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  1. Mar-09-2017, 4:19am #1
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    Default Delving into the grey matter.

    I've been an active member for quite a few years now and was wondering what the first M/C thread was!!!
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    I'll have a stab at it - it was about mandolins !! Seriously - an interesting question,
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    It was about mammoth ivory picks vs. pterodactyl scapula picks.
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    what is the best mandolin for under 6 pence?
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    Is a Lloyd Loar signed F-5 really worth $5,700?
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    I don't know who posted the first one but Jim Garber answered that question.
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    Post #1: "I know of a great deal on a killer mandolin but I can't play it. Can I still consider it a bargain?"
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    Quote Originally Posted by FLATROCK HILL View Post
    Post #1: "I know of a great deal on a killer mandolin but I can't play it. Can I still consider it a bargain?"
    You probably should have mentioned that it was a banjo killer.
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    You probably should have mentioned that it was a banjo killer.
    Possibly, but I don't know of any J. Garber quotes that address that issue.
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    Dangerous thread, this. Any minute now, Lloyd Loar may own up and claim he posted #1 in the Builders&Repair section.
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    Default Re: Delving into the grey matter.

    I think that Scott posted a link to the original MandolinCafe page sometime last year for the anniversary. Might have been from the wayback machine site, I'm not sure, but it was very interesting to see and to read the content.
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