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And after you get it, you need to get Bruce Harvie's "Mangler of Bluegrass" https://bruceharvie.bandcamp.com/album/mangler-of-bluegrass

It is a master piece in its own right!! :mandosmiley:...

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I've had two or three of Will's two-points over the years. I am more of a pianist / guitar player than a mandolin player, but I have a hard time imagining anybody being able to do anything better at...

There are times when the natural beauty of the wood outweighs my disruptive tendency to adorn it with the ego of my logo... so I leave the canvas naked...

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Ninth coat of varnish and a love affair with the delightfully lovely variations shared by the maple trees --

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Steve

Final checks for the Sorensen summer class of 2017.

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This has been a really interesting and challenging build-set because every instrument is different -- 5 mandolins of different...

Hope Andrew doesn't mind my posting this octave in the white. Looks so wonderful!159341

Very cool, Marty, looks like a big undertaking! Is this a one-off, or a new product line for you?

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This quote has the most merit I've seen in a long time. I have a long and constant exposure to Loars over the last 20 years, and, fact is, they do sound the same. At the VERY least, a lot more...

I will be at my usual spot near the Bluegrass Academy tent. Hope to see some familiar faces, and meet some new players

Congrats on the new mandolin. I like my Kimble A #187 just fine and it has developed quite a bit over the last several years.
To me they are voiced as a very specific ensemble type instrument with...

I never thought I'd own another A5, and certainly not one in a tobacco sunburst. But a brand new Kimble A5 from Cotten Music has jumped to the top of my mandolin list. I took it to the Hartford...

Thanks for the kind comments! Here's the new custom Sorensen/James tailpiece for X series mandolins --

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Bill James was extraordinarily patient and helpful in figuring out how to mill...

I thought I was over scroll fever. Then I had a chance to get this Passernig. I've had it for a couple months now and I'm more impressed every time I play it. It's got a really great voice, loud and...

Yes, there will be a "scrolled" addition to the Sorensen X series (SXS, FX, and AX).

Here's a first peek at the VX getting started . . .

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:cool: Steve

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daryl, here are a couple of poor shots of the Brentrup. As you can see while I try to be careful it has been distressed. The back of the neck is not a speed neck, just finish and...

here is my 000-21, 12 fret built by Gerald Anderson. Gerald got the top from Dave Nichols

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I have just received a set of Handel replica tuning buttons crafted by Mike Blohm. I am very impressed with the quality of the work and they look spiffy to boot. Thanks Mike.

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That is so awesome! And it is helping my wife see why I need a Calton.

Great news! The mandolin was found today about a half mile from the owner's departure location in Santa Monica. It was run over. Thank goodness to the Calton case, the instrument was unharmed. Thank...

Geez, who knows?? ;)

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Here is a short video! I've been able to find some consistency in tone by using engelmann spruce. This one is very similar in sound to my #3, but maybe a little more punchy. I have the action set...

My White #4 is almost ready! It took me a little over a year to complete, working on it on and off. I've found it very difficult to do these from scratch and be time efficient at the same time. Maybe...

Here is an exceptionally nice July 9, '23 out of the "mid" batch of July 9's.

This is a mandolin that I was honored to procure for a very dear close friend. It has appeared in a few Gruhn/Carter...

Our buttons have genuine .010" silver wire inlaid with the abalone. There are 208 inlays in a set of buttons, and we use square hole stewmac buttons. I haven't promoted these because there is just no...