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12 THINGS I WISH I KNEW AS A BEGINNER MANDOLINIST

David Benedict / March 15, 2024 / Share:

If I could go back in time to when I was a beginner, there's a lot of things I'd tell myself to do different! Here are 12 things I wish I knew back then, with a little help from Caterina Lichtenberg, Mike Marshall, and all the folks at the Mandolin World Retreat.

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