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I bought a brand new Bruce signed bitterroot f-5 in 2003. Mine is stock with the mahogany back, natural finish, tone bars I believe. I A/B tested it against other great instruments before purchase,...

One easy thing to try would be dropping your E (treble) strings to D. You’d have GDAD, from low to high, an octave above a common Irish bouzouki tuning. Then you can do all the same stuff on the...

This is great information. Thanks everyone. My wife passes along her gratitude as well. It’s wonderful to get some insight not only on strings, but the other considerations of set up, bow re-hair...

Asking for a friend. Actually asking for my wife. She grew up playing classical violin, took a foray in college into playing in bands, then a couple of decades focused more on folk/bluegrass/Irish...

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After cycling through owning and playing a number of different large mandolin family instruments throughout the years, I’ve stumbled upon a configuration that feels to me like a surprisingly good...

@stopstop Sure did, and my kids thought that was cool.

My input: the sampler is SO worth the effort, and thanks to those who initiated it and continue to steward it. Personally, I was excited to “try before buying” some of the higher end picks. I learned...

No disagreement with the above, and Eastman tone has never blown me away personally, but I think it’s also possible as you suggested, that your ear hasn’t developed an appreciation for the f hole...

I could be wrong but to me it reads like the seller had some help from ChatGPT with the writing.

Currently nerding out with sampler #1. Learning a lot about which picks I like. I’ve got it down to about 5 favorites. I expected to want a CT Blue Chip after this but I’ve figured out I prefer a...

Agreed with John H. I played a flat top for years and it was cool. I did something *like* a chop on it a lot of times. When I upgraded to an archtop the immense pleasure I felt in that same “chop”...

I’m always impressed when someone brings an inexpensive mandolin *and can really play it!*

Congrats on your first instrument! Well done. This website and the folks that use it are a rich resource...

Sent my address!

Could I kindly re-up my request as well? Such a cool and generous thing, thanks to those of you who initiated, contributed, and keep the ball rolling.

Great way to make fun out of a bad situation, and what scenery! Great mandolin work. But that harmonica. It sounds like the player picked up the wrong key harp and didn’t realize it. A+ for good...

Greetings!

My wife and I have been asked to put together a set of live music to accompany dancing. She'll be on fiddle and I'll be backing with chords on bouzouki (well, my Pono octave mandolin...

I’m stoked on my Pono. I have traditionally been more partial to the arch top and f hole sound, and have played large mandos of those types for a long time, but with my latest axe the main goal was...

My paraphrase of Colin Fletcher’s advice about what sleeping bag to buy: find the best one you can afford, then buy one better than that.

Just thought IÂ’d share my thoughts on the Pono.

I have been curious about these GBOMs and particularly what the difference in tone and playability I could tell between the 21.5 and 23 inch scale...

In my limited experience, having owned a couple of big mandos (an oval hole Weber Bridger OM which I wish I still had and an ff hole Galatin mandocello) I would say while both are great, I’d go with...

I have a similar story. My fist mandolin that I considered “Celtic” was a Weber Aspen II, similar to the flatiron that has been recommended. If you could find a used Aspen or Y2K that would probably...

I recently noticed one in the online inventory on the Denver Folklore Center website, since you seem to be in CO. NFI.

Could I please get on the list?