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I listened to the shows that he hosted, and he was quite entertaining. Nevertheless, any time spent on this is time that he is not further expanding the scope of what mandolin music can be. The...

Trademarks are protected against "use in commerce" of confusingly similar marks, i.e., use in connection with the sale of goods or services. Use in a literary work, such as a web comic, would not...

It's extraordinarily hard to prove lying. Gibson would merely argue that the use was substantially exclusive and that they consider the other designs out there to be insubstantial or to have been...

The issue is solely that of trademark at this point. regarding the build of the instrument itself, that is considered a useful design, which is not eligible for copyright and, of course, all patents...

Again, Timbofood, I am not providing legal advice, just my seat of the pants opinion on whether the registrations could be successfully challenged. Most builders, especially independent ones, wiould...

I am not saying anything in terms of legal advice, as there are a great number of factors, many of which I'm unaware of, but which also include the aggressiveness of the plaintiff and the defendant's...

The registration was issued based on a claim of "acquired distinctiveness" pursuant to Section 2(f) of the Lanham Act, the U.S. trademark statute. To establish this to the satisfaction of the...

THE reason I picked up the mandolin in the first place. Happy birthday, and I hope yo keep making music for a long, long time

I just received an email stating that Mandolin Brothers will be closed the next couple of days in honor of Stan Jay's passing.

Rest in peace, Stan. I hope that wherever you are, you are...

I'd like some free V's, please.

Thanks, all, for the various info. Peter, it does play pretty well with the bridge up a bit (and sounds great - I've been having a lot of fun with it), but i did see the slight dip in the fretboard....

I have recently obtained a 1922 Gibson A-4 (Lefty). It's a beaut and the body is in great shape. It needs some work, however, particularly on the neck, where there is a dip in the fretboard around...

If you have 3 D strings, your mando will sound a bit funny!

Thanks, Phil. Ordering it now. btw, what a festival. Don't think we'll ever get such consistently good weather again.

Next year in Oak Hill.

Question -- I attended Matt Glaser's improvisation workshop at Grey Fox last week and was both educated and entertained. He went through a five step process of breaking down the melody to its bare...

Question -- I attended Matt Glaser's improvisation workshop at Grey Fox last week and was both educated and entertained. He went through a five step process of breaking down the melody to its bare...

Just to add one more voice to the chorus, Scott, I think your idea is a good one. I have successfully bought and sold. When I first bought, I was concerned about sending money to an individual...

I'm interested in a recorder that I can just record backup and loop it to practice impovisation over. Can the H2 do that? Is it a question of software?

Thanks, all.

Well, nevertheless, you've all convinced me NOT to give it up, so y'all can't have it!

Thanks, all. I'll definitely keep the Flatiron, and maybe hit up a convenience store should I decide to give the other one a shot. And thanks, Alan, for the word. What prompted this whole thing is...

Okay, here it is. I'm a lefty (weak intermediate) with scroll envy. I have a lefty Flatiron A5-Artist from the mid-90's (Signed by Bruce Weber) which I like very much.

I have an opportunity to get...