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wow. just wow. I love the inlay on the fretboard. what effect does the fretboard extending almost all the way over the hole have on the tone?

Beautiful mandolin Marty (looking and sounding). The wenge looks stunning, what did you use for pore filling? The last piece of wenge I worked with...

Hey Rick Im interested in hearing more about that 1985 concert recording. any way we can discuss? Thanks TIm

You can use an adapter cable that will combine the ground and the negative into a two conductor tip ring 1/4 inch. However, the baggs is voiced for a...

Hi Bob, I once tried to work through a shop in the U.S. they seemed to have a problem with accepting payment from me directly from SA. So I think...

You all might be right about the German origin. I have some catalog scans from some of those and can check tonight.

If anyone finds out what kind of material D'Andrea uses to make ProPlecs, and if it is available in sheets, I'd love to know... bratsche

When last I played my mandolin The sound I heard was quite a din The frets were howling The wife was scowling "I wish" she said "you'd pack it...

:)) Wait - that sounds familiar... There is, or was, a poet. His name was Lallafa, and he wrote what are widely regarded throughout the Galaxy...

Other than their collaboration on the T O'B models...Nugget carving the plates... I didn't realize there was any kind of kinship? Can you explain in...

I don't suppose it's of GDR origin - they all had slotted headstocks and never this over/under string thingie (my first mandolin was GDR made, and I...

Its very specific to genre and instruments, and aspects of musical culture. Easy to live without if you are not in those genres or instrument, or...

Just imagine how much better Mike Marshall would be if he used a Blue Chip instead of those Pro Plecs! :disbelief:

Yeah, my first “mandolin teacher” was an amazing guitarist who picked up mandolin and is actually very good on mandolin... but it’s just a mini...

And just the perfect amount of natural "distressing." Primo!

In the early days of glued-in frets (epoxy in those days) there was speculation about whether they sounded different from "standard" pressed frets....

Apologies for the delay, I have been a bit preoccupied with my beautiful new mandolin! It came adequately packaged with plenty of protection for...

I haven't seen this discussed as a possibility in any other instruments as yet, but it's probably only a matter of time... Bourgeois Aged Tone...

Frank Wakefield actually baked his Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 in his oven. I'm always bemused by what people will go through and am damned impressed...

pure gold...Thanks Darryl Found it herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6fLwQjegk

Gorgeous, Marty. Wonderful job. Keep letting your creativity take you wherever it will. There's no telling what you will ultimately make, and I...

That one is a circa 1970 Sears Roebuck product made by Harmony.

Thanks, Austin Bob, now I understand. A very useful tool to tell you which chords or scales to play - I've seen something similar for jazz charts,...

Pretty good Band there!