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Aaaaannnnd scene.

Totally agree, Jamie. I think specifically refusing an approval period would be a giant red flag. I wouldn't do that deal.

The one time I wanted to return an instrument was my first Collings...

For guitars, I take 'em off all at once.

But like Richard says, the mandolin bridge will fall out of position if you remove all the strings. I do it one course at a time.

Starting with the Silverangel?

Hans' carved pickguards are the best, how they mesh so nicely with the fingerboard.

I mean, his mandolins are awesome, but what a wonderful detail.

As a buyer, purchasing from a private party, I would never return it if it simply "wasn't right for me" or "didn't speak to me" or whatever. I'd only return it if it was damaged or if the instrument...

I'd just like to add that I have MAS, but I've never played another mandolin I'd trade my Collings MT for. (Granted, I live in Minnesota, where the selection is smaller...) I've played a handful of...

For this particular situation, I think this is a great solution. (I'd mention your going rate at the outset, if you can. Just so it's all on the table going in.)

The only cure for MAS? Buy another mandolin. True fact. MAS may return, but you have cured that instance. If untreated or ignored, MAS may go into remission, only to return at a later date and...

I keep meaning to get East Tennessee Blues into the mix. Came up in our jam last night, so now I'm committed to the task.

There's a really great version of it on Adam Steffey's "Grateful" album.
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just sampled a few tracks from the album that's on (Natasha's Waltz)... tons of cool tunes!

if the gauges matched, I don't think it's an issue, but not sure if the tension is different for guitar strings...

if you were patient, you could insert the little ball ends in the loops of...

Don Julin's got a vid and a pdf that's pretty cool:

"324 chords in under 4 minutes"

http://www.donjulin.com/Resources/Entries/2010/9/28_324_Chords_in_Under_4_Minutes.html

"We Should Build Mandolins"

I know that, as I post this, the video is mentioned above in the newsy bits, but it will eventually fall out of that space. (And if there's already a thread on the...

awesome.

The scary thing about photoshop is that I just know my head will be placed on the body of a shapely nekkid woman and someone will believe it to be authentic.

Not that there's anything wrong with...

I was definitely this way with guitars. When I got back into playing regularly about 2006 (actually playing every day and building up callouses rather than picking up the guitar once a month or so),...

Steve, I like your take on the traditional F-style headstock. Very cool.

OK, that's kinda funny. I can picture the "Are we having fun yet?" stares.

I worked on it a little bit last night and, yep, I can see how it could head that way. It's like having a highly...

Love this stuff. I started a thread over on the Martin Guitar forum on this same topic a couple of years back. Cool stuff there, too, if you're interested.
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found another of Rice, Crowe and Rice

http://swampland.com/img/Image/articles/larryrice/larryrice2.jpg

Grisman, J.D. Crowe and Larry Rice?

Notice how the Gert Fröbe doppelganger (think Bond nemesis Auric Goldfinger) gets off his seat at 1:10, and he's back in it in the next frame?

Damn, these vids are fun and all, but I'd love to...

Will D'Addario sell this hybrid set? What are the gauges?

well, goodness, that's not a proper tab! How would a person play it without a tab? :whistling:

JeffD, do you have a recording of you playing it?