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I read this thread with great interest. We've established that John/Giovanni Gualdo and Thomas Wall were the first recorded mandolin players in Colonial America. But what sort of instruments did they...

Yeah, I've been going over the website and it looks like a lot of fun.

I'm visiting Venice in April/May and just found out yesterday that there's a big ol' mandolin festival going on! I'd love to know what people's experiences from past years has been like.

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I'm looking for a better case for my diminutive banjolin. It has a 7.5" pot, 2.5" deep, and measures 21.5" stem to stern.

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Here's the thing, though: the printed badge on the headstock is for the Victoria Banjo Club of Melbourne, Australia. It says "sole agents / Victor Star / quality instruments". Some digging revealed...

I'm really striking out on that front. There's almost nothing online that's similar to this. I did discover a website for the Victoria Banjo Club, whose emblem is on the headstock. I'll try to reach...

I ran across this funky little banjolin at a folk festival this past weekend and it came home with me. Kind of in love with it right now. The lady who was selling it got it from somebody in Tazmania....

There's the aforementioned KR Strings mandolindo—in videos it sounds pretty sweet. Not cheap. There's also Magic Fluke's Flea Mandolin. They're primarily a uke company, but their mando is 4 strings...

Holy Cow, have you seen this sucker?!

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On sale in NYC for a cool $9,999.

I mean, I know mandobasses are regarded as kind of a failed experiment, but you have to admit this is one wild...

I'm hearing a lot of love for the EFW74s. The price sure fits my folk singer budget better! I'll give 'em a try.

Thanks a million to everyone who chimed in, this was very helpful and I appreciate...

I made my pilgrimage to Mandolin Bros. out on Staten Island recently, before the place gets sold or closed (sad face). I encountered many delightful instruments, and one that stood out was a Phoenix...

One of the reasons the nylon strings interest me is that they ease the tension a bit. The poor thing sat in its case for decades with the strings at tension, and as a result the dowell stick snapped.

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I have an old mando-banjo that belonged to my great grandfather. It needs some serious repair work, but I'd love to get it playing again. I met a fellow at a jam a while ago who...

I encountered this odd duck at the Old Songs festival in upstate NY this summer, in Todd Crowley's musical petting zoo. The "zookeeper" had very little information about it, and it's been highly...