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Here's some news everyone should already know. If you're on social media you've almost certainly already interacted with, seeing/reading, posts and comments created by AI with...

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Another bouzouki heading off to the USA in a couple of days. Video to follow...
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Gail is still doing repair work, and has indicated that she will resume building soon.

I guess I am putting this in the right section. Here are 3 lamps I made just wanted to see how you folks like them.212827 212828

AI doesn't create. It's a plagiarism machine--it steals ideas from humans and regurgitates them in slightly different forms. Copyright lawsuits have already been filed by visual artists and...

This was released yesterday and has been picked up by an untold number of sites. Worth sharing for sure. A list of musicians with legitimate concerns about how artificial intelligence is being used....

I'd get one just for the day pass!

Gibson's trademarks are not really the "issue" with lots of people, it is the companies' heavy handed tactics related to such.
C F Martin has trademarks too. The "rectangular" peghead being one of...

No, not my dad. This person's dad:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn4676

Changing strings on my mando this afternoon. New E-string slips out of my hand and falls perfectly into the tiny narrow space between the plug of my electronic metronome cord and the wall socket. ...

When you practice do you stop and “correct” any clams you play? DON’T DO THAT! If you stop when you practice you’ll train yourself to stop when you play. Play through your errors, keeping the feel of...

Thank you. The tailpiece cover has been a long time coming but I like the result. It took hours and hours of laborious work to get it right, but now I can make them fairly easily. I was going to...

Name song "klobouk ve křoví" (Hat in the bush)

Music: Jaroslav Jezek (1906-1942)

arr: Ondrej Sarek

https://youtu.be/C1kVDgZDvXs

for CGDA Mandola

Songs: Nechcu te, panenko 00:00; Korenec, Korenec 00:26; Kdyz sem byl malicky 00:44; Kdes tak, ma panenko 01:03; Joz, joz, joz 01:19; Jedlicko jedlova 01:34; Ja touto steztickou...

This is my latest 4th generation flat top mandolin. This is the culmination of 12 years of work improving the sound of the flat top mandolin. It all started from the fact that it is possible to...

for DAD Seagull Merlin

Songs: Zafokej, vetricku 00:00; V tom jarnim case 00:30; Sla babicka do Jevicka 01:06; Stoji borovenka borova 01:35; Sazela sem hrosko v homne 02:06; Povez mne, ma mila...

Tony Williamson put this video together for a seller who had no experience shipping a valuable instrument. We thought it was well done and had great information that it should be available to all for...

for Mandolin

Songs: Zafokej, vetricku 00:00; Tam na te louce zelene 00:27; Svitila mne jasna hvezdicka 00:44; Stoji borovenka borova 01:03; Proc ten pansky mostek 01:20; Povez mne, ma mila panenko...

Noting the anniversary of this feature.

It took a good long while and more wheeling and dealing (and spousal apologizing) than I've ever done, but I've managed to put together a full Lyon & Healy Quartet.

All are player grade - the...

Music Jaroslav Jankovec
Morce Stavitel: Melodica, Timple Canario, Ukulele and Mandolin
Ondrej Sarek: Plectrum Banjo, Mandola, Tres Cubano and Melodeon


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I didn't know Paul was from the Detroit area (before my time) and that he'd taught at Fava's - where I studied classical and jazz guitar in the 70s. Fava's was "The" place.

MP3 of the Day

From the Mandolin Cafe MP3 Library.

Song title: Man Masth Hua
By: Man Masth Hua by Two Macha from the album Two Macha
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The mandolin is gone so no reason for it to be public.

Here's what I do when I make a video to sell a mando: open strings, open chords, a slow doublestop harmonized scale on each pair of strings, a tune that uses all the strings--not played too fast, a...