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I used to take lessons at Sandy's Music in Cambridge, on Mass Ave between Harvard Sq and Central Sq. The mandolin teacher at the time was Adam Dewey. I was just starting out and he got me going in...

I have one like that. I got it to use with a costume for a renaissance fair. When I got it it had no tuners and the bridge was in 3 pieces. I got it fixed up to be playable with 1 1/2 sets of tuners...

I like live performances the best. I think technical prowess is cool but it does not trump soul, tone, sincerity etc. A break does not need to be difficult to be good in my opinion. I'm interested in...

Mine is a custom 8 string made by Michael Dolan, solid mahogany body with ebony fret board, pick guard etc. Pickups are EMGs. My amp is a hot rod deluxe "white lightning" (white case, knobs and...

These are some pictures of my new electric mandolin. I like the design of the old gibsom em-200, but I wanted the details to kind of match my F9 and A9, so this is what I ended up with. It's made by...

I have carried my A9 into the high part of the Sierras several times, and never had a problem with it. I keep it in a soft case, strapped to the top of my pack for carrying, and take care to put the...

I've been to the symposium all four years too, and I'd say this year was the best ever. More instructors and more diversity in class offerings were both substantial improvements from my point of...

Sandy's Music on Massachusetts ave between Harvard Sq. and Central Sq. is a good one.

I use a gibson A9 for camping, for both backpacking in the sierras (strapped on top of my pack in a soft case) and car camping in the desert back country (in the hard case inside a tool box with lots...

Yeah, the over the tailpiece design is an option that King Brown offers. And you do have to remove it when you change strings, but I don't find that to be too difficult. And the over the tailpiece...

Here's my King Brown arm rest. I always use one. My right arm is much more comfortable...

Here's my pickguard, it's ebony, custom made, larger than the abbreviated ones (it has the bracket to the side of the mandolin) but a little smaller than the full size ones.

Paul's right, once the fret board is straightened the mandolin is easy to play. It's like I could tell before the repair that it had a nice sound but it was hard to get it to come out. After the...

I also have a 1915 A4 like sprucetop1, except that I acquired it recently, and I had the same repair done. The fingerboard needed to be sanded or planed flat to correct a slight bow in the neck and...

I say Dawg is a great composer AND great player. And thanks to Arthur for putting it so eloquently in his post...

I think Rich DelGrosso and the Caribbean location would both be pretty great attractions, but at $1800 it would be well out of my price range.

You can get the full story on Mike compton's web site...

I recently bought a 1915 gibson A4 (black top) in somewhat worn but very playable condition (a few nicks in addition to the usual playing wear, no cracks) for about $1700.00.

Hey, I use the King Brown over the tailpiece armrest for exactly the same reason that you are thinking of it, and it works great. It's SO much more comfortable than the corner of the tailpiece. My...

Mike himself told me that the "The" hat was given to him by some students at a workshop he was teaching. They got a "The Gibson" hat and adjusted the embroidery as Arthur suggested above.

The press releases for the F-9 from the Gibson press web site are dated January 18 and 22, 2002.

I moved out of Cambridge about 9 years ago now, but I used to take lessons from Adam Dewey at Sandy's Music, on Mass. Ave. between Central Sq. and Harvard Sq. I thought Adam was a terrific teacher,...

Trying again...

I got my pickguards custom made from ebony (a little less than 1/8" thick, mounted with two pins and the standard hardware. I'll try to include a picture...

I'll be there. It was terrific last year...