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Well I just read the fine print on the Varnish container, it reads that one coat dry,s in 2 to 4 hours, I just got a response from the supplier I bought it from they said after several coats it takes...

Thankyou you Tom Mando, I have a problem with this stuff curing, I am building a Violin kit I bought from Stew Mac, the lady that wants this instrument wants it dark like her old fiddle, I have mixed...

Hello all: I think I asked this question on several other web sights but never got a answer just a lot of examples orwords that are difficult to understand. What is the Drying time of Spirit...

Hello Again: I appreciate all th information, but I would like to know about Frank Fords website. I cant seem to get registered it keeps kicking it out, my computer isnt set up for all these fancy...

That is a real nice looking rig, could you show more details, do you use any splines in the headstock or anything beside glue? to give it reinforcement................D

That is a real nice looking rig

I dont have any photo,s, it was a clean break just past the cover where the truss rod goes, it was leaning against book shelve or a cabnet the owner told me, when it got bumped and it went over on...

Hello All, :))I would like to see any information on repairing broken pegheads, any photo,s would be appreciated....................Dennis in Az:crying:

I want to thank everyone for their freindly advice, I called this person on the telephone, but she didnt answer, so I left a message for her to return the Mandolin and I would give her money back....

Hello everyone, I finished a IV kit about a year ago, I only changed the peg head to look like a snake head, and put on a walnut veneer, inserted my abalone initial in the middle top. I did a...

Thanks to everyone for their help, I have a DVD here I just watched again for second time I got it several years ago from International Violin. It is produced by a Mr Hershey who uses Diluted Hide...

Hey " Fellas, the hardware stores in this town dont sell Zinser shellac. Ace hardware went out of business a year ago after Loews andhome Depot put in their business. Ace sold all kinds of varnish,...

Well I guess I will have to find a niche in my limited space in a paint locker I have, and go order on line or through mail order catalog. There used to be a way to mix clear lacquer with;) some...

Hello all, where I live it has several large hardware stores, but there is a problem trying to obtain sanding sealer with a lacquer base. It is just not available here, but I have a half gallon of...

I have a DVD here "How to Spirit Varnish by Scott W. Hershey, the reason I am posting this is because in the beginning of the process in the DVD he uses Knox Gelatin diluted with warm water, lets...

Hello everyone: I built a F5 from scratch in 1994, it looks horrible, it was my first, I had the Siminoff book , building a bluegrass mandolin, it doesnt sound too good but I wont give it away or...

It is a Ibanez Has a clear plastic head, I can see two chrome bars going into the neck and to other side into the metal rim

Hello to anyone out there who can point me in the right direction. A customer brought in a nice five string banjo, that needs some TLC on the neck sort of dinged up, but in order to fix it I need to...

Hello : I have a mandolin that came in for several frets to be replaced, not a problem , but as I was removing old frets the white binding on one side just crumbled like into powder and into small...

Sounds great: I play the tune on my fiddle, Mandolin, and two keys on my Guitar, it is the Hoedown I play every year at the state championships, but I never get close to winning mabey come in fourth...

Hello All: I posted this because I once in a while get stabbed by the mandolin strings on the tuner end, after tunning up to pitch, there is always a bit left after cutting off excess, and I...

Hello all, wasnt there several threads in the past on proper set up of mandolins. I have a IV mando justabout finished, except I cant get strings to quit the buz on the "G" AND "D" down close to the...

Where is classifieds, I have some string instruments for sale..................Dennis in Az

Thank you everyone for your help ,Brazillian Rosewood, That is unique, I am not a expert on rosewood identification, I have some east indian rosewood, I know it isnt the same. I am going to tell my...

The Scallop I am describing is the part that wraps around the back where the tail piece is the scallop narrows out as it wraps around both sides and dimishes as it goes toward the neck, I am not...