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My keeper—-Henderson #108, built for me in 2008

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Here’s a nice article from a couple years back: ...

“If my notes are accurate, all Flatirons were made in Montana until 2001.”

I’m pretty sure I had a 1996 Flatiron A5 that was made in Nashville.

Brandon--I would ask Bruce Weber.

I ordered off Bandcamp this morning. What a fine album!!!

Carl will be teaching at Monroe Camp in September.

Welcome! I’m from NC, but just back from a great camping trip in Texas—spent a few days in Hill Country (camped in Blanco), and then at Copper Breaks and Palo Duro Canyon. Managed to meet up with a...

Have any of you compared Pro Plec to GG triangle? Though a little thicker, it looks to be similiar>200676

https://www.rocky-52.net/photos_m/monroe_bill.jpg

yikes, I didn't know the Collings made mandolin cases were going for that much!

Gil—now that’s funny! I don’t know about other parts of the country, but the same issues existed at all the shows I have been to in the Carolinas.

Any reports? I didn't make it this year

I should mention that I won Doug's Texas Independence Day giveaway--yahoo, and thanks, Doug!!

I knew Collings had cut back on production, but never heard that they completely stopped building mandolins. I knew Weber stopped…….

Mike,
Are you sure about that?

Darby--I kept getting errors when clicking on link, so I went directly to youtube and took the liberty of imbedding here. Great job on #36!!


https://youtu.be/gCTaQ7bryus

I like these Little Satchel straps :
https://cartervintage.com/products/little-satchel-f-style-mandolin-strap?variant=32893895802957

3 weeks after rotator cuff surgery, I started playing mandolin 5 minutes/day. After a few days I started increasing a few minutes per day—it was maybe 3 weeks before I got up to 30 minutes. I stayed...

You could consider a case cover w/outside pocket to put on the original case

Sister Sadie announced on FB today that Mary Meyer was their new mandolin player/vocalist.

Both Bill Monroe’s original and Tony Rice’s version list the song as “The Gold Rush”.

I have not seen any announcement. Tina was not on the show, which can be seen at circle tv website. I was just passing along the way she was introduced.

Mary Meyer—she was introduced as the newest member. She was featured on Mandolin Mondays a while back.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/entries/1485-Mandolin-Mondays-303-w-Special-Guest-Mary-Meyer

I don’t know of any tab. There is a mandolin break on this version, I believe by Bobby Osborne.

https://youtu.be/zKtK6n6l5_c

I think the silk and bronze are a little warmer but not at the expense of volume. Doyle Lawson endorses them, so I guess they meet the bluegrass test!