learn to play the mandolin

I’ve started shopping for a mandolin. I’ve only been able to find one locally and it’s selling for about 2grand! It’s gorgeous, however. Handmade with inlaid MOP roses. But out of my ballpark as a beginner… Will keep looking. Hate to resort to ebay, but will stop off there next.

Charity

A friend in a band might be able to give me lessons as well.

Well, my boyfriend restored an old mandolin he found for me. Now it’s purple and sounds awesome. I’m gonna have fun with it.

hmmmm… I have a 70 year old mandolin and idk how to play it. could someone help me?

I’m trying through the internet, but I don’t know if I’m getting it. Anything I can do short of paying for lessons?

I inherited my father-in-law’s mandolin. It’s not fancy, but I’ve learned to tune it (got a little electronic tuner), and I’m practicing some simple chords and scales. I think I’ll take it to the music store for a little fix-up and to see if they can recommend a teacher. There’s quite a lot on the internet, but I’d like to make sure I start with good technique.

This is supposed to be pretty easy to pick up if you can play the violin. So after the violin goal gets met, I’ll shoot for this one.

I ordered my first mandolin yesterday, a Johnson MA-120 with natural finish. All solid, which I am told is good. I’m excited to get it and start the learnin’!

I really, really want to try this. It’s close to the violin so I think I’d be able to pick this up pretty quickly. The picking is something I’ll have to learn, but my brother’s promised he can help me out. I love the way playing music makes me feel. I want to branch out from the bowed instrument and get into an area that I’ve never touched before – learn a few chords, maybe, but mostly melody-based. Mandolin seems like a good instrument to try that.

First Step: Actually buy a mandolin.

the frets are close but you have more strings than a guitar, its definently fun and has a pretty sound. learn chords, practice scales and you will be on a good start