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  1. Re: Advice on anyone in New England who could help repair a citte

    Whitsett Guitar Works actually worked on this instrument about 2 years back. Bill is superb and is likely already familiar with this instrument. He is based in Andover, MA. ...
  2. Re: Need help identifying the make of these tuning machines

    Thanks Mike. I appreciate. I did not purchase it yet. Under consideration. It's from a retail location I drove by recently, not Reverb. No history on it... nothing. Here's the full instrument. ...
  3. Need help identifying the make of these tuning machines

    They are on a no-name F5 I'm considering. It sounds quite good but would love to know a bit more about the hardware. Anyone know the make of these tuning machines? I appreciate any info you can...
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    Re: Paul Reed Smith Private Stock McCarty mandolin

    Yes, it is indeed the one I acquired in Japan. It was an emotional purchase and it is a beauty of an instrument - so purdy!!! However, beyond the first position, it was just not what I hoped for. ...
  5. Thread: PRS Mandolin

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    Re: PRS Mandolin

    No stars on this one but this PRS mandolin is finally back in the States! Dollar is strong against the Yen and Ochanomizu stores really looking to make a deal this Golden Week. Who needs guitars...
  6. Thread: PRS Mandolin

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    Re: PRS Mandolin

    And here is one... it lives!!! One of the rarest of rare birds... yep as expected, in Japan where they collect everything... Available in Tokyo for about $7500 w/shipping. Man oh man - would be...
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    Re: How Many of You Have Got To Play A Loar?

    OK - I want to bring this thread back due to a story that I think is downright crazy. It's about the Gibson F5 the fine folks at Carter Vintage call the "Drunk Loar" (sn: 73671 per the label, which...
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    Re: TO Preamp or NOT to preamp

    I'm checking everything this weekend, based on the above input - I appreciate everyone's input. My sense is it is the wire from the peizo to the end of the cable. Somewhere in there may be the...
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    Re: TO Preamp or NOT to preamp

    Actually it fits super snug and wedges perfectly. The space between the bottom of the bridge and the body is almost the same as the space of the violin wing - in fact perhaps even slightly snugger. ...
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    Re: TO Preamp or NOT to preamp

    Good thread to add my question. I'm trying to reduce the hum of my removable piezo pickup, which is a Fishman V100 placed under the gap of the bridge where it fits really nicely between the bridge...
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    Re: Loar-signed mandolin banjo?

    Seller replied to my inquiry that he is unable photo the signature until he takes the instrument apart and he may take it off eBay for a while until he can do that. He said he saw the signature last...
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    Re: Loar-signed mandolin banjo?

    Here's an eBay listing for a pretty TB-3 with a FON of only 8719, only 20 #'s away and it appears to be a '27. ...
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    Re: Loar-signed mandolin banjo?

    So interesting. Also, FON 8699-22 - does that mean it was an Factory Order # 8699 and instrument #22 of that production batch? If 8699 is chronological for MB's and other "banjo" instruments,...
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    Re: F4 on craigslist: She's had some work done

    So, as a Franken-player (assuming it plays well) - what do folks think the value of this particular instrument would be?
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    Re: F4 on craigslist: She's had some work done

    Was told the Serial # is 90308 if that helps (could be a '32 F2). Also, anyone familiar w/that peghead inlay style offered in the early to mid 30's? I wonder - What did Gibson do to this instrument...
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    Re: Stephen Owsley Smith Instruments

    Anyone have an update on Stephen and his lutherie, health and if he is building once again on the Big Island? Wishing him all the very best and hoping for good news!
  17. Thread: PRS Mandolin

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    Re: PRS Mandolin

    Bringing this old thread back with a discovery! I believe this is the one she brought you (Private Stock #299). Based on the date, it seems to make sense (the only purple one I've found that PRS...
  18. Thread: Supermodel Mandos

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    Re: Supermodel Mandos

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    Just saw this one in Teaneck, NJ - at a loss for words...
  19. Thread: Trad zeppelin

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    Re: Trad zeppelin

    a supreme WOW! Loved listening to this treat!
  20. Thread: Supermodel Mandos

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    Re: Supermodel Mandos

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    My absolute favorite instrument to play. Beardsell #50, circa '99 (the only one Allan made with the larger side port on the upper bout. Note, that's a reflection on the body, not a ding. ...
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    Re: A book I'd like to see...

    Does anyone know if, in pursuing this idea via Kickstarter, I were to put such a book together, would a legal release be required from Gibson? I would essentially be taking exceptional eye candy...
  22. Re: Lloyd Loar and Gibson Corp dynamic during his tenure there...

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    True...well said. In hindsight, I meant that Loar, unlike Leo Fender (or Orville Gibson), made many significant instrument changes for a company that wasn't his from the get-go. The...
  23. Lloyd Loar and Gibson Corp dynamic during his tenure there...

    I have a Lloyd Loar question regarding the corporate dynamic at Gibson at the time of his tenure.

    Here we go...

    The changes he made to the mandolin, more inline with violin principles -...
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    Sticky: Re: Loar Picture of the Day

    Anyone know the whereabouts of this one (or photos)?

    Signed by Lloyd Loar March 16, 1923 manufacture date. 1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
    Mandolin, Style F5
    Serial...
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    Re: A book I'd like to see...

    With Kickstarter, I'm thinking there would be funding in two stages: First for fundraising for the Loarfest event where photos could be taken at one location (premium's could include free event...
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