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Not to mention ('cause you didn't) Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Peter Rowan, and Nickel Creek. ;)

I wish the acts I want to see the most would be on one day, but that never happens. The strongest...

Frank DeLorenzo of "Frank's Mandolin Kitchen." Frank has a good following here and 1,600 subscribers online. He plays with more feeling than many of the "greats."
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FAQ, Lots blame their tuners, there is more going on, like heat & moisture changing the wood, swelling it..
... for example by holding it,Your breath, Summer humidity etc.
& short scale makes a...

As Mike said above, if they match the modern spacing of .906" (23.01mm) from post center to post center, you have many options. These Rubners are, IMO, the best made A style tuning machines you can...

You might reach out to Mike Dulak at Big Muddy and get the specs and see if he has a recommendation for replacements.

I don't know if this will help, but here's what I did. I have an MW-0 with a jumbo body that I got a couple of years ago. I have hated the Golden Gate tuners long before then. I had my own shop years...

Those appear to be Grover 304 A style worm over tuners. They might be one of the many copies of the same tuners that have found their way to the market but I think due to the age they are probably...

Those are lowest-cost construction, and may not be wonderful, but generally, tuners don’t slip. Before you replace, lube the slots in the nut and maybe the bridge top with #2 pencil - both places...

Get in a room with a piano in it, press its sustain pedal and start playing your instrument. Echoes all over the place.
That's why Nyckelharpas and Hardingfeles have these additional strings - bring...

We did a wedding where the bride picked O'Carolan's Sheebeg and Sheemore. I think it worked very well.

Clearly pretty out-of-touch now! Need to put some new strings on and start practicing again. Build up the callouses....still, the Ellis is great motivation.

HI Folks! Here's a Dylan classic. Thanks for the Listen!!:mandosmiley::mandosmiley:~o)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cywZot7KgW8

I'd get one just for the day pass!

Hi Folks! Here's the first two videos I ever posted. 13 Years ago, shot on a Sony 8 digital tape. These were shortly before I found the MC and got back into mandolin again. Thanks for the...

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...

Strings By Mail, Just Strings, Guitar Center/Musician's Friend. I tend to use stringsbymail.com.

If you save those balls you can then put them into loop end strings when you need a ball end sting, as the OP does.

Breaking the ball out of Guitar Strings, is a useful skill, to get Loop Ends

Because my sets are 10 strings I use the bulk strings from JustStrings. From their tone I think they are GHS. Sold as dozens, and not coiled but in sleeves, a 10-string set costs me about $6.

I...

I usually buy packs of Ernie Ball Slinky 9s and 10s and use a combination of the strings to match the Emando set as closely as possible (it's not exact, but close). I'm usually able to get 2 string...

If you are looking for ball end, you can always use electric guitar singles.

You also might try contacting GHS; I believe they provide the strings for Eastwood's electrics. I know the maker of my Sparrow has spec'd out a set of strings from GHS as well. That being said, ball...

Emando.com, Cafe’s own Martin Stillion. NFI, but a happy customer.

I just read that Norman Blake turned 86 on 10th March, and I would like to wish him well.

I saw him play on my first trip to the USA in 1977, and have always enjoyed him ever since.

Thanks for...

Here's some Blues. Thanks for the Listen!:mandosmiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0kMv95FTg