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I have to tell my F-3 story here. Iwas in high school and it was 1964, and I was thinking I wanted to play mandolin. Super unpopular thing to want to do 60 years ago in small town California! I was...

This mandolin was featured in the "Sometimes a case tells a story" article recently.


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I tuck the strap alongside the neck so it's not in the way, but it closes just fine. My only beef is that the accessory compartment is tiny - not even room for a regular Altoids tin in there. First...

I have a 1919 F4, and it fits great in the new Crossrock fiberglass case. Their initial case fit both F and A models, with use of included padding. This summer they released a new version designed...

Crossrock has great cases with multiple options with more reasonable prices than Calton and other more expensive brands. The current one I use is a joint mandolin and fiddle case. This particular...

I have a red Crossrock that should work; it’s the kind with the removable cushion; so, I think they pretty well work for everything. <Removed by Moderator. Please limit commerce to the Classifieds> ...

A friend of mine got an Ameritage case for his F-2. I forget which model case but if you contact them I am sure they will steer you in the right direction.

I did want to mention that the inscriptions on the tombstone will be much more legible when the images are magnified. Six songs are mentioned, "Guitar Boogie" on top, then "Duelling Banjos." Somehow,...

A little F-4 info:

F-4's were built from 1902 until 1943. They were Gibson's top of the line model until the F-5 was introduced in late 1922.

Early models had 3 body points. The body was...

Here's my latest instrumental mandolin holiday offering: O Holy Night. I thought it would be a fun challenge to try and come up with a solo version of this song that captures the beautiful melody and...

Yeah, I know, this isn't technically classical mandolin as it's a classical guitar study. I thought it would be a fun challenge on the mandolin, though. There's a few tricky spots as well as some...

Tommy seems to be on a mandolinist collaboration thing lately. This is nothing but beautiful.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlEbEBId9CQ

Here's a baroque mandolin I built recently for a customer in South Africa. By request of the customer it's tuned in fifths (with a low C).

https://i.imgur.com/W8hiNdT.jpg

Here's how it sounds:...

Here's my latest offering, a lovely little jig in G minor recorded with a marvelous 1917 Gibson A-4 on loan from a friend.


https://youtu.be/WFTBHVaQoBc

https://youtu.be/clp_LQIDVlQ

An internet acquaintance recently requested that I record this tune. It was one that I'd never heard before. I usually prefer to learn tunes by ear as I believe the aural learning process helps with...

This was posted from the Chapman shop in the Vintage Instruments section of the forum. Since many members may not visit that section, I really think it deserves to be posted here as well. The video...

I'm never sure where to post instruments; since I tend to spend the most time in this area, here goes.

This is one from my personal stash that I don't show off very often.

It is a 2014 model...

Here's today's arrangement. Thanks for listening!


https://youtu.be/m_fnrbn0IuA

Just came across this jam session video on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU52XDSqBGM

This came up in my feed today.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0Da0-cZuA

Here's my latest YouTube offering.


https://youtu.be/Rlm-KbEhFg4

Hello Friends. I just saw this, and wanted to say, being a good judge of character it didn't take long to see Charles was a good guy, no doubt. It was fun to take a minute and let him have my...

This story was on the CBS Morning show today. I know that Sunburst has had a lot to do with helping the school.
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Update (drum roll please)

After I changed the microphones in my hearing aids last night, the G strings sounded much better:)) I will raise the bridge a bit. I raised it yesterday but I think it...