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I can't remember all the brand names but I'll try to tell you what we use.

First, we use a Sound Town rack/road case. We modified to include an light and two power strips inside. On top is a...

Yep that will work just fine.

Hey Tighthead, yeah I should've mentioned that. You have to use violin as it doesn't have have one specifically for mandolin. That actually reminds me of another cool thing about it. You can adjust...

Has anyone tried the free picks from JustStrings.com ? They came with some light strings for my guitar.

They are a little more slippery than the Dunlop's, and have a nicer sound than my GHS pick....

I'm actually using a ProPlec now with the Eastman, and letting the Apollo (Mike Marshall) take a rest while really getting used to it again. (Primarily because I may not pack the MM it to the...

Well certainly there are no fiddle tunes that can't be played on a fiddle.

That's an oversimplification. Are you sure that some "fiddle tunes" weren't composed on harmonica, banjo, tin whistle, guitar, or mandolin? Some seem to come from folk songs, perhaps originally...

Gonna slide off topic a bit...I just discovered this recording of "Peach Picking In Georgia" by Riley Puckett that I had never heard before. It has some really nice mandolin playing throughout....

[QUOTE=adam e;1867287]I recently got a varnish 515 and it's really quite good. It probably actually sounds better than my Northfield Big Mon

I upgraded to a 515 from a The Loar, then immediately...

I had a similar experience. I bought a used-almost-new 515V, and sound-wise it is right up there with my Collings MT. I have posted comparison sound clips here before.