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  1. Re: Underrated Gibsons - the A2 and A3 stepchildren

    Here's my 1922 A-2 Sheraton brown with truss rod..I love this thing.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPve5q1dVMo
  2. Re: Help identifyiing this mandolin/what is it worth?

    Alvarez A-900 baroque. I still have mine I bought in 1976.
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    Re: very odd mando tuners

    Back of the peghead looks like a Bruno I once had. Same tuners as well.
  4. Re: Figured Birch and Figured Maple how to tell them apart?

    Birch!
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    Re: Seeking Input On Top Crack/Issue

    Those 2 small "cracks" don't seem to follow the grain of the top. I'd say finish checking. Does your arm sweat when you're playing?
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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    Let's not forget Jimmy Gaudreau.
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    Busted Gibson mandola peghead

    Got this from our buddy at vintagemandolin.com today. Initially when looking at the pictures after purchase my plan was to re-neck. Quick dry fitted it back together and everything goes back just...
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    Re: Need old Harmony Tuning Machine Parts

    There are several of the exact tuners on Feebay..
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    Re: SGW F4 ... she's had some work done.

    Correct me if i'm wrong but I don't think I've seen "The Gibson" script inlay in anything but white MOP. Way too many strange things going on here.
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    Re: Vintage Flat back mandolin ID help

    Yes, Mahogany.. Binding on mine is simpler than most I see on the internet though.
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    Re: Vintage Flat back mandolin ID help

    That one of Jakes is very,very similar..we'll go with Supertone!
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    Re: Vintage Flat back mandolin ID help

    Thanks! So many brands of this type..I've set it up properly now and she sounds very sweet.
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    Vintage Flat back mandolin ID help

    Anyone identify this old girl? No label or markings inside, no signs of it even ever having a label. Very clean inside and out. Actually sounds very good. Original case. Very similar pickguard and...
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    Re: Tell me why not: Carbon fiber bracing.

    Use paper in the joint between top and brace. Strong but easily removable.
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    Re: Dave Smith-Smith Creek Mandolins

    Too bad he sold the CNC, I was a regular customer of his carving service. Anyone else out there offering the same services?
  16. Re: Tailpiece Cover for A2 Gibson mandolin circa early 1920's

    There is one for sale here in the mandolin accessories classifieds.
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    Re: My 1956 F-5 mandolin

    Troy and Dempsey
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRaJaPCBdJY
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    Re: 1956 Gibson F-5

    Troy Castleberry? What a great picker, saw him and the gentlemen many times back in the day.
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    Re: fish eye from hell

    I used to encounter fish eye all the time when I worked as a furniture refinisher/restorer. Most times a light spray of shellac as a first coat would seal things up and not allow the final finish to...
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    Re: X.brace in old Gibson A3

    I did X bracing in an old very sunken top gibson project mandola years ago. With lots of humidification and time I managed to regain the arch and thought X bracing would help keep it supported. It...
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    Re: Drum Sander recommendations

    https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-10-1-hp-drum-sander/g0716
  22. Re: URGENT: Found stolen Pegasus case - Goshen, IN

    I saw that and was actually going to contact him about buying it but didn't. Figured he didn't know what he had. Keep us posted.
  23. Re: "This mandolin was intact until my son sat on it"

    I think someone found this at the dump, where it should have stayed.
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    Blue chip thickness

    I've been using fender extra heavy teardrop shaped picks for 40 years and happy with them. Thinking about a BlueChip purchase for a test drive. Anyone know what thickness BlueChip might be close to...
  25. Re: ALVAREZ MANDOLIN F Style A900 early 1970's on Ebay

    I bought one off the music store wall in 1977 not knowing much at all about them, was just lusting for an F model.799.00 brand new and a monthly payment of 32.00. Beat on it for over 20 years on the...
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