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Paul Busman
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Consider a Tone-gard if you don't already have one. I was skeptical until I had a chance to try one at a festival. I went right home and bought one...
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May-19-2013,
5:23am
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Saucy-- you can second guess your purchase forever and drive yourself crazy in the process. By definition, this is the best mandolin you've ever...
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May-18-2013,
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So.... i never thought that singing and playing at the same time so difficult. more admire Theresa Andersson~o)
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May-17-2013,
5:09am
Paul Busman
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Advice for playing with a twin brother....
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Look up Hayseed Dixie on Youtube and let him watch. They do bluegrass covers of AC/DC (and other) bands. They're really terrific.
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May-12-2013,
1:45pm
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Thanks for all of you!
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May-06-2013,
6:06pm
Paul Busman
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I'd avoid hanging an instrument on an exterior wall where the temperature might vary a lot, depending on your insulation and weather. I think it's a...
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May-06-2013,
6:01pm
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I love it too. I love the pickup shaped sound holes
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May-06-2013,
5:59pm
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Ol Timer Mandolin
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Spectacular.. My hat's off to you!
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May-03-2013,
8:14pm
Paul Busman
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Just a guess, since I haven't played one of these, but maybe if you took off the pick guard, you could rest a finger or two on the head and...
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Apr-28-2013,
6:33pm
Paul Busman
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I use the Freakishly Large triangle. They come in glow in the dark, so if you charge them up with a bright light, they're easy to find if you drop...
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Apr-27-2013,
5:19pm
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OK, Now I've seen it all!!
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For $2K, you'd think he wouldn't charge $25 for steenkin' postage!
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Apr-25-2013,
3:57pm
Paul Busman
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IV kit blues...
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Who am I to argue with a Lefty Luthier? I'm a Lefty Whistle Maker! I'll pull that back off this weekend.
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Apr-24-2013,
6:13pm
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IV kit blues...
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Oops, Rob. My apologies. I do know a person named Gundrum and for some reason that name stuck in my head. In any event, let me take this...
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Apr-24-2013,
5:22pm
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Thanks a lot!! i not absolutely understood the last phrase) what do you mean?)
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Apr-23-2013,
5:07am
Paul Busman
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RIP Richie Havens
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I loved Havens. 'way back when, his playing was the first that enlightened me to the fact that there were other ways to tune a guitar. And that...
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Apr-22-2013,
5:12am
Paul Busman
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IV kit blues...
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By "pry" I did mean to remove the back as you describe. I'm thinking that even if I don't change the entire lining I might make a couple of kerf...
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Apr-21-2013,
2:20pm
Paul Busman
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IV kit blues...
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OK-- as the instrument is, I don't want to bring it up to string tension again. Even if I can get the bulges back in, it doesn't seem like any...
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Apr-21-2013,
10:05am
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(hmmm...tried to answer Tommando, but it seems to have gotten lost in cyberspace) Yes, there is a kerfing strip, but it's really thin and doesn't...
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Apr-21-2013,
7:36am
Paul Busman
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dawg picks for smoother playing?
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To answer the original question...:whistling:I can't tell if a Dawg will do what you want it to, but for less than two bucks why not just try one? ...
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Apr-21-2013,
7:27am
Paul Busman
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Everyone's a critic...
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You beat me to it :))
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Apr-21-2013,
7:00am
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IV kit blues...
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I finished an IV kit about two years ago. It was an A kit, which I bought with no sound holes, and I added an oval hole. It went together fine. ...
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