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    Re: Mandolins too twangy

    Rod-

    I don't believe in using any tools that weren't available to Lloyd Loar back in the day when building a mandolin. LOL- just yanking your chain. Although I have to say that there was something...
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    Re: Tusk Nut or What

    To elaborate on what Harley Marty said:

    The nut slots should slope slightly towards the tuning head and form a break angle at the "front" of the nut adjacent to the fingerboard. Not making sure...
  3. Re: Want to make an octave mandolin with a guitar body

    Another idea- get a Baby Taylor guitar and convert it. I've heard that they are excellent candidates for conversion to octave mandolins.
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    Re: Mandolins too twangy

    My experience mirrors Cameronium's- I built a carved mandolin that had no bass, and was unhappy with it. Notably, when I played it, I couldn't feel the back vibrating at all against my stomach. It...
  5. Re: How hard/wise is it to replace a fingerboard?

    Keep the present mando as-is and buy another with binding. Good excuse to get another. LOL

    In any case, if the current mando is a really good one and you get deep into the music, it'll wind up...
  6. Re: Nazareth Guitar Institute -helpful for aspiring mandolin buil

    Can't hurt at all of course, and doing an archtop would give you an intro to carving and graduating plates. After building my first, and only, mandolin (an A5 replica) and having built numerous...
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    Overspray (not mandolin specific)

    In general, how do you recognize that a vintage instrument has been oversprayed in the past?

    I'm assuming that overspraying is done to make a finish look better? How does one decide when to...
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    GBOM invasion

    I've been off-planet for a bit and have a question now that I've returned- when did guitar shaped octave mandolins take over the CBOM world, and why? I do miss the elegantly shaped A-style bodies.
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    Re: Useful tool from elsewhere

    Sometimes you know what you want, you know what it does, and you know it exists. What you don't know is the proper search term, so google is useless. It is maddening.

    Then you risk the flames, and...
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    Re: Scratch on satin finish fix?

    Try to get some light into it, with a strong LED flash light for instance, and take it into a dark room. That might give some insight into whether or not it's a crack. Be careful and don't ding the...
  11. Re: The String Instrument Craftsman magazine (no mando content)

    Dick- At this point I'd be happy to give them to you for the cost of shipping. That way they won't end up in a landfill somewhere when I croak. LOL

    Text me at 386.438.9810
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    Re: Fitting a backstrap overlay

    You know- I totally forgot about looking there. Thank you!
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    Fitting a backstrap overlay

    I'd like to put a backstrap on a neck I'm making and can't figure out exactly how you fit one. Looks like the headstock is thinned, and a ramp is made in the neck shaft. What I want to know is how to...
  14. Thread: Trading

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    Re: Trading

    I'm the OP- let me add one more data point that complicates matters a bit. The actual thing I want to do is trade a Collings MT for a Fender Stratocaster. It would have to be either a vintage or high...
  15. Thread: Trading

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    Trading

    This will probably be controversial, but I'm the curious type and am going to ask:

    The question is about establishing trade values on instruments; we'll say "mandolins" because this is a mandolin...
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    Re: Old Woodworking Machines

    I saw a big bandsaw like that running once, and I was impressed with how slowly the wheel was turning. You don't need many rpms to move a lot of linear feet of blade when the wheels are that large.
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    Re: How do you rip the wood for your ribs?

    I bought a cheap oscillating drum sander from Harbor Freight and put an ad-hoc fence on it. It worked well for thinning sides in a controlled manner.
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    Re: Old Woodworking Machines

    I ran across this on Facebook market place and decided to post it here- a big old bandsaw, in pretty sad shape but probably a candidate for restoration, for $300. If I were younger, I'd probably be...
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    Re: Mandolin Bridge Woes

    Lighter gauge strings may help if the issue is binding at the nut. The mandolin may have originally been set up for light strings, and heavier strings don't fit the slots.
  20. Re: Detailed plans for a dovetail neck joint jig

    I don't see why it needs to be any more complicated than the setup James Condino describes. Simple is elegant.
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    Nitrocellulose safe instrument stands

    Looking for recommendations- do you have a favorite stand that won't damage nitrocellulose lacquer?
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    Re: Bridge Pin Reamer

    Back in the day when I was building I used a No. 3 tapered pin reamer with spiral flutes. Seemed to work just fine for "standard" bridge pins.
  23. Re: The String Instrument Craftsman magazine (no mando content)

    Looksl like Siminoff was on board.

    This is just one of those days- no matter how I try to do it, the Cafe software insists on presenting this picture inverted. So just turn your head sideways to...
  24. The String Instrument Craftsman magazine (no mando content)

    I ran across an old binder with the first 14 issues of "The String Instrument Craftsman" magazine and wondered if anyone else is familiar with this publication, and knows what eventually became of...
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    Re: Negotiating trades on the Cafe

    Admin-

    Thank you for the response- I wanted to perform due diligence, but I didn't know exactly what was involved. Now I do.

    Appreciation-

    Rick
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