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That, of course, is Ryan's Mammoth Collection (aka Cole's) that Hartford loved and studied. The title Hartford's Mammoth Collection, which came from John himself, is an obvious tribute to Ryan's. But...

Posting here because I know this will be of interest to mandolin players. Fiddle tunes are mando tunes, too, after all.;)

In case you haven't seen, there's a brand new book available containing...

Story from Nashville Public Radio about the Hedrick tape collection and the $19K GRAMMY Foundation grant we received to work on it. Very exciting!...

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to chime in here, as the person in charge of the institution where the Marvin Hedrick tapes now reside. My name is Greg Reish, and in addition to being a bluegrass and...

Cyber Monday bump :)

Get your tickets now, before they're gone!

Don Stiernberg & Greg Cahill -- Oak Park, IL

If you are in the greater Chicago area, don't miss Don Stiernberg and Greg Cahill in a special duo performance at Kitchen Girl Coffee House in Oak...

I play a Wegen pick most often, but for sheer volume nothing beats a blue chip IMO. Specifically, I use the rounded pick in 60 gauge. Can't remember the model number and don't have it handy, but it...

No confusion. I appreciate hearing that the Grovers are good quality, which helps with one part of my question. Thanks.

Hi,

I know this has sort of been discussed before, but I wanted to ask the question straightforwardly. What's a good, reliable, easy replacement set of tuners to use on a Collings MT that won't...

For someone who started out on guitar, like myself, mandolin is just the gateway drug leading to the fiddle.


(I know I'm going to catch you-know-what for this one, but I couldn't resist!)

Hi Folks,

Posting this for friends of mine in GA. They're looking for a laid-back mandolin teacher who is good with kids, reasonably priced, and convenient to their home in Lawrenceville....

Lakotas are nice, but there are LOTS of other choices out there if you feel like looking around. I have a flat braided "softy" strap from Long Hollow Leather that is very well-crafted and extremely...

No doubt these mandolins are a fantastic value (I own an MT, so I know how much mando I got for my money). Still, I have a hard time believing that Collings (the company) is losing money on any...

I've found the 75s too heavy, and the 74s too light. I like GHS medium gauge phosphor bronze strings on my Collings. Great sound, good feel, and long life. The gauges are 11 16 26 40, which is just...

Posting this for a friend. Can anybody recommend a good mandolin teacher (BG/OT styles) in the eastern suburbs of Atlanta (Decatur, Lilburn, Stone Mountain area)? Needs to be someone who's good with...

Maple Street is a great shop, and though I've never bought anything there, they've always treated me very well. (I did grow up in Buckhead, but I don't think it shows.) Smallish but top-quality...

My Collings has the wide-neck option, which I generally like. But when I play a Gibson or something with a narrower nut I do find it easier to do double-stop tremolo (i.e., tremolo on two courses)....

I can't speak for the poster who said the Collings felt cheap, but the only thing about an MT I imagine could even possibly cause such a reaction would be the matte finish. Doesn't bother me a bit,...

I like Weber F models and also the 2-point, but I've never played a Weber A that did anything for me. Without having two specific mandolins in my hands to compare, so just gnerally comparing the...

I use GHS A270 on my Collings to play bluegrass. This is the phosphor bronze, medium gauge set. I like them better than the D'addario J74 set, which is very popular among Cafe members. For me, the...

Hey Pat,

Good to meet up with you again, this time on the Cafe. Thanks for letting me play your blond F-5 at Bean Blossom; it really has begun to open up nicely since the Naperville festival (it...

Any reasonably soft cotton cloth. An old t-shirt works well, even if I'm still wearing it.

Well, after a week of playing these EXP-74s I've noticed that the intonation on my D course has gone wacky. I get the open strings perfectly in tune, but as I move up the neck one string goes flat...

Wegen TF120 and TF140, for slightly different tone. I love my Blue Chip TAD50 on guitar, but prefer the Wegens on mando. Dunlop Ultex 1.14 is my cheap backup pick on all my picked instruments.

I just strung up my MT with the EXP74s and played them a bunch over the last few days. I like them, too. Good punchy sound right out of the gate, and so far they haven't lost anything. If they...