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Butch Baldassari

I would really consider selling your Gibson and purchasing an instrument with a wider nut, say 1 1/8" before you go adding to the neck and destroying the instruments resale value. Just a thought....

Attended a Matt Flinner show last evening and it was absolutely awesome.

The trio, Matt Flinner, Ross Martin and Eric Thorin performed in a local, very intimate Cafe here in the Hudson Valley of...

I own and play both, no real difference for me!:)
I agree with many and believe you really just have to play and choose the mandolin you enjoy playing, flat or radiused board. Some will notice and...

I owned an A6 for quite a few years but traded it for an Ellis A because of the narrow nut width (1 1/16"), but it was an excellent instrument, great tone and volume! No regrets, the Ellis is a...

I agree with Larry, sounds like a real "no brainer" to me. Rob

Well folks , as much as most of us would not like to admit it..........

We all know fiddle is KING in most any traditional music genre.

I don't play fiddle but have flirted with the idea of...

That is cool.

I know Bob Givens used to sometimes write stuff on the underside of his mandolin tops.
I owned an 1986 A6 built by Bob with a sentence scribbled in pencil, but could never quite...

Skip the boot lace, I'm with Spencer, buy a Levy leather mando strap (around $10.00) sold through Elderly Instrumants. Great strap, good buy, and IMO much more comfortable than a boot lace!
Good...

Great CD!!

Dale,

I'm the proud owner of a 1929 Martin Style 20 with a four piece curly maple carved back. It is in perfect condition and it is beautifully bookmatched. No seam separation after all the years....

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"I love J-74's', but I wish the "A" string were a 016 instead of 015. The tension feels more even with the 016."
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I've owned and played a Martin Style 20 for a number of years and she is one of the nicest/sweetest sounding mandolins you would ever imagine. You really need to play one to appreciate it's...

I agree totally with Mike and Phil, try out lots of strings until YOU find what YOU like in sound and feel.

Have fun.

Can anyone tell me please what finish was used on vintage Teens and 20's Gibson mandolins?

Thank you.

CF Martin made in the past A style flat tops mandolin using Koa for tops, backs and sides. I owned one built in 1926 some time ago and what a sweet sounding mandolin! I know they made guitars also in...

Rob,

I own a 13 7/8 " scale Lyon and Healy "C" and her serial number is 583 and like yours, in black ink stamped inside the instrument just below the neck block is the number 583. Guess I just...

03 Kimble F5 and 23 Gibson A2Z

Can anyone recommend a quality double mandolin case and where I can

purchase one? I missed the one recently offered in our classified used.

I'm looking to carry an F and an A style under one...

Can anyone tell me when Gibson began using arrowhead tuners on their mandos and for how long?

Is it correct to have non arrowhead tuners, like the kind found on early paddle head As, on a 1923...

I've searched previous threads and found no info so here is my question.
Can anyone give me a short history of the Gibson model A2Z?
What makes it different and unique from other Gibson A models?...

Strad-o-lin

Best vintage axe for the buck.

No question.

Ashville, north carolina!!!!!!

We all know Bob Givens made alot of A model mandos (3,5 and 6) judging by how many are out there and you see them occasionally up for sale but how many F5 mandos did he make? You rarely see any come...

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