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  1. Re: My wife told me to upgrade my junk Mandolin...

    I have to add another plus for a Morris. I purchased one about six months ago and it is in an entirely different league than the factory made mandos I have (Kentucky, Breedlove and Weber). The...
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    Re: Thoughts on the Breedlove Crossover

    I have one of the OO Crossovers, natural. The workmanship and finish are as good as it gets in a factory mandolin. It is solid as a tank, doesn't feel cheap. As for the sound, if you listen to the...
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    Re: Howard Morris in Classifieds

    I recently purchased a Morris A5 from Howard, #343 and also own a Sound to Earth Celtic mandolin, which was Weber's attempt at a lower price Hyalite, different head, same woods, mahogany and spruce....
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    Re: Morris Vs Kratzer mandolins

    After reading this thread, I too purchased a mandolin from Howard Morris. I got the A5 from the classifieds and have had it a couple of weeks. (How about that, Old Dog and Old Poet both got a Morris...
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    Eastman F4 copy

    Does anyone have experience with the Eastman 514 or 614 copies of the F4? Mainly I'm concerned with the sound of these. Is their sound similar to the 504 and 604 A style Eastmans or do they have some...
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    Re: That Wonderful Collings Aroma (???)

    I bought a Gibson guitar about ten years ago and it had that distinctive smell. Someone said they thought it was the wood used in the bracing.
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    Re: Breedlove Crossover truss rod question

    I have one of these. Non adjustable neck.

    Steve Kappes
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    Re: Bowlback 4-string Octave?

    There are indeed many strange and wondrous things in this world of music. Thanks for the information.

    Steve
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    Bowlback 4-string Octave?

    Ran across this on Craigslist but have never seen anything like it. Looks like it has a Fender headstock and once had a pickguard of the type normally seen on a bowlback. Anyone ever seen such an...
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    What do you call this

    Take a look at this:

    http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/msd/4301143926.html

    It appears to be a tenor guitar neck on a bowl back mandolin. From the looks of the neck, it appears to be well made...
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    Re: V-Picks Giveaway

    Love those things except they are clear and if I lay one down I have a hard time finding it.
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    Re: Is OM right for me?

    Update:

    I changed the strings to J80s and they fit just fine, good tension and all, although still not as firm as I'm used to on the mando. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with the OM. As...
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    Re: Is OM right for me?

    Thanks for the advice. I'll try the power cords on the A and Am. It doesn't give the dark sound that the 2230 gives on the mandolin, but in a song it could get by.

    As for the strings, I looked...
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    Is OM right for me?

    Just received my first OM, a Gold Tone. I've been playing mando for several years, so I'm familiar with chords, etc. My problem is that when I attempt to chord the OM, the strings are floppy and I...
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    Re: viewing classified ads

    I was having a similar problem for a while. Turns out I had the security on the computer turned to block banner ads and it blocked the classifieds too. Turned it off and cured the problem.

    Steve
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    Re: Mandolin For Dummies - For Real

    Been leafing through and think this will be a help to my learning curve.

    Only one complaint that I hadn't noted anywhere, is that the publishers, like nearly every other corporation have decided...
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    Re: Fr Myers Craigslist F5G

    Yeah, I thought about 3,000 would be right. Amazing what the Gibson name makes people think an instrument is worth. Still don't know how old it is.

    Steve
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    Fr Myers Craigslist F5G

    This has been posted for a while. No idea what year it is, but seems a bit overpriced. Started at 4550 and dropped to 4000.

    http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/msg/3088876625.html

    Pictures...
  19. Re: What does everyone thing about the Eastman md315 300 f style?

    I was in a music store recently where they had an Eastman 315 and an 815. The store manager, the salesman, my wife and I all agreed that the 315 was better sounding than the 815. Didn't have any...
  20. Re: Carpal Tunnel ~ the syndrome and the surgery....

    After years as a clerk/typist, printer and hair stylist, I got carpal tunnel in both hands. I had the left hand done about three years ago, open surgery. At that time there were some restrictions on...
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    Re: Mandolin Back

    Thanks everybody. I guess woodworking isn't my field. In theory it seems simple but obviously there is a lot more to it than I thought.

    Steve
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    Mandolin Back

    Just looking at pictures of various F5 style mandolins. It appears that all of them have a split back and the patterns are not bookmarked, but must be deliberately mismatched. My question is why? Why...
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