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I don’t have a recording of me playing, but here’s the sound sample Michael posted: https://youtu.be/lSNKmXE9NHo

A while back I asked Michael Dubova if he would be interested in building me a tenor guitar. He hadn’t done one, but was was keen to try. He really is great to work with and receptive to my ideas...

My list is surprisingly very short. Despite my nature as a collector, I limit myself to one of each type of instrument.

1. 50s Stradolin (bought in college, saw a lot of square dance action)...

I am an inveterate collector, but I also live in an apartment, so I have so far limited myself to one of each type of instrument. Best way to keep my wife from skinning me.

Mel Bay taught me some things about the tenor banjo, which I later transferred to the mandolin. Most learning resources are useless to me due to an old injury to my left hand that makes...

Very cool. Thanks for the link!

I definitely know how you feel, even if at a more modest level. For a long time I coveted all the mandos you mentioned. Last year I finally upgraded (I had played a 50s Stradolin for years) to a...

Just don't let your wife find out! ;)

Actually, I just looked on elderly and they have a bari uke case that measures 10 1/2 in. at its widest and 31 1/2 in. long. Anyone know of a reason this wouldn't work?

Thanks everyone! The parlor guitar case might work if I pad it. Mine is only 7 1/2 in. upper bout, 10 1/2 in. lower, and 31 in. in length. Maybe I'll have to check bari uke cases... :)

I have a 1930s Regal tenor that I never take out of the house due to the fact that I don't have a suitable case for it. It has a small body, and I bought a small guitar gigbag that it swims in.
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I own a Breedlove KF and I love it. Mandolin is not my primary instrument, (usually play tenor banjo/mandola and uke) but I've gotten compliments on it at just about every gig I've brought it to. ...

That is a LOVELY mandolin! You must be very proud!

Baritone horn through school. Never really enjoyed myself, so in college I picked up a tenor banjo and taught myself. Loved it. That led to mandolin/mandola, ukulele, dulcimer, and 5-string. Plus...

Thanks, Bruce. I appreciate the help you and yours have given me when I've called with questions.

Its an absolutely beautiful instrument and I'm proud to own it.

I have two with radiused fretboards (Breedlove Quartz and Michael Kelly Mandola), and both have slighlty radiued bridges.

Now, where you run into trouble is where the situation is reversed: I...

Its been a week so far and the neck is holding perfectly. I think unless something goes wrong I'll hold off on sending it to Weber. There are a couple of small cosmetic things they could fix, but...

Lately its been "Goin' down that road feelin' bad", which results in that being the first tune I play when I pick up any instrument.

I spend quite alot of time in the car, so I listen at least an hour or two every day. I'm always looking for new music to try. Fortunately I own enough to satisfy most of my needs whatever genre...

That's why I'm thinking I'll keep it and get it in good playing condition. Even the folks at Bernunzio's told me I virtually stole the thing. I ended up paying dealer price, and I got the warranty....

Actually he did slacken the strings, but he insists that when he shipped the action was good. To his credit he says that he will do whatever necessary to make it right. I don't think he wants it...

I took it to Bernunzio's today. They were able to get the neck pretty straight but they had to max out the truss rod to do it. They told me to wait a day or two to see if the neck compensated the...

Ok so I recieved this today, and to my dismay I find that there is a considerable bow to the neck. I push the strings down on the end of the fretboard, there is a gap of nearly a quarter inch at the...

I guess this is a problem that affects me less than many for one simple reason; I'm missing the end of my pinky and can use it only in a limited way. Lucky me!

Its the reason I simply cannot do...