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GREAT NEWS! Silas' mandolin has been recovered in Lafayette. It is now there with friends and Silas will have it back very soon. Thank you so much for your help everyone!

Serial number is 160

Hi everyone.

My dear friend Silas Lowe had his mandolin presumably stolen last night at the Blackpot Festival in Lafayette, LA. It is a Pava Pro A5 in sunburst finish in a green Calton case. He is...

Hi all,

I just wanted to share a very happy story with you, and it's really only happy because of the help of this wonderful community here on Mandolin Cafe!

Earlier last year our shop was...

David Long will be giving a bluegrass mandolin workshop at Fiddler's Green Music Shop in Austin TX on Friday August 21 at 7pm. He will focus on Monroe style technique. Sign up is required. Call...

Does anybody know of any video of Joe Val performing?
I've searched the web and youtube with no luck. Thanks.

I now carry Blue Chip picks at Fiddler's Green Music Shop in Austin. I was sceptical about a $30 pick but I have to say they stand up to all the hype. I play irish mandolin and my manager plays...

Sounds like a lot of fun. Silas Lowe and Brennen Leigh are going to hold the mandolin workshop titled "Tearing it up on mandolin". I can attest to the fact that both of these folks can, in fact, tear...

I had the extreme pleasure of getting to play Tom Ellis' new A model yesterday. Hands down it is the best A model I have ever played! I wanted to buy it on the spot but it was already spoken for....

Tortoise binding all around body, neck, and headstock

A close up of the soundhole. Ahhh...that oval hole warmth!

Oops! #Here's the photo

Just wanted to show everyone what the new Collings model is all about

I just came across a mandolin made by Ben Hogue in Austin in 1980. It's a beautiful oval hole mando. Has anyone heard about this guy or played one of his mandolins?

We have four Altman's at the Fiddler's Green Music Shop in Austin. We have three f models and one two point.

Some under appreciated advice that many good players have told me:
Practice with a metronome. It really helps. Start slow and ratchet up the tempo until you're playing faster.

I'm proud to announce that John Allison is going to be my instrument repair technician! He is an incredible guitar luthier and I'm honored to have him associated with my shop.

I also think you're comparing apples and oranges. Breedloves are awesome mandolins! They play easier than almost any other mandolin but the string spacing is such that it gets difficult to switch...

Fiddler's Green Music Shop is now open in Austin, TX. #We are an all-acoustic shop and we focus pretty heavily on mandolins. #We carry Altmans, Breedloves, Webers, Eastmans, Kentuckys, Rigels, and...

I am thrilled to announce that Fiddler's Green Music Shop is about to open in central Austin. It's an all acoustic shop that I have moved from Memphis and I'm looking forward to jumping into the...

Does anyone know of any celtic jams in the Austin area? There used to be a few some years back.

Does anyone know of any celtic jams in the Austin area?

Bob has also told me that he's bringing a blond model (I don't know her name ) to show off, and a few guitars. #I'm hoping we'll see quite a gathering of great mandos and mando players....

Bob Altman, of Altman Mandolins, will be conducting a free all-day mandolin building clinic at Fiddler's Green Music Shop in Memphis on Saturday, September 30th. Bob has never done one of these but...

Try Alison Stephens. #She has an album called "Music from the novels of Louis deBernieres" #(He wrote Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
You can also try to find tablature for Beethoven's Sonatina for...