Is the mandolin your primary instrument or a sideline?
I have just started playing music and I chose to learn to play the mandolin.

Do you perform regularly with others/are you part of an organized group? Not yet, though I occasionally go to jams in Tucson and in Los Angeles.

What type of music do you play? I have interest in learning old timey tunes, jazz, some blue grass, various misc. types of music...contra dance music

What style would you LIKE to be playing?
Ditto above...

Are you happy with your mandolin?
In the last year and a half I have gone through six different mandolins including two Weber, a Gibson F9, and a cheap Goldtone and now am very happy with two Collings - a MT2 and a MT2-oval holed. They are great to play and I love their sound...Their action is great and I can't wait for them to open up with playing...

What type/style/brand of mandolin do you own.
See above and no plans for using pick-ups....

Thanks for seeing the posts of other mandolin lovers...I can see that MAS has struck me and others...now what is the next instrument that I need, probably a octave mandolin and a tenor banjo...