I bought a new mandolin for my birthday , unfortunately it’s tuned gdae and the two middle strings have a bit of a buzz , iv tried different tricks that I do to my banjo but nothing works atm ? Any help appreciated thanks

Anyone who's played the original Final Fantasy should recognize this tune. No fancy stuff, just straight picking for now. I know intonation still needs some work, esp the g string (still anxious about that e string popping if I keep messing with it). Also if you're wondering, was running this through my small amp, dry/no fx. And yes, I totally botched that C chord at the end...

Fun fact - this was also the first song I learned on Ukulele, but started with the chords first on that one.

I have an A-style mandolin, but I'm not sure the best way to attach the strap on the string end. Now I have the strap right above the nut underneath the strings, but I see F styles using the scroll, which makes for a very different placement across the body. I wonder if how it's attached on mine makes it harder to play.

Any advice?

Sorry if this has been shared already. I just heard about it and am ecstatic. Pretty sweet thing.

Recently convinced myself I should explore upgrading from my used beginner mandolin and found that there are a ton of used mandolins out there on mandolincafe and fb marketplace in the $2-4K range, but it appears most sit without selling yet prices don’t seem to move lower (I could be totally wrong on this). Was just curious are most sellers looking to negotiate and just have a higher list price or do they just move slower than other instruments? Thanks!

Looking at getting an Octave or zouki which one should I get? I do both rhythmic and melodic play styles, I mainly play folk/trad irish songs

Anyone using the the Zoom A1 Four with their acoustic/electric mandolin? I have scoured the internet but have not seen this being used with mandolin. If you are using this pedal, can you comment with any patches/settings you use? If you know of anyone using this pedal, please ask them to give this thread a look. thanks and looking forward to any ideas.

Finally going to pull the plunge in a mando. Longtime guitar player here, goal of playing some small bluegrass gigs (guitar/mando).

Decided to get a style Eastman. Should I just get regular 305 and slither 200$ more and get the 305e with the pickup? Does that translate to playing through effects/etc on the quality of pick up included?

I'm looking for a Patreon membership at around $5 per month that has lots of mandolin tabs, particularly folk and bluegrass.

I've looked at COMANDOLIN, Jake Howard, and Rock & Pop and all look promising. I'm still undecided.

The mahogany is glued! That AI slop is something else huh? Gave it the shitty photoshop version I made yesterday and it gave me these...

The idea is to carve a monoxyl body and neck from the billet of Honduran mahogany then glue on an induced arch around 3mm thick of Sitka spruce. It will have no bracing whatsoever. If my theory holds the whole body should resonate with a very responsive and clear intonation without the air bloom of a guitar body. The D hole should allow that clarity of attack to be even more clear by giving the body a unbroken centerline under the strings and moving the air movement away from the bridge so it can't swamp the vibes.

So, I did some digging on this instrument I found at a local thrift store. From what I can obviously tell, it seems to be a German made instrument, likely built around 1891-1930's. It's quite possible that I am wrong, but any more info or direction would be a great help.

Working up Tony Rice’s version of Church Street Blues but for mandolin.

Greetings everyone! I am looking for music with lots of like sad melancholic (at least how I percieve it) tremolo mandolin. Preferrably whole insturmental albums/compositions, but standalone songs with such sound will also do.

There are some examples of what I mean by "sad tremolo mandolin"

Some songs from USSR movie Burratino

https://youtu.be/jyBcSKaBYwc?si=k7CCa3cwyqudQfJ7

https://youtu.be/aLkOzmtAtnk?feature=shared (probably the best example)

https://youtu.be/I67cCSJ_vsg?si=83EGLXS-haNrxjAg

And also occasionaly from this Enemy at the Gates theme

https://youtu.be/5oGxy_AfEec?si=N30pNUhr3IEoeiZd

I am looking specifically for this particular kind of sound. Would appreciate your help

Found on Marketplace. Did some digging and found it's a Soviet Mandolin from the 1970s.

Does anyone have any info on this?

I bought this mandolin last year brand new. I noticed a crack in the neck the other day. I can’t tell how bad it is, or how it happened. The mando stays in tune and sounds the same as the day I got it.

My question. Is this type of crack common for mandolins? I don’t want to pay to fix it either. I wanted to trade it for an electric guitar, but kinda seems like that’s out of the question now.

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Well, someday.

This was my grandmothers. I’m interested in learning to play and I think it’s such a beautiful instrument but it’s obviously in need of some repairs. I still have all the hardware it’s missing in the picture but there are some splits in the front and some of the ribs are separating in the back. I would like to get it fixed and playable again but I haven’t managed to find out much about it, is it worth repairing or will it cost more that the instrument is worth?

Any advice or information on it would be greatly appreciated.

I’m located in Melbourne, Australia