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03.13.10

Ludewig Dola
Terrific eye candy from our friend, Illinois builder Dale Ludewig, who confides, "A mandola, just dyed and sealed Tuesday afternoon. Going to a man who
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03.11.10

Happy Birthday Jethro!
Everytime March 10th rolls around, we are compelled to pay homage to the great mandolin legend and personal hero, and especially this year for what
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03.09.10

Now, the notes just seem to come from out of nowhere.
Once in a while, we like to look back and reflect on the impact of the body of work here. We're ten days away from
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