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Here’s one of the old tunes my dad (RIP) taught me on guitar as a boy.

https://youtu.be/C4zBWKSJ1Yg?si=h-5-5b4smWBggkH1

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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.

F's and A's far as I know.

Gail Hester is still building. She's trying to get away from repair work. I would take my guitar or mandolin to Gary Wagner. He's incredible at repair work. You might also want to consider contacting...

I prefer slim shallow necks that have a V to them. Too much meat in the shoulders of D, U, or rounded V neck gets in the way for me and makes it feel like I'm fighting the neck to get around. A V...

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...

I played a Hester F5 the other week at the Spring Carolina Guitar show that I’d put up against most loars I’ve played. I’ve played lots of great mandolins but my mind keeps going back to that...

All good advice above. Any of the three Breedloves linked to Reverb will check your boxes. I also play guitar, bass, uke, banjo (well, I own one and can play a few songs on it), and octave mando, so...

Man, those are nice. And all with wide nut. I particularly like the 3rd one (sucker for a blond).

Yamaha
Yairi
Guild
Fender
PRS
EBMM

And my beloved Art and Lutherie parlor!!

I'd save a lot of $ and buy a Hogan F5 and get an accurate copy of a Loar F5. If I did buy one, I'd dig the name out of the headstock with a pocket knife just for their constant lawsuit threat...

Today is the 101st anniversary of Doc Watson's birth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNLXs_Y0FvA

Nice, Pat, but I only have a few Collings mandolins left. Although TME currently has my last and all time favorite MT2v there. I had COVID late last year and have now developed some issues with my...

Agreeing with Pheffernan, why Sam Ash or Guitar Center? There are good sponsors of this website who are excellent with customer service, advice, and inventory selection.

[QUOTE=belbein;1929518][... they seem designed to handle GDAE tuning on a 21" scale] “That wasn't my impression. I thought they were build for CGDA right out of the shop. A question I need to ask,...

Officially retired this past July and man has life been busy. Had decided to reduce the case clutter in the house 2 years ago but just now getting the time to start.

Super busy with so much I...

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I just wanted to give a shout out for DataNick who has this on Bluegrasstoday:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-report-san-diego-mandolinist-b-k-nick-nicholson/

I miss his quality posts...

Steve 2E, it was 14" scale.

pheffernan , Yes Indeed, you pointed me to it and I hope it is as good as I anticipate. I just wish I could play worthy of the instruments I own. Oh well, It is fun and I enjoy it. thanks, JC

thanks pheffernan, I looked, I liked, I am awaiting its journey to me. Thanks

We have witnessed young mandolin players rising thru the ranks and blowing us away with their talent. I just stumbled upon Muireann Bradley and her fantastic playing of fingerstyle ragtime and blues...

Well friends, I ended up with a mando rather ahead of my anticipated schedule! After playing a handful of Eastmans and Kentuckys locally, a Northfield Calhoun appeared on Craigslist semi-locally. It...