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Here is one of a mandolin using an octave pedal:


https://youtu.be/3rUl-_JGwUk

DataNick, I'm not sure if this has already been covered yet, but what are you planning to wear at this gig? I'd be interested to know if you discussed this with the manager who booked you, or if you...

Yesterday was a great day in New Hartford, CT with the official reopening of the Ovation Factory in the USA! REO Speedwagon performed, the politicians kept the speeches short, and a good time was...

Here is a picture from the re-opening of the Ovation factory celebration held yesterday in New Hartford. In addition to the state officials proclamations, Kevin Cronin and members of REO Speedwagon...

Check out Michael Kang who plays with The String Cheese Incident. If you go to around 2:40 in this video, you'll get an idea of what he does on a 5-string:

http://youtu.be/PH8mdBhIEBM

Mandolin Cafe
caps provide a great way to
get ahead with class.

I would recommend getting an American made Ovation mm68. There may be some others that will be recommended but that solved my problem without having to go solid body electric and maintain the...

So sad to hear this news and will be saying prayers for Stan and his family.

You'll probably like this version of Sweet Georgia Brown too:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMuNjobfR3Y

Had the pleasure of seeing Grappelli twice, and looking forward to seeing Grisman...

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Some other great (and famous) mandolin players that haven't been mentioned yet that I'm pretty sure have posted here in the past include Will Patton, Paul Glasse, and the late Butch Baldassari.

Whatever you do, just make sure urine tune.

David Grisman and Doyle Lawson play Giacomel mandolins in addition to a few other makes.

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Yank Rachell played a variety of mandolins including the Harmony "Batwing" mandolin.

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A pretty famous musician named Paul plays an Antony Dixon mandolin.

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Stevie Van Zandt plays an Ovation

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I've found another Cafe sponsor StringsandBeyond.com to be a great source for strings and accessories. They have very good customer service and fast shipping which is free if your order is over $35.

Ovation death knell.
U.S. factory died in
a Fender bender.

One that I can recommend is RetroFret in Brooklyn. I've used them for repairs, consignments and appraisals and all were great experiences. If you go, be sure to take any guitar and mandolin playing...

I just ran across this website created by a Greek mandolin loving mathematician and thought it was worth posting here:

http://www.themandolintuner.com/

It didn't show up in a search of the...

Hi Jim, here are some pictures of my maple back CB style 205 (one below the top of the line 207 but has a lot of the same "Trimmings"). I had a rosewood backed one at the same time, but in my...