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Probably this:

http://www.rockstarmusicsupply.com/category/mandolin.trinity_college/

Good prices and free shipping.

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After two years of waiting and coveting lustfully, I have purchased a new mandolin. An Eastman 805D, Sunburst. Used, from the Mandolin Store, for a very good price. I asked him to send it to...

Hi there,

I have been working on the Overture for Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Most americans know it from an old bugs bunny cartoon. Sigh...

Lots of fun and surprisingly playable. ...

Let's see if it works this time....

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Hi there,

I have an arrangement I would like to share. Is there any way to post a tabledit file (.TEF format) as an attachment?

The list of allowable formats is: bmp doc gif jpe jpeg jpg mp3...

I recommend "Everything is Illuminated". Eastern european-ish sound-track. Sometimes I tune up my mandolin and play the movie. Every song in the film plays well on the mandolin.

Is this true...

Goodin,

Gypsy's Music makes a 10-string mandolin. See: http://gypsysmusic.com/10string.html

I own one. The E is not shrill and the C is not sloppy. Playing it has taught me a lot about...

I have noticed that prices seem down as well. Could just be that the students are back to school or some such. Could be the economy, dunno.

Last week I bought a 2007 Gypsy's Music 10-string...

From my notes:


M-1 Spurce / Mahogany Rosewood fretboard and bridge.
(Sounds like a blues guitar)

M-2 Spurce / Maple Rosewood fretboard and bridge.

M-3 Spurce /...

Django and Bela Fleck are ... honorary mandolinists.

Help me out, folks!

A is for Dave Apollon
B is for Bill Monroe
C is for Chris Thile
D is for Django
E is for Evan Marshall
F is for Bela Fleck
G is for David Grisman
H is for

Three cheers and great job!

A mandolin mystery - I've seen new Eastman mandolins for sale on ebay that have no inside label and no warranty. Supposedly, these are not blems or factory seconds - they have "no flaws". They...

I've got one. Flat rosewood fretboard, carved top, long neck, thin neck profile, nut=1 1/8 inch, bound front + back, stamped end-piece, thicker finish, average tuners + bridge. It's certainly humble....

Eugene,

Thought provoking reply. Never thought of it that way. (Self-taught = missing a lot.) Don't have the vocabulary to express this very well. I learn these cool techniques: hammer ons, pull...

Well, if you are a computer geek, you are genetically predisposed to Bach. Even if you don't know it yet.

Two recommendations:
Yo-Yo Ma: Cello Suites - Inspired by Bach
Nathan Milstein: J.S....

Hi there,

I live in Hawaii (and love it). There's precious few mandos on island. I've got a bunch of frequent flyer miles saved up, thought I might go on a mandolin hunt to the mainland, west...