News + Blog Q: I have a rather unusual bowl-shaped mandolin. The peg box resembles a violin peg box. The pegs are ivory. There is inlaid mother of pearl around the sound hole, and tortoiseshell between the sound hole and the carved bridge. I was able to play it until...
News + Blog Q: I have a classical technique question: for long notes in a classical mandolin setting, is the note played as tremolo or it is just strummed once at the beginning of the note and held open for the duration of the note? Many thanks, Eric A: Hi Eric,...
News + Blog Q: I own my grandfather’s mandolin inlaid with ivory and the back of the instrument is fat like a belly. It is a dark wood. It is in good condition but needs to be restrung, the wood reconditioned and inlay replaced. How would I go about finding a...
