Re: Mandolins at Dusty Strings
I love DS, probably why i go at least 3x/ month. Excellent selection of accessories and books/DVDs and esp. finger and thumb picks for banjo/dobro, which are hard to find in person outside the 4 cities in US where lots of music shops congregate. Also wegens and some kind of caseine flatpicks. Also sold a couple mando's on consignment really fast (one in 48 hours).
If you're an Dread/acoustic guitar enthusiast, you can check out Running Dog guitars which is a few blocks away right next to Cat Fox's repair shop (she does absolutely topnotch repair/lutherie work, as mentioned in multiple threads here). RD's website is down right now, not sure whatps up there.
You can walk up to 44th to American Music which is a great shop for electrics, synths/keyboards, PA's and such but their mandolin philosohpy seems to be who cares what it sounds like, as low as possible action is our setup. You can also play banjos where the heads have no tension and the bridges are sinking in. Sort of fun for 2 minutes.
If you're also a fiddle/violin/cello person, there's other nearby places to check out: David Stone, Olsen, Lasley etc
Last edited by gtani7; Jun-04-2017 at 1:50am.
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Yamaha piano, clarinet, violin; generic cello;
a pedal steel (highly recommended); banjo, dobro don't get played much cause i'm considerate ;}
Shopping/monitoring prices: vibraphone/marimbas, rhodes, synths, Yamaha brass and double reeds
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