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Due to the MK haters lurking out there, it is hard to get any kind of objective answer to your question, without the usual biting remarks. #Here is my reply to your question. #MK offers graduated...

Last night I experimented with my shadow pickup. I moved it around my mandolin in various places. Near the bridge, front or back produced the loudest response (if you like the sound of a booming...

mando in kingwood raised another concern. Could there be a difference in the acoustic value of the sticky putty versus a permanent adhesive? In other words, I might lose the quality of the pickup by...

I recently purchased a shadow pickup for my mandolin. The pickup comes with putty to stick on the pickup to attach to the top. The pickup works fine, except for falling off in the most conspicuous...

OK, last night I got up with our group to play in a charity variety show. My first set I had no problems, everything went smooth. But when act 27 came around, I found my left hand sweaty from nerves,...

Thanks for all the replys to my questions. I enjoyed Mando Johnny's web link to the capo museum. Very good reading, and interesting. I found that I had several of the models listed myself! I now feel...

I am accompanying a group who need to raise the key of a particular song up a half a step, to aid #the singers lower vocals. #I am not relishing the thought of learning the mandolin part up a half a...

I have had the wonderful opportunity to attend a workshop and 2 performances of the Montana Mandolin Society. #If you have a chance to catch their performance, I recommend it highly. #The sound that...

If I am not mistaken, I think Chris Thile was using D'Addario FT74 flattop phos bronze(011-015-026-039) on his video. #These strings have the wound A and balance out the mandolin quite well. #I had...

Good job Eric I think you nailed it! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I often wonder how Tracy is coming out selling the Michael Kelly mandolins through dealerships, rather than selling off the internet. #I thought at the time, when I bought my legacy deluxe, #this is...

I have always played the string open...adds to the drone effect that I like, and makes the rhythm easier for me to play. Open strings aren't always taboo, as some players have indicated. Play what is...

I #purchased a Wegen 150 pick and found it to work really well for me. #The problem was the surface of the pick being #more slippery than any other I had used.

I was sitting in my office playing...

Hey, I have been labeled an MK snob! cool! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I don't own the ultimate holy grail of mandolins, (which by the way I don't think exist)...

I also put a Brekke Bridge on my Legacy Deluxe. It warmed the tone from the standard bridge, but also gave more volume to my instrument. I am happy with Brekke's Bridge. I also installed a tone...

I enjoyed reading the threads from all the owners of Michael Kelly mandolins, but I find it depressing to read the same comments by people who constantly inject their opinions #about better mandolin...

I have tried various thumb picks on occasion, and I really haven't felt comfortable with them. I do on occasion find that some regular picks seem to slide about my grasp. Especially the Wegen pick...

Adjust to your hearts content. The design permits you to raise or lower either end without concern. Great design and my hats off to mr Brekke for his inovation!

I often been asked by people why the scallop area is all about? I guess I have never had a good answer to that question. Even with a complete fretted board, the end of the fret board is actually a...

Yes, I agree Joe. #There are other items to prevent picking too deep. #In fact I do use an armrest, which does keep my arm elevated, and gives me a better attack angle to the strings. #Technique is...

This material which I am using to minimize the pick clicking is working wonderfully well! #The outer plastic is keeping the rubber intact and still looking shiny. #The best part of this material is...

Check out Steve Kaufman's 4 hour work out. You get to play along with his band as you learn the songs. I think there are 49 fiddle tunes, so you don't get bored from playing the same song twice. It...

Recently, after a recording session, I listened to the "oh so familiar pick click" associated with the pick striking the scalloped area beneath my fret board.
My style of playing, finds me digging...

Steve Kaufman's bluegrass work out has 49 great standard fiddle tunes that adds a lot to one repertoire. You can pick it up at Elderly.com

http://elderly.com/ #is where I found my Steve Kaufman 4 hour workout. The workout cd is arranged by slow track and fast track sessions. #Kaufman plays the melody on the beginning of each song,...