I have a really nice 16 or 17 A1 that I would consider letting go. There are some pictures of it in my profile, If your interested?
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I have a really nice 16 or 17 A1 that I would consider letting go. There are some pictures of it in my profile, If your interested?
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That is very close to mine. I am sure that it is a 1923 MB0. It has the wrong tail piece cover, bridge, head and it is missing the pick guard. It had a skin head originally. The value seems to be...
JT, witch mandolin did you send back, number wise? What kind of wood was it made of? I have been watching this post and his auctions, thinking about trying one.
I have one here off of a 1917A1. It is 3.890" long, .210" thick. It roughly 1.800 tall at the G strings and 1.700 at the E strings. You can email me if you would like some pictures.
I have been considering selling my 1917A1. If your interested there are picture in profile.
Yes, that first one is a 1913 A. I just got it back today from Wil at Sprucetree. It had a few issues that needed addressed. It now has the correct bridge and clamp also. I need to get it...
I am only a novice here. But, what I have noticed, from the ones that I have seen, is that the wood changes with the grades. If you set a JR, A, A1 and A2 inline and compare the top wood, you will...
From what I have observed on my own. The earlier pick guards have a scroll cut around the bridge. Not sure yet when that changed? Some where between 1914 and 1917? Or, is it just one of the...
It is definitely an A1. Good catch there Van on the back not covering the neck. My 1917 A1 has the back covering the neck, while my 1923 A2 does not. So, Ken do you happen to know when they made...
Both my 1917 A1 and my 1923 A2 are flat and so is my 1923 MB
What years would they have used that engraved tail piece?
Here are some picture of my 1923 A2 and my 1917A1. I agree with Ken, that thing is a fake.
My 1917 A1 has a bound fret board.
I think that I went to school with Eric at Tuttle??
Where in Montgomery County??
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I think that you have an MB0. I have one just like it. Yours has the thin rim like this one. It did not have a trap door. I have one that is a trap door model also. You can see...
What I have noticed, from the ones that I have seen, is that the early teens up to about 1918 or 19 were one piece and then they changed to two piece.
I would not take it off. They are there to protect the top!!!
What about saddle soap? It cleans and softens leather. If it too brittle maybe some base ball glove oil?
I have noticed that as the weather changes, so does the string tension. Both tighter and looser depending on the change. I am thinking it would wise to loosen them back a tad when not being...
I just heard from Wil and he seems to think that spot on the neck is not an issue at all. He has it all set up and it ready to come home!!!
I am just concerned that if one sets for a month or two, what is the best thing to do to preserve and protect them. I have acquired more than I can play!!!
Thanks for your input. What about my mandolin banjo with the original skin head? Should I leave it at tension when not being played?
Should the strings be detuned when a vintage mandolin is not being played? Or, is it safe to leave them tight and up to tune?
A lot of the lower end instruments from Gibson did not have the logo on the head stock. It has inlaid, so it was deleted to keep the price down. Your's is probably an MB0 like mine. If it is a JR,...