Thanks for the suggestion Mike.
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Thanks for the suggestion Mike.
I know there's probably an existing thread on this topic but I couldn't find it. I want to upgrade the tuners on my beloved Gibson A2Z. The tuners it came with are not original and the buttons are...
After almost 5 years inaction, I've started this project up again, this time on YouTube because it was so much easier to organize tracks into play lists and edit them. Plus there's more traffic on YT...
Just be real careful of the little rubber tubes that protect the metal from gouging the sides of your mandolin. Years ago, one of the tubes wore out and I didn't realize it. One day I took it off to...
We recently took a road trip from our sea level home to the high desert in New Mexico and Arizona. I took my Eastman MD 305 along and the changes in climate and altitude made it go haywire! The...
Thanks for all the input my friends. This gives me some direction.
Yes, one can never tell without having the instrument in hand, but your input is much appreciated. I let a very nice Martin slip away just before the pandemic hit. I think I will continue the search...
I've been looking for a really good bowl back for some time. There's a 1958 Calace in the classifieds for $2,750. I play Italian mandolin tunes, many from Naples, so this caught my eye. But I know...
I just snagged Angelina's first album that's not too easy to find, An Traidisiun Beo with her father Peter and Martin Quinn. It's great!
Pops1, you are the man! I don't think I'd have the skill levels to alter a set of tuners like you. There's another vote for super glue from Jim Simpson, so that's what I'll try. Tracking down buzzes...
Thanks for all the replies. I have to admit, this is the second set of Stew Mac Golden Age replacements I've bought where the tuner buttons buzz. Because of that, I really should return them and...
I found lots of threads about fixing buzzes, but I didn't see this particular problem.
I swapped out old tuners on a vintage mandolin for some Stewart MacDonald Golden Age replacements. It all...
Thanks for the reply Mike!
I want to change the string spacing on a tenor banjo so my plan is to fill the existing nut slots with bone power and super glue then re-file the slots to where I want them. I've done this procedure...
This sounds so great! I can't wait to see them all! Go Sharon!
Great thread with fantastic players listed! But I have to chime in with a few more players of note that I really like that I didn't see. Check them out
and enjoy:
Alan Reid...
Thanks for the detailed reply!
David I'm curious, do find that scale length makes a big difference with all those tunings and gauges?
It sounds like it also probably has 17 frets? I've always had a difficult time tuning 20" scales to my satisfaction using GDAE tuning. The G strings always seem a little floppy to me and the...
I'm so glad to see people enjoying Vitti 'Na Crozza! At 14:39 is my friend Kathy Sherak singing a shortened version of the song. Besides being a great mandolin player with the Aurora Mandolin...
Yes, and I went through about 10 of them before I found one I loved. No more MAS! How many did you go through?
I learned a lot from this. Recommended.
I owned several truss rod mandolins over the years and never had problems with any of them.
Several years ago, against my better judgement, I bought a mandolin with CF. It was so pretty and the...
Farewell Mr. Rice. You were a musical colossus. RIP.
It all depends on what genre I'm currently interested in. I've always been a Monroe fan, so I got the best F5 copy I could find. When I got interested in Italian music, I bought the best sounding...