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I'm replacing the X bracing in a '40's Kalamazoo F hole mandola (15+5/8 scale) Since the original X bracing failed (age? previously tuned too high ,who knows? ) I decided I couldn't use Stewmac's...

I haven't gotten a clear look yet at the wide boards.I may have furniture grade and not really instrument grade .If the wide boards had as pretty a grain as the 2x3's ,I'd be thrilled.

Probably taxodium distichum since that seems to be the main North American species found.

The Cypress I have is from a very old water tower in the Texas hill country. Back in those days there was lots of cypress growing along the rivers there and within a 75 mile radius. It could have...

Anyone worked with old cypress as a tone wood? Front or back ? It seems to have a very straight grain and is very light.

I'm putting an old Orpheum Mando-banjo back together. I'm thinking it needs a compensated bridge. Any suggestions pro or con or where to get one?

I bought one of these new in 1975( for$250)and was happy to sell it 25 yrs later for $200. I dragged it across the country and back several times hitchhiking and camping and never really worried...

Thanks for all the info. I did find them at Elderly but Bob's site was even more helpful. To pfox14: I've never posted pics on the forum before. Is it hard ? If you email me at stevemlang@hotmail.com...

I have a recently acquired mandolin banjo that came with a perfectly good new head on it and in the process of restringing ,tweeking the bridge I left it alone on the bench and one of my cats walked...

Re: Peter Coombe comments ..I have one of his A-5 s and he's quite right .I think the care in selection of woods and the combination of woods is what sets his apart . Of course his craftmanship is...

But then you'd be playing a mandolin!

Got to get my turntable fixed! Too much great vinyl sitting there! "Me and Chet made a record" I only saw Chet live once, but Doc came through Austin about 4 or 5 times. Great each and every time.

RE: Question 3. You should not leave a quality instrument sitting on a stand or hanging on a wall UNLESS you have a humidity /temperature gauge sitting close by. Any humidity lower than 30% is a red...

I'm a Kalamazoo fan as well. I recently bought a Kalamazoo "mandolin" with neck off but tuners and not much else. Guess what ? It's a mandola!The body size gives it away. Pretty short scale once it...

Thanks, Allen and Mike,
Yes, natural finish .. unstained . Both mandolin and Guitar seem to be one piece top /one piece back. Mandolin is "X" braced which I thought was a newer innovation. 1940...

Anybody have an history info , Years? ,Why the name ? Anything ?
The mando shows 695 F 9 through the treble sound hole.