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Yesterday, 10:14pm

MikeEdgerton started a thread Plans for the Gibson Kalamazoo Site in General Mandolin Discussions

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Yesterday, 8:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin Café Women's History Month in General Mandolin Discussions

I had a lot of fun hanging out with Lorraine way back in the 1980s. She was the staff assistant in the one and only Jethro class at Augusta. What a...

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Yesterday, 7:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin Café Women's History Month in General Mandolin Discussions

Here's a few from olden days from my collection to go along with that wonderful modern banner:

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Yesterday, 7:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best strings for a Lyon & Healy type C mandolin in Equipment

Wow! The thought of playing old time music on a mandolin with an eBow! I can't imagine... No, I knew what you were talking about. I use Thomastik...

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Yesterday, 6:44pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do You Have Too Many Instruments? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I have the smaller Tsumura book and the many of the minstrel banjos pictured there IIRC came from the Reuben Reuben collection. Very interesting...

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Yesterday, 6:36pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

Simplest way is to "Reply With Quote" then edit to leave what you want to comment on. You don't have to remember any code for that. You can also...

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Yesterday, 5:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Olive wood for mandolin body? in Builders and Repair

I have a favorite kitchen spatula and spoons made from olive wood. Bill Kirkpatrick is a ex-pat musician who used to hang around here a bunch who...

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Yesterday, 5:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best strings for a Lyon & Healy type C mandolin in Equipment

I only use these T-I strings on my L&H mandolin. Yes, I would play it for whatever genre I thought it would sound good in. For my other instruments I...

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Yesterday, 3:36pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bar frets in Builders and Repair

For some odd reason—I am truly not sure why—the Luigi Embergher shop used bar frets on their instruments for the life of the shop into the 1950s even...

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Yesterday, 3:08pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread KM-1500 neck issue in Builders and Repair

There's no money above the 7th fret so you should be good. Move it along as a project and see if you can get at least some of your money back.

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Yesterday, 3:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread About new fretboard for old Gibson A jr. in Builders and Repair

Or find or commission a new instrument from a maker to duplicate the tones yu love with the neck/fretboard you want. Mike Black comes to mind and...

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Yesterday, 3:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do You Have Too Many Instruments? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Are you talking to me? I had felt some miniscule twinges of guilt about my accumulation/collection and then, many years ago had visited a friend...

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Yesterday, 2:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best strings for a Lyon & Healy type C mandolin in Equipment

I own two L&H mandolins and initially I avoided the Thomastiks since many years before I used them on my Gibson and absolutely hated them. However, I...

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Yesterday, 2:24pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread KM-1500 neck issue in Builders and Repair

For posterity. I'm assuming you bought this used. Is that the case?

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Yesterday, 12:59pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Kentucky Brand Mandolins-opinion in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Years ago I wrote a program to search the Cafe that allowed me to retain the search information in a link. I used it for several years but the Google...

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Yesterday, 12:47pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Do You Have Too Many Instruments? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

With apologies to Steven Wright... I have a hobby. I have the world’s largest collection of banjo mandolins. I store them in landfills and attics...

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Yesterday, 11:22am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

It looks very nice and it would be local so you could play before buying. Ideal. I would not wait too long. The mandolins in these ads go pretty...

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Yesterday, 9:30am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Kentucky Brand Mandolins-opinion in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Unfortunately linking to a Cafe search ID like you have gets nothing for the O.P. You can however use Google to search and post that as a readable...

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Yesterday, 7:49am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do mandolins respond to playing at the dusty end? in General Mandolin Discussions

That is very debatable. Certainly some change might occur but I also think that players adapt to the instrument and may subtle changes to get the...

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Yesterday, 7:34am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Double Stops Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

On a violin double stops are more difficult since you must intonate two notes but on a mandolin it is not much of an issue. Ask your violin teacher...

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Feb-28-2021, 10:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Double Stops Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I know you study with a violin teacher. Double stops should be part of your lessons although it is more a question what level you are at. Beginning...

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Feb-28-2021, 3:41pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Are Music Store Prices Firm? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sherry: If you are seriously interested in a particular instrument you can always ask politely if that price is firm or not. Or make an offer. I know...

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Feb-28-2021, 3:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

Most violin shops over here in the US also do that. A friend of mine has a couple of fiddles she is considering. Many years ago a concertmaster from...

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Feb-27-2021, 7:19pm

tuhker replied to a thread Does the mandolin world suffer much from fakes? in General Mandolin Discussions

Hey Max, per bench copy mandolins, see this thread and interview. https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/153694-Gary-Vessel-Interview

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Feb-27-2021, 11:42am

JEStanek replied to a thread TablEdit is back! in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks Larry, Scott, and Dan. This is an exception resource for the community! Jamie

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Feb-26-2021, 11:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bowlback, US Made? Interesting in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It looks in the 8th photo that there may be a gap in the neck joint. No clues as to manufacturer.

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Feb-26-2021, 11:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Music Store Etiquette in General Mandolin Discussions

Bring whatever you need to help you feel confident in the decision that you may make. I believe you are talking about a trip to Nashville and those...

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Feb-26-2021, 10:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Some great resources for Irish trad players... in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Here's some favorites I have discovered over the years: Irish Traditional Music Tune Index Traditional Music of Clare Séamus Connelly...

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Feb-26-2021, 10:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Peter Ostroushko Passes in General Mandolin Discussions

So sad, a nice guy and excellent musician. He will be missed. I will be listening to his music in the days to come.

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Feb-26-2021, 10:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Shipping a mandolin for repair / setup work ! in Builders and Repair

I had to ship a $3000 bowlback mandolin to a friend halfway across the country about 15 years ago. I found some excellent padding material from my...

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