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By all means, yes.

The guitar looks like walnut to me. This is rosewood, purportedly WWI. I don't know.
Pretty wood in both instances.

I've entered so many chances to win goodies, and haven't, you would think I would be discourage. Never. The Loar is mine. Every other entrant is wasting their time.:)

Since I posted back in in 2010, I learned that Kentucky was "behind" in shipments and that my 600 was a rare breed since few were in the U.S.. That has now changed, and you can get them from a...

I enjoyed commenting on the Birthday card whether Pete sees it or not. I'm not 92, (just 75) but he and I go back to my high school days; the Weavers, the despicable McCarthy era, and the JFK...

I feel your pain. Folks would admire my 356 B Super, Porsche, then remark, "One of these days I'm going to get me one of them Volkswagens."

Hi, Billy. I just became aware of your post, and all you say is enlightening, and appreciated. I haven't had the Gitano mando out of its case since I first posted. I'm going to dust it off, and...

I tend to over simplify, but I would begin by taking what you know on the guitar, and translate to mandolin cords and fingering.
I could suggest DVD's, etc., but as an experienced guitar player you...

Give Joe a little slack now and then, and let him go fishing. I expressed my respect and thanks on an earlier post.

Can't say I'm lucky...but I inherited a Flat Iron mandola. I take it out of the case now and then and am reminded I can have as much fun with it as I can with my mandolins. Same fingering, but I...

I don't think it has to do with strings. If you haven't already, I woud carefully take a screw driver to the offending tuning gear, and tighten slightly. While at it, I'd apply a touch of silicon...

As a life long do-it-yourselfer I resist letting anyone fix something for me, no matter what it is. I got a good deal on a KM600 due to a ding, did my own version of a set up and was pleased with...

Take a quick look at my Avatar, por favor. That's my pre Gibson Flat Iron Mandola. The sticker inside the oval is missing...but the glue imprint remains, revealing nothing. :( It is not X braced,...

Bally, I hope Big Joe will speak to that. He's fixing a ding in the trim, and performing other magic. Usually magicians do not divulge what they do with their magic fingers. Above, however, he...

I'm beginning to think we are all diabetics, and those regulars who have not posted on this sting are, too, but just not diagnosed. ;) I was a teacher for 45 years; never missed a class. I spoke of...

I have long found it hard to understand why Key West doesn't have a top of the line music shop. Everyone knows it is the Nashville of the south. :) Musicians are everywhere ranging from street...

Big Joe, You forgot to mention that you have been working on my KM600, new bridge, etc. and it sounds like a Sam Bush. :)

Has anyone heard of or used "rottenstone"? I had finished a table I made from my great grandfather's desk some 40 years ago. I had finished with steel wool...but a friend insisted I do a final...

Robert, Thanks for looking. As you know, I got a KM600 that had minor trim damage, and a nickel tailpiece. It's now in Big Joe's hands getting the full treatment. Eager, but not rushing him. ...

A year or so ago, dealers were touting a "soon to arrive" Kentucky KM600. Some shops spoke of taking orders in advance. Where did they go? Did an initial run get gobbled up?
Still, it would seem...

Sam keeps me smiling. His nice guy personality shines through his music and interviews.
Yet another Bob

Dan,
I own a KM600 and I must say it has an interesting, but unsolved mysterious aspect. Back when dealers were reporting the intro of the KM600, and were "expecting them soon," I followed up on...

Suprised that Al Capone didn't get mentioned back among the Moussilini/Italian contributions. Word has it he took up the mandolin at Alcatraz and developed some honest and respectable licks. Maybe...

Thanks, Eddie/Edwardo,
I was beginning to think they were waiting for an appropriate leap year. I'm grateful. Since it is not urgent, and I've demonstrated that I'm a patient fellow, I shall...

Truthfully, I don't know. I bought a Fullerton Pennington (bottom of the line) out of curiosity, and the price was right. After tweeking, I found that the volume and sustaining was way beyond...