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  1. Mar-07-2017, 5:49pm #1
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    Default Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    68 tops that were cut a hundred years ago and have just been sitting around ever since? How could you say no?

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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by mrmando View Post
    68 tops that were cut a hundred years ago and have just been sitting around ever since? How could you say no?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-mand...EAAOSw32lYvya2
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Looks like they're for bowlbacks; not sure if you can make carved A-styles out of those.
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Yeah, undersized both on width and thickness...
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Bowlback, flat or canted top, looks like it might be quite a deal for a bowlback builder. Seller says he has lots of other parts from a old mandolin shop s well - gonna be interesting.
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    The tops remind me of a Weyman Mandolute.
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by mrmando View Post
    Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?
    No, but I'll settle for very old uke tops and mandolin bass bars...
    Guess I won this thing...
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    It's nice to see them going to a good home.
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Thanks...we'll see how they look when they get here.
    Got some additional pics which looked good, so it should be a good score...
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spruce View Post
    Thanks...we'll see how they look when they get here.
    Got some additional pics which looked good, so it should be a good score...
    Any idea what manufacturer they came out of?
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    No. I'm trying to find out though.
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    Default Re: Wanna build some mandolins out of really old spruce?

    The seller says he doesn't know the name of the shop, maybe Bruce will find (has found?) some clues. This seller has a couple more auctions going now on parts from the old shop, one is a top with scratch guard that has an L. D. or L & D design in it. Probably doesn't mean much what's on a scratch guard.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/old-antique-...-/132126063784

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/old-antique-...-/132129811983

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