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    Re: Tenor guitar identification query

    Looks Asian to me, along with the zero fret.
  2. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    You win, I will keep it original, sort of. I may change the tuners, I have a vintage set with round top posts, slightly older, smoother running, and prettier.
  3. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    All solid, it had a nice deep tone.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Lot of old mandolins have the tail block bulging out from the top, or bottom, or both. On this one I'm pressing in the sides and tail block back in line with the back.
  5. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    Thanks for that Mike, I always thought they were sucked up by Harmony.
    I rebuilt a big Kay guitar several years ago and "the tallest man on earth" bought it from Retro Fret in New York.
    ...
  6. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    Thanks! I rarely buy instruments to repair and resell, but mandolins don't take up too much room in the shop, and I have had good reception for older Kay instruments, as compared to Harmony or other...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Kay, "Old Kraftsman" mandolin for repair.

    https://i.ibb.co/DbVYtmf/OC-clamp-1.jpg

    https://i.ibb.co/cYwS9v8/OC-clamp-2.jpg

    https://i.ibb.co/wccrrjn/mandolin-with-cloud.jpg
  8. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    Yes, fairly clean, it came in the original pasteboard case. The frets are worn out, so it must have been a good sounding "player". I'll pull and reset the neck, so I'll be using my own, "hand...
  9. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    So the back at the tail needs attention, as almost every cheap Mando of this age. Turn away if wacky schemes for gluing hurt your eyes.

    https://i.ibb.co/DbVYtmf/OC-clamp-1.jpg...
  10. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    So I paid the man, and I have another project. Everything is present and accounted for. Neck will be reset and new frets, and probably a new fretboard.
    I may sell off the cloud tailpiece, it is in...
  11. Re: Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    Headstock is a concave curve across the top with rounded corners.
  12. Mando marked "old craftsman" could be a "strad o lin" ?

    Title says it all. $50. Local to me.

    https://i.ibb.co/wccrrjn/mandolin-with-cloud.jpg
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    Re: Fret repair

    If you get the mandolin properly set up, all your dreams will come true.
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    Re: Carbon Fiber rods

    Dragon Plate still has the best price for carbon fiber rods, but if you only need a little bit, that resource is great.
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    Re: Sweet Gum Wood

    Hi Joe. Of course it sounded great! A Size-1 guitar hits the sweet spot for Parlor guitars, Carpathian Spruce is a very light and resonant wood, the Sweet Gum was very resonant in itself. It sold...
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    Re: Sweet Gum Wood

    Yep, if you read the linked thread about Sweet Gum, you'll see the guitar I built, back & sides, of Sweet Gum.
    I would say, if the wood is like mine was, it is "stripey pretty" and a exact drop-in...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Bluestown L-0 neck glued. Getting close!

    http://davidnewtonguitars.squarespace.com/storage/bluestown/L0%2012-30-16%20neck%20on.jpg
  18. Re: "The Brilliance of Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its Wo

    I would like to change the title of this thread to "The Brilliance of Stradivari Violin Might Rest with the maker, Antonio Stradivarius"

    Why is it so hard for the "world" to understand that the...
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    Re: Tool for filing nut slots

    A luthier may charge his shop minimum, $60 in mine, to slot your nut. That's a bit less than a decent set of nut files. If a luthier goes too deep, he'll make a new nut, if you go too deep...
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    Re: Fixing up my Carlisle Violin.

    As a guitar and violin repairman, when a person brings in a violin and wants it fixed so he can sell it, there is the question "can you add $250 or more to the selling price?" Otherwise you will lose...
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    Re: Sustainably grown tonewood?

    I haven't read all the words that have come before, and I don't know what the word "sustainable" means this week.
    What I know personally is I can go to any place that sells wood and get enough to...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Well, it's what's on my bench...

    http://davidnewtonguitars.squarespace.com/storage/post-images/lectric%20work%20sm.jpg
  23. Re: Gibson - Ordering a "Special Finish" in 1919

    I love it, something that I, and ( I'll bet ) every builder would say: "we're just as happy when no special orders appear in the daily mail".
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Hi, thanks for your kind words.
    It was just an experiment, because I can.
    The wood was a very old board that was salvage, tight grain and fairly heavy for Doug Fir. I left it about .130" on the...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    It "came out" awesome!
    http://davidnewtonguitars.squarespace.com/storage/12-7-16-o-size/o%20size%20finish%202.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1481157671585
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