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It is your choice, but you asked. I'd buy a decent case (maybe like a crossrock ~$75) and put your mandolin in it and your sticker on it. Save the original case for if and when you sell it.

LMI has changed from free shipping for all orders to free shipping on orders over $50.

IMHO the Monteleone is beautiful design with wonderful lines and proportion, and has very little in common with this Morgan Monroe. I'm not much of a fan of open scrolls, but the Monteleone is an...

If you would consider a used band saw, you could get a lot of wood and a saw for $1500. I have a used delta 14" with the 6" riser that I bought local for $375. It performs everything I've asked of...

IMHO electric mandos have much more sustain than any type of acoustic mandolin. I find the double strings to be a bit overkill. I also think the tuning in fifths keeps one a good distance from...

A quick search on Reverb and the Cafe Classifieds puts a used MT starting around $2700 and going up from there. I think you said the budget top was $2K. Lotsa nice mandos in that price range, but...

My flatiron has small frets and I love the way it plays, but I've built several instruments since getting the Flatiron and I've used the EVO GOLD FW 74. I love the larger frets. Feels better to me. ...

Try searching with Google. Use the format subject site:mandolincafe.com . So for this, back thickness site:mandolincafe.com into google yields tons of excellent results.

That's beautiful, and I love the button / binding detail as well. The Australian red cedar is lovely.

I think the instrument strikes a really nice line between modern and traditional.

i pursued this a little further and got in touch with Phillip Prichard, Mowhawk Technical service rep. He checked the batch retain on my lot# of the behlen lacquer.
Then he requested a sample of...

I'm having problems with cracks in my finishes on my last two mandolins. I used the Mohawk branded Behlen instrument lacquer from my local Woodcrafters. On the first mando the cracks were around...

There's a magnetic thickness caliper on International Violin's website which measures 1-7mm with .01 accuracy for $160.00. On the same page is a Hacklinger gauge that is $365.00. Does anyone have...