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Yesterday, 9:07pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Latest from Reverb on states collecting taxes on internet sales in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Neither will Delaware. Same.

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Yesterday, 9:02pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread I have a superton, what next? in Builders and Repair

The bridge would have most likely looked like this one. This is on a mandolin that my uncle got used in the 30's.

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Yesterday, 5:03pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Howie has been a member here for years. It's a small world. If that case was sitting here I probably could find one of a dozen old suitcase keys I...

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Yesterday, 1:00pm

hank replied to a thread F-Style Mandola progress in CBOM

Thanks Mike. I had an H4/H5=back plate made with two F4 back plates from some flaming rock maple I sent to Dave at Smith Creek Mandolins. I want to...

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Yesterday, 10:21am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread F-Style Mandola progress in CBOM

Hank, to be honest, it's the only one I've ever played. I like it but I have nothing to compare it to. It seems fine.

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Yesterday, 10:13am

hank replied to a thread F-Style Mandola progress in CBOM

Mike do you like this scale length. Is the C set tight enough for good string action?

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Yesterday, 9:37am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Hardware stores in the US like Home Depot have small brass mending plates. I would think they would be thin enough and easy enough to work with a...

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Yesterday, 9:27am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Rubner tuners are back in Equipment

Make sure the post spacing on the Pingwell's match the Rubner's. This pronouncement, in my mind, was a little premature. Rubner might be...

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Oct-12-2019, 10:09pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bowlbacks of Note in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

That is very cool, Bill. I remember that one and probably also avoided it because of the ribs. It looks like someone say on it. Let me think on...

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Oct-12-2019, 7:54pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where to buy a case for a bowl back? in Equipment

Yeah, but I don't know if they make bowlback cases. https://www.ameritage.com/store/categories/Custom_Cases.html

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Oct-12-2019, 7:52pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Insomniacs? Asians? in General Mandolin Discussions

I was celebrating my former wife's birthday and invited a whole bunch of friends for a party in the back room of the Cafe. Forgive me if I forgot to...

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Oct-12-2019, 7:49pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I'm willing to bet that the only part of that key that matters is inside this circle.

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Oct-12-2019, 7:46pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That's exactly what I expected that key to look like. Thanks Steve.

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Oct-12-2019, 2:40pm

hank replied to a thread On the search for a fingerboard in Builders and Repair

Stew Mac sells compound radiused Ebony boards 7.25” at the nut 9.5” at the 7th and 10” at the twelfth. These are expensive and StewMac doesn’t...

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Oct-12-2019, 2:10pm

hank replied to a thread A request of builders in Builders and Repair

John I think this is a good place for us to eat crow, tell of our fretting folly and share pitfalls to avoid. I learned that high humidity and tiny...

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Oct-12-2019, 1:43pm

hank replied to a thread Dots or no dots in Builders and Repair

I got these in Chernobyl green.:cool:

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Oct-12-2019, 11:44am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Ask this guy really nice if he could take a picture of the key for his case and send it to you. If you know what it looks like you know what you're...

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Oct-12-2019, 11:39am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Or send him a PM here. His username is Loudloar.

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Oct-12-2019, 11:29am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I think his Facebook page is members only, I'm not sure about the website.

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Oct-12-2019, 11:16am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Does anyone have a case like this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Go to a second hand store or anywhere they sell used luggage. I've been to several where they have boxes of keys that you try until you find one....

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Oct-12-2019, 11:14am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Mandolin ToneRite on guitar? in Equipment

I drop things all the time. Take my word for it.

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Oct-12-2019, 11:13am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where to buy a case for a bowl back? in Equipment

A nice variety would be nice but not that I've seen. Elderly. That one on the right looks pretty big. It appears that The Mandolin Store is out of...

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Oct-12-2019, 11:00am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Mandolin ToneRite on guitar? in Equipment

Probably a good number of people wonder the same. Give it a try it's certainly not going to hurt it unless you drop it on the top or something like...

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Oct-12-2019, 10:58am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread need help to identify in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Turn of the century. Could be just before or just after. By 1896 it looks like the L&H branded Washburn's had gone to a different headstock shape but...

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Oct-12-2019, 6:29am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Bourgeois Guitars Partners with Eastman in General Mandolin Discussions

NursingDaBlues made the statement in a thread above about working capital. It's very true. You need money to operate. Remaining profitable isn't...

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Oct-11-2019, 9:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Eastman Bag - The Mandolin Store in General Mandolin Discussions

Yeah, I got mine too but they made a small mistake. They sent me someone else's other stuff but they will fix that. The upside is that I got to...

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Oct-11-2019, 9:09pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Strad-O-Lin Catalog Pages in Vintage Instruments

It is done, sire. Yes, my Weymann looks just like the A15 with the matching tortoise-oid tailpiece cover.

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Oct-11-2019, 9:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a discussion Strad-O-Lin mandolin in group Vintage Mandolin Ads, Catalogs, and other printed matter

I just added quite a few more catalog pages.

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