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  1. Re: Stefan Sobell mandolins and other instruments

    I would really like t hear his new mandolins! Any chance you could post a sound clip or mp3?
  2. what would be appropriate string diameters for a 20" scale OM?

    What would be appropriate string diameters for a 20" scale OM? Also, has anyone used Newtone strings on their shorter scale OM and how did you like them?
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    Re: UK Hard Case?

    Are these Recurve cases still available?
    Thanks
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    Re: Q Re OM Scale Lengths

    What strings and diameters are you using?
    Thanks,
    Mike Thomas
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    Sage octave on Ebay & cafe?

    Sage octave with Piezo from Ferndale, Michigan seen on Ebay at $1100 and Cafe at $1100. Really?
  6. Has anyone here heard the new Eastman octave mandolin?

    Has anyone here heard the new Eastman octave mandolin? I'm looking at it as well as some used Weber Galatins a couple of Hyalites and a few Weber Sage flat tops.
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    Re: Wintergrass - who is going?

    I 2 B Dare!! Bringing my Campanella A440 to sell or trade for an octave mandolin! Unfortunately it currently looks like I will only be there Saturday.
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    Re: Wintergrass - who is going?

    Oops!
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    Re: A Collings Tenor...Woof!

    I've been hoping they'd come out with an octave mandolin!
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    Re: Buying Above Your Playing Ability?

    My first mandolin was a Kentucky prototype sold to be on Ebay. The top was very thick and the sound was vry thin, but it gave me a good start. I started teaching myself the themes from videos my...
  11. Thread: Armrests

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    Re: Armrests

    The best armrest I've ever used or seen was made by Joe Campanella of Campanella Mandolins. It's lost like the outer edge of a violin chin rest. I wouldn't trade mine for any three rests made...
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    Re: Portal, AZ Celtic Music Camp

    Hi Will,
    Well, I'm going this year and plan to drive. How did that work for you last year? Also planning to stay at the lodge. I think my roommate is a tenor/mandolin guy. I've been listening to...
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    Re: Portal Irish Music Camp 2013

    Hello?
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    Portal Irish Music Camp 2013

    Is anyone from the Cafe going? I also noted that it wasn't listed in the Workshop section this year.
    Anyone know what, if anything, is up?
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    Re: Big Leaf Mandolins

    I bought a tenor guitar from Big Leaf on EBay. I was really disappointed in the finish workmanship, but otherwise it was an ok instrument. Problems included uncrowned unhoned frets, sharp corners...
  16. Re: what are the best strings for a warm woody tone?

    Thomastiks will do the job
  17. Thread: R L Givens

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    Re: R L Givens

    I remember that place. He also bought and sold used guns. I played every Givens he had. Nice old fella, and quite a trader.
    If anyone has a good sounding aA they'd like to trade for teens Gibson...
  18. Re: Steve Perry & Gianna's will be slow for a while, patience ple

    Ouch!!
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    Re: Portal, AZ Celtic Music Camp

    Please, respond! I know someone from the list must have gone.
    Mike
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    Re: Portal, AZ Celtic Music Camp

    Well, it's July and I'm thinking about the Portal Irish Music Camp again. Could anyone offer a bit of feedback on their experience last year?
    Thanks,
    Mike Thomas
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    Re: Poor Man's Strap Lock

    A solution for every problem, and a problem for every solution.
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    Re: Calace Strings

    Bernuzio's lists several types of Calace strings. I've been trying to get the diameters for the different types, but no luck so far.
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    Re: Sunny Campanella F Photo

    well Nobull, it looks like Joe hit another home run! I know EXACTLY how you feel! Mine still sits next to my favorite chair, with it's case (ivory Hiscox) behind the chair so I can grab it on a...
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    Re: How do I remove a superglued bridge?

    How about removing the saddle and threaded bits, and applying solvent through the remaining holes. Should weaken the glue from the inside of the bond. then work the outside of the joint with a...
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    Re: Did Humans Invent Music?

    I think the evolution of our ability to appreciate music was touched on in the books "Your Brain on Music" and "Musicophelia".
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