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I'll roll my eyes at the fellow who wrote F-5 instead of F-4.

F-2/4 all the way. Love the 5s but there's a warmth and beauty there that gets lost in the quest...

I will have to look at the Eastman case. I believe they are out of stock from The Mandolin Store.

I looked at the Bobelock cases, the arrow and oblong. I know a few pro violin/viola players that...

So my 1918 built Gibson F-2 came with the original hard shell but I'm going to have to have a travel case at some point. I don't want to spend $500-800 dollars on a case (mostly because I'm a...

This is what I'm getting at ultimately but failed, as usual, due to my lack of vocabulary. My thought is that portions of the top may damp differently than others effecting the volume and sustain....

First of all, thank you all for sharing your knowledge and experience. This is all fascinating.

I have my own two cents about it. What builders are measuring in tap tuning is vibration. Vibration...

Barry,

You've started something here. We've all thought it for a while (at least I have) that Rolfe and Jenny deserve some major credit as innovators. What Rolfe designed has a place in the...

Agreed that the Collings cases are very cool, just out of my price range. I will certainly have to check out the Facebook page and Steve, don't be surprised if I contact you!

As for looking down...

Firstly, I apologize if I'm covering ground that has already been covered, but I'm unaware of any posts on the subject...

In purchasing my F-2 I also got the OHSC, which I love. But should I...

Awesome snag! Always a great feeling to get a good deal on an instrument.

What I've found is that you are going to find things that you like and don't like with any strap, pick, or tuner. They're...

To sort of weigh in here:

I had a conversation with my luthier the other day in which we talked compensation on my SS Stewart. Using a Gibson style bridge I struggle with the G course intonation,...

I think this goes back to what Willie was saying. Regardless of rather it is in a case or not, humidity changes rather we are running the heat or not. Even if the mandolin lives in a controlled case,...

I've heard good things, but I really like the Elixer lights on my Stewart and don't mind the DR lights that are on it now. Mostly it's a preference for feel.

Capt. E, I wouldn't have paid a dime...

Tim, I'm inclined to agree. I've wanted an F2 or 4 since I started playing, they are well suited to how I play and what I play. To borrow terms from Mike Marshall, they have an open, rich, evenness....

Interestingly enough, throughout the Tone Poems recordings you can hear which instruments have or don't have extensions. Those are some of the most wonderfully raw recordings of instruments out there...

Yessir, having recently dug through Spann's guide, that serial shouldn't be a '20s instrument. Spann's lists the first number of 1947 as 99XXX, so I'd venture to say late '40s at the earliest. The...

Thanks Dave! I agree about keeping the tailpiece, its part of its history now, and isn't going to improve the sound without some other compromise.

I am thinking of changing to a Cumberland...

I'll admit that when I posted this I wasn't nearly as knowledgeable about teen and early 20s Gibson as I am now. I've done a huge amount of reading and y'all have filled in the rest. I was fishing...

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Finally got into the shop to get another good look at it; sorry, I was distracted what with getting married and all!

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Serial Number 49022

NO THIS IS NOT A 1924.

Spann's does not...

1. I'm increasingly questioning a lot of this offering, the bridge is not original, rather a later repro. And even though the seller says it's a '24 and Gruhn appraised it, I haven't seen any...

So... the same shop that rebuilt my '30s SS Stewart, which I call the Autumn Queen, posted a picture of a '24 F-2 a few days ago. When I inquired about its ownership, the shop owner and luthier tells...

All solid woods. Spruce top, maple sides, back, and neck. I should snag a shot of the sides, they are stunningly flamed. The headstock veneer is new and not too shabby for a "scrap" piece.

Mark,...

Picked up my '30s??? SS Stewart from the luthier today, and wow! When I took it in, I was unsure that it was going to be salvageable, the finish was flaking on the back, the top had smoke damage, the...

I talked with them and they are having d'addario make custom strings for it, and tunings aren't set in stone yet. The fingerboards are ordered and necks are in the works. We'll just have to see what...

I'll second these options, good choices. Like almeriastrings I also prefer the AE5100, to the point that we have 6 of them in my mic workbox.

I still think a transducer pickup is the way to go....