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  1. Re: What should I do with this interesting and great sounding man

    Are those your work j. condino? Beautiful!

    I also like your idea above of why the back was removed: mortise and tenon joint. Thanks for the excellent info.

    P.S. Just found your Facebook page...
  2. Re: What should I do with this interesting and great sounding man

    I haven't heard from Mark Simon yet. If I don't, I'll get hold of some of the names I'm seeing here. Is that the way to find somebody: Just ask for people's rec's?
    It really is an unusual mando: as...
  3. Re: What should I do with this interesting and great sounding man

    Thanks, folks. I've got a message in to Mark Simon, and I agree that no one will want to give an estimate without having it. I'm also just trying to figure out how much more money/time to put into...
  4. What should I do with this interesting and great sounding mando?

    This mandolin was made by Mark Simon https://www.marksimonguitars.com/
    when he and John Monteleone were the repair shop at Mandolin Bros. It was his first and only. It sounds absolutely great BUT...
  5. Re: Could this be real? Martin guitars $90. NO financial interest

    Thanks, guys! I need to remember scamdoc.com. You think it's about getting the $90 or the credit card info?
  6. Could this be real? Martin guitars $90. NO financial interest.

    https://www.zhusheshe.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19

    Scam?
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    Re: Northfield's Calhoun Mandolin Feature Video

    MUCH better!
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    Re: Northfield's Calhoun Mandolin Feature Video

    Hello, folks. Did those videos sound good to you? If Sharon Gilchrist and Emory Lester (on YouTube) can't make them sound good, $800? Am I wrong? Please correct me.
  9. Thread: Informal Poll

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    Re: Informal Poll

    If what you care about is sound, not resale, and if you have time to travel, look, and listen, and if you have $5K in your pocket, I think you’ll be able to find a 10K sounding mandolin. So, no.
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    Re: Live From Home

    !!! Sarah Jarosz
  11. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    Sorry about the double uploads. I don’t know what I’m doing.
  12. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    184191184192184191184192Well, since I posted last (I’m the OM), I bought an HG Harless for $197 on eBay that I liked better than the Mandostang. Here’s a pic. Then I sold the Mandostang. Then I saw...
  13. Re: How does a Gibson A-5 "Lump Scroll" differ from an F model

    I bought the f hole model of the lump from Arthur’s music in Indianapolis. My Strad-o-Lin had literally fallen apart in my hands while playing chords, which is all I knew how to do in 1971. BUT I was...
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    Re: H. G. Harless?

    Oops. I said above humbucker; they are twin single coil.
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    Re: Eastman ERM El Rey

    Well-written, thorough review, with an obviously great depth of knowledge. Thanks. It’ll be interesting to see if the weak “e” is addressed soon.

    Bruce
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    Re: Mandolins in the works

    Beautiful, Andrew!
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    Re: H. G. Harless?

    I bought one to find an answer to my question. $197 on eBay. Cheap, right? And, yes, it looks cheap: basic spray paint on top of pine body, BUT beautifully setup and better sound from the twin...
  18. Re: Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening?

    Episode 3, highlighting Hank Williams, will make you cry. Comments from Marty Stewart are consistently good.
  19. Re: Did you catch the Ken Burns Country Music series opening?

    Wow, and Gene Autrey battling aliens from beneath the earth!
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    H. G. Harless?

    Do these get any love? I can't find anyone talking about them. (And from his website it looks a if he doesn't make them any more?)

    Thanks,
    Bruce
  21. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    Thanks again, all! Just bought a used mandostang for $325, shipping included.
    https://reverb.com/item/25973215-eastwood-warren-ellis-mandostang
  22. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    Excellent info. I haven’t thought much about Chinese—that’s what the Eastwood mandostang is, I assume—but will take a look.
  23. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    Sheesh. I missed ALL that on the Jerman. I've been looking at so many, mt mind is blurring. Thanks for telling me!
    I'm just plugging into the band's system at present. All I've got at home is an...
  24. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    Three interesting electric mandolins tht fit my above thinking, I think.

    Here's a used Jerman http://www.crossroadswood.com/forsale.html



    And here's a Girouard one-off? ...
  25. Re: If your spouse just green-lighted an electric mando ...

    You folks are the best. You've given me all kinds of excellent advice and I appreciate it! You've made me think especially hard about the following: 1) Do I want to sound like another electric lead...
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