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    Here's something a bit different:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3740799430

    It looks very well made. But three sound holes? Two more, and it would play in surround sound!

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    I like it!
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    That mando is actually built by a cafe member who posts in the Builders forum fairly frequently. His member name is "OldTymer" and this is his website:
    bfolk.com
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    "Unique...a bit different"........how kind, as I was thinking of another word to describe it!

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    Why settle for three, when you can have five?

    http://www.12fret.com/new/beardsellMandoPage.html

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    This one beats the others' hole counts hands down (see the side view photos for details):
    eBay item 3739397812
    Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?

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    mandollusional Mike

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    LOL!
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    Darn termites!!!

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    That mando is 2-holes short of going to the olymic games

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    Here is another one with holes all around the sides.
    Bill Snyder

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    I've been to his shop and played his axes. If I had any money I'd snap this up in a second. It's a real deal mandolin! Kerry

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