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I have never sold an instrument long distance before and am wondering what most people do regarding structuring an approval period. Payment in advance with a promise to reimburse? Shipping costs?...

I am about to take possession of my late Dad's 0-17T probably late 30's vintage. It's in very good to excellent condition, and I plan on shipping it back to California while I am back east. I'm just...

As an owner of one of Jamie's mandos, I am not completely objective. Let me state first that it is a great instrument in every regard, and after close to 6 years, the top is in perfect condition and...

Not trying to hijack this thread, but I had a positive experience with Jamie Wiens and am the proud owner of an exceptionally fine mandolin.

I just wanted to chime in here briefly as an owner of one of JWs mandolins. My mando was anticipated to be a year out and and wound up being close to two years. I found Jamie prickly at times about...

Q: How many Deadheads does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: None, they just follow it around for 40 years waiting for it to burn out.

I found a Walker Turner on ebay a year or two ago. Its a very nice machine except for the table lift issue (no crank). We resolved it by sticking a bottle jack underneath, not very elegant but...

Sitting and listening to Old Crow Medicine Show and wondering why I haven't heard this before. What did you get as a gift that was new and notable?

To use this tragedy as a justification for any sort of criticism of immigration laws or legislation is somewhat shortsighted. I think, if one does the research, you will find that drunk driving knows...

A bit of a hike from SF, but the best store the Bay Area has to offer is Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto.

I thought this was a little unusual.

mando w/ horns

I have a Tone-Gard and an armrest on my varnished Wiens, and the Gard has not left a mark. The cork pads on the armrest have left an impression, but nothing that couldn't be rubbed out if one really...

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Due to family issues, I am temporarily here in the Daytona Beach area. A cursory look at the available papers reveals precious little in the way of jams or even bluegrass, old time or Celtic music to...

I agree that the Two Cherries chisels are a good choice, but I like to have a couple of good quality Japanese chisels around in the most useful sizes. One can spend an absurd amount of money on...

I got one of the straps from Carmel Music a couple of years ago, and I think its great. Remarkably strong for it's size and weight.
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I am not familiar with Music Match, but sometimes if you reinstall a program, you will then be able to remove it. Might be worth a try. Also, programs such as System Mechanic are sometimes helpful in...

Another suggestion is to use NOD32 as your AV software. It is small, fast and unobtrusive, unlike bloated resource hogs like Norton. It provides malware and rootkit protection, and has worked great...

If you are using IE7 (which I think is a huge improvement over IE6) go to Tools > Delete Browsing History > Delete Cookes. In IE6, go to Tools > Internet Options > (I think) Delete Offline Content. I...

I use these: Highland CA glues

Good products, though I have not tried the black glue.

Gold hardware rather than nickel, maple w/ more figure, inlaid headstock rather than decal, and a 3-piece neck are about it I believe.

Does anyone have any experience with the MXR Blue Box?

I know this by Mel Tillis; don't know who wrote it.



The power of the pyramid
I don’t understand.
It’s a mystery that gets bigger with every empty can
I stack them high and watch them fall...

Yeah, he is still around! I heard him on Prairie Home Companion not long ago, and saw him locally several years ago. He still sounds great, and I think he mostly plays a 12-string these days.

Of course this is just my opinion, but having tried several Eastmans hanging on the wall at Gryphon over several visits, I never found one that had the tone of the Phoenix mandos I have tried. If...