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Satan is Real is a great book, story of the Louvin brothers.

I used that feature creating manuals when teaching. Export to jpeg and cut and paste edit in Paint - export into powerpoint and create new pdf. Editing pdf's directly thru pro is clunky and limited...

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...

Aside from the player obviously being good I think this mandolin sounds spectacular. I have no financial interest whatsoever, just wanted to share what seems to be a stellar mandolin. Dave Harvey and...

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Thank you to everyone who generously provided input and advice. What a great community! :) Here's my report and my NMD photos!

I took the road most recommended and bought the KM-505. It's in...

I've come to be almost offended by the very word "perfect" or "perfection".
I am a perfectionist. Most people don't know what that means. Most people think it means someone who does excellent work....

Well I received My Apitius Model J this morning! After spend all morning watching for any indication of the slightest temperature increase I finally went and thru up:)) My tension lessened some and...

I never cared much about reading notation, until I started learning things that tabs were not readily available for.
For example, I got into some Brazillian Choro thanks to Mike Marshall. He tabbed...

Have you taken a look at this video? It was made for the Cafe's profile of Michael Daves who teaches Bluegrass Vocals for ArtistWorks, but it's a great guide to building a bluegrass mandolin solo.
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Frank's Cranks - expensive, but they're lifetime tools, and beyond.

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I am happy to share my new mandolin from the Mandolin Store. This is my Pava Pro Deluxe A5, with a varnish finish, torrefied top, one piece back, gold James tailpiece, gold Gotoh Tuners, ebony...

I like Frank's cranks.

Not really. See Frank Ford's work.

If it was me it would already be on the way to Don for the repair.

Checked my spreadsheet calendar: 53 gigs canceled as of today. I have two pretty certain outdoor jobs for the rest of the year; all the others July-December are uncertain, may be canceled. And, of...

For those of you so inclined, I would ask that you keep Dennis Vance in your prayers. He is facing some medical issues that must be addressed in the near future. I do not wish to, nor do I intend to...

I've been doing webcasts for my church with good results over the past few months. We use a Logitech C920 Pro HD webcam. It will easily handle 2 people 6 feet apart. The built in microphone is okay...

My favorite mandolin with an image on it the "Parrot Loar", a signed Gibson mandolin for the 20's. A later owner made the decision to have the painting removed. As Don says, it's your mandolin.
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American Public Media Group has halted national production of “Live From Here,” the successor to “Prairie Home Companion.” It was the most...

While I know what you mean and your question is good, I am going to object to your premise.

I believe that there is no "deserving" or "being good enough" for a particular mandolin. After one's...

If you want Waverly's wait for them. It took me years to finally pull the trigger on a set and now I have two sets in use, along with some on guitars and banjos.

Yup, I do that and I mark both the bridge base and the saddle on the bass side underneath with a "B" in pencil so I don't make any mistakes putting it back on just to make it easier.

I'm a fan of the James tailpiece and I also prefer the matte finish to the shiny.

If you order your mandolin from one of the cafe sponsors it will come well set up, meaning the nut and bridge height will be comfortably low but not buzzing, the truss rod adjusted correctly,...