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    Re: Has Gibson stopped making mandolins???

    Sorry Scott, not making up news, just stating my opinion. I thought that was still allowed. Happy to be wrong about Gibson. I wish they had featured their full mandolin lineup at NAMM along with all...
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    Re: Has Gibson stopped making mandolins???

    Yeah, Mr. Harvey pointed to the great new mandolins at NAMM, which consisted of a couple weird electrics and a one off super duper Bill Monroe copy for something like 40k. Looked like a last hurrah...
  3. Re: Question I have a Gibson flatiron 2001 master model.

    I have played your Flatiron, and I'm fairly familiar with Weber Yellowstones from 2007 up to when they left Montana. Assuming that 2014 Webers are at least as good as the late Montana-made ones, I...
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    Re: My "new" Gibson 5FG

    Glad it found a good home. Enjoy. Guess I better change my avatar photo.
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    Re: F5G Custom in Classifieds

    George - Thanks for the kind words. I haven't been on the forum much lately and just now saw this.

    I sold the F-5G today, pending payment later this week. I miss it already.

    I tried to sell it...
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    Re: Weber Fern-Ten years of owership!

    Ivan, I've noticed in a couple of your recent posts you mention that Weber is using redwood on their ferns. Do you mean red spruce? As far as I know Weber still bills their version of the fern as...
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    Re: Siminoff's Straight Up Strings

    I just skimmed Roger's article, so I don't know if there is some new construction method for these strings or not. If not, then these should be similar to the GHS Bobby Osborne set. That set goes...
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    Re: I am in love - Gibson F5-G

    I have an F-5G and love it. Save your pennies and get it when you're ready. If it's gone by then, just find a Gibson dealer (I recommend The Mandolin Store) and plunk your money down on an order for...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    I've learned a lot from this thread. Mainly, if you get a used instrument on inspection for 48 hours and end up not wanting it, just return it in the same condition in which it was received. If you...
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    Re: Bill Monroe makes the grade...

    As long as we're throwing out other names there's one of my all time favorites, Del McCoury. Fifty plus years, and still going strong.
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    Re: My goldrush is born!

    What a beauty. If your experience is anything like mine, and I'm pretty sure it will be, that mandolin is going to be worth the wait. Mr. Harvey has it dialed in at Gibson these days.
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    Re: Moving to Montana

    Most of the City of Butte's public water supply comes from the upper Big Hole River, which is on the other side of the continental divide. Pretty much pristine actually. The mining in Butte polluted...
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    Re: My new 1994 Gibson F5L

    Congrats and enjoy. I bet it sounds great.
  14. Re: Where in the world do I find a Gibson F-5?

    Greg Boyd has a Nashville Flatiron Festival F listed right now. I think it's $2,450.00. I've seen others listed lately for about the same.

    Based on my experience with "Derrington Era"...
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    Re: DR and D'addario

    I've used both the DRs and J74s on my F5-G and Fern. Overall I think they have similar tonal characteristics. The DRs seem to emphasize the mandolin's midrange "pop" and bring out more volume. The...
  16. Re: Gator GL Mandolin Case a tad too much room

    I have both the Gator and the Travelite. Gibson mandolins fit too loosely in the Gator. I stuff a sock in alongside the mandolin to keep it snug and it works okay. I even dropped it once when one of...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    Depending on the instrument I would go for this offer. As long as you would provide a good description of it, with photos, and state that the major components like the truss rod (sorry to keep...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    Before this thread devolves into a meaningless back and forth exchange and gets locked, I'd like to thank all of those who shared their thoughts on my original questions. It seems that most agree...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    You break it you buy it. That's fine. I was fully prepared for this to happen and decided it was a risk I was willing to take. I didn't break it, but I still bought it, even though I didn't want to. ...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    I'm sorry but I still maintain that checking that a truss rod functions (my original question) is not a "change" or "modification" subject to your reasoning here. If I check it and put it back where...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    Not sure what you're getting at with the highlighting. I put some money into it, including a fret dress and a little work on the bridge fit, and traded it for something better. It was in much better...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    I have freely admitted that I made some errors in this deal. There are valid points on all sides. I think it's important for both sides to be aware of the potential point of view of the other and...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    Yes, but you are also making the assumption that a reputable, knowledgable, dealer is going to have the setup at least in the ballpark. This is the only time I've bought a used instrument that was so...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    Not really the topic here, but any seller of used instruments who refuses to take a return just because a buyer changed old dead strings with similar new ones, is just looking for that "out", and is...
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    Re: About those 48 hour approval periods....

    This is why this discussion needs to happen. I think there are a lot of different misconceptions, on both sides, about "approval periods". In my opinion, if you put heavy strings on an old bowl back...
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