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This! Is exactly what I would like to achieve! I too am a (very) low intermediate player, well advanced in years and not all that "musical" I do however love bluegrass and playing it with...

Check out the International Violin mando kits. Only cost a little more than $100 and with some minor upgrades and attention to detail during building, can make a great little mandolin. I just...

Wow, that really sums it up for me! Only thing I could add is that when I practice more/better I get better faster! Thanks for this I think I will make it into a little note to self for the front...

"Wow you put me to shame!" Certainly not my intention! Just wanted to emphasize that mine is anything but "hollow" and provided some of my construction steps for comparison and consideration for...

Very, very pretty!!!! I am working on my second one of these. I am very pleased with the tone of my first one.

I followed the newer Siminoff book for carving and assembly,
replaced the...

Sorry about that, I should have done a better search. I am checking out a few leads from this thread.

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Wow 14 reads in only 10 minutes! I did see there is a Mandolin Cafe app, I will probably get that first.

Greetings all, I have been reading the Mandolin Cafe for quite a while but my postings have been few. I am a beginner mandolin player and I like bluegrass and old time music, which is what I try to...

Our own Mandolin Mick let me pick on his beauty F9, last year at Bean Blossom. There is a a high end Gibson that comes out to our jams that once belonged to Allan Bibey. Hoping that that one gets...

Ray and Allen Bibey did a mandolin workshop at the Valley Bluegrass Festival, earlier this month. They played about 5 songs together WOW magic moment!!!
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OOOps forgot the link to the Bushman Brewhouse http://bushmanbrewhouse.com/

Try here. http://bushmanbrewhouse.com/ A bit of an outing from Bean Blossom, but great food, service and hospitality. Owner, John Hall, imports and sell his own line of harmonicas and ukuleles. ...

I will be at Bean Blossom as well. We were there last year and really enjoyed it. Leaving this friday and taking our time getting there and coming in a few days early to take in a few of the local...