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mandobong
Jul-23-2013, 4:02am
Anybody know who makes or made this mandolin?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261250371891?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Pete Jenner
Jul-23-2013, 7:48am
No but his/her middle name starts with W.

OldSausage
Jul-23-2013, 9:16am
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There is a cafe member with the name Saltgrass.

Pete Jenner
Jul-23-2013, 9:55am
I ran that image through an OCR programme with no success.
Saltgrass hasn't posted here since 2005 at which point he had built 5 mandolins.

mandomamma
Jul-23-2013, 1:49pm
Yes! I bought 2 of Bill Laird's "Saltgrass" mandolins. I met him in the luthier's pavilion at California Bluegrass Association Father's Day festival. He makes a good mandolin! His email is: <address removed - from the posting guidelines: Posting someone's personal email address, phone number or address without their permission is prohibited.>

OldSausage
Jul-24-2013, 7:03am
Curious, though, the signature doesn't look like "Laird".

Tiderider
Jul-24-2013, 7:36am
The signature appears to be Howard W. Laird from here. Just guessing, but the W. is probably William thus the name Bill.