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I am pretty much a newbie. I have learned(?) about a dozen Scott’s/Irish fiddle tunes that I play at anywhere from 90 to 110 BPM. Mostly closer to 100. Some of my favorites are “Fishers Hornpipe”,...

I am a recovering banjo player, but then again that was many, many years ago. I was saved from perdition by the mandolin. This was way back in the dark ages , early 1980’s to early 1990’s. I played...

Wow, there is a lot to digest in this thread. Firstly, I have bought from G.C. And still make monthly payments to them, so I do believe that they are a decent and honest firm to deal with. But...

“V” necks on mandolins are no problem for me. It just doesn’t seem to matter with me. On guitars though, I can’t get used to a “V” neck. In my hands the Martin MLO neck on my D-18 is perfect but the...

I know exactly what you are talking about here! When I play “Salt Creek” it doesn’t sound at all the same as when Billy Strings plays it.

I went with the Goldtone Pancake style, mainly because it is closest to a Flatiron 1N that I can find and is 1/2 the price. Just look at the specs. It is all solid and sometimes fancy figured Maple...

IMHO you are overthinking this. It doesn’t really matter which of these you choose. Your first mandolin will satisfy your needs for about the first two years that you are learning IF you choose it...

Let me ask you a question. Your ARE a beginner, right? Why are you concerned about what pick you are using? You should be concerned with learning scales, chords, melody lines, rhythm techniques and...

I have done the tuner change out twice and in both cases the screw holes did not align. I highly recommend that you plug the old holes with hardwood dowels before drilling new screw holes. In both...

IMHO the chances are about the same as you playing it A+++

I’m not so sure that ADD isn’t the BEST way to learn mandolin. I am of the opinion that mandolin is best learned in small bites and later combined into the whole meal.

Watching and listening to Grisman is a love hate kind of thing with me. I love to hear what he does, but it makes me feel so inadequate that I don’t want to pick u my mandolin.

Ibanez seems to be getting a bad rap here. I have one, an F style, F hole. It came to me factory new and after a proper set up and string change, it plays just fine for me. I cannot emphasize enough...

IMHO if you want LOUD you have the right make, just the wrong model. The Flatiron 1N is the loudmouth. I honestly believe that it is the Loyd Loar of the flattop oval holes. I don’t know about The...

I am old enough to remember what t was like when computers were first introduced to the public. Yes, I had a “computer” with an 80386 processor. There was one statement made back then that I have...

Way back when, gee, I don’t even know how long ago maybe 1985 or so? But it could have been a few years later. I was in Elderly’s and on a whim I bought a mandolin. I didn’t play the mandolin at the...

The Grover 305’s are 14:1 gear ratio. The Grover 409’s are 1:18, but are just a touch over what I would like to spend.

Oh,oh,oh, I misspoke. reverb has the Grover 409’s for A style in my budget...

I should have specified that I want 1:18 ratio gears. I can find a ton of 1:14 ratio tuners, but that is what I have now and it is the reason that I’m looking for new ones. I should also have put the...

I am finding that 1:18 ratio tuners in the $50 to $70 range are scarcer than lips on a chicken. I can find a ton of 1:14 tuners for dirt cheap, but that’s what I have now. I would also be open to an...

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I may well get a few dissenting opinions here, but from what I have seen and heard, flat tops are not regarded for being “mellow”. They are more well known to be bright. My CM-10 likes D’Adario EJ-73...

I have a question. There are very, very few mandolins that increase in value (relative to the original price paid) DURING the time that they are in production? Don’t you have to wait until they are...

I looked very closely at the Big Muddy, but elected to go with a Gold Tone Pancake mainly because of the zero interest financing that the big box on line store offered. What/can I say? I’m a sucker...

Why would this bother you? Are you being forced to read these postings?

I can identify with this thread. I went the “less is more” route with the mandolin. I went just a bit more with my guitars, but not much. I am primarily a guitar player, but about a year ago I also...