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  1. Thread: Arthritis

    by Bob A
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    Re: Arthritis

    Paraffin baths have long been used to ease the pain of arthritic joints.

    https://www.amazon.com/Paraffin-Baths/b?ie=UTF8&node=3787271

    Paraffin Wax Bath

    A paraffin wax unit is a machine that...
  2. Thread: Gibson "F-3"

    by Bob A
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    Re: Gibson "F-3"

    Your post has piqued my curiosity. Can you provide any more information about the plain"F" model?
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    Re: Old instruments and Mold spore load

    Sometimes a handful of rice inside the instrument. shaken about and dumped out, would help. I'd follow up with some compressed air from a computer dust sprayer through the tailpiece strap hole (if...
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    Re: Best Place to Shop For Mandolins

    I've bought all but two mandolins online, with no problems. Of the two, one was my first mandolin, a Gibson F4, which I bought because Ry Cooder plays one on his early albums. That one was local,...
  5. Re: A sadly misinformation-laden bit of mandolin "scholarship"

    You might find the modern university to be an awakening experience.
  6. Re: A sadly misinformation-laden bit of mandolin "scholarship"

    Accuracy, like truth itself, is so last-century.
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    Re: Help identifying old mandolin

    Probably intended as a low-end model, nevertheless is a very charming mandolin. The bowl of birdseye maple is lovely, as you know, the pickguard has an elegant simplicity, the tailpiece with its...
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    Re: It is just not right - What to try?

    Strings, picks, setup.

    Then see what the instrument can teach you about how it wants to be played.
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    Re: Mario Maccafferi Boatback mandolin

    Very attractive instrument, by the "most famous Italian luthier in the world!"(!)
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    Re: Locking your mandolin case

    Never locked a case. The locks are usually so simple it would be pointless anyway.
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    Re: Fake Gibson oval hole?

    Pickguard attachment and sunburst color seems to imply late teens/early 1920s.
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    Re: Looking for info regarding A style Gibson

    Treat it kindly. It may well be the world's best example of this model.
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    Re: Transitioning to a Bowlback

    I've found that my bowl front provides a handy ledge on which to rest my bowlbacks.

    Seriously. There's a large difference in size between an Ovation and a bowlback mandolin.
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    Re: Vintage Instruments music shop, Philly

    Fine, reputable business, fine instruments, and a fine moustache.

    Bought my L&H style A from them decades ago.
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    Re: Buy a vintage Gibson or more modern mandolin?

    Very fond of old Gibson ovals, myself, with a 1921 F4 and an A2Z. That said, I'd never buy a mandolin just for the name; it must be played in hand, and found satisfactory. It's a plus if you can have...
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    Re: I would like to buy a EMBERGHER

    I believe the Embergher atelier was understood to produce high-quality instruments to the extent that the Embergher label was sufficient to denote quality, actual hands-on maker notwithstanding. (My...
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    Re: Sweating on the back

    Probably dampen some of the resonance that the tone-gard is supposed to enhance.
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    Re: I would like to buy a EMBERGHER

    Yeah, the nut width is about 15/16" on mine. I don't think you'll find one much wider. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to impact my playing.

    I've toyed with the idea of selling, but it seems to be...
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    Re: I would like to buy a EMBERGHER

    I have a nice Pecoraro, which is considered to be a true Embergher as he was the last master luthier to produce Emberghers until the shop closed and he continued building under his own name.

    It's...
  20. Re: Sam Bush and David Grisman named to the Bluegrass Hall of Fam

    Still waiting for Gibson to name a mando model after Grisman.
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    Re: Unicorn mandolin information

    My recollection of the few Unicorn mandolins i actually saw in hand was that they were very lightly built; one had self-destructed, presumably on that account. My Unicorn F5 does not have that issue,...
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    Re: Unicorn mandolin information

    I have a Unicorn "Special Model" F5 style, #177, dated December 1985, signed by Dave Sinko, whom I believe bought the company from Mr Gerhard. He subsquently worked as a sound engineer in Nashville;...
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    Re: Who was the person that perfected

    I seem to recall that Vuillaume was doing this with violins a couple centuries ago.

    I don't think it works as well as the mere passage of time, but some are in a hurry.
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    Re: So much for brand names

    I second the Brentrup solution. I've always felt that the endpin was both likely to fail at the worst possible time, as well as acting as a splitting wedge should you be so unfortunate as to let it...
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    Re: Help identifying two antique mandolins

    I suspect they're both US-made.

    The butterfly mandolin's fretboard inlays are charming, and its tuners and end piece may have some salvage value. Hard to say. Other than that. merely decorative,...
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