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The coating keeps the sweat and grime from going through the windings on the wound strings and helps some with the plain strings. Here in Florida it is a real issue, with the salt air and outdoor...

I bought one refurbished from a school program for use on an album project. The bowing is the hardest part.

Been using the V-Pick Medium R for years. Best I have found for me. Never had to re-polish it. The response and sound are great. Cannot use a thin (under 1mm) on anything anymore. Just can't stand...

Had similar issues in the past. Was tensing up too much as I played. Going from the "muscle memory" of a longer scale instrument to a shorter scale changes the geometry of the shoulder, elbow, and...

Know what you are looking. Find one you are comfortable playing. Take measurements. Some have radiused necks, some don't. There are thick necks, thin necks, V necks, etc. Scale length can be from the...

Thomastiks.

As far as playing out, sit if you are wallpaper, stand if you are putting on a show.

I had a RAG mandolin built to my specs a couple of months ago for $1500, and could not be happier.

https://ragmandolins.com/home

I have "written" to the computer via MIDI keyboard and gotten reasonable good sheet music.

I was recording a song and brought in a very classically trained bassoon player for a part, and she was...

I guess I am lucky. My wife is pretty solid on guitar and she will play the accompaniment over and over as I work a piece out.

Lat couple we were playing with were Moon River and That's A Plenty....

The "Easy Does It" method is to focus on the goals, not the obstacles.

I've had mine for about a month and love it.

Tenor guitar strung GDAE might be another avenue for those who can't compress their fingers to mandolin size chord shapes.

His use of double stops and chord voiceings in the melodies is amazing.

One of the first songs I did on mandolin was A Whiter Shade of Pale

The Jethro Burns "Swing Low Sweet Mandolin" on Acoustic Disc has 16 good tracks. Just Jethro and Don Stiernberg.

I play both guitar and mandolin in our band. Another band member switches between mandolin and fiddle. It is noice to break it up and have a different sound.

After trying just about everything, I have settled for now on a Tech 21 Q\Strip Parametric EQ. Two sweepable midrange bands, HP and LP filters, XLR out. Phantom, battery or 9V power, tuner out. Very...

Coated strings may be a good idea. Learning some basic set up skills is always a good idea. A solid case is also good. My first mandolin had the headstock snapped because I left it on the sofa and it...

Once you have the opportunity to play something really nice, you will start saving for one. Many fine options. Many fine American builders.

I've used a car battery and 600W inverter on a small dolly. Hang a beach towel over it because it looks a little ugly.

Thomastiks. Warm and mellow.

I started on trumpet. Jazz, baroque, classical etc. The tuning in 5ths was a nice and familiar change from the 4ths on bass and guitar.

Big Jethro Burns fan.

Each has a unique purpose.

The everyday player, the fancy gig player, the bar gig player, the camping player, the electric, and their subsequent back ups.

Learning mandolin opened up more playing opportunities, thus expanding my knowledge of all the instruments I play. Bass especially, and that relates back to guitar.

Ensemble playing is an...