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Who would be a similar size? I sincerely don’t know - I know they are often being compared with small boutiques; but they obviously have much higher production numbers. I assume they’re numbers are...

I think the general bias in favor of local or domestic production, small business, carbon footprint reduction, and against China, specifically, is definitely at play. I don’t see a lot of bias...

It’s funny - not bad at all, just funny: The OP was “Convince me of the value of strict DUDU picking;” and the early stages were people explaining the utility of DUDU picking; which responses were...

I have no idea what your budgetary situation is, and the Eastman 315 is my “go to” recommendation for any newish player looking for a good instrument under $1,000 - I am still not aware of a...

I’ve not played any of the all US models, but they certainly get glowing reviews here - was it really $7k (I know you said “about”). That’s in the new Collings, Weber, almost new Pava, and a...

Excellent advice here! I don’t get to bluegrass jams very often, because there are none close; but that’s the same experience I’ve had with them; and it’s basically how our local “anything goes” jam...

I’m a very amateur wood worker, but have built a few instruments; and my voice holds less weight than some above - but I would absolutely agree that introducing oil or wax of any kind into the...

Has this community ever tried online jams? I’m purely curious - it seems like the kind of thing that might sound good, but not really work; but if anyone has successfully run an online jam, that...

Chords are hard - that’s a reality. My wife hates learning and playing chords, and she is a great fiddler! If you just want to play melodies, I’d go that route.

I’m with you, Billy Packard, I would not likely ever buy one - but there was a time on my journey where I might have. I’ll admit that - if I had a 315, well set up, I would have skipped some steps.

Man, Caleb, I don’t want to derail the thread, but your comment on McBrides opens a whole vault of feelings and questions I’ve had since I started playing seriously - the topic itself probably leads...

I’m interested to know if they make that option available (purchase at the factory); and would also be very interested to hear how well they are set up, if so. I’ve sampled some Eastmans that were...

And don’t be scared of a Florida - if you like the mandolin, a luthier can scoop it in no time - you can even do it yourself, if you are handy and talking about a player. I scooped a Paganoni; I...

I checked out 3 Acoustic Shoppe wide nut, radiused board F9s. The tricky part about Gibsons, even Harvey era (which the 3 I tried were) is that they aren’t super-consistent. I thought one of three...

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Thanks, Ian, for the update - I’m a little concerned by the discussion of wooden bracing - I am decidedly interested in the product as a potential canoe paddle - not that I intend to use it that way;...

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That’s cool advice - I will certainly use it! I couldn’t answer the question Ralph was asking, and I had minimal formal training singing in choir in high school (the last performance is pushing 25...

I love those matched arm rests, Doug; they are fantastic - being a Lone Star State resident, that one with the star is particularly appealing - and by “appealing,” I mean DROOL WORTHY!

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Y’all may be right; but I’ve never known another musician who delayed playing/practicing/woodshedding while looking for “the one.” Maybe that’s a beginner thing; but everyone I’ve known who actually...

I wouldn’t have all the same ones on the list, and definitely not in that order - If you were going to include Gibson at all, I get their argument that they are a small shop (mid-small, maybe)...

I didn’t like the cast tailpiece that came on a Colings MF I owned for a while. It looked cool enough, but was a hassle to make a quick string change. I love the James tailpieces. They appear to...

I’ve given up looking for the Large Tri 1R ToneSlab I let the 12 year old play at SnowyGrass; can’t find it anywhere. I have a ToneSlab Tweener 1.4 3R that I got as a gift that I will donate, if...