandfather apparently played the mandolin and on a recent trip to Seattle, I was given two mandolins. ...

My local library (and a bunch of others in the Utah network) uses a service called "Overdrive" and "Libby" to reserve and access electronic books and audiobooks through a phone app or the website. ...

To follow up on this, I ended up buying a used, mint Eastman 504 w/ hardshell case for $525 delivered, which I thought was a good price since it's basically new.

It's not an American, handmade...

Thank you to everyone who responded. It was really helpful. A couple of follow-up responses...

* I didn't see that Pomeroy in time, but it looked like a great option.

* Someone pointed out to...

I thought about and played a used Collings before I bought my Pava. I’m happy I waited - it cured MAS. I’m continually amazed at how much easier it is to play than the entry level mandolins I...

Roland - Thanks! That was too kind! I was out of cell and internet for the long weekend. I'll definitely try using Audacity in the future. I'm sure the transcribing will help with training my...

Why not?

A 2245 (bar 22 pointer, ring 4, pinky 5)
Am 2235 (bar 22 pointer, middle 3, pinky 5)
A7 2243 (bar 22 pointer, middle 4, ring 3)

Your pointer never moves.

or

Maybe this is common knowledge but...

I had an old Fiddler's Fakebook with a plastic spiral binding that was falling apart. Someone told me they had theirs replaced at Kinkos/Fedex so I took it...

Maybe this is a more useful way to view it on the key of G:

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For tab enthusiasts... I'm always looking for patterns for summarizing things and was trying to visualize the mandolin symmetry and the Circle of Fifths when you shift the scale patterns up or down a...

Thanks for all of your replies. That really helps.

Hey everyone,

I'm having three different mental problems:

1. Thinking
I'll be going on just fine, following the music and as soon as I have a specific thought I make a mistake. Particularly...

Thanks for everyone's responses. Interesting stuff.

Hi,

I was struck by the right hand range of motion differences in this video between these two players (starts around 1:50):
https://youtu.be/_aQonnNSATk

Sam is really cranking back and forth....

This is an old thread but my two cents since signing up for the free trial at Banjo Ben and then buying a year subscription to Mike Marshall's ArtistWorks on super sale on Xmas eve (cheaper than 6...

Pick Sampler 2 has been mailed to thecelloronin. Here's the sampler waiting list:

Sampler II
thecelloronin - will receive shortly
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I've only been playing for 9 months and only recently discovered how much a pick can change everything. I like my three current picks (Dunlop 2.0 Big Stubby, Pro Plec 1.5, Pickboy 150) from my local...

Received! Thanks! The first picture is all of the picks; the second, a sample of the sampler.

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I recently came across a good deal on a used Kentucky 950 (not on this site) so even though my skills don't match the mandolin, I bought it to complement or replace my Loar 220. Seeing as comparison...