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Today, 4:15pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Cleaning Mold From Inside a Guitar? in Builders and Repair

Nice job Joe, it looks better than it did before. :)

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Today, 4:13pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

Funny, 'twas you I was thinking of. :cool:

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Today, 4:11pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

I have family in Toulouse, maybe you know them?

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Today, 4:08pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread New Northfield Model M in General Mandolin Discussions

Doggone nice looking A5! Wow, love the color, that one piece flame back and great sunburst! Impressive looking and I bet it sounds even better. ...

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Today, 3:56pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Like this site but for guitar.... in General Mandolin Discussions

I enjoy "Strat Talk", "Epiphone Lounge" and the "unofficial Martin Guitar forum". I play Martin, Guild, Takamine, Fender and Epiphone guitars, along...

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Today, 3:45pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Education in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi Br1ck, I think your approach is a good one. I also think that playing each instrument is always best, though I don't think I am telling you...

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Today, 9:11am

MikeEdgerton started a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

I got an inquiry this morning from a new member regarding a Left-Handed Mandolin Players Group. I see one social group. Are there any others and are...

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Yesterday, 6:34pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Circa 1940 Mandolin- Flat Top- recessed tuners- very odd. in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Weymann, Bauer and Stewart (all connected) seemed to be among the Philadelphia makers that used these front loading tuners.

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Yesterday, 6:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Kerman Mandolin status as of 2019 in General Mandolin Discussions

The last time I heard that Kerman was charging about what a quality F-5 would cost here in the US. Did he quote you a price and how long it would...

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Yesterday, 6:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Again with the picks in Equipment

Tony: You say your guitar picks don't cut it but what guitar picks are you using? And what it is about your picks that don't work or is it you are...

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Yesterday, 6:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I agree with Nevin that the bowl looks like rosewood. Most bowlbacks were either maple or rosewood, rarely except in lowest level did they ever use...

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Yesterday, 5:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

And from a few Maurers. It seems like the mid-line and fancier had these collars and the others none.

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Yesterday, 5:49pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

Here are a few more collars from various Stahl mandolins:

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Yesterday, 5:41pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

NickR: I am not sure why those uploads didn't take but I re-uploaded and added a few more. I hadn't played that one for awhile and I want to put some...

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Yesterday, 3:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

As for the identifying true Larson creations, I think there are multiple characteristics for the guitars that don't really work with the mandolins....

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Yesterday, 3:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

As others have noted, this mandolin resembles the Harmony-made mandolins sold by Sears-Roebuck under the Supertone label. Before we lose the photos...

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Yesterday, 11:23am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Mystery Bowl-back Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

American made, most likely in Chicago, probably by Lyon & Healy or Harmony, lower end model as shown by the number of stays on the back. They...

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Yesterday, 11:08am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Strap making question in Equipment

I made all my mandolin straps. Flat, with a piece of leather bootlace around the scroll or body. I don't know if they are available to you but I...

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Yesterday, 11:00am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

To be honest the book has a few Larson's that are questionable. That is the problem. Everything that might look like it could be has been identified...

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Yesterday, 10:20am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

Stahl mandolin at RetroFret

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Dec-05-2019, 9:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Gibson snakehead Jrs vs other snakeheads in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Snakeheads are wonderful. I have owned an A-Jr and I liked it but not as much as my 23 A-2. OTOH I have died when playing a few A-4 snakeheads. On...

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Dec-05-2019, 8:49pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

August: What happens when they find out that we had them all manufactured for us by Regal and Harmony? Carl: Nobody would ever believe that. By the...

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Dec-05-2019, 8:45pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Gibson snakehead Jrs vs other snakeheads in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Setup is everything. I love old snakeheads.

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Dec-05-2019, 8:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

In my fantasy Hollywood biopic, there is a short scene where Carl and August actually talk to each other. Carl: Hey, August! August: What? Carl:...

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