There is a guy named GS Monroe, Greenswamp Music, that sells a variety of instruments on Etsy and sometimes uses cypress . I've never heard or played one of his instruments, but there are probably...
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There is a guy named GS Monroe, Greenswamp Music, that sells a variety of instruments on Etsy and sometimes uses cypress . I've never heard or played one of his instruments, but there are probably...
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We played at Finn Funn Fest in Gloucester MA last year and saw this group that is revitalizing the Finnish 7-piece (I think) brass band tradition, who came from the...
Here's a random selection of Finn tunes that are fun on mandolin (a search of the forum will find other discussions on this topic). I think the music for these can all be found on John Chambers abc...
When my friends are surprised that I have no recollection of some big hit from the 1980s, my standard explanation is that I spent the 80s listening to Norman Blake. And I guess I never stopped. I'm...
The Montreal Session Tunebook (just google that) is a great resource that includes Quebecois stuff but also tunes from many other sources. I'm not sure how easy it would be to whittle it down to...
In response to urobouros above, the Music Emporium offers 48 hour returns less 5% "restocking" fee. Elderly appears to have a 10-day return policy. Gruhns has a 24-hour return policy. I think...
I had steeled myself to read a tale of severed digits, painful recovery, and learning to play with four fingers. I was happy to see it's just a crappy headstock!
I believe the price was $1500
Thank you for this. It requires some squinting to sort out the differences in the models. I've never seen the top-end pearl fretboard model with the fancy peghead inlay, but I think they're elegant...
Thanks for the improved versions of the sheet music. I searched for this tune on the web and found nothing, but should have figured the John Chambers collection would have it! (I play with John...
Downe's Waltz. This wacky and challenging ditty is from the Oliver Ditson Boston Collection of Instrumental Music, ca. 1850. It's in the public domain so a shot of the sheet music is provided.
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Facebook marketplace in Grafton MA lists a Damman 10-string Mandocello, with the sound hole on the side:
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Well, here's a data point for you. I just paid $150 for a setup from a well-regarded mandolin builder on an old, quality mando I purchased recently. This included re-fitting the bridge to the arch...
I've never heard of him before reading this thread, but this may be the video fox refers to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8aSL-QQMjk&t=47s
Sound quality on the video isn't great, but the...
Although I am not a Finn, I play mandolin in a Finnish band in north central MA/southern NH, which has a substantial Finn population. Metsakukkia, which reportedly translates to "Woodland Flowers",...
I keep something like this in the cases of all my instruments. The size of the jar depends on the space available in the case. It has a full kitchen sponge jammed into it. I used to cap the jars...
I just received a marketing email from the Music Emporium which indicates that "We generally consign at 25% for instruments valued from $3,500- $12,500." This is an increase from the 20% that they...
I'm not in the guitar market and have no preconceived notions about this question. Out of curiosity I just looked at the Music Emporium website for pricing range on their acoustic guitars and...
Love it. Thanks for posting
Not sure how much it matters, but the Artimusica model appears to be a 7-string with only one bass string.
Belmuse mandolins makes custom pickups. I have not heard them
I suppose I should let the OP answer for himself, but it appears to me that he hoped to get lucky with a $4k bid for a mando that is worth substantially more than that, and when he got outbid he...
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One of these? I received one of these as a gift ca 1988, found it in a drawer about 10 yrs ago, and stuck it on an old flatback that I use as a travel mandolin because you never know when...
This Venuti/George Barnes album is an old favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Kn8PbdGXQ&t=500s
If you are interested in the Lyon & Healy mandolins, Bernunzios has just put two Model Cs on sale. The Cs do not have the two points of As and Bs and so (to my eyes, anyway) don't look quite as...