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Actually, I have. I got a guitar-shaped mandocello from him off eBay, with two small oval sound holes at the top of the body (in place a large center hole). The finish is certainly not French...

David Grisman, too, for that matter ...:)

I guess me second (or whatever). Yes, as GTison said, these are high quality handcrafted instruments -- as one person on the Cafe once said, "one of the finest production models ever made." I agree....

OK, John, that was the funniest thing I've heard since my wife suggested I sell one of my "extra" mandolins. Either you (or I) spend too much time on the Cafe! The only thing I thought your list...

You mean, like just right now, at the moment??? I am actually afraid to count, as I'll lose my truthful deniability if I am ever asked ... like in divorce court.

I was listening to Levon Helm's "Ramble at the Ryman" to get jazzed up for mando camp next week. Does anyone know which tracks have Sam Bush on them? Or is he on all of them? Besides Sam, a bunch of...

Wow, beeelz, you found TWO Gibson J's for sale? What a hunter you are! It took me years to find mine. I guess one of the main things to remember is to check the tuners carefully. They take a lot of...

OK, I've gotten ten of every kind of mandolin in the world, in a dozen different colors, and GAS is starting to hit. Here is my dilemma: where I am at right now, there is a 2008 new Martin D-18 for...

I have all the other Matt Flinner CDs so this would complete my collection ... kinda like getting a Gibson mandobass ...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I've found the A-strings to be the hardest to tune for just about any mandolin I've ever picked up--Gibson, Weber, Collings, Rigel, Kentucky,...

Actually, I have a Wishnevsky mandocello that I got off eBay for a reasonable price. It is guitar-shaped, not like this odd one. It required some fooling around with to get it sounding right: I had...

What a neat set of clips. These, of course, are apples and oranges comparisons, but I suppose if I were going to play bluegrass or old time I'd go with the Gibson; if Dawg music or jazz, the...

As a guy who teaches Japanese literature, I would just like to remind all those el ed teachers who made us write those 5-7-5 syllable aphorisms in school that they are not really haiku! But to try...

I have four gray ones (to go with my current hair color). I need a red one to remind me of my lost youth ( ... and hair ...)
Thanks!

J.
I can't speak for all the other instruments, but a Kentucky KM-630 the first mandolin I ever bought, and it served me quite well. I even took it to Japan twice and played on stage with it a...

Jamie and others,
Yes, that is what I always thought, too, by the way. But some of those pictures ... they sure do look like Handels. (Thanks for all of your responses).

This is a question I suppose everybody on the 'Cafe knows. But somehow, I don't, so to keep up my street cred concerning mando-geekdom, I thought I would ask. Did Bill Monroe's mandolin (the 73987)...

Martian: Sorry, but I really don't recall. He might not have mentioned his full name ...

Yes, there are some, I guess. I've actually seen a KM-2000 played by a street musician in Chicago. He spend some time telling me how much better a KM-2000 was compared to the KM-DAWG ... I wasn't...

Or more precisely, "How could I NOT think 'How could I?' " I mean, for that price, one could trade the house ... and explain it to the family later.

Here are some photos of the Jan. 7, 1991, H5 ...

I also have Carlson H5 mandola (Jan. 7, 1991), and it is really sweet. I heard there were only two or three made, but surely there must have been more. Regardless, I would love to know if he made any...

and Gary Vessel, too.

Thanks a lot, Mike, for that bit of information. I didn't know Gibson used those at one time as well. Appreciate it ...

So the A-50 on eBay was real? It looked a little suspicious to me, especially with those questions and answers, his no take-back policy, and that weird tailpiece. I guess I am just to cynical these...