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Bill Graham is alive and well. Writing and taking pics for Missouri Department of Conservation. Also wrote this column earlier this year for the Cafe.
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This one hits me hard. I saw the Dillards warm up Elton John in Brewer Field House at MU and enjoyed them most. Looked forward to them most because I was exploring deeper into bluegrass.
I...

p.s. Post a photo of it front and back if you get a chance.

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Dennis -- If you want to play it, I don't think it needs to be like new but it doesn't take too much to have a good luthier make sure things are solid, work on the nut and if need be the saddle to...

Super cool -- more!

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I'll be in Fairbanks, Alaska for a conference right after Labor Day, 2012. Working on travel plans.
I'm wondering if there's a bluegrass scene to catch? Any interesting instrument builders in the...

I wonder how the maple bridges would compare to these three?

We've never had a serial number list to match up with production years. We're hoping for some receipts to show up in a case someday. For sure probably one from between 1895 and 1911.
Your mando...

Regarding the bowlback used in Jersey Boys, when Bob and I first started working on the Harwood project, I mentioned it to Joe Payne, who has played the guitar parts in the pit band and had bit parts...

Is that Loar F5 now advertised at Elderly as a newly discovered one truly one unknown until now, yet another find? Or is it one documented before but just now going on open market?

Anybody...

My insurance is under a collectibles rider with Farmer's Insurance. I was told they cover if it's a home break in, not if I'm out playing.

I've been satisfied with it but this discusssion makes...

I always loved his singing and music. I'm thankful for all he gave us.

I've had my Austin Clark F5 now for seven months and so far so good. It's been solid from the start, and there's been consistent growth in sound.
I recently got it back from Austin after some...

Thanks to Olaf and all who sent kind words in this thread. And I hope others out there without work now take heart from them, too.

Bill Graham

Ditto what Scott said. Very cool. How's the sound?

Dave -- I'm curious as to what town the mandolin had been in for years before being sent to you?
I'm in KC, and currently researching Jenkins Music Store stuff. They were a Gibson dealer for...

A friend of mine recently showed me his mid-teens Gibson A model. I was struck by extra crispness and clarity in the sound. As I looked it over, the sides had tiger stripe like maple. The back looked...

Thanks all for the kind words about this column -- Bill Graham

Someone is asking me what a blacktop, snakehead A1 is worth. Any ideas?

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Here's a link to a column with a picture of Sam's National in the slide show.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_00904.shtml

Got it fixed. Just needed a little more filing on the grooves by my local luthier. God love luthiers.

I've got a couple of A strings sticking in the slots on a mother of pearl nut. IT's very obvious. String won't move pitch until extreme turning. Gets in tune, then jumps sharply flat or sharp once I...

After player it all weekend, really starting to open up nicely. Very strong but clean low end to compliment the highs. Plays great.

Thanks Mike for posting the link -- just the reinforcement I needed for my original decision. Mine shall stay on.

My new Clark has a pickguard, the first mando I've owned that has one.
I like the way it looks from the front.
My right hand doesn't rest on the top and I rarely contact the top with the pick,...