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Scott Tichenor replied to a thread On the lookout for a 1923 Gibson MB-4 in Vintage Instruments

There are a couple of Gibson banjo mandolins on eBay at the moment, not MB-4, but one is an MB-2 that's pretty nice and an A Jr. and another one also...

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May-22-2013, 1:35pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

There is also an obscure Tut Taylor album with "Griffith Mandolin Society" recorded by Tut on it. It's a very earworming simplistic recording, but...

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May-22-2013, 1:08pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

This just came up on the Martin forum too. As many years as I've been in this, I did not know this made such a difference. It's really something to...

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May-22-2013, 10:26am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

Gets better. Owner of the mystery pick company sends me an email: ------------------ Hello Recently there was a user that was talking...

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May-22-2013, 9:57am

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

Agree....looks like you guys got it for a respectable price too. Best of luck

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May-22-2013, 9:42am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

You're definitely right about that. Plenty of wind on Facebook.

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May-22-2013, 7:20am

Scott Tichenor replied to a thread Does anybody on this forum prefer a pick that is not a bluechip? in Equipment

We had someone spamming the forum with a product they're launching soon and evidence of that individual remains in some of those quotes above. Made...

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May-21-2013, 7:47pm

Scott Tichenor added 1 photo(s) to album Miscellaneous Images

May-21-2013, 1:48pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

That one truly is unique. I would be looking to see if they possibly used one side of an F5 mold to achieve that. Note that the body is...

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May-21-2013, 1:02pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Pickguard???...The one I traced?

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May-21-2013, 12:59pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

One more of my comparison shots. Keep in mind that the two photos are not precisely the same angle

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May-21-2013, 12:22pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Here is the only subject that deserves a real Hmmmm.....

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May-21-2013, 12:09pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Yes...that more or less fits the same situation. If you look at the body (and not the neck), everything was done like an F5 in that area. The...

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May-21-2013, 12:05pm

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Again, I mentioned softening or diluting the mystique of the Loar A5. As James says the 10 string was done the same way..in a factory. But, these...

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May-21-2013, 11:32am

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

She got an A with F-holes and a longer neck orientation and Style 5 appointments. The F5 has a carving pattern for the top The F4 has a carving...

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May-21-2013, 11:05am

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

That is correct Jim. Edit, I may have read you wrong. F5's are F5's, A models are A models (including the A5), with respect to basic carving...

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May-21-2013, 10:41am

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Any decent luthier with a snakehead A4 in one hand and a decent straight on shot of the A5 in the other.

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May-21-2013, 10:09am

Darryl Wolfe replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Let me just say this, and only once. The only thing secret and special about the Loar A5 is that there is nothing secret and special about the Loar...

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May-20-2013, 8:33am

Joe Mendel replied to a thread Nava Black Walnut Mandolin (Standard V) in Post a picture of your mandolin

That is beautiful, black walnut is one of my favorite woods. I think it is extremely under-rated as a tone wood. Great job, Gary.

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May-20-2013, 12:30am

Sandy Beckler started a thread Thread "lock downs" in General Mandolin Discussions

It's been quite some time since a thread has been "locked down"...I am glad to see that you folks are conducting yourselves in a "civilized manner" ...

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