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I like the Wegan 1.4 a lot but oftentimes will use the old "heavy" guitar pick (1.0) turned on its side. In spite of what some say here occasionally, heavier isn't always 'better" for everyone.

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I vote for Waverly. Performance of the Schaller Grand tunes was a huge disappointment on my mandolin, with problems of binding and of loose tuning buttons. Never seen an Allesi tuner but if you want...

Mandola has become my favorite instrument. I play guitar, mandolin, and mandola. Since I mostly play solo, I actually end up playing the mandola more than the mandolin. To me its the perfect range...

I know many of you saw and heard this show, and it was posted earlier, but wow, if any missed it, go to livefromhere. org and check out the videos or the whole audio stream. Musician birthdays always...

Dem,

Is that your new, old Stiver? If so I guess that wear is inherited from another's playing habits? Sometimes its nice to embrace the evidence of that which has come before.

Pictures as requested.

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Ok, I have an update for this thread. It turns out I am now possession of one of each. Isn't MAS a funny thing? Both are red spruce and sugar maple; as one might expect their personalities are quite...

I was thinking of starting another parallel thread,

" What are the egregious folks playing?"

But since this thread has branched out quite a bit, I think it will be ok here. This is the...

Me too. I don't know if its because of the browser I'm using, but about 1/2 the time I can't see the video, but I can always tell one is there by the huge blank space in the post. Now I at least...

This whole thing seems silly to me. Mandola tuning is awesomeness, and you probably already have a mandolin, which is a better suited size for the sparkle of the higher pitch.

+1 its the case. Often they put a perfume in the hide glue to hide the hide glue smell, and if the case gets overheated it can get out of hand. I have a cedar creek case for my mandola in such a...

Yesterday, for the first mandolin. Then mas will take care of the rest.

Keyton, if you hang out around here for long you might find yourself picking that Kimble up and playing it again and deciding to keep it.

If they just slowed it down to the speed of a smile......

Seems they priced this one for a fast sale: (2009 Kimble F at Music Emporium) Web site shows it on hold already.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/110651#110651

If that's how you feel then leaving it on will likely make your mandolin look better over time.

My most recent mandolin came with a nice ebony abbreviated finger rest, but I took it off. Just couldn't get used to it, yeah it got in the way. I also kind of prefer the look without one.

Couple...

One way to satisfy a rumor would be to go to the source, in this case a clip the the Feb 18, 2017 show- for those out there who missed it.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-mF_W21mz0

No I don't have MAS not at all, but I will be in the Boston area in about a month and hope to check some of these out. Hey, it might not be Nashville, but I think they've got some selection going on...

My opinion?.... who has time to scrounge through the landfill fodder of flea markets. If you really buy into that type of lottery mentality, then you can just waste your money on lottery tickets....

..and the Naish Ramblers, Live at the Ryman was one of my favorite CD's years before I ever touched a mandolin or heard of Sam Bush or any of the other "famous" mandolin players.

I also never...

Chris Thile on the subject in his own words. I wonder if he's speaking from experience?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeiUj1Ieq-8

I'm not a builder but am fascinated by the process. At any rate I ran across this blog; at least one experienced builder seems to like steaming his maple.
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Today I surfed into an Emmylou binge which finally landed here. Perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Song tempos I can actually noodle to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk762q5p_x4