---Originally posted this on the tenor guitar forum; figured it might be better here--- Hi guys, still enjoying my tenor but recently began listening to early rock&roll again. Although this music is dominated by six-string electric guitars, I'm guessing that there would have been a few leftover acoustic tenors knocking about in 50s pawnshops, maybe even an Epi or other electric from the brief crossover period in the 40s. Can anyone point me at rock&roll and rockabilly players on four-string instruments? I'm aware of the Delmores, to get rid of the obvious suggestion. Tia, WM ..read more

Hi Has anyone ever experimented with the above tuning on a 23 inch scale TG - one minor third below 'Irish tuning'? How successful was it? What string gauge did you use ..read more

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Hi guys, still enjoying my tenor but recently began listening to early rock&roll again. Although this music is dominated by six-string electric guitars, I'm guessing that there would have been a few leftover acoustic tenors knocking about in 50s pawnshops, maybe even an Epi or other electric from the brief crossover period in the 40s. Can anyone point me at rock&roll and rockabilly players on four-string instruments? I'm aware of the Delmores, to get rid of the obvious suggestion. Tia, WM ..read more

May 19, 1963, Bill Monroe recorded playing Get Up John at Monterey Folk Festival. This is a randomly selected event for today's date. For a list of all events that occurred on this date including internal and external links to these resources (interviews, audio files, historical links, etc.) visit the Mandolin Cafe's This Day in History ..read more

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A new MP3 has been added to the Mandolin Cafe MP3 page and podcast. Song title: "Fanny Hill" By: David Grisman - Fanny Hill from the album David Grisman's Unexpurgated Grass Stream it below or download it: Your browser does not support the audio element. Using iTunes? Connect with us by using this link ..read more

Hello to all, I am new to this site and have some questions concerning a mandolin which I acquired more than 20 years ago. It is a vintage Shutt style by Harmony. I have read several of the threads here regarding these instruments and find it interesting. I bought this as a collector item .. with no knowledge of it at all ..considering it an oddity at best when I bought it . I have enjoyed owning this .. I had it cleaned up and set up after I got it . It is in great playable condition sounds great ! Several of my friends have played it. ( I play banjo) It is described by Bernunzio Instruments ..read more

I know there have been posts in the past about Gail Hester but I wanted to share something here. I’ve heard great things about Gail over the years from a handful of respected folks in the mandolin world. However, I had never played one of her mandolins until recently. It’s rare to see one, it’s even rarer to see one for sale and for good reason. When I had a chance to play a Hester F5 not long ago, I knew within a minute that I had to have it. I was not shopping for a mandolin, I’m blessed to have some very nice mandolins and I certainly didn’t need another one whatsoever. When I first played ..read more

The Strad-O-Lin variations just keep coming. During the block lettering logo era when all the script stencils were worn out one of the elves grabbed a plate from the wrong stack and punched f-holes in a maple back. Quality Control did not catch it. I never liked the mahogany tops but they probably sound better than the maple ones - Les Pauls excepted. Sorry, I could not load a webp file here but the link to the auction is open. https://www.ebay.com/itm/38698069217...Bk9SR6yN3N7xYw ..read more