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Yesterday, 9:11pm

Caleb replied to a thread No to cookie cutter mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

I like the road less traveled approach, even though I own a trad burst-finished mandolin. But whenever I see a new maker make the same old thing, I...

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Yesterday, 3:12pm

Charles E. started a thread Milestone posts in General Mandolin Discussions

I just realized that with this post, I am one post away from number four thousand! Now I realize that still makes me a relative lightweight compared...

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Yesterday, 6:44am

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Unless you are wanting to build a radically different kind of mandolin it should not affect the size of the wood you order. This thread just...

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Yesterday, 12:43am

Mandobart replied to a thread No to cookie cutter mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

I vote for variety - in tonewoods, style, color, etc. I'm personally not swayed by a Loar F5 sunburst replica. I'm a sucker for a natural finish,...

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Yesterday, 12:33am

Mandobart replied to a thread How'd this happen? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, first it was my mistake; a cheapo Chinese Ibanez. Then I decided I wanted an OM and got a Michael Kelly Octave plus. Somehow I stumbled across...

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Oct-14-2018, 11:06pm

buckhorn started a thread No to cookie cutter mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

Like most builders, I've always been chasing that special sound and playability with all of my mandolins. But the look needs to be just right too to...

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Oct-14-2018, 6:29pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500 in General Mandolin Discussions

If your budget is $2500 you have a choice of many imports and hand-made in the US options, especially if you're considering buying used. There have...

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Oct-14-2018, 6:14pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Mandola to Viola in CBOM

I started on violin at 10 years old (ancient and over the hill by today's standards). I took up guitar about 5 years layer, and bluegrass fiddle,...

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Oct-14-2018, 5:31pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Did you mean you have drawn plans for a violin or have you actually started to build one? I am a bit confused about your concern for the ratios—we...

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Oct-14-2018, 1:15pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Pick advice? in Equipment

Great, more power to your elbow as we'd say in Ireland - I simply suggested it to the OP in the event THEY are using the pointy end of the pick and...

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Oct-14-2018, 12:15pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Stringed instrument sizing is truly odd. Violas are much less standardized than violins. AFAIK there is no such thing as a standard viola. Upright...

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Oct-14-2018, 8:26am

Caleb replied to a thread NMD well, 100 years old in General Mandolin Discussions

I bet there are some stories that thing could tell. I love old instruments with honest wear on them like that. To me it's like seeing an old...

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Oct-14-2018, 8:26am

Max Girouard replied to a thread Spruce vs. Cedar? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Yes, the wood is put into a special kiln that draws out all the oxygen. The wood can then be heated past the combustion point of wood without...

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Oct-14-2018, 7:00am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ron Hyde mandolins in Builders and Repair

He made a few resonator instruments and sold some on eBay. I wonder if he sold his metal fabricating biz since there are other people named in the...

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Oct-13-2018, 10:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Caprice 24 of Niccolo Paganini - Tablature in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Angelo: Carlos posted in this site almost 6 years ago and last posted on the Mandolin Cafe about 1-1/2 years ago. So I would not be surprised if he...

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Oct-13-2018, 10:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

I have three bandolims from Brazil. They are basically all bent-tops with wider bodies and were derived from Portuguese mandolins. The Del Vecchio...

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Oct-13-2018, 10:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's this mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

That headstock logo dos look like that brand on some of their instruments but I could only find one F-model with a rather poor looking open scroll....

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Oct-13-2018, 7:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Daolmen: What are those ratios? Are you talking about the length of the body? And the width is 7/8 of the length? Here is another suggestion:...

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Oct-13-2018, 5:18pm

Max Girouard replied to a thread Spruce vs. Cedar? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

From my experience, the more dense and oily woods will take on moisture more slowly, like they have their own natural finish. A good expample is...

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Oct-13-2018, 4:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Perhaps you should get a book like this one: the Mandolin Project

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Oct-13-2018, 1:25pm

Caleb replied to a thread Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500 in General Mandolin Discussions

Ha! Makes sense. In that case, Northfield all the way.

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Oct-13-2018, 11:15am

Caleb replied to a thread Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500 in General Mandolin Discussions

$250 or $2500? I’m seeing both numbers here: $2500 on thread title and $250 down in the thread. Weird.

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Oct-13-2018, 8:04am

Charles E. replied to a thread Looking for opinions on the best Asian made Mandolin for $2500 in General Mandolin Discussions

You would be hard pressed to find a better deal on a quality, American made, mandolin then this......... ...

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Oct-13-2018, 8:01am

Max Girouard replied to a thread Spruce vs. Cedar? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

From left to right, western red cedar (Thuja plicata) Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Alaskan yellow cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis) and...

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Oct-12-2018, 11:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Questin about gibson a and ks in General Mandolin Discussions

Well not teardrop shape but you can get an idea of how a mandolin and a mandocello compare.

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Oct-12-2018, 11:40pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Listening Recommendations, American Primitive in General Mandolin Discussions

I think this used to be called New Age Music, more or less though it seems like it incorporates some traditional folk flavors mixed with parts of...

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Oct-12-2018, 11:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

You can make it as wide or as long as you want but if it doesn't fit into a standard case or gig bag then you will also have to make one of those. As...

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Oct-12-2018, 11:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pete Woodman in Builders and Repair

His website was updated last in 2010 and can be viewed here. However, it also says: I hope he is all right.

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Oct-12-2018, 10:53am

Jim Garber replied to a thread mandolin without strings, fb marketplace in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Here is a full view of this. I would guess it is some sort of Asian instrument and the wooden frets have turned around. 4-strings with one tuning peg...

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Oct-12-2018, 10:49am

Jim Garber replied to a thread octaphone on ebay with a fake gibson label in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Not sure it was a Regal-made Octaphone either. The points and general shape of the body is different not to mention the headstock. Look at these...

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