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I've had my F5S (2018 model) almost 3 years now...pretty much cured MAS for me.
Read about them for a few years, and finally got my hands on one at Fiddler's Green on a trip to Austin.
I may have...

Aside from his famous "hairdo", Larry actually did play fiddle (violin).
Imagine if he played mandolin, and was an inspiration for young Bill. :O

My first mandolin was a Rogue, bought off of craigslist. Took Rob M's setup book and went to town on it.
Cheap entry price to learn/know I wanted to play mandolin and get a better one.

I've been there many times...great burgers!

Now the chase is back on...sherriff Justice after Bandit and Snowman.
Eastbound and down.

Go to a Shinyribs show; the big guy can dance and sing, and I'm wowed every show.

He plays mandolin too. One of the main reasons I took up mandolin, was from watching him front the Gourds. As...

...Is that you Jimmy Smith? ;)

(I'm a big Gourds/Kev Russell/Shinyribs fan).

Great interview!

"choice of this mandolin or that mandolin"
...Yes, please!

Don't mean to downplay your work, but it sounds more like maintenance than upgrades. Replacing a bridge (especially a bridge off a Johnson--a "stock" grade bridge) and some screws, made the Rover...

Hey, better attention than we're getting on HBO's Crashing. Twice now I've heard the main character hurl this insult...
"Go tune a mandolin, you $:@!!"

But maybe, he's also confusing the banjo...

Thanks, I'm a long time Fogerty/CCR fan...keep 'em coming!

Great intro by Johnny, great interview, great closing comments...he really was the Great One.
What a time capsule piece...smoking on set, talking about the (already then) old days, that "kid"...

2 nods to the rover rm-75.
I have one, bought used for <$250, been pretty happy with it for a few years now. Even had a few Gibson owners compliment it's sound.

Sure!

Does anyone watch Workaholics?
One character, Anders looks like banjo Ben. Well, last week's episode Anders was randomly playing a Banjo (out of character).
I laughed my butt off and and...

LOL'd when I saw them...."Dave's not here man"

Looks like "Quack" made his mark at least three times--must have been a good friend.
I like the aged look of an old instrument that's been signed--makes you think sometimes about how many hands that...

I've seen them a few times; got to talk to Don--great guy-he signed my Dummies book for me.
I have both their CDs. Great, high energy bluegrass! It's too bad they've parted ways.

Thanks for the...

Responses 2 & 3 are your best answers. I've had an rm-75 for almost 2 years, I've been happy with it.

Surprised no one's mentioned Bill Monroe's famously repaired and prized Gibson mandolin...

Great seasonal article. The look of pure joy on the old man's face tells the whole story.
Kudos to the mom for a great parenting lesson of giving and helping others.
Hope the exposure helps get...

You should definetly stop into fiddler's green.
I was in austin a few weeks back, stopped in and played/tried out many nice mandolins, including an rm-75 . I have an older rm-75, and it was nice...

Congrats and enjoy!
I'm out at a jam with mine tonight.

Yes, One of the first songs i learned.
The Gourds (Kevin, and Max) got me into wanting to learn the mandolin.
The main part is pretty simple..A///D/////...i learned it with two finger chords.
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