otfiddler, I read someplace else, that you have got your new mandolin, congratulations with that. So I cannot recommend enough that you take a look at the DVD with Norman and Nancy teaching mandolin tunes. I have had some very good times with it, and learned some great tunes. And the two of them are very good and pleasant company. Here is the link to Homespun Tapes: www.homespuntapes.com/shop/product.aspx?ID=1249