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    Re: Any idea what this is?

    Interesting! I've never heard of birch as a tone wood, but I'm also pretty ignorant of many things.

    Does a mandolin like this have value or just as decoration? I mean, I'm gonna keep it as a...
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    Re: Any idea what this is?

    Wow guys, thanks for all the info. I believe you nailed this one! (ba-dum-ching!).

    Yes, it's likely from the NYC area originally, so the origin makes sense. The sound is not super complex, it's...
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    Re: Any idea what this is?

    Hi Mike, sure thing! It looks like nails holding the tailpiece on.

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    Re: Any idea what this is?

    Good tips for the tuners. Better than replacing.
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    Re: Any idea what this is?

    Follow up question for anyone who might know. Any guess as to the time period of this mando? Trying to decide if it's worth putting new tuners on. The body is pretty deep so it actually pushes a lot...
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    Any idea what this is?

    A guy at work gave this to me cause he knew I played. Said it was his grandfather's. This is on Long Island, NY.

    I put some new strings on it and cleaned it up and it sounds actually decent....
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    Re: 2020 NAMM Show Report

    How does that Waterloo guitar sound? Obviously, I'm sure it sounds good, but could you describe it a bit?
  8. Re: Anyone near Camarillo want to make a few bucks?

    Did you ever get the cases? I'm in that area if you need help.
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    Re: Weber Bridger - Discontinued?

    For sure! I can't imagine ever selling it.
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    Re: Weber Bridger - Discontinued?

    Oh that's right, they still sell the octave version, right?
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    Weber Bridger - Discontinued?

    Hi, does anyone know why Weber discontinued the Bridger line of mandolins?

    I have a Weber Bridger that is unlike any I've ever seen, it's the desert dawn color, in satin, oval hole, with the...
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    Re: V-Picks Giveaway

    Confusing how we enter this. So leaving my post here if this is how it's done.
  13. Re: Mike Compton & Joe Newberry Live - The Interview

    oh nice, that mandolin + clawhammer sounds is very fun, I could listen to that all day long.
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    Mumford & Sons...Mandolins for Christmas...

    Pretty funny:

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/mumford-and-sons-cant-believe-they-all-got-each-ot,30709/
  15. Re: Squirrel of Possibility - from the new P-Bros EP

    Please do! I love this song it is very pleasing to the ear.
  16. Re: Story behind Bill Monroe's mandolin being vandalzd

    bump for history (today being the anniversary of the day it happened). Great read, I never knew this. Thanks for sharing.
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    Re: Truss Rod Cover

    I would check out Doug Edwards. (http://hillcountrystringworks.com/) NFI. I'm sure he can make an all Abalone TRC. He has made me a couple TRC with custom inlay, he does amazing work, and his prices...
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    Re: facebook herding

    sure, understand. Most facebook stuff you can read/view without an account. And if you can't, that means that the privacy settings are working! I personally only have about 100 friends on facebook...
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    Re: facebook herding

    join if you want. if you don't want to, don't. pretty simple. I was in college when it came out, it's just like any other website to me, I check it some, keep up with friends, but I avoid the...
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    Re: Where to get an Octave Mandolin?

    Well, I had one made by Old Woods Instruments (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Woods-Instruments/102662906451824) for $800 (NFI). I am very happy with it, I did some upgrades when I got it, new...
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    Re: Chris Thile in London Interview

    cool interview. And I am very excited for this new punch brothers album now, the video previews are really good. Also, I use the same ATM-35 mic! It really is very nice, I use it sometimes to mic a...
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    Re: The Lafferty Mandolin Road Test

    Dennis, from what i've seen and heard (sound clips) of the new lafferty mandolins, you deserve your fun! Mike's pictures in this thread really showed the beauty of it, even in it's simplicity. But...
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    Re: A serious banjo question....

    he gave you a banjo when you expressed interest in learning to play music???? BA-DUM-CHING!

    And the fun continues.... :) On a related note, i do have a tenor banjo on my list of instruments to...
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    Re: The Lafferty Mandolin Road Test

    the brown you guys chose for the Weber Bridger is just lovely though. Stick to your guns! Brown is good!

    P.s. who makes the Lafferty mandolins? We all want to know!
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    Re: The Lafferty Mandolin Road Test

    thanks! i bought it used, and i called weber to ask about the specs, they told me the color was TMS Brown (the mandolin store). I thought that was funny.
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