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Beautiful aesthetic, Gary, and that is one nice piece of mahogany. Is the tailpiece your design?

I've been lucky enough to own an octal 30's Gibson amp back when I thought guitar was cool. My hat's off to the maker for realizing there's a market for this sound, and to have the technical chops to...

Hi Claire,
Here's a link to the Kentuckys TFOA is currently carrying. You can simply change the brand on the left to see what's available from Eastman, others, or all (you probably know that already...

Agreed, Nick. Up here on the Costa Brava, incidences are low-ish, and everyone's doing the right thing. But if you read the news, it's just the opposite. Don't get me started on media bias!! :)

I...

I remember seeing that as well on his FB gig page a while ago, Nick. I think things are pretty grim in his area right now, as (I think) its economy is pretty dependent on British expats/second home...

I bought my first good mandolin from him several years ago, and was planning to drive down the coast to visit him & his wife (pre-Covid) when I stopped hearing from him. I see that he hasn't been...

Two super great resources, Fox many thanks for posting the videos! I've been looking for a bit of tenor inspiration.

... To say nothing of that fantastic headstock icon! I really like your aesthetic, Davy, the traditional and the modern are all working together organically.

I coincidently heard him for the very first time via the local radio station the other day (this album's version of "All Around You") and had to find out who the mandolin player was. Ms. Hull all the...

As I also wanted to explore bass but have a space-challenged office/music room/man cave, I went the u-bass route. Really fun, and it for sure informs my mandolin playing. TuneFox (NFI) has been...

RE: post #45: "In fact, I'd like to find a good short or medium oil varnish, preferably with phenolic resin (like the old rockhard)"

I brushed Rockhard, thinned to maple syrup consistency, on an...

Look forward to your impressions, and keeping my fingers crossed you'll post a recording. Well done!!

Hi Dwiggins,
The El Toro will give you something to grow into for many, many years, possibly for life. The sound of Ken's mandolins is unbelievably rich.

I posted this over on the Newbies Social Group, and thought to post it here as well. CGDA tuned mini-electric and melodica. I'm using a GarageBand Super Reverb plugin :

Those look amazing, @mikeyb2. It looks like you nailed the finish on both.

A couple more:
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Latcho Drom, AKA "Safe Jorney" (Gypsy music from Egypt to Spain; kinda stagey in places, but really astounding music)

That is some tight, fluid playing. Looking forward to more music from you two in the near future to enjoy!

FYI (and NFI), there's a USA-made K in the classifieds right now.

Hey Muppet:

I see you have a James tailpiece. Looks like you checked it was seated, correct? I was recently having the same issue with my A string randomly rattling - definitely more if I played...

Wow John, whatever went wrong with building those parlors certainly doesn't show up in the finished instruments! Really fine.

Graham, that is one beautiful instrument. The tulip satinwood is...

I actually got into PG through the backdoor; I started playing guitar in '79 or '80, and walking into my favorite record store, "Slabo Day" was on. I bought both "Little Dreamer" and "In the Skies"...

Really sweet. All boxes checked for me!! :mandosmiley:

Congrats Mark, that's a fine-looking instrument with lots of nice old mojo. I even like the scroll! Looking forward to hearing it.

I understand these were really hit & miss - they could either be...

I'll just add also that he's a real gent. He answered all my initial questions promptly and politely, as if he had all the time in the world.

Looks like you're right, Drew, I think the first photo above shows that well.

After rebending the arms, I did get a good seating, but the pads are still shy of the bass side rim - hard to see in...