Thank you This is my very first tune on mandolin 😊

Sounds to me very much like The Battle of Aughrim...

I cant play a 4500 mando just as good as i cant play a 50 dollar mando

Aint no mando worth 10 grand.

They both sound great! Actually you sound great on both of them. But... I really like the oval hole sound better.

I don't currently own a mandolin. I've been working on teaching myself acoustic guitar the past 20ish years. I wish we were friends I'd ask you to let me borrow one! Do you live near Sweetwater?

This was really fun to try out, thank you! Weirdly, my mandolin sounded almost electronic when I tried it up by the 12th fret. 😄 This is such a useful and interesting exercise!

Worst teacher ever sorry 🥴

Just drill and screw a strap button on the heel, like a guitar, then join the strap to that and the end pin. Job done. (I prefer to use a strap that is non-slip and adjustable)

Where is the tab written?

Love this, simple and effective, I’m beginning the octave mandolin and this is the closest to instruction I can get!

Disappointed, I didn't see Din Djarin.

I love the tune you're playing. The combination of chords and melody is really nice, what's it called?

Hello! I wonder if that one is easy to play for a beginner? Is it easy or difficult for the fingers of the left hand to play the chords on the fretboard compared to other models?

My favorite things in the world, the Mandolin and Tillamook. My goal is to try every one of their ice cream flavors. I LOVE all their chocolate offerings, but was ecstatic when I had the Black Cherry and Peaches and Cream. There is something creating magic out of Oregon. I am curious about your favorite flavors. The folks who work at Tillamook are so very nice. I had a theory that your beautiful music relaxed those Oregon cows to create that delicious creamy ice cream.

I love your rendition of the Ookpik Waltz!

Thanks for this fine lesson!I really enjoyed it.greetings from the Netherlands

Awesome! I can't play like you sir !.

Outstanding video and lesson!!! TY. Looking forward to my new mando coming in a few days. Ibanez M522s F style dark violin sunburst! I was debating on the Loar LM 310 Honey...but went with the other...If I dont like it, Ill send it back...Good mando?

One of the MOST difficult machines to play...OMG!! 😮 WONDERFUL!!

Maine fiddle camp?! Im in NH...where?!😮

Hi! Have a nice day! Love to seeing your videos! What you can tell me about Caraya mandolin? I have one, ma-001-bs. I wonder, what's your opinion

I thought the A style was louder. I also thought it sounded woodier.

Love what you're doing in this series, man. Just what I need to take my playing to the next stage!

You rock dude

The Octave Mandolin/Bouzouki is 4 courses while the Mandocello is 5 courses. Both are great sounding. Very Renaissance sounding. Had Bouzouki built by PW Crump in Arcata, CA. Have used it for a variety of genres. I generally use a soft pick so that it stays more mellow and does not overpower the mandolins and guitars in sessions. There are less expensive ones out there but they are not as nice sounding. It is better to have a louder one that you can control than one that is soft and you have to fight with it to get some volume.

Nice

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Will you ever stop talking? Play!"

1:08 is when he first sings the song for anyone else that needs to keep going back to this part.

Sounds like Pick a bale of cotton...

My older Fender doesn't hold sustain after hammering. Wonder if it's the way it set up

Baron, thanks for another great video, see you in the Academy!

Thank you for teaching mandolin for such a long time!

More harmonic content and perceived midrange depth in that F compared to that A. Fuller sound, may be harder to tame with an EQ in a mix. But it's tough to try to arrange a piece where the mandolin doesn't do its job of being heard.

Wow Fabulous really enjoyed it , well done!

Thank you!

Here in Brasil it's almost impossible to find a good tenor banjo. You have to find an irish friend and buy it second hand. But one day I'll find one

Gibby.

Great tune performed so well! Thanks

Great lesson. Love the mandolin strap, can I ask where you got it? Thanks

You should have kept your money.😂😂😂

It's a Lute

I found a slightly more mellowness to the F style, but I really like the shape of the A style. I like the lute which is a teardrop shape and that is probably why I like the A style better. Thank you for the video demonstrating the difference between the two mandolin styles. 🫶🏼

Really useful Baron. Thanks

This was really fun, Baron. I’m sure we’re gonna get some good stuff out of this one.

That was a lot of fun. Great to jam with you.

This is great, Baron! So appreciated! Dan

Would there be a disadvantage or would it break some unwritten mandocello law if you had octave strings on the C, G and D courses - similar to 12-string guitar practice?

I’m learning Mando at 74 yrs old! Nice lessons!