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Another beginner here, but I'm enjoying the Dunlop Akira Takasaki's. I can't say why I prefer them to the Wegen a friend gave me; it just feels a bit more comfortable.

Just a beginner here, but paraphrasing advice I got from some thoughtful people here: it's so hard to try a variety of mandolins in stores that you can't really get a feel for what you most want....

Thanks. That won't be the last wrong note I play on this thing...

Thanks. Here are a few:
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I'm late to this thread, but let me second (or third, or twelfth) some love for Sierra Farrell's music. She's a terrific singer, and she's developing a great set or original songs.

Thanks, all. I wanted to report a happy ending to my inquiry.

I bought a Nichols Road mandolin from Bob Deaver through the Cafe. From pictures, I thought it was the most beautiful mandolin I'd...

Thanks, this is very helpful for perspective.

Thanks, all, for a fairly wide range of opinions. I'll keep thinking about this for the particular sale I have in mind -- taking the consistent advice that I make sure to check with the seller to see...

Thanks, all, for the collected advice I've found looking through a lot of old threads. Here's one I'm not sure I've seen:

As I move up in instrument quality -- I'm eyeing a $3k instrument in the...

Can I use a soundhole humidifier on an f-style instrument? Do they fit? If so, any recommendations?

I've been taking lessons on Zoom during the work week, so I bought a second mandolin -- a Fender that seems to work for me -- to keep at the office, generally out of the gig bag. That was working...

There are a lot of players who blow me away, but I don't know if I know of anyone with his speed and precision. Just wow.

Beautiful. Welcome to the club, and may you enjoy it. My Morris is an "old" one, #486. They could be out of the same litter.

Thanks, Fretbear, for articulating something I think I was beginning to sense. Yes. I've had the joy of playing one chord on a guitar and knowing I liked the sound. I've played on chord on a cheap...

When I got back to playing several months ago, I remembered that I'd always had trouble keeping things in tune. So, I went with a Roadie which doesn't just give you a reading of pitch but actually...

Well, my Morris is here, and I've loved playing it. I still don't sound like Brian Oberlin, but I can't blame the Morris for that.

Mine is model #486, dated May 2022, so it's brand new.

I'm...

That looks like it, 707. I'll happily post photos once it arrives. Thanks for sharing my anticipation.

I saw them in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1985. They were great then, and that seems an unheralded era for them.

Thanks, Randi, for clarifying that as you did. I'm looking forward to moving up in that "tier of discernment" as I go. I don't know what kind of player I'll ever turn out to be. (The goal is good...

Thanks for all the advice, all of you. I thought it might be a complicated question. Even with a range of answers, though, I got a consistent sense: get something you love, and it will be easier to...

I’m a beginner turning more of my focus to mandolin from the tenor guitar I’m a little less new on. I have a Rogue mandolin which I recognize is as cheap as they come and which at first bothered me...

This is such a stunning performance that I don't know where to start. I've listened to it three times just this morning. Thanks.

I want to thank Rob as well. This is a down-the-road project for me, but I wanted to get a look at what everyone was praising. It's clearly written and looks like a great resource. And, as...

I don't know that it's an answer to your question -- my own thumb bends a bit more than yours, but not much -- but have you looked up "hitchhiker's thumb"? It's a famous recessive genetic trait that...

These are terrific. Anyone else as stumped as I am to decide on a favorite. I thought it was "Tennessee Blues," but then so many of the others are great, too.

Thanks, Frank.