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I am fortunate to own two Phoenix Mandolins.
The one on my right is a Custom Select that Rolfe built for me. The one on my left is a Bluegrass model. I had Rolfe install the pickguards...

If that were a Calton case, I woudl think there wouild be padding right up to the body. As I have a Calton Cade, I would like to knoe if this is an issue with them as well. I have heard some...

Did anybody catch that longtime bluegrass great Jack Cooke of Ralph Stanley fame passed away on Dec 2. You must have his 2007 solo album. He will be missed.

Ronnie is quite a talent. He is very tasteful. One other note is that he is a fine man. I have never ever heard anyone that knew him ever say anything negative about him. He is the genuine...

That is undoubtedly the absolute best flowerpot I have EVER seen!

I had the same issue with a James tailpiece. It looked like the finish was down to the brass. It was not. I am not evencertain it is brass under the silverish finish. I got MAAS Metal Polish. It...

Mando-Blanco is the bomb-diggity

I actually tried the grommets. They did dampen the overtones of the tail piece. THe problem was that they too dampened the volume as well. My advice is to attack the source of the problem and no...

I played a Phoenix at Mandolin Brothers and have always looked at everyone I see since. I liked the woody tonebar sound. Resale would not be immediate since it is an acquired taste. I ended up...

I sometimes wonder, if Monroe had kept the accordion on, would it have become so standard that we would now see a BG band as incomplete without one? Would the model of accordion in the band become...

[QUOTE]I sometimes wonder, if Monroe had kept the accordion on, would it have become so standard that we would now see a BG band as incomplete without one? Would the model of accordion in the band...

Tastefully put Jim!:mandosmiley:

Mike, Monroe did have one in his band, early on. I believe it was played by Sally Ann Forrester, the wife of the fiddle player Howdy Forrester. Go back and listen to the original recording of The...

Thanks for the comments guys. I hope she sounds as good as she looks. I will know next Saturday.

Bernie, I am fortunate to have a F-5 with Sugar Maple, Red Spruce and Varnish also, My cup runneth over! It is odd that one has a fern with no name (Stan Miller) THe other has a name with no...

No this is not the kind of thread flamer that could get me sensored. Sorry I thought that was funny:)):)) I just received the pictures of my new Collings MF Honey Tortoise from Mass Street today. ...

I have played a Collings Mt Natural that kicked GRass! I am an F Guy and ordered a MF Honey tortoise. It will Arrive in the nest couple of weeks.

Actually I have a traditionally bound F-5 frim Stan Miller. I recently ordered a Collings MF with Honey Tortoise color scheme and pickguard. Since it is basically a Blonde with binding on top of...

I ordered one and it will arrive Friday. I will report on it later.

Is this it????

During this week I saw an advertisment for a mandolin and it was for sale wtih an included Cedar Creek "Loar Style" case. I am interested in seeing and maybe purchasing one of these. Does anyone...

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/accessories/smithpolish.html

I use Ken Smith Pro Formula Polish. He is an electric bass Luthier. This polish was sent to Brian Kimsey and he used it on my guitar...

I agree with Mike. I had an early Yellowstone. It was X-braced and it had a Brekke bridge. Construction was flawless. I did not have the full understanding of how a mandolin should sound at the...