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Thank you all for your posts. #The mandolin is defintitely a complex instrument for only 4 strings. #And Grant, don't take it hard about assuming I had a beginner mando. #I am definitely a beginner...

My mandolin is a 1908 Gibson f-2. I found it at my wife's grandmother's house. I had the fretboard re-finished, and had it setup so it was playable. This is the reason I wanted to learn mandolin. I...

Hi Guys,

I have been trying to learn the mandolin on my own. I have played guitar for years. The problem I am having is fretting chords. Is there any special trick to playing certain chords? For...

Hey dan, what's the case, original or no?

Mark

here's one of it closed:

Dan, the number stamped in it is 927.

Here are some pics of the case:

Dan,

I don't think the case that's with it is original. It's a flimsy cardboard case like the one's shops give away with cheap guitars. It looks old(at least 50 years, since it's been in the...

Guys,

I talked with Billy Chapman in Columbia, SC, and tomorrow I'm dropping my Mandolin off at his shop. He's going to fix the scroll on the peghead, and re-fret and flatten the finger board, and...

Dan,
I don't mind. That'd be cool.

Thanks,
Mark

Hey Guys,

Does this bridge look ok. I had to move the bass side back a lot to get intonation. Will this hurt anything?

Mark

Thanks Bob,

I figured I probably shouldn't refinish it, and I really didn't want to anyways. I think about the original owner every time I look at it. He obviously loved this instrument and played...

Wow! That is all I have to say...

Beautiful.

Mark

Well, I just ordered some Elixir Nanoweb Light strings from amazon.com. I have elixir's on my Guitar, and I love them. They are soooo slick.

Mark...

Thanks flip,

I am already in love with it, even though it's makin' me bleed http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

I will try some lighter strings, if I can find...

Maine Michael,

That's exactly where mine is. How do you get used to pushing so hard on the strings? I can play my guitar all day long and not feel a thing, but this little dude is kilin' me...
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That is definitely beautiful.

I am so glad to find this forum. I wish I were still a kid with unlimited free time to use the internet to learn music. There is so much help nowadays. Maine Michael, could you tell me what the...

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Here's another pic:

Hi guys,

I have a mandolin that I'd like your opinions on. #I just found this in my wife's grandmother's house, and I think it's a pre-1910 Gibson F-2. #It is a 3 point. #It originally had a...