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    Re: 'A' String Intonation Question

    Intonation error between your string pair will be magnified as you get higher up the fingerboard if your bridge is angled across the top - this is because having the bridge angled (actually the...
  2. Re: Your thoughts on Ellis A4s and other modern, upper tier ovals

    LOL. I imagine Mr Bussman reading this thread and responding (a la M. Twain), "Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated". I guess I've been away too long if people have almost stopped...
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    Re: Nut Width, String Spacing

    Nut width on Eastman mandolins is published as "nominally" 1-3/32".
    They've used this description from the beginning and never updated it, which I've always found strange. It gives the...
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    Re: who is your go to mandolin store & why.

    This is a little hard even for me to believe now that I think about it, but I have never bought a mandolin in person from a store.
    My first two mandolins were new or slightly blemished from online...
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    Re: Do you think this mandola has top sink?

    More of a flattening of the top arch than sinking, and it's not pronounced in any case.
    The bridge is the same style as the vintage of-the-period Gibson bridges, which were pretty tall, but it's...
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    Re: Cheapest Option for a Mandola

    A quick check of the web shows you are correct (and I have a tenor uke myself). But that's all the more reason to adapt a tenor uke, rather than a concert. If you want that low C to sound good at...
  7. Re: Need advice for using and keeping 1921 Gibson A

    I don't know how you could have much closer to ideal conditions than in So. Cal, unless you are in the inland empire or desert where it is much drier.
    To be safe, I would monitor the humidity inside...
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    Re: Cheapest Option for a Mandola

    If you were to go the ukulele route, I'd recommend a tenor uke (not a concert), which even at 15" scale is still shorter than any true mandola scale (concert is just 14", same as a mandolin).
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    Re: Octave Mandolin strings

    I use ordinary guitar strings with the ball-end broken out, gauges something like 14-23w-42w-52w. This is heavier on the bass side than the mandola set mentioned, but (I think) gives a bit more...
  10. Re: Vintage Gibson - can anyone help with value?

    This mandolin has now been listed on ebay. The OP is in fact the current "seller". ...
  11. Re: Vintage Gibson - can anyone help with value?

    The pictures in that Craigslist ad provide a bit better visual ID, including the unbound FB which, assuming it's original would indicate a basic model "A" (which is also mentioned in the ad). I...
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    Re: Washburn Joey to Mandola conversion

    I'd be interested in more details about how you did this. Assuming the original 12th fret is marked by the upper 2-dot inlay, you actually removed and shortened the FB, and relocated the zero fret...
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    Re: 1933 Gibson A-00 with repairs

    The repair looks reasonably well done, considering the extent of the crack.
    If if were me, my consideration would have 90% to do with the condition of the neck, fingerboard, and playability. It...
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    Re: Vintage Gibson A model

    Yes, the action is way too high over the lower frets. Much too high even by the 2nd-3rd frets. My guess is that this neck/FB has a forward bow. It's not uncommon on any old Gibson, or any old...
  15. Re: First Mandolin - is this model a decent choice?

    I wonder if you are associating "A-style" with "oval hole", and what you mean is that you prefer the tone of an "f-hole" mandolin.
    There will be no difference in sound between *comparable quality*...
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    Re: 1968 Harmony TG

    Mike, I don't believe I have ever seen a Harmony tenor archtop with a solid spruce top (unlike some of the 6-string models, including some years of the Monterrey). All those I've seen looked to be...
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    Re: Phoenix 1 3/16" nut questions

    1-3/16" is the perfect nut width, IMO.
    OK, I am cheerleading a little, but realize that playing "stiffness", tone, and tremolo can't really have anything to do with the string spacing at the nut. ...
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    Re: The so-called "compensated" bridge

    IMO, the single most valuable modification I can imagine to the common adjustable bridge would be to have wider saddles, therefore allowing for more adjustment (by hand-filing) to the separation from...
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    Re: Vintage Gibson mandolin fret boards

    Here's the thing to consider: If you buy a 70 or 80 or 100 yr old Gibson (or pretty much any older mandolin without a truss rod), chances are that it will need the fingerboard leveled and refretted....
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    Re: Action question

    To Q1, I would wager the answer "yes". It's a disadvantage to have to struggle with your fretting, especially beg-int'd players. It's also a disadvantage for many advanced players, but generally...
  21. Re: Can I get a softer sound for the Blueridge in CGDA ?

    Silk and steel will soften the tone of the wound strings. The plain steels in a silk&steel set are usually lighter than normal too, which might not improve the treble tone. It may take a little...
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    Re: Mandolin Hero

    That would be Peter Ostrouschko for me. His hero-ship was secured when I was still a new player, when I first heard this cut and this CD.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZwNjQUYD6I
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    Re: A Stradolin manufacturer

    Interesting too that all the model descriptions say "flat back", while at the same time the heading says "carved, arched top and back". Presumably this was to distinguish these as not being the...
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    Re: Mandola strings recommendations

    It could be a good idea to try a few combinations and see what it, and you, like.
    An easy way to do this is go into a store that sells single (bulk) guitar strings, and piece together a set or two....
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    Re: Selling a Mandolin

    This is likely not really what you want to hear, but my counsel would be 1) patience, and 2), in the meantime don't consign it.

    Like a few others already noted, not many people have seen or heard...
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