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I say that if you're considering Collings or Northfield money, you could also get something from a prominent builder.

There are lots of incredible builders around right now that are offering top...

Close! The price tag gave it away, if it was a real Gibson MM Reissue it would have cost $20,000!

While it is true that Weldon Lister is no longer taking orders, he does offer tailpiece covers for sale on his personal Facebook page not uncommonly.

I was able to purchase one from him (not...

Interestingly, I've had an opposite experience.

I was not aware of the purported brittle qualities of casein picks until reading this thread just now. I have had a Thile casein pick for about two...

In no particular order:

Sam Bush
Grisman
Ricky Skaggs

I've had a full day with it now and man, what an instrument.

I'm not as storied or worldly as some other Cafe members, and I do not have a myriad of experience with other high end mandolins....

Today's the day! Scheduled for delivery in the next few hours.

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Its about time for our penultimate update! Waiting for the oil varnish to cure was torturous, but Mr. Clark finally sent me some updates! Its done! He just needs to do a set-up and then its out the...

I use a Peterson Stroboclip tuner, which is certainly quite a bit more expensive than most clip-on tuners, but I find it to be a million times more friendly.

I tried using snarks, which work fine...

Seeing Ricky Skaggs on a list of underrated artists in any capacity is downright laughable. The man has won 15 Grammys!

Awesome song guys, you did a killer job

As others have said, I'm quite certain it is fake based solely on the fact that the label (ignoring for a moment that it is clearly hand drawn) is dated with a Ballpoint pen, which obviously would...

Another update, after two coats of varnish. Absolutely fiery.

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Another update, we have color! Just a whole lot of sanding and shellacking and sanding and shellacking left to go, plus setup work.

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After a bit of back and forth, I realized it would just be easier to send him some example pics. This is what I sent him and he said he could do it no problem.

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A long overdue thread revival! Earlier this week I received some progress pictures from Mr. Clark, and I must say that I'm extremely excited.

He's done an amazing job and I can't wait to see what...

I haven't had much luck with the snark tuners on a mandolin. I think the string courses and short scale length aren't very forgiving with the relatively unprecise Snark tuners.

I bought a...

Hi there. I've recently been working together with a luthier who primarily builds guitars, and we've agreed to begin making mandolins. Is there any literature anybody can recommend which gives...

I very very much appreciate all the assistance. I've incorporated two community jams into my monthly schedule, and daily, dedicated practice time as well.

Today I started the first day of this new...

Its been a busy weekend, but I've finally got time to sit and read through all of these. A few folks seem to have misunderstood my original post, but largely the advice from everyone has been...

And perhaps I put too much emphasis on my age, I'm 25 and work full time.

I come to you today as a young person, probably one of the younger individuals that frequent this forum, who has played stringed instruments off and on the majority of my life. I've spent the...

I was able to solve the same problem with my eastman by simply shortening the strap a notch or two.

Give it a go and see how it feels.

I came here to post this as well.

I have a sale set up to go already, or I'd have bought this on the spot.