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Over the years they've recycled model numbers for dissimilar instruments and used different numbers for very similar instruments.

i disagree. we are all at the mercy of what those in charge of flights *at the moment* dictate. that hasn't changed. not ever. never will either,...

I used to find my viola A string would go sharp during intermission breaks, as it sat in the backstage AC. If I tuned it the A string would be flat...

Another note: when drilling holes, make sure that you put a piece of wood UNDER the area you drill to prevent wood splitting. I learned this after...

I have done 5 guitar to OM conversion, one of them is Yamaha JR2. Here are my answers to your questions. 1. Do I absolutely need to narrow the...

Yes and no. Things have changed a lot over the past five years, and so older experience is more-or-less irrelevant to the present discussion. ...

Really.....smdh :confused:

Just ordered both gauges so I will see/hear any differences !

Trump tweeted me Fake News !

slight changes in constructing a mando will change the tone .. my first mando build was truly a brick, weighing much more then others after it.. It...

Exactly. Using the round edge may seem like a easy way to get a tremolo and indeed many like the sound of that Dawg pick tremolo, but to my...

Thank you Skip! This is probably my favorite song as far as the words go, and one of my favorite tunes!

Thanks everyone. To ‘fess up on why I’m asking, in case you can t guess... I’m doing my 5th mandolin build (A model) and finished carefully...

in all honesty, and from lots of personal airline travel experience, are ya feelin' lucky?

how are the airlines with mandolin strings & small tools onboard. could that be considered a weapon ?.

where did you hear that?

According to Sam Bush, the conversation (supposed to be about mandolins) went something like this: Jesse McReynolds: 'Yeah, the blondes cost a bit...

So true! I recently acquired a vintage Gibson F-model that I worked over the fret board -- radiused and re-fretted with tall frets. Then I was...

*MUCH* of the what happens with *ALL* airlines is their *DISCRETIONARY* interpretations of *THEIR* rules. when you fly a *LOT* you quickly realize...

I flew delta with a then new washburn in a gator case. N worries. I imagine American is the same.

Fascinating how often this sort of thread comes up, and it would seem that the responses are generally that there is not a great (if any) change...

Personally, I don't think it matters... at all. There are mando built with no braces at all, and they still sound like a mando. I've built with 3...

Just love that Trident Kimble!!!! As a matter of interest, is it more expensive than Will's "Standard" 2 point?? Seems to be much more ornate....