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Seems like many Irish/Celtic sessions perform tunes that may be less well known in general, but are regular for a given session. That was my experience at a weekly session that I frequently attend. ...

The carbon fiber cases are on sale for a couple more days and am getting ready to pull the trigger. One question, the 'black' color shows a dark green lining inside of case on their web site. Is...

I was a little confused by some of comments here. But the label inside these new F-5g mandolins only have the 'F5-g' on the top line, and the serial number on the second line (both hand written). ...

Very very nice. I just love the violin style edges. And the understated simplicity of the design. Is the bridge adjustable, or fixed?

The g strings on a new mando of mine like to ring when playing on other strings. I’ve been experimenting with keeping my thumb lightly on the g course to stop the ringing. Does this seem right or...

Wow, I didn't know they made mandolas. I love my NF5 from 2019, it seems to just keep getting better.

Is the mandola top carved or flat?

Wonderful sound (and playing) of the mandola. Love the violin style and two point construction. Did you spec this instrument and have it build for you?

My alma mater. Unfortunately I was not there yet for that show in '73.

I use a D'addario drop capo. It's a little shorter than a guitar capo and has fit two of my OMs perfectly.

I started playing OM on a very nice Mendel which had about a 22.5" scale. I've since switched to a Weber Bitterroot F20 OM w/ 20" scale. I found that standard OM strings did NOT work well on the...

I play an F20-F octave. There has been some other discussions here on the cafe about the best strings to use with these Weber OMs with a 20" scale length. A heavier 'G' than standard octave...

Kinda weird he didn't take any guitars. Seems to me they would be much easier to fence, but maybe didn't want to deal with physically larger items. I also wonder if he looked at any price tags...

I have a deposit on one of these to be built sometime in 2023. Really looking forward to the build stage. I haven't given Nigel any specific options on what I want yet. But, hopefully soon.

I'm getting the "not secure" message. Maybe reboot your server? Also, unable to connect at all when going through a VPN.

Fascinating! Thank you so much.

Please add 10% to all fines due to current inflation rate.

On my Weber octave mandolin I am using Pearse octive mandola strings. On the 'D' course strings, as I tune up or down, initially there is no change in the pitch. As I continue to turn the pegs,...

This is not political, it is simply stating a fact. Until the current administration declared the $600 reporting rule, the threshold for reporting to the IRS was anything over $10K. IMHO, $600 is a...

Solution is cash, bitcoin, or other forms of payment that cannot be tracked by this government.

<Political con tent removed, violates forum posting guidelines. There is a difference between...

Did you join MC to espouse your politics? Moderator?

There are many 'F' hole octaves with great sustain. To me, oval hole/f-hole differences are very minor, at best.

You may know that octaves are kind of unique in that they come in many different configurations. There are many that are based on guitar shape bodies, and others that follow a more traditional...

If you are concerned about the compressed air in a can, you can use an air blower such as this:

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It is...

I haven't shipped anything in a while, but the last time I did was through Ebay for an instrument I sold. At the time the shipping cost was much less than going directly to a UPS or FEDEX store. Of...

I cut my stringing time by more than half by changing to the method shown towards the end of this video. Seems obvious once to do it a couple of times.
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