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Hey Alan, I think you're remembering Kyle Wood from the band 'Crucial Smith' The couple of times I saw them, he wore some pretty wild 'spangly outfits' to complement the waist length hair. The...

Our band (now defunct) decided to go with matching button down shirts and jeans for our 'uniform'. The members chose whether they wanted short sleeve or long and we had all of them embroidered with...

I took mine to a local buddy that builds fiddles. #Although bass setup was not his bread and butter, he took the challenge as an opportunity to learn more about it. #The end result was that he...

never at dusk.

I've got a case cover for my Calton (a most generous gift from my brother!) but found the gymnastics required to get into the case with the cover on to be too much of a pain to warrant its use...

Polly!!!

Thank you gentlemen. #As always, the depth of historical information available from the cafe' community continues to amaze me! # I've forwarded a link to this thread to the owner so that he may be...

The label on the top... (Sorry for low res pics...)

The back...

The Soundhole...

Another shot of the front...

A friend of mine asked me for information about an instrument that his Great Grand Parents (He himself is currently 42) purchased new and passed on to him. #Dimensionally, the instrument is 21 ¼ high...

A local blues band 'The Robin Crowe Band' features Robin's husband, Tony, on a very tasty vintage F4. # Although a blues player at heart, he occasionlly is seen in other acoustic circles around town....

The Seldom Scene - Live at the Cellar Door. # Truly a classic! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

The fiddle player in our band is an elementary (K-8) school teacher. #She lives about 50 miles from the rest of us and her school (in a very rural Illinois community) hosts a day of what I would call...

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Hey Dave -- Set your brother Tom up with a mando (or guitar) and drag him to the jam as well! #Tell him I said so! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

(Geneological...

440, 441....whatever it takes... #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
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I can't imagine playing anything other than the Deep 'V' on my Collings MF-5. #That said, I recently sent back a Martin D-18GE because the Martin version of the 'V' neck on that guitar was just down...

Try selecting a new 'tune-of-the-week' at each jam including, if needed, passing out a recording (and/or tab/std notation). #Consider it to be 'fun homework' for the next week. #I did this with a...

It may just be that the instrument is dried out and simply needs to be humidified. #Depending on what part of the country your in, it is definitely 'furnace' weather. #A forced air furnace without a...

Gotta say that John Moore is probably the best bluegrass mandolin player most folks have never heard of. #He's kind of a combination of Reischman, Steffey and Staats. #In fact, if you listen closely...

I'll add the obvious 'Practice in a standing position.' to the previously suggested 'Practice NOT looking at the mandolin when you play' and 'When seated, continue to wear the strap.' suggestions. #...

#104 - born in '03 and (of course) I love it! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

My wife says I can look a little scary sometimes! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif