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Good thing you play stringed instruments, rather than brass or woodwinds. :mandosmiley:

I second those emotions. Even with reduced staffing, they should still have someone on staff who can do justice to a high-end mandolin.

Outside the box: maybe you could book Tristan Scroggins...

It’s like what happens on the fretboard of a mountain dulcimer, where the wider frets give you a whole-step jump, rather than a half-step jump.

Let’s say that you take out the 13th fret on your...

The mandolin inventory at Schoenberg Guitars over in Tiburon is a bit thin right now --- they have a Gilchrist, but it's the same price as the Dude at Carter's --- but if you haven't already talked...

Maybe you're subconsciously showing your Canadian pride, thinking of a song written by a Canadian songwriter. :)

I'm only a third of the way through this podcast, but it has been absolutely tremendous so far! I like that Daniel presented these stellar musicians just telling their stories and insights, rather...

Good point, but I also wouldn't want to chug a vintage cabernet.

I saw Michael Cleveland with Flamekeeper back when Jesse Brock was in the band. I was in awe of Cleveland's talent, but I didn't...

I second Charley’s recommendations of the mandolin and the store, although if there is a non-chain instrument store within driving distance, you could look there first. (Eastmans generally go for...

Hoover’s writing has the magnificence of his guitars!

And you wouldn't want to say it's a Hamlett bouzouki with a killer burst.

If you’re interested in playing Kentuckys, it turns out that Saga has 956 dealers in the US. https://www.sagamusic.com/dealer-locator/ So, depending on where you live, you may find a store within...

Looks gorgeous! I hope you'll post an audio or video of it in action.

Tony boldly took the bluegrass guitar where no bluegrass guitar had gone before --- a cause and effect of his participation on the first couple of David Grisman Quintet albums. I still find his...

Congratulations! That's really the great thing about the used instrument market. People who need/want the instrument and people who need/want the money and/or space all get what they want. I got...

These lead into an entirely different no-right-answer discussion of consolidation vs. expansion of a collection/accumulation. :cool:

I think that you've hit on the key distinction in your phrase "organizing principle." I agree that a collection does have an organizing principle, whereas an accumulation doesn't. You collect...

I have a spruce/koa cittern of Richard's that I bought used six or seven years ago. It looks gorgeous and sounds phenomenal! I haven't played many other citterns, but I've never played one I liked...

Nearly 15 years ago, when on the same day, he released two albums --- East Flatbush Blues and Awakening from Above --- with the same bass player and drummer. The first is Statgrass mandolin, and the...

That's a really good distinction, although I think that buying "instruments with reputations [or] pedigrees" borders on collecting. Everything else that you mention seems like the musical equivalent...

On the Cafe, I've read comments about instruments bought from GC needing a set-up --- which would have already been done on instruments bought from the Mandolin Store or Elderly. So, I'd suggest...

It seems like in discussions comparing Collings MT's, Pava A's, and Girouard A's, the general agreement is that all three are finely built instruments. Beyond that, it's a matter of taste. The...

I agree completely about Tim O'Brien, and I'd also add Sarah Jarosz and Sierra Hull to the list of contemporary players who have done some great things on the OM.

The biggest difference you're...

As the others have mentioned, the action on your mandolin, as well as all of those mandolins you’re playing in the stores, may have been set too high. If they’ve all been low-end mandolins in...

If you're up for a longer day and a better story, you could stop at Gryphon, play the Pava, and then head down to Sylvan to play the Girouard. That won't give you a side-by-side comparison, but at...

I’d try one out first. The instrument’s name accurately indicates that it sounds more like a punchy guitar than a mandolin because of its single strings. You’ll know pretty quickly whether or not...