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Today, 12:23am

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

Given plenty of time, I prefer to use lacquer for touch up. I leave the lid loose on a small bottle of lacquer so that it dries partially and...

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Yesterday, 10:02pm

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

It can be fixed, but it will take someone who knows how to repair lacquer. (Are we sure it's lacquer?) I can't tell from the picture if color touch...

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Yesterday, 12:03pm

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

Here are a few of the ones from my tool drawer in the shop. Some are thicker than others, some are stiffer or more limber, they have so many uses;...

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May-18-2013, 3:40pm

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

Don't mean to annoy or be picky, but if one of them does, that makes it a stripper, as I see it. Any solvent that removes the finish would qualify.

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May-18-2013, 2:04pm

sunburst replied to a thread Changing username? in Forum Software Support

I haven't changed mine because I'm actually a well known celebrity and I need to protect my identity so I can have a moments peace and any privacy at...

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May-18-2013, 1:57pm

sunburst replied to a thread Nice sounding aluminum guitar in Builders and Repair

From the bright sound, with the sharp attack at the beginning of the note and the amount of sustain and mids in the tone, I'm guessing that's Adi...

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May-18-2013, 11:20am

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

You kind of need to know what material you're working with. If it is gummy, that makes me suspect oil varnish that has not fully cured, as suggested...

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May-18-2013, 10:56am

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

I've changed the outline of the mandolin several times in the years between those builds. I move a part of the outline in or out slightly (like 1/32"...

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May-18-2013, 10:43am

sunburst replied to a thread Fretwork on bound fingerboard in Builders and Repair

Fret ends must accommodate the binding. That is usually done by nipping the fret tang so that it fits between the bindings, and the fret bead extends...

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May-17-2013, 8:36pm

sunburst replied to a thread 1907-08 Gibson F-2 defines big restoration project in Vintage Instruments

Truthfully, it's not too bad; just needs to be put back together after some cleaning up, followed by a refinish. Not too many broken parts, not too...

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May-17-2013, 12:16pm

sunburst replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Nice head stock, Joe. A nice design, not just different to be different of asymmetrical to be asymmetrical, but a coherent idea.

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May-16-2013, 10:44pm

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Band name needed.... SOON! in General Mandolin Discussions

Wow, I'd forgotten about that. Haven't seen it in years! Thanks for posting. I'm justifiably proud of that... or maybe it's the second glass of...

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May-16-2013, 10:20pm

Scott Tichenor started a thread 1907-08 Gibson F-2 defines big restoration project in Vintage Instruments

Is this one too far gone? http://www.ebay.com/itm/171041927757 I've partnered with a couple of different folks in having similar vintages...

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May-16-2013, 7:12pm

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

Actually, no. #13 was one of three one-piece backs I resawed from a block of bigleaf maple I got some years ago, while #31 is from an orphaned half...

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May-16-2013, 5:45pm

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

Fixed?

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May-16-2013, 5:41pm

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

To further the illusion of a palindrome, here's a little Photoshop trickery to see what they might have looked like if one was left handed!;)

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May-16-2013, 5:36pm

sunburst started a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

I have number 13 and number 31 both in the shop right now, both with one piece quartered backs. (#31 was made in '13, #13 in '06.) Here they are...

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May-16-2013, 2:41pm

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Wishnevsky mandocello? in Builders and Repair

There's a Wishnevsky resonator octave on eBay right now in case anyone is interested.

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May-16-2013, 11:06am

sunburst replied to a thread Just got a pedestal buffer,lots of questions. in Builders and Repair

That's the key. If you have at least one hand under some part of the instrument the wheel has less change of snatching it out of your grip and...

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May-16-2013, 9:01am

sunburst replied to a thread Just got a pedestal buffer,lots of questions. in Builders and Repair

Menzerna is the stuff. Medium on one wheel and fine on the other. Never present an edge to the buffer wheel(!), It will grab it and slam it to the...

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May-16-2013, 7:30am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Happy Birthday - Django Reinhardt in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

I think we need a bit of Django on the anniversary of the day he left us in 1953. This video has embedding disabled so will have to just leave a...

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May-15-2013, 9:20pm

Goodin replied to a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

Thanks for your input fellas.

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May-15-2013, 10:45am

sunburst replied to a thread Bracing Questions in Builders and Repair

I've never understood what benefit there might be from the "hump" toward the end of "scalloped" braces, and I don't recall even hearing or seeing a...

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May-14-2013, 6:34pm

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread How to add a footer to my posts? in Forum Software Support

Chip is correct. Here's a direct link to it. Most all user customization is handled through the Settings link at the top right of each forum page.

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May-14-2013, 3:16pm

Goodin started a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

A friend of mine has a mandolin that has been passed down through the family. It was his wife's grandfathers. There are no markings on it anywhere...

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May-14-2013, 2:49pm

sunburst replied to a thread Binding Cement in Builders and Repair

Thin it with acetone. When I worked "at the factory", we used Duco for celluloid bindings and all was well... until something about Duco changed. I...

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May-14-2013, 2:45pm

sunburst replied to a thread Nut Lubrication in Builders and Repair

Yes, and yes. I hate it! I have to look everywhere to find unwaxed, unflavored floss (for my teeth, that is...).

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May-14-2013, 1:05pm

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Jimmy Martin Funeral in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Nothing like bumping an 8-year old thread back to life. On this the anniversary of Jimmy Martin's passing I think we need a Jimmy video. Check out...

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May-14-2013, 9:45am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread "Articles" in Forum Software Support

There's nothing to see there at that link and if there was it would be to articles you authored, which we don't make use of on the forum. If Articles...

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May-14-2013, 7:46am

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