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Hey gang,

I needed some parts to fix a broken Schaller tuner on one of my mandolins. After searching everywhere (?) I just bought a set of tuners to use for parts. Now I have enough Schaller parts...

Hey gang,

I needed some parts to fix a broken Schaller tuner on one of my mandolins. After searching everywhere (?) I just bought a set of tuners to use for parts. Now I have enough Schaller parts...

Nope, I'm not going to make it this year. I'm in Ohio that whole week for work.

Buckeyes??

Just don't drive to Weiser with bicycles on the back of your car. Those Idaho State Troopers are funny about that.

Here in Seattle on Sunday. Looking forward to your report.

I make 2 - 3 trips per month totaling 8 - 12 individual flights and have never had a problem walking on with a mandolin.

Oops, should have shown the tuners

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Waverly's with Ebony buttons....Stunning!

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I searched the case with both flashlight and fingers, but alas.

I was traveling this week and struck out at three music stores. Hopefully, this will work out better after returning to Seattle.

Oh yeah. I think this issue also leads to new application of lock-tite.

Ack!

Does anyone know of a source of parts for Schaller tuners? One of screws that hold the round gear to the tuning peg loosened and fell off. The gear then dropped along with the metal and...

I think my friend Glenn in Seattle bought that A model. It's very nice.

I agree that many, if not all saddles start to lean under tension. If the saddle and bridge are strong enough as an assembly, the bridge base may also move/tilt just a little bit. When Austin built...

I'm with Pete on this one. After trying several types of strings on my F4 I settled on the Monel (Sam Bush) set. Very sweet.

dp

Good instruments start good and get better. Lesser instruments just don't improve as much or as well.

It's like shoes. Never, ever buy a pair of shoes that aren't comfortable....they never will...

Work is done for the week and I'm Bellevue bound.

See y'all there!

I hope it really happens. We've had tickets to see Haggard twice in the past three years. Both times he has canceled within days of the gig.

dp

All,

I've only had my Octave (Austin Clark) for about 6 months and I love it. I knew from the start that 4 finger mandolin chop chords weren't going to work, so I have a new set of chord forms...

These questions about instruments are compliments. Would you really rather have folks just ignore you, your instruments and your music?

Maybe you should be glad he didn't take your offer. Sure, some bad sounding instruments can fixed or"revoiced", but would you buy an uncomforable pair shoes with the hope that might be able to break...

While not worth anywhere close to $50K, it is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. Let your family have it for $10k. You can take a nice vacation and they'll have bargain:)

Working in Fresno/Visalia this week. Anything? Anybody?

Careful George! This kind of behavior leads to unplanned purchases.

David

Let's see, I have a Fleur-de-lis, a double flowerpot and fern-ish kind of thing.

I think this one is my favorite. Austin did a great job on this.

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