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Thanks for bringing up Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner. At this time & space I could definitely use re-reading this book. Explanation is too long, but none the less I do respect Mr. Werner. I've...

Thanks for all the good advice. Pete your video's are very right on. I am thinking of hooking up with a good mandolin lutherier, & having my set up checked out.

Thanks Pete. Definetly some good visual advice. Like your book as well.

This is probably my second post in years, at this forum, but I've lurked for years. Here's my query. I've been playing the mandolin for about 10 years. I'm not really into any specific genre, but I...

RIP Doc & thank you for that one moment when seeing you play Live at my Collge, changed my whole musical direction. I play in a different genre field, but a wizard shows up on your journey & you take...

Then you have 3rd,4th (pretty cool in E),5th & so on positions. 45 years plus on the harmonica, but you can play lots of chords & melody on the mando,..... & push the rhythm!!

Cool idea Jeremy. I'm an ol' Blues hound, multi instrumentalist myself. I've yet to join any of the blog world, but who knows, maybe I'll get involved. Later.

Bob, I broke my collar bone last year.I actually slipped, fell & Cracked it on the fifth week of recovery. Real bummer. I mistakenly tried to jump in too soon, playing scales, exercises, & such. I...

Brian, I would go for it. I own a Fm63 & a Jam master Oval hole Gibson. I play both of them. For the price you can't beat it, and you can still upgrade later on. P.s. Have a qualified luthier set it...

I just bought a Jam Master Oval hole from the Mandolin Store, and I'm really happy with the results. Seems like the folks in Arizona are trying to mix it up a little, and Gibson is running with it....

I can't remember if I already registered for the Eastman mandolin contest?

J Flick,
# # Tall Toad & Gryphon are a no show. Looks like I'm going to Berkely soon. We'll put this one to bed now! I haven't posted in over a year, so excuse my ignorance on the mileage with this...

I've been interested in upgrading to a Gibson Mandolin for awhile, but I've been trying to play as many different makes & models as possible. I live in a very remote part of Northern California, so I...

I just came back from seeing my son off to Japan, and in the process I hit 3 music stores along the way. I finally played a Michael kelly (glad I did, I'll stick with my FM63!!), 2 Eastmans (I'm...

Danmills, I'm leaving for Santa cruz tonight. I'll be there all day Monday, and I want to check out the Eastman at Sylvan's. I went to there web site, and I didn't see an Eastman posted! I tried a...

For what it's worth. I played an Eastman about a week ago, and I was quite surprised with it's sound. I was leaving the local music store (170 round trip!!), after trying out a Labeda "f" (decent),...

MK dilema!! Wow!! Now I'm totally confused about this Dragonfly purchase. I have Dean Markley Pickup for my Fender FM63, and it basically does the #job, when I need to be amplified. I was looking for...

Steve in Tampa,
# # # Thanks for the positve feedback. You answered all my insecurities. I'm looking forward to using it in a band context as well. I want to thank Scott for having this great site,...

MK upgrade's. This is question to Steve in Tampa. I'm in the process of possibly getting a Dragonfly with the fishman pickup, and the Allen tailpiece.I have to sell one of my custom acoustics first,...

Mad Dawg,
# # If you ever get up to Reggae On the River, you'll be in my neck of the woods. I have a flower shop in Garberville, CA. I own a Fender FM63, and I'm ready to upgrade. I've got some...

I still pick on the corner in my little corner of the world, up in Northern CA. I run a flower cart on Fridays, and I started bringing my mandolin to play when it got slow. I don't really play to...

M.I.K. I did it both ways. I use delay out of habit from guitar & harmonica settings. I don't really put that much on. but just enough to widen the tonal spectrum a little. I had to turn down the...

Mando-in-kingwood
Well I just got home from a birthday gig, for a local artist in our town. I sat in with some friends of mine on Harmonica, percussion, and mandolin. I used the Dean Markley...

Mando in #kingwood,
I just received my artist Transducer pickup in the mail yesterday, and I was wondering how much of that puddy stuff do you use on the back of the unit? There's about an inch...

Thanks for all the replys about the Michael kelly/Fishman set-up. I've been playing mandolin for about 4 years, and I've been pretty happy with my Fender FM 63. However I know that my ears, hands,...