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Hey, that's a great short story. I spent 20 years in the Air Force and am glad you got a chance to interact with some military folks, even the Army.

Aim High!

Our connection is a bit slow, so I could only listen to chunks instead of the whole video/audio all together, but you play very nicely...enjoyed the tune. Do you have the tab for it? If so, you can...

Hi Mike,

I have played around a little with the tuning you are writing about. Truth is it makes some things easier to play and some things that you are used to doing harder to play, especially...

I have used two polishes with good results...Dunlop Formula # 65 does a good job cleaning lacquer finishes. Also, I like the Gibson polish; it has a small amount of lacquer in it and says it is safe...

Yes, the finish looks glossy in the pictures, but it is actually a bit more muted than it appears...not a matte by any means, more like a lustre or sheen. It is varnish. Thanks for the kind words...I...

I added pics to the previous post below...they come up blurry but when I use the refresh button on my browser, they come up clear. #It may be our slow internet...don't know. #

Anyway, you can see...

reclining...

back...

Pictures?

To all,

I haven't been on in months but I thought I would pass on some good words about Pomeroy Mandolins. I contracted with Don about 8 months for #96, a custom F4.

I received #96 today and I...

I don't know if you have checked the relief on the neck; i.e., is the neck relief good? If so, is the neck possibly warped away from the EE course enough to make it really hard to fret. Just a...

Very nice...simple and pretty, but I would make the larger curls out of abalone and the center dot and smaller curls out of mother of pearl for a contrast. Just my 2 cents.

Well, I have one of those exceptions...a 1941 A-50. #Very nice mando that I had refurbed at Gibson. #For a while it was my only playable mandolin and did a nice job in the bluegrass realm. #However,...

Well, I have tried all of the above suggestions, but with no change. Still has that annoying little harmonic associated with the open G string. It sounds like it is coming from the tailpiece, but I...

Matt,

Picking the melody is nice, but adding double stops, tremolo, and full chords where they fit make a tune more interesting to play through a few times...you can also go up and octave or...

Travelling restrictions aside, is there a place where I can listen to Martin's celtic CD (or some sound bites from), Notorious?

Jasper

Gail,

Thanks for the inputs. #I did try the tailpiece cover, but no issue there. #The cover does have a leather strip under it to insulate the cover from the strings. #However, I'll check all the...

I tried some of the Dean Markley nickel wound strings and that was when I noticed it. So since I didn't care for the tone of the strings anyway, I took them off and put on some of the nickel wound...

Well, I don't exactly know when it started, but I noticed it a couple of weeks ago. I pluck either or both G strings, and I get this fairly high-pitched harmonic...sounds like a vibration. The only...

Thanks, Frank. I'll try that.

I have a Weber with a couple of stubborn pickguard pins. I have tried pulling them out with pliers, vice grips, etc. and they are stuck, but they aren't glued. Any advice?

Thanks,

Jasper

Jason,

I am in the process of commissioning Don Paine at Pomeroy mandolins to build an F4 for me. I have read many posts here at the cafe about his work, and I haven't heard anything or read...

Thanks for all the advice. I live out in the country, so getting out and being in touch with God's green earth isn't an issue, or maybe I just ain't soaking it up enough. But I'll look into McGann's...

I had a problem on one of my mandolins breaking the A string (just one of them) much like you. Turns out that the hook on the tailpiece after the loop hook was cutting the strings. So I stopped using...

Wesley,

I have to agree with Smyers...I have played several Epiphone mandos and I am not impressed with the tone in any way. #You would do much better to find a good used A model here on the cafe...