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I can't practice, its way too hot today.
I can't practice, its way too cold today.
I can't practice, there is weather out there.

I don't need to practice today, with my instrument that is. I am practicing with my mind, working on arpeggios, while I fix the garbage disposal. And the NCIS marathon on the television.

A nice little place is the Connor Byrne Pub in Ballard. Used to be an OT jam there every Tuesday, but I am not sure it that is still going.

I can't practice today because I am supposed to be resurfacing the driveway, (which umm... I am also not doing).

I have had great luck with my Phitz ukulele gig bags. Very inexpensive, do the job.

Not made out of ballistic kevlar, you can't toss your encased mandostrat down the stairs, but by being...

I am not practicing today because keep the discipline to practice once a week, Thursday evenings. And it is not Thursday.


This Thursday I have pack for that trip so, damn, there goes the whole...

Part of the happiness was that we could indicate the difficulty of finding resources with our lack of progress, (which was just as likely due to lack of practicing).

Today we can't be happy...

Related thing I found in a very old tune book. Shows the ranges of the mandolin type instruments.


Some of those old tune books had a chart very similar to the one Wayne's daughter prepared....

I believe that what you will find here is just about everything you need to succeed at mandolin, various kinds of mandolinning.

Its all here for us. It is only us that can let us down. We supply...

I have a German made early last century pocket sized mandolin. It is a little bigger than that, and needs a set up - though the action is almost right on. I figure don't give up, it has every chance...

My avatar is a Big Muddy M-11. Lots of empty space on the top. I am considering getting it all arted up as well. He has a really creative idea for an extreme perspective shot from below of an...

Depending on what you want, it may be an advantage to get someone to artist up your mandolin.

I had, played, and loved the Weber Aspen II, for many years, when I developed a fascination for cowboy...

Oh yes, easily. Could be someone's forever mandolin.

Scottish and Irish. Two favorites, Planxty Drew and Planxty Wilkinson, are both in a handful of flats. First made known to me by the playing of Johnny Cunningham.

I have recently become addicted...

What genre(s) of music? Limiting the list to bluegrass and americana? Include jazz or classical?

Have you checked out the mp3 library?

I have no problems with Kentucky or Eastman. They are very popular options. Or any of the mandolins recommended above.

It is hard to recommend a specific mandolin however, when I don't know what...

My thoughts entirely, I take full responsibility.

No matter how much I play, study, emulate, copy, and mimic Bill Monroe, I am never, ever going to play in a way that anyone would confuse with...

Del McCoury, Billy Strings, mandolin, a bit of bluegrassiness, and a touch of the Child Ballad (not too much). I am not sure how this can be improved upon.

Mandolin banjos are great. Lots of fun to play.

There was a fellow I met at Clifftop (who may be out there reading this!) who refurbishes old mandolin banjos, and strings them with nylon strings....

My MAS progression has been just one mandolin after another.

Can you manage a way to rent or borrow a mandolin to see if you love it or not? Then your upfront costs is minimal, and if love is in the air you feel better about making a bigger budget.

"Its sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwgYhy9XTTY

Is that all original wear, or did someone (you) do some reshaping at some point.

I have used a Snark for years. One of the earlier models would drain its battery because if left on in vibration mode it would be constantly reporting the tuning of random noise. If I turned it to...

Yes I have found my personal Holy Grail mandolin. More than a few of them, actually.