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Recently, I attended a Bluegrass music festival where I had the opportunity to compare the tonal characteristics of three top flight mandolins: a 2006 Ellis F5, a 2003 Gibson F5 Fern, and my 2008...

I saw this link a few minutes ago on Facebook by Tom. Hi Tom!

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/Clip/11170050/making-mandolins#.VOyt1R4IAts.facebook

Just some quick photos. I intended to take some better photos to really show it off but I keep playing it ha ha.

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OP here. My username has been changed to MandoQuest. (I try not to use my real last name in forums if it can be helped.)

Anyhow, I am now the proud owner of a new (to me) Stiver F 2011. I took a...

I've had my heart set on a Collings MT since I first played one back in 2009. Well, my wife surprised me Christmas morning with an envelope containing a card from Fiddler's Green in Austin along...

Tony's new mandolin is done and in the box. Here are some quick snaps of it127675127676127677

Tom Ellis' work has oftentimes been referred to on the Cafe here as "mandolin perfection". I wholeheartedly agree...and if you get a chance to play/inspect one, you undoubtedly will also. The build...

Ellis hands down! Collings a very very close second.

I'm waiting to hear back from our finish guy about when we can expect your mandolins to come back. Both should be ready about now. Sometimes things happen that make the process take a little...

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i will give another angle for those who are recent to the world of high end mandolins. Gilchrist has earned this lofty spot over some 30+ years of building great mandolins. i remember back in 1993...

At the top end, the difference in quality is no longer a difference, its a preference. Some players love the Ellis sound, some the Gilchrist, and some the Nugget. The build quality and the...

I recently saw a YouTube clip of a UK Cafe member playing along with Joe Walsh.The 'Cafe member' (name withheld), was playing an Ellis "A" style & Joe Walsh was playing his Gilchrist "A" style. OK,a...

Old Ebenezer on the new Duff...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3pbIaRviFU

Sean - There are diamonds in the side panels front & back & dashboard in that ''Roller''. So,plenty to admire,if that's the right word.
A word - Having spouted off at length re.how i really can't...

Too bad for you.

Was the name on it "The Troll"?

Dave Harvey has been posting the mandolins he puts out from Gibson on facebook. Just did a new Fern model. Super quality mandolins. Dave is doing a really good job at Gibson for the mandolins.

Wearing a well fitting suit of the proper material given the climate...

A suit shows respect for the music and the audience.

I recall a famous reso player opening for Del ... he and his group...

Mike Marshall's tip is to concentrate on hitting the bass strings only - forget about the E string. You're more likely to get a barking chop this way - worked for me anyway.

Speak for yourself, I have never set foot inside a walmart or target store or the ilk, nor will I.

Tim Mcgraw needs to eat a big ribeye or two and have a baked potato with butter and sour cream! :cool:

For those of you that are lucky enough to have the RFD-TV channel, every Sat night there is a show called "Country`s Family Reunion", they feature a lot of the old country stars and song writers and...

All those are good points. I think with any high end product though (mercedes, whatever) there is a large drop off in the prices once you "roll them off the lot". Very few of anything becomes...

Forget it !. The ONLY person to be able to play like Adam Steffey, is Adam Steffey - i'm sure that you understand what i mean. I can play a few John Reischman tunes,a few Herschel Sizemore tunes, a...