That's actually a really beautiful mandolin there. I have a thing for mandolins that have that more natural lite wood shimmer over the really shiny lacquered ones. I don't even know what's it's...
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That's actually a really beautiful mandolin there. I have a thing for mandolins that have that more natural lite wood shimmer over the really shiny lacquered ones. I don't even know what's it's...
Haha, no problem! From the digging I've done it seems that Stan Bragg works out of Hinton WV. There were a couple guys who had previously said they knew him personally but I don't know if they will...
Around 13 years ago was the last thread on this site I could find about Stanley Bragg Mandolins and even those threads had no valuable information. I know he has built them in West Virginia, but does...
I can't post pics so I'll put the reverb page I bought it from.
https://reverb.com/item/9718948-kentucky-km675-f-style-mandolin
Hi all, purchased this rather nice looking Kentucky KM-675 yesterday for an even 375$. It was right in my price range. I know the Kentucky's started being made in China in ~2001 and this is a Korean...
.. just listen for that CHOP. Fantastic rhythm mandolin in this live performance. Really makes it wonderful.
This has some great Paul Hoffman mandolin work in it but this band focuses on giving all their players solos, and I just enjoyed the hell out of this performance and I hope you will too!
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^ haha! But I'm curious... how similar or different are "rosewood" and "padauk?" Are they easily confused?
Was curious why the music websites say the fretboard is rosewood but then the actual brand website said something different so I emailed them.
@Doug: On bass I actually use my index and pinky the most! I have heard that when playing mandolin, being able to use all your fingers effectively is important. Hopefully that will be on my side...
Interesting that all 3 of you guys gave the same advice in "forgetting the upside down thing and just learning it as a new thing altogether." That's actually very helpful and I understand why you...
Hey all, I've been playing electric bass guitar for about 11 years now (can play a good deal of guitar too) and I've enjoyed it more than anything. The past year changed that for me though. My...