Thanks for the response Verne, the instrument is cheap enough but I'm thinking of passing on it after a bit of research. I've read a few comments from earlier posts and internet comments.
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Thanks for the response Verne, the instrument is cheap enough but I'm thinking of passing on it after a bit of research. I've read a few comments from earlier posts and internet comments.
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Very nice! As mentioned above, the wood choices are unusual but I’ll bet very pleasing. I also live in Minnesota and have a couple instruments made locally. Long live the small builder!
Merry...
I've been following the current Forum topic looking for American made mandolins started by JDB Here: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/165499-USA-made-budget-mandos-who-s-who
I thought I...
I started out the morning by pulling out a mando that I have not taken out of the case for a while, a Big Muddy (Wide Neck). What a treat!
I even got applause and comments from my wife when I...
I woke up to the news this morning. That was a BIG surprise! The world needs more of his kind of music with a simple heartfelt message.
I’d just like to say THANK YOU for everyone’s help in getting me started with Blues Mandolin. Just a little guidance was all it took to get me going. I’m definitely a beginner but I can at least...
For myself, I tended to drift from one pick to another but always seem to come home to a 1.5 mm Primetone, or something like it. I have become friends with someone who made his living playing...
I have been playing music with a fellow that made his living playing mandolin. He has a leather boot lace on most of his mandolins.
I went to the fabric store and bought some braided strapping...
Bending notes might be part of it. I think the root of my problem is finding comfortable finger patterns, double stops etc to pull out that blues sound. Thanks to this thread I’ve had a few...
Thanks to everyone for the help in bringing the Blues to my mandolin. I’m watching videos and checking into specific recommended artists and so far my playing all sounds like folk music.
At...
I rotate too, between several brands. I had to chuckle a bit when I noticed my Big Muddy on the stand next to me just now.
I start to drool every time I see a National Reso Mandolin. I’m a guitar player who has wandered into mandolin and now can’t get enough of it. I own 3 National guitars and 4 Dobros. I love that...
I noticed someone in my area is selling a Flatiron 2MC. It caught my attention. Now I’m looking for strength to avoid buying another mandolin.
My Gibson A4 was made in 1917. The tone is the reason I play it. Nothing replaces the tone of an old Gibson. As for the neck, I have 7 mandolins, all with a different neck profile. That’s just...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yf_DTQHe1g
Sorry guys, no mandolin here. I just thought I'd show you where I live and what it looks like right now. I put one of my original instrumentals...
I’m not much of a mandolin player but I have fun trying. Here is my latest attempt at creating something that resembles music.
Orion’s Belt
There are a couple of comments above regarding my experience with my new friend. I am definitely the beneficiary when it comes to my friend’s mandolin playing. Cheap picks and and a few other age...
I volunteer at an assisted living facility and have been playing music lately with a resident who was a professional mandolin player. I am absolutely amazed at the cheap, nondescript, picks he uses....
I just bought an Oval Hole Mandolin made by Bruce Brockman, a luthier in Arizona. It was surprisingly affordable.
I made a short video when I first got it. Here is the video, his website is...
I also did a search and came up empty. Wherever he is I suspect he’s happy with his accomplishments. I own 4 of his guitars and two mandolins, all made in Oregon. They are impressive instruments.
That is a great version of one of my favorite songs. I also listened to Orphan Girl on your Soundcloud. Well done.
That looks like fun! If it was on my local Craigslist I’d be picking it up by now.
My vote … Roll the dice and have some fun.
So there you go …. That’s the essence of the whole thing. No penalty. No penalty either way.
Everybody has had a first time playing in front of our peers. Sounds like you have a great group of supporting friends.
The second time will improve, third will be even better. Your sense of...
I tune my Irish Tenor Banjo C G D A. Irish Tenor is a fun instrument.