I致e built four mandolins from kits and I知 ready to make the leap to building from plans. Good wood is rather pricey these days! Would it be a good idea to do a practice build with poplar or oak...
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I致e built four mandolins from kits and I知 ready to make the leap to building from plans. Good wood is rather pricey these days! Would it be a good idea to do a practice build with poplar or oak...
This is a good read. Lots of information that is new to me. And I知 gaining insight into why so many mandolin players have an attitude about banjos!
Thank you. Print is ordered
Thank you that is a helpful photo.
I do not have Adrian’s print. I’m using Siminoff’s book. Where can I acquire the print?
Why do you suggest forgetting tap tuning?
I知 an amateur luthier and I知 looking for an affordable oscillating tuner to use for tap tuning. What do you recommend?
I’ll be driving alone for two long days. I’d like to listen to great mandolin music as the miles roll by. What are your favorite road trip albums? Any genre
I don’t have a suggestion but I’m interested in how you solved the problem.
I知 looking for a workshop on setting up mandolins. How to analyze the source of a buzz. How to level and dress frets. How to fine tune a nut or bridge. Etc. I have studied Rob Meldrom痴...
Please keep us updated on your decisions and progress. Photos are always appreciated.
I assembled a saga kit a couple years ago. I made the kit to learn about mandolin architecture. The...
Did your Calhoun arrive with a professional set up?
From today’s New York Times puzzles. It’s a connect the dots type of thing. 191929
The music makers kit was excellent. It has the best instructions of all the kits I’ve made. And the organization of how things were packed was sequential with the instructions. If I could figure...
My collection is basic. My good mandolin is an Eastman 815 oval hole f style. Then I wanted a campfire/airplane mando and I made a saga kit. I enjoyed the process of making it and decided to make...
Drink coffee
Listen to radio
Play minecraft
Practice
Work in garden
Cook
Practice
Work on mandolin kit
Tai chi
Think about making cloth masks
Or you could see a certified hand therapist. (I was one before I retired.). This is an advanced specialty for physical and occupational therapists. Some of them specialize further in the hand...
I need a set of tuning machines. Folks in this thread like Grovers 309s. Do people still have a high opinion of them?
I also saw the Pittsburgh show and agree with everything Jstring said above. I came away inspired.
She is comfortable with herself and her skills. It was clear she enjoys performing.
Where can I buy a one piece bridge for a flat top mando. All my internet searching has yielded adjustable bridges. Is there a search term I need to learn?
I flew Delta last week from Minneapolis/St Paul to Pittsburgh with no problems. One of the stewardesses and the pilot were musicians and we had a nice chat about my mandolin.
This looks like a fun project and I’m planning this years garden. Does anyone have a good source for the appropriate seeds? I’m in western Pennsylvania.
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Last year I assembled a Saga kit to have a campfire/travel mando. It was serving its purpose nicely till one day I removed it from its case to find a broken saddle. I’d...
Thank you for the information. I will help my friends display it on their wall!
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I’m visiting friends in New York who showed me this mandolin. The owner passed on nine years ago and was too ill to play for several years before the end. It...