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Here is the link to the Bickford Mandolin Method
https://ia800904.us.archive.org/0/items/bickfordmandolin01bick/bickfordmandolin01bick.pdf

This is not a lesson per se, but it is in the key of A and you can steal some licks from a nice rendition:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=T6kFGukokjo&feature=share

There is a nice version on Mandolessons.com with video tutorial as well. The sheet music/tab is downloadable for free:

https://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/blackberry-blossom/

I had the same problem and solved it by putting a thin layer of superglue on the end pin all around the shaft. Let it dry thoroughly and then put it in place and see if it holds. DO NOT GLUE IT INTO...

I have a 1998 Apitius Grand Classic and I love the sound of it. It has rich warm lows and bright but full (not tinny) high notes. Here’s a YouTube clip of a festival we did in2009. ...

I don’t know if he is stil active but Harry Sparks has been in the Cincinnati area and written up in Cincinnati Magazine in 2013:

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/columns/fret-master/

The...

I think this might be it!
http://www.mandolintab.net/tabs.php?name=Tarantella&id=03077

Here’s the scoop from stew Mac. If you order frequently, a membership might be cost effective.

https://www.stewmac.com/shipping.html

Soldier’s Joy in the key of D was my first tune.

If your 0.7 mm pick slips freely between the first fret and string, it sounds as though your action at the nut is too high. Rob Meldrum has a free setup guide talked about on the cafe with specific...

Thanks for the tip on RJ. I downloaded the eBook from the local library and am into several chapters and it is an interesting read. Very informative re: the trials and tribulations that people of...

Hi Mike,
There is good evidence that compressing the mandolin back with your body does dampen the sound. Check out the threads on Tonegards... Many mandolin gunslingers like John Reischman and...

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That is definitely Art Stamper. I played with Art off and on in Louisville KY for about 10 years. One of a kind guy! Art passed away January 23, 2005. That is Art on the left, me on...

I have a 1998 Grand Artist which I love. It "popped" the first time I played it. I also use D'Addario J74's. It has a crisp, penetrating sound on the treble side and a warm, full sound on the...