# Mandolin **URL:** https://festivarian.com/c/the-shed/mandolin/19.md [Latest](https://festivarian.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://festivarian.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://festivarian.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Mandolin category](https://festivarian.com/t/about-the-mandolin-category/21050)
**Author:** [@system](https://festivarian.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
Play it clean, sing it true. --- ## [Mando contest](https://festivarian.com/t/mando-contest/30329)
**Author:** [@Newtwade](https://festivarian.com/u/Newtwade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/mando-contest/30329 "2022-02-28T04:56:46Z")
What’s the mandolin contest like at Rockygrass? --- ## [2013 Loar LM 600 VS for sale](https://festivarian.com/t/2013-loar-lm-600-vs-for-sale/27552)
**Author:** [@Banjo\_Bees](https://festivarian.com/u/Banjo_Bees)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/2013-loar-lm-600-vs-for-sale/27552 "2017-05-17T21:22:22Z")
Selling my 2013 Loar LM 600VS. As many of you know, Loar had some quality control issues with their manufacturing. All of the issues (and there weren’t many) have been fixed on this one. Only one tiny finish blemish on… --- ## [Octave Mandolins](https://festivarian.com/t/octave-mandolins/27130)
**Author:** [@landshark](https://festivarian.com/u/landshark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/octave-mandolins/27130 "2016-01-20T13:11:30Z")
I am so excited! I have decided to get an Octave Mandolin , they sound beautiful. Any advise? --- ## [Vintage Gibson A-4 Mandolin & Case Still For Sale!](https://festivarian.com/t/vintage-gibson-a-4-mandolin-case-still-for-sale/27005)
**Author:** [@ktwood0414](https://festivarian.com/u/ktwood0414)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/vintage-gibson-a-4-mandolin-case-still-for-sale/27005 "2015-07-13T00:56:38Z")
I have a vintage 1920 Gibson model A4 mandolin, serial number 44885, with its original case for sale. The instrument is in great shape and is fully playable. The one flaw to the instrument is the body dips slightly fro… --- ## [Like new Collings MT for sale](https://festivarian.com/t/like-new-collings-mt-for-sale/26520)
**Author:** [@JereS](https://festivarian.com/u/JereS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/like-new-collings-mt-for-sale/26520 "2014-07-23T03:40:43Z")
I have an almost like new, very slightly used Collings MT, will sell for $1500. Sunburst, lacquer finish, wider neck. Great deal on a great entry-level Collings. Comes set up and with case. Will bring to RGA, you can see… --- ## [Michael Kelly Mandolin Legacy Flame F-Style Acoustic Electric - $425 (Boulder)](https://festivarian.com/t/michael-kelly-mandolin-legacy-flame-f-style-acoustic-electric-425-boulder/26530)
**Author:** [@colorado\_al](https://festivarian.com/u/colorado_al)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/michael-kelly-mandolin-legacy-flame-f-style-acoustic-electric-425-boulder/26530 "2014-07-20T19:39:30Z")
Rockygrass is next weekend!!! Don’t go empty handed! Pick up this awesome mandolin for the festival! Solid carved spruce top, solid maple back and sides, triple-binding, factory installed Fishman Pickup with onboard pr… --- ## [Mandolin Cases](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-cases/25729)
**Author:** [@JAM\_Strait](https://festivarian.com/u/JAM_Strait)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-cases/25729 "2013-05-01T04:07:25Z")
Howdy Friends and Neighbors! I’m just wanted to send this out there to see if anyone had some thoughts or recommendations for me. I’m currently looking to get a more travel-friendly mandolin case. I have a Weber Galatin… --- ## [Recommendations for a beginner buying first Mandolin](https://festivarian.com/t/recommendations-for-a-beginner-buying-first-mandolin/25170)
**Author:** [@BillyBeru](https://festivarian.com/u/BillyBeru)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/recommendations-for-a-beginner-buying-first-mandolin/25170 "2012-07-12T05:38:04Z")
Hello :wave, I’m going to buy my first mandolin (for the Bushy Sam Band’s reunion tour) and looking for recommendations: brand/models, A-frame vs. F-frame (if that even matters), setting up, etc. I do have a budget (l… --- ## [Beginners' update](https://festivarian.com/t/beginners-update/22702)
**Author:** [@RockyMtnGuy](https://festivarian.com/u/RockyMtnGuy)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/beginners-update/22702 "2011-12-06T22:03:34Z")
Well, been at the Mando for a couple weeks now. Appreciate all the advice and encouragement received thus far (thx Landshark!). I’ve got a few songs down now, and continue working on playin along with tunes on CD (Trea… --- ## [Slightly Used Eastman MD615 for sale](https://festivarian.com/t/slightly-used-eastman-md615-for-sale/24594)
**Author:** [@Harvest\_Music](https://festivarian.com/u/Harvest_Music)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/slightly-used-eastman-md615-for-sale/24594 "2011-05-03T22:02:21Z")
Hello. I’m an authorized Eastman dealer who happened to get in a slightly used MD615. They list new for $1550. Normal online selling price is $1240. I can sell this one for $985. It has a few light scratches in the … --- ## [Songs that "stand on their own well" solo](https://festivarian.com/t/songs-that-stand-on-their-own-well-solo/23137)
**Author:** [@Pen](https://festivarian.com/u/Pen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/songs-that-stand-on-their-own-well-solo/23137 "2009-10-12T01:08:44Z")
What songs do you play that sound great solo? I know plenty of fiddle tunes - but they always seem “empty” to my ear when played. The mando is a remarkable supporting instrument, but when it comes to songs that sound f… --- ## [Life As A Musician](https://festivarian.com/t/life-as-a-musician/23218)
**Author:** [@Plectrum\_Squeezer](https://festivarian.com/u/Plectrum_Squeezer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/life-as-a-musician/23218 "2009-09-04T16:17:38Z")
I wonder just how different my life would have been, had I spent all my life working as a musician and nothing else. The stories ya hear are depressing for the first ten years; peanut butter and no electricity…all that. … --- ## [New "this" and new "that"](https://festivarian.com/t/new-this-and-new-that/23217)
**Author:** [@Plectrum\_Squeezer](https://festivarian.com/u/Plectrum_Squeezer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/new-this-and-new-that/23217 "2009-08-29T10:37:52Z")
I’ve had “M.A.S.” in the past, but have learned to avoid eye candy to keep it under control. (“Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome,” for those of you in Tuxedany). What I’ve allowed myself as an alternative, is buying the gad… --- ## [Mandolin Lessons](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-lessons/23215)
**Author:** [@Sap](https://festivarian.com/u/Sap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-lessons/23215 "2009-08-26T19:07:20Z")
Hi - I’m looking for mando lessons, wondering if anyone has any recommendations for an instructor in the Longmont/Lyons/Boulder area? thanks. --- ## [.. new mando player](https://festivarian.com/t/new-mando-player/22665)
**Author:** [@RockyMtnGuy](https://festivarian.com/u/RockyMtnGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/new-mando-player/22665 "2009-08-25T21:18:23Z")
Well, since many folks have told me, and several online recommendations purport, if I want to learn to play fiddle, it’ll be easier to first learn to play mandolin (since tuning is the same, but mando’s have frets). SO … --- ## [Do you hydrate your mandolin?](https://festivarian.com/t/do-you-hydrate-your-mandolin/21082)
**Author:** [@bluegrassbrian](https://festivarian.com/u/bluegrassbrian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/do-you-hydrate-your-mandolin/21082 "2009-08-25T09:07:36Z")
Okay, I’ll try out a little mando-geek posting… I pulled my mandolin out of the case yesterday for the first time in over a month. Usually I keep a little humidifier in the mandolin, but that had long since dried up. … --- ## [buying a Mando](https://festivarian.com/t/buying-a-mando/21677)
**Author:** [@MandoGeek](https://festivarian.com/u/MandoGeek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/buying-a-mando/21677 "2009-08-24T22:07:50Z")
Hi, I have never played Mandolin and just need some advise on buying one. I saw on Craigslist a Johnson F model for $200, any thoughts. I am just a beginner so I don’t want to spend thousands, but want something that w… --- ## [Buying a mandolin to send to Afghanistan](https://festivarian.com/t/buying-a-mandolin-to-send-to-afghanistan/22923)
**Author:** [@anading](https://festivarian.com/u/anading)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/buying-a-mandolin-to-send-to-afghanistan/22923 "2009-06-08T16:42:16Z")
My boyfriend is currently deployed in Afghanistan and wants me to send him a mandolin. There isn’t much to do during their down time and he wants to learn to play. I need some advice. While it doesn’t get terribly hot… --- ## [Anyone seen Sierra Hull play?](https://festivarian.com/t/anyone-seen-sierra-hull-play/21078)
**Author:** [@BluegrassDustin](https://festivarian.com/u/BluegrassDustin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/anyone-seen-sierra-hull-play/21078 "2009-02-26T20:40:05Z")
Anyone heard of her? :eek Pretty impressive little player from TN. From what I gather she’s about 13, now. This is the video that made me aware of her. Totally impressive. Sierra Hull & Sam Bush Here’s her website: … --- ## [help with mandolin gift purchase](https://festivarian.com/t/help-with-mandolin-gift-purchase/22410)
**Author:** [@lolocal](https://festivarian.com/u/lolocal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/help-with-mandolin-gift-purchase/22410 "2008-11-14T17:24:59Z")
Hi. I would like to purchase a mandolin for my husband as a Christmas gift. He plays guitar but has NEVER probably even touched a mandolin. Can anyone offer advice on a new or used purchase. Around $250. Thanks!! --- ## [Mandolin Microphone](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-microphone/22279)
**Author:** [@leinwand](https://festivarian.com/u/leinwand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/mandolin-microphone/22279 "2008-08-05T19:04:15Z")
Greetings all, I just started a bluegrass band in fort collins called Blue Grama. We play great when we are acoustic but once we mic everyone and send it through the PA things fall apart. We don’t have a lot of money t… --- ## [New mandolin instructor in Lyons/Boulder area](https://festivarian.com/t/new-mandolin-instructor-in-lyons-boulder-area/21578)
**Author:** [@g-luv](https://festivarian.com/u/g-luv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/new-mandolin-instructor-in-lyons-boulder-area/21578 "2008-07-28T16:40:16Z")
Hi friends, My friend Jordan Ramsey just moved to town from Johnson City, TN, and he’s looking for mandolin students. His credentials (besides being the real deal from Tennessee!) are unmatched: he studied mandolin at… --- ## [Matt Flinner + Ben Winship Mandolin Workshop](https://festivarian.com/t/matt-flinner-ben-winship-mandolin-workshop/21573)
**Author:** [@paulrennix](https://festivarian.com/u/paulrennix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/matt-flinner-ben-winship-mandolin-workshop/21573 "2007-12-27T05:47:30Z")
On January 19, Matt and Ben will be giving a Mandolin Workshop from 2-5pm ($50) in Lafayette, CO (Rail) There is also a potluck, livingroom concert with Matt Flinner, Ross Martin and Eric Thorin, & Brother Mule (Brian W… --- ## [Maui or Rocky Grass?](https://festivarian.com/t/maui-or-rocky-grass/21347)
**Author:** [@aspen\_kinkade](https://festivarian.com/u/aspen_kinkade)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/maui-or-rocky-grass/21347 "2007-12-05T16:18:34Z")
:slight\_smile: Well hello…I am new to all of this you see and so am SHY… Does anyone know of anyone who Teaches mando near OC. I am willing to travel…but prefer not to go too far inland…LA is OK for an awesome lesson…I …