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    Re: I miss the Classified Guitar posts....

    I know why they were taken down, but I miss them too.
  2. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    I play both mandolin and guitar, and I'm always on the hunt for exceptional-sounding instruments. One thing I have learned from 40-plus years of trading and 60-plus years of playing:

    It is much,...
  3. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    John Reischman's Loar
    Matt Flinner's Gilchrist
    and my favorite, my Heiden Heritage Model F-5 formerly owned by Ry Cooder.

    Here's John, me & Emory Lester all holding our Heiden Heritage Models
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    Re: mandolin in fiddle hell

    Might I also humbly suggest the Swannanoa Gathering's Mando & Banjo Week, June 30 - July 6, held on the campus of Warren Wilson College, just outside of Asheville, NC. The 2024 staff includes:
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    "playing late and drinking"?

    Sure it's not "drinking late and playing"?
  6. Re: Chris Thile & Billy Strings Saturday Morning Sessions

    What time?
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    Re: On the Waiting List with Austin Clark

    Gorgeous. I've always preferred dark binding on all my instruments. They also look great with black tuner buttons – much classier-looking than white or ivoroid.
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    Re: Top Current Makers

    I've owned two Monteleones, and John told me at the Artisan Guitar Show a few years back that it doesn't take that much more time to make an archtop guitar than a mandolin, and since his archtops...
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    Re: whatever you play

    If you like an old Gibson A-model, there are plenty of them around that are not that expensive.



    I just finished a gig with him an hour ago. He's skilled enough to constantly be throwing...
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    Re: whatever you play

    Hi Jonm,

    There are lots of threads here and on the guitar forums (AGF, UMGF) similar to yours: you have a nice, not-too-expensive mandolin, then play another more expensive mandolin and don't hear...
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    Re: Mando (and why to quit callin it that...)g

    Is that a type of scale? :whistling:
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    Re: Mando (and why to quit callin it that...)g

    Other irritating and unnecessary abbreviations:

    'Hog' for the beautiful and mellifluous 'mahogany'.
    'Adi' for red spruce, found in a lot more places than just the Adirondacks.
    'Axe' for one's...
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    Re: Is anyone else scared of Bill Monroe?

    Actually, with only four strings... it's not.
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    Re: The Honeymoon is OVER!!!

    OP: You said you love everything about your Gold Tone CM-10, but you're willing to bail on it because of the tailpiece. Seriously?

    If one of your E strings poked a hole in your finger, would you...
  15. Thread: Love for Ovals

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    Re: Love for Ovals

    A few years ago I was looking for a 'teens F-4 to replace a great one I'd had back in the '80s. Carter Vintage had three, so off I went to Nashville. I took them into a small room with a notepad &...
  16. Re: Heiden's....the most expensive modern mandolin builder?

    According to this ad currently in the Classifieds,

    "As of 2023, Michael's price for a new F Artist Plus mandolin is $30,000"

    The value of my Heritage Model F-5 just went up...
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    Re: What kind of hat do I need?

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  18. Re: Heiden's....the most expensive modern mandolin builder?

    Hi everyone,

    I recently received an email from a gentleman in Australia named Ralf Rödl, who had seen his thread. He is the owner of another Heiden Heritage Model F-5, who has fallen on tough...
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    Poll: Re: Advice needed for Scroll T Shirt

    None of these immediately say 'mandolin' to me. They look more like stylized Japanese waves.
  20. Re: Heiden's....the most expensive modern mandolin builder?

    It's in my retirement plans...
  21. Re: Heiden's....the most expensive modern mandolin builder?

    I've owned two Monteleone Grand Artist mandolins, one with f-holes, and an extremely rare oval hole, and I currently own a Heiden Heritage Model F-5 once owned by Ry Cooder.

    Regarding new...
  22. Thread: Love for Ovals

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    Re: Love for Ovals

    One other thing to note about the old Gibson ovals. The pre-Loar ovals without a trussrod sound different from those that came after. Some prefer one or the other but they don't sound the same. I'm...
  23. Thread: Love for Ovals

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    Re: Love for Ovals

    I learned to play on 'teens Gibson ovals and always loved that sound. Later I tried to get that sound with the increased playability of a 15-fret neck, so I had F-style ovals built for me by Steve...
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    Re: Fossilized Walrus Ivory Bridge Effect

    I've had bridges made with bone inserts under the A & E strings for two Monteleones, a 1918 F-4 and my Heiden Heritage Model F-5. All gave the trebles exactly the little boost I was hoping for, while...
  25. Thread: Shipping

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    Re: Shipping

    As previously mentioned, I also use Pirateship, but for insurance, I request the guitar's serial number from the seller ahead of time and add it to my Heritage instrument insurance before shipping,...
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