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Haven't been in since they moved from Cobb Town Center Mall, but Banjo.com had a number of mandolins from different makers and at higher price points than you see at Guitar Center. Here's a link to...

I use the small case Planet Waves humidifiers in my cases. They work pretty well for me.

Our son lives in Madison and on the last two trips, I've purchased mandolins from Madison Music and felt I've gotten good deals on them. My Mix A had been in the shop for a year--I'd seen it the year...

Thanks for the input and advice, everyone. This was my good shoulder...have a history of dislocations and surgery with the right one, but it's a posterior problem there and it's always slipped back...

Ended up in the ER where they knocked me out and put it back in place. It was out of joint for about 4 plus hours because it happened early morning and there was an abortive stop at the urgent care...

Actually, I have one that I've been thinking about selling because I have the Collings MT now and the STE isn't getting played. I haven't seen many in the ads anywhere and just haven't had the time...

There once was a player from Reno
Who developed addiction to Keno
Losing more than he won,
At the point of a gun,
He surrendered his best mandolino

Student left. At last. Peace. Quiet.

I'll have to try the petroleum jelly approach. I'm allergic to neosporin and lots of other medications, chemicals, polyester...

Nu Skin isn't the best, but at least it doesn't seem to give me any...

Every winter the dryness cracks the skin around my fingernails--usually thumb through second finger. And the index finger pad of my fretting hand cracks open as well. Can't say how many times I've...

Thanks so much, Barry,

Does anyone have the music for this--one of my favorites.

Tiny Tim must have been channeling Florence...

I have had an A5 for about a month. It has more volume than my wooden mandos, and about the same as my wooden/metal Dobro, although my husband says the Dobro is louder.

When I was in the shop I...

I went on vacation last month with my beater, a Kentucky 150S. My son lives in Madison, WI and Madison Music is a hop/skip/jump away from his place. I'd purchased my Collings there last year, and...

Now that I look more closely at the picture, I think you're right, Mike.

Mystery solved!

Thanks,

Elderly has a 12 string bowlback for sale.

What would be the tuning for it? I Googled for information, nothing turned up.

Jim,

45 degree angle to the plane of the strings if I understand your question correctly. And yes, my instructor does suggest a slight pick approach angle change to do this, although I don't hold...

My teacher suggests holding the pick at a 45 degree angle to the strings.

I keep all mine in standard GDAE tuning, including the OM.

My mandolins vary by tone and the spacing between strings on the fingerboard. I play the Eastman the most--take lessons with it,...

Classical for me today while I write.

Bach's Tocata in D Minor at the moment.

Hi Carolie,

I use GHS light/medium strings--I found that the e and a strings of the J74's hurt my fingers so I switched to the GHS strings.

Also, when I began playing mandolin my teacher told...

Well, I'm already past display case capacity--it only holds four and I have six, so I keep two upstairs in their cases, the Eastman that I take my lessons on and do most of my practicing with, and...

Hey, check out my new mandolin display case.

http://northlakeliterature.com/mandolindisplaycase.html

My husband got the case at a consignment store and modified it for me. The door will...

My husband gave me a sliding glass door display case for Christmas, rescued from the local consignment store. It holds four of my instruments.

Concerned about proper humidification, we searched...