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The old Forum software has been reinstalled. But I wasn't done meddling just yet. I saw some things in the other version and decided they had their place here so changes have occurred in the...

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Nugget F5

That's the one I had to buy after I had them do a demo! I love it!

For me it stood out from other Virzi Loars I've heard if that makes sense? Its not an in your face Loar like most gravitate to,...

Dude what? Don't let the inevitable chatter about Tonegards dissuade you. There are plenty of us who 1) Already love having Tonegards on their existing mandolins and 2) Are thinking about an Eastman...

Decided to order a Tonegard for my Eastman octave mandolin. Sent Tony the drawing of the back and he worked his magic. Fits perfectly. Now, just got it in the mail today, so haven't had time for a...

Very impressive! Beautiful design, great sound. Any initial thoughts about production, price point, etc.?

I use Martin Retros on my D-18 and 00-15 (mediums and lights respectively), and I love them on each of those guitars. So, a couple months ago, I picked up some of the Mangan Monel Mediums for the...

It's a sad day to learn that the Mandolin Symposium has come to an end. I've recorded the student concerts for the last 12 years, (with the exception of 2005 and 2011 when I was traveling).
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Here's videos of the student concert from the Mandolin Symposium 2014.

Mandolin Symposium 2014

St. Patrick's Day...the one day of the year when people who spend 364 days a year ignoring Irish music come out and tell musicians how to play it.

Yes, it matters. It's DU DDU DDU DDU DDU DDU for jigs. DUDU DUDU DUDU for reels. It's important to get this rhythm nailed down for the mandolin. You can add ornamentation with either pattern. ...

Pretty much all I have is what is here.