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    Re: Kettler Mandolin

    Yup! Carbon fiber truss rod. My Kettler is 30 years old in April. Neck straight and true so far. I wish I could have Big Joe do some work on mine. :-(
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    Re: Everett Kettler Mandolin

    Mr. Kettler I wish you would give mandolin building another shot. I'd certainly buy one. I bought my first Kettler F model in 1982 and I loved it.
    I pretty much stopped playing in the early 90's...
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    Re: Story behind "Bluegrass Breakdown"

    My band, Highway 65, plays the E maj and holds it for 6 beats, like it was originally recorded, instead of E min & 4 beats. Nobody else in my neck of the woods plays it that way and it gives it a...
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    Re: New Mandolin Day! Kentucky KM-550!!!

    Congratulations Cue Zephyr! I just received a Kentucky KM-505 on Thursday. I bought it as a back up to my main axe which needs some extensive shop time. This little fella more than lived up to my...
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    Re: Infromation on Everett Kettler

    I've owned 2 Kettlers and I love them. The one I currently own was made in 1982 as was the one I sold in 1991. I sure regret that sale. My current Kettler has wonderful tone and volume. And plays...
  6. Re: First images of the David Grisman/Eastman Lyon & Healy Mandol

    WOW! Although I'm partial to Gibson style mandos, I've always thought that L & H's were very elegant looking and nice sounding. I've always wanted a mandola too, just because. This one just might...
  7. Re: Need a fiddle tune with "white" in the title

    Big Mons "Poor White Folks Ain't Treatin' me Right" ;)

    :mandosmiley: ~o)
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    Re: My Mandolin smells like Cigar Smoke

    Think of it as MOJO?!? :grin:

    :mandosmiley: ~o)
  9. Thread: Key of E

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    Re: Key of E

    I'm an equal opportunity mando-hack. I can play in all keys equally cr**pily. :))

    But seriously, I learned a break for "In the Pines" a long time ago and have had no problem with E since. I like...
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    Re: Hell hath no furry like a woman...

    What did I do to deserve that...I told her I wanted a divorce 3 years after she told me she wanted one but never acted on it...what a way to end a 35 year marriage. And Yeah, other than my damaged...
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    Re: Hell hath no furry like a woman...

    Thanks. Actually other than the mandolin...and the attorney fees, life is pretty darn good right now.

    :mandosmiley:~o)
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    Hell hath no furry like a woman...

    The After pic's of my beloved Kettler KF-5. It was built in 1982, I bought it in 2008 in absolute pristine condition. :grin: The SHE got a hold of it and messed it up pretty good:crying:...I have...
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    Soundtrack info

    I just saw a portion of a Showtime Original Movie from 2000 called "Harlan County War. It's about a coal strike in the 1970's starring Holly Hunter. Anyhow, the movie is seems to be loaded with...
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    Re: Old songbooks, have you seen them?

    I have bought old Bill Monroe and Flastt & Scruggs songbooks on ebay and yes, there are collectors of this stuff just as there collectors of most antthing.

    :mandosmiley:~o)
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    Re: Need History On Dobro

    "Ain't no part of nothin' " :))

    Actually, I own, or have owned, 2 Dobros. I used to have an original 1933 Dobro which I regret ever selling :mad: and I currently have a Gibson OMI Dobro which...
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    Re: Jenny Lynn -- beautifully done

    That was sweet! Believe it or not, I named my daughter Jenny Lynn 33 years ago...Jenny Lynn has always been one of my favorite fiddle tunes. :grin:

    ~o):mandosmiley:
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    Re: Chris Hillman

    I'm lucky to live close to a pizza joint where a pick up band called the Grateful Dudes (same fiddle player, Dennis Fetchett and bass player, Bill Bryson) has played for I think 16 years every...
  18. Re: 80 million U.S. individuals listen to bluegrass

    8 million maybe but 80 million? Probably more like 800,000. Not even 80 million world wide...and that's OK. :grin:

    ~o):mandosmiley:
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    Re: How many have changed their tuners and why?

    Yeah I had a helluva time with the bottom A..the tuners, I think they were Grovers, were 28 years old and were very hard to operate...man I love these Waverly's! Staying in tune is a new experience...
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    Re: How many have changed their tuners and why?

    Today I installed a set of Waverly tuning machines and a James Tailpiece on my mandolin. I really, really, love my mandolin. I have NO MAS. My Kettler is a keeper. So I decided to upgrade the...
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    Re: 3 Guitars in Kentucky Thunder

    Yes it's evolved from a discussion about Ricky carrying 3 guitars in his BLUEGRASS band, Kentucky Thunder, into what is , or is not, considered proper bluegrass instrumentation in a proper bluegrass...
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    Re: F5 england mandolin

    Steve I'm jealous! Wish I could attend some of the many jams in KY...one of these days. I'm still trying to get some of my BG friends here to caravan to the Jerusalem Ridge festival in 2010. Then I...
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    Re: "Givens Legacy" mandolins on ebay.

    Thanks guys. :grin:

    ~o) :mandosmiley:
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    "Givens Legacy" mandolins on ebay.

    I guess I'm out of the loop on this. Can someone tell what the deal is with the "Givens Legacy" mandolins? I saw an F model and an A model on ebay...are they made here or are they pac rim? They look...
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    Re: Waverly tuners for A model Mando??

    Well my new Waverly tuners arrived today...they are things of beauty that's for sure. Shoot, the box by itself is beautiful! :grin:

    I have Thursday through Tuesday off so I'll install them this...
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