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There's something about those two words that don't seem right together. No... I'm not talking about "green" and "mandolin". I'm talking about "outlaw" and "cruise".

Wound up ordering a CA bridge. As described, I went through the sanding exercise to fit the bridge. The top curvature of the mandolin is enough that I wound up needing to take off enough of the...

Thank you. Replacement bridge ordered. I'll keep playing it as is for now but once the bridge comes I'm sure I'll want to fit it on.

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I recently purchased a 1991 Givens A3 off the classifieds here. The saddle of the bridge is cracked. Right now, it still plays great and the crack is not causing any issues I can tell. At some point,...

In the past few months I've noticed this design on a few different mandolins from Gerald Anderson, Spenser Strickland, Ellis, and a 2004 Heiden for sale in the classifieds. I think it looks like a...

I've had an Old Wave A oval-hole for about 18 years and have paired that an f-holed mandolin. Over the years I've had a Gerald Anderson A, a Collings MT, and two Old Wave C# (2-point) mandolins. So,...

I was really sad to hear this. I bought one his mandolins from you, Russ, about 15 years ago. I took it to Gerald once or twice to repair at his shop in Troutdale and would bump into him...

Thanks, Don and Steve. Sounds like Pac Rim imports arrived in the mid'70s. What about independent American builders? When did they first arrive on the scene? I guess there was probably more of a...

I'm a frequent window shopper in the classifieds. I'm curious when non-Gibson F5s started showing up. I can't think of too many I've seen for sale prior to 1970s that are not Gibson. Are the...

The ARU was great and Matt Mundy's mandolin in this band was like all of the others in the band, pivotal to the point that if he wasn't there it wouldn't have been the same. They could play straight...

I've played this several times for contradances in medleys with standard fiddle tunes.

Congrats! Nice site. Always like those mandolins.

Full endorsement of Matt Flinner's Bluegrass 101 series. These are great.

March 16 seems to be a great day for mandolin player birthdays. Ronnie McCurry, Tim O'Brien, Radim Zenkl and Yank Rachell. Glad to share my birthday with all of them!

This is a great site! Thanks for all the effort and hard work! Always worth a visit!

Matt Flinner has some great on-line courses. http://www.mattflinner.com/blog/

I'm taking my binder to a guitar player's house tonight and we're going to run through the Jazz/Swing class tunes.

We had access to the website about two weeks past the class but all of the materials were available to download including the final jam so it's your forever. Videos are still accessible online. You...

If anyone is considering online mandolin courses, here's my comments on Matt Flinner's online course on Jazz and Swing. I've been playing mandolin for more than 15 years mostly in a contradance...

Oh sweet mandolin
Good use of wood and wire
Pick it pretty, son.

I played "Stonehenge" for a cake walk at an intermission for a contradance on Saturday night. How random!

Thanks for the list, Steve!

We're definitely looking for a club environment with a bar atmosphere. Thanks, though.

I am looking for a venue in Chicago to host an Amateur open mic event on September 26, 2015. This would be associated with a large water and wastewater conference (WEFTEC). Last year we did this as...