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May-18-2013,
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Hi Catherine..This is Dave Blood, and I was a good friend of J.C. and your brothers back in the early 70s. I've been trying, with no success, to...
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May-17-2013,
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THe tailpiece is one I designed and made 13 years ago, not very many left, only about 50 made. Not real refined, but I like the look of it on a...
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May-17-2013,
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It's warm. It's loud and deep. This is a 2011 model that I retopped with 1830 cedar from a telegraph pole. THanks for your comments you and Skip.
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May-17-2013,
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Here's one I just finished with an old look and THE sound I like. Old cedar, some of the best wood I've used.....
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May-15-2013,
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May-11-2013,
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Great looking mandolin!
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I hear you. I have basically been away from my mandolin for 4 out of 5 weeks due to work related travel that is not amenable to mandolin...
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sounds great! Enjoy it for a good long time!
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May-07-2013,
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A cheap Romainian A style. Sold it to get a Kentuck 150s. This in turn was sold once I got my Laura Ratcliff A5. That's it for me. Can only play...
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May-04-2013,
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Concrete walls help keep the sound transfer to a minimum. I have never heard any complaints from any neighbours. My wife's greatest complaint is that...
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May-03-2013,
11:58pm
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Happy Birthdays Scott and Mike! Plentiful chocolate and wine to all!
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Apr-25-2013,
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Apr-25-2013,
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its going to take me two decades at least :D
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Apr-24-2013,
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I think there is a good reason you don't see them on the used market much. People get them and hold onto them. Mine is Laura's 6th, and the fit...
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Apr-20-2013,
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Seems the auction blurb says "Lester Flatt played this guitar", not owned it. I've played Bill Monroe's mandolin...doesn't mean a thing...
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Another thing that helps is to work at playing FASTER than the target speed. Its probably similar to tremolo practice in fact, but I will set my...
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700 series The Loars have a more V shaped neck than the lower models
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Andrew Collins once said to me "Can you tremolo? Then you can play fast." Just have to get the left and right hands coordinated. Slowly push your...
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