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Congratulations on the Big Muddy! I have a Mid-Mo M-0; I love it. Yours sounds magnificent!

Sticking to the music, not the man or the mythology surrounding him; no, I am not afraid of Bill Monroe. I remain afraid of Earl Scruggs, despite enjoying his playing immensely, for musical reasons...

I find that every instrument I play (guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo; it’s been awhile for violin, but I will get back to it) reinforces the other. Of course, there are differences; tuning and scale...

Fascinating thread. I too came to the mandolin after decades of (self taught, albeit taking a couple of theory courses in college before taking up the instrument and then reading every issue of...

Welcome!

I’ve talked about my Snakehead A Jr. here’s an improvisation that demonstrates how it sounds:

https://youtu.be/Gs5-OzO33FE?si=OiEPHlxj4_G1_DRc

I love my tenor (Deering Goodtime 2, 19 fret). I rather presumptuously taught myself how to play on a coffeehouse gig I had (the venue didn’t survive the pandemic lockdown, unfortunately).

I also...

Fascinating thread. I came across something similar to the OP when I took up banjo: I flat picked it, rather as the Vaudevillians did before four string banjos were developed. I made the mistake of...

The Griffith A5 being held in such high esteem, I wonder if Gibson themselves would ever release a replica. If other luthiers examined it, surely Dave Harvey could.

As for me, I think I found my...

Too loud to hear a mandolin without amplification; but it’s a fun spot. Since I don’t have a pickup on the mandolin, the Les Paul is called for. But it’s an amazing atmosphere.

I went though I didn’t play. But I will return and I will play. One guy sat in on melodica and he swung HARD. I think I can fit in going forward.

Lots of standards as you might expect (How Deep Is...

Thanks! Actually, I mentioned this to my mother and she immediately thought of Smalls Paradise. This one has been around since the early to mid '90s, and I used to go there back then. In those days,...

Got jammed up running errands today and didn't make it over to Small's. Thanks for all the advice! I will go there tomorrow.

Also a bargain, definitely.

The instrument looks great and sounds great. Let’s be real: Most people will never play, forget owning, a Loar signed F5; for that matter, a 1959 Les Paul or Loar signed L5. I see nothing wrong with...

Wonderful! I’m watching the video for the third time as I write. Magnificent instruments both, and very fairly priced all things considered.

Congratulations on your new F5G!

Not to put too much weight on the comparison, but the move from dance tempo string band music to listening/performance focused bluegrass parallels (and is contemporaneous with) the move from the...

I’m an enthusiast of the A Jr. (bought a 1924 Snakehead at RetroFret last year) and it’s guitar equivalent (bought a 1925 L Jr. Snakehead at the same shop last month). While the A Jr. appears to have...

Nice! My first mandolin was a Mid-Missouri M0. I still have it, and this makes me want to pull it out. I've been focusing on the Gibson Snakehead I bought last year, but I learned a lot on that M0. I...

Bowling Green John Cephas and Harmonica Phil Wiggins! The only guitar lesson I ever took was from John Cephas, back circa 1985. I was a reporter for the Diamondback, the University of Maryland...

Wonderful performance by a very swinging trio.

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A couple of other photos. The serial number is 76678. The FON is 111654. I know A Juniors are supposed to be Sheraton Brown, but the blonde finish looks original. The rest of it...

I love the sound of this instrument and it definitely looks classy. It records well too, at least into GarageBand on my iPhone. Really big sound, bright but still warm. I am absolutely pleased that I...

My first vintage mandolin purchase, and the instrument is certainly better than I am. Played a bunch of vintage Gibsons at the shop (Retrofret in Brooklyn), including an F4 with Virzi and an F12,...

Played the F4 and it was wonderful. I don’t know enough to opine about the Virzi, but the sound was amazing as was the playing feel. An aspirational instrument (at least for me), as was an F10...