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Pre-ordered and looking foward to it eagerly.
I've never bought a 'Dummies' book that I did learn a great deal from.
(And I've bought a few!)

World of Strings in Long Beach is a possible option.
http://www.worldofstrings.net/

Oh, YES! Grisman and Garcia can't be beat, though Tim O'brien is wonderful too.
They play Old Timey, Irish Tradional, and Dead tunes, how can you go wrong?...

Does this mean that Roadies will be illegal?
My one chance for a career in music...................................taken away from me.:crying:

Contact the seller and see how it plays in person.
If it needs a set up there is a person here with an ebook on set-up.
So long as there are no structual issues, it may be a good deal. No shipping...

I've been informed that my first two links aren't working, lets try again.
http://www.giannaviolins.com/esmando/info/Beginner1.html
http://www.mandovoodoo.com/evaluation0.html
Ahh, sucsess....

Here is some reading that helped us.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/en...ndolin-Players

http://www.giannaviolins.com/esmando...Beginner1.html

http://www.mandovoodoo.com/evaluation0.html

It might pay to go one step further and find a lady instructor/mentor.
It shouldn't be too hard in a major Southern metro area like DFW.
We are looking at the same issue for my wife here in LA, and...

Buy from a good dealer and wait for exactly what you want.
Our first mandolin arrived this afternoon.
If you don't get EXACTLY what you want you may regret it for a very long time.
(This advice...

What model do you have?

The Chinese stringed instrument could be a Sanxian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanxian
81992

Yeah, right around the Boxer Rebelion period. Interesting times....

SteveS, that bridge is flat our gorgeous! WOW!

Ebony for sale?
http://www.thewoodbox.com/exoticwoods/ebony.htm
http://texaswoodcrafts.net/Texas%20Ebony/...

I'll ditto that, Understanding Wood is really a great book.
Wood is endlessly fascinating, and endlessly varied.
I used to make a study of wood boats. I learned that a certain wood had properties...

You know you want one Paul.
:))

Congratulations!

Many trees are called Iron Wood, best to go by Latin names.




As for bamboo, it is a soft material, but by fire hardening it becomes transformed.
Whether or not it's a suitable bridge...

Couple of Mid-Mo/Big Muddy's in the classified adds today, an M-3 and an M-11.
NFI
How bad is MAS? We don't yet have our first mandolin(supposed to be here Mon. or Tues.) and
we are already...

I just got an e-book from a forum member on how to set up mandolins.
If your handy, and have $10 for tools from Harbor frieght, it may serve you.
PM 'robster', or;

Great info.IMO

I can't recommend anything, as I don't know nuttin, but Elderly has the Rover RM-50 in stock and they do set and shipping for the asking price;
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RM50.htm...

Congratulations! How did she take to it? Was it a surprise?

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Looks like Ashville NC, go figure.
http://jackofthewood.com/

Hello Narayan Kersak, thanks for the post and welcome.
(Keep those tunes coming!)

Things to do;
http://nashville.about.com/od/3/u/ThingsToDo.htm

Don't know if your into food, but whenever I visit a new place I always check out
The Diners, Drives, and Dives page for great...

Hello.
What are you looking to spend?

I'm suprised no one else responded.
No advice from me BTW, I'm just a non mandolin lurker who bought his wife a mandolin as a present.
We're still waiting on it too.
I do like to do forum searches...