• Kentucky KM-900 mandolin

    Saga Musical Instruments has announced the imminent debut of their latest pro-level A model Kentucky mandolin. The KM-900 will be introduced next weekend during the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. It is a solid wood, hand-carved mandolin built in the

  • Recording King RK-Elite

    Recording King has announced a new banjo model, the RK-Elite, to be debuted in January 2010. They describe this as their "most traditional Pre-war style banjo ever." The Elite features headstock and fingerboard inlays styled after the popular Flying Eagle pattern,

  • A-model mandolin from The Loar

    The Loar, a division of The Music Link, has announced their first A-model mandolin, the LM-400. They have done very well with their two F-style mandolins (LM-600 and LM-700) and are pleased to offer this new instrument to their budget-minded line.

  • The Elliott Elite Capo

    At IBMA this year I had the pleasure of spending some time visiting with Phil Elliott of Elliott Capos. As bluegrass conversations go, we talked about music, family, and church. One particular aspect of a conversation with Phil is that

  • Colorado Case goes pink

    Colorado Case Company is going pink in October in observation of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They will donate a portion of the sales price this month if you order in pink. During the month of October only, you can order

  • ToneRite play-in accelerators

    Ever since I first started playing bluegrass music 35 years ago, I have been hearing stories of musicians parking their acoustic instruments in front of stereo speakers to help break them in faster. The idea was that music from the

  • Deering Crow banjo hits the road

    Steve Martin may not have taken home the IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Award, but he is taking his own Deering Goodtime Banjo model with him on the road this month. Deering has created a special headstock brand for

  • New Steffey model?

    Sim Daley has introduced a new mandolin, built to Adam Stefffey's exact specifications. Sim hasn't decided yet whether it will officially be dubbed the Adam Steffey Model, but that is what it will be no matter what its called. It's the

  • Checking in with Chris Pandolfi

    I had a chance to speak with Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters today, and he caught me up on a couple of projects he is working on going into the Fall. The band is heading into the studio next