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Today,
6:59pm
Skip Kelley
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Finished first build - Thanks for all of the help
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Nice work, Bob! It looks great!
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Today,
12:19pm
StevenS
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A Sorensen VX mandolin doubleheader -- Two live shows at the world famous Station Inn streamed on Facebook December 7 and 8, 2018 -- Flatt...
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Yesterday,
3:33pm
StevenS
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Introducing the Sorensen VX
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Seasons Cheer! Steve
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Dec-07-2018,
6:05pm
StevenS
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Mandolin sighting Fox 8
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Thank you for grabbing the shot! Steve
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Dec-07-2018,
1:02pm
Skip Kelley
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'Something' stuck to Bill Monroe's Mandolin headstock.
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Ivan, it seems like I read somewhere that it is a price sticker.
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Dec-07-2018,
9:33am
Lane Pryce
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Mandolin sighting Fox 8
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Turned on the local news and low and behold there was one on Steve Sorensen’s mandolins. The Wildmans’ were featured this morning on the local Fox...
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Dec-06-2018,
9:23pm
Skip Kelley
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Clinton #8
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Clinton, your mandolin looks awesome! It certainly looks as though you’ve made more than eight! Nice work brother!
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Dec-06-2018,
9:17pm
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Bruce Dix and Julie Cline - Video
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Just to be clear and because he is a great guy - his first name is Dix, last name Bruce.
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Dec-06-2018,
5:36pm
lflngpicker
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Today's Gryphon visit
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Very true, Br1ck, I too have just a small portion showing to contact the strings! I have some of the guitar shaped Primetones with raised lettering...
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Dec-05-2018,
5:45pm
lflngpicker
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Today's Gryphon visit
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Br1ck, Do you mean the 513 Triangle shape? If so, I have to say, after reading this I was playing it side by side with the Blue Chip CT pick (same...
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Dec-05-2018,
12:00pm
Skip Kelley
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Too Quiet - Time To Start Something
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Hank, me too! I always liked Pogo!
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Dec-05-2018,
11:54am
Skip Kelley
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Gluing ebony to ebony
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To answer both questions, I would use hide glue and prep the wood by wiping it off with acetone. By the way, I use hide glue to glue on fretboards...
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Dec-05-2018,
9:14am
Skip Kelley
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Ebay: Gibson mandolin with headstock repair
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Is that how shade tree mechanics begin lutherie?;)
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Dec-05-2018,
9:12am
Skip Kelley
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Adam Steffey steps away from the business
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I wish the best for Adam as well. He is about the nicest guy I have ever met. I saw him with AKUS when I was just learning the mandolin and asked him...
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Dec-03-2018,
1:59pm
StevenS
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Mandolin Mondays #153 w/ Special Guest Roland White
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Beyond "Legen . . . WAIT FOR IT . . . ...dary! ! ! "
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Dec-03-2018,
3:04am
StevenS
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Introducing the new Sorensen Stratus
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Ivan, I'm delighted to share results -- listen to the many videos, talk to the players. For a deeper dive on the engineering, you have to...
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Dec-03-2018,
2:35am
StevenS
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Tuning machines: whats your favorite and why?
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Alessi are the "Platinum Standard" -- the Ferrari. "Gold Standard" of mass produced are Waverlies -- the Camaro. To my experience, Rubners hold...
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Dec-02-2018,
4:14pm
StevenS
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Preston Thompson guitars and similar mandolin values.
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Nov-30-2018,
6:05am
Skip Kelley
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Yes that’s pretty much how it looks in person.
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Nov-29-2018,
10:43pm
rdodger99
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Volume of oval vs f-hole for Irish session music
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
I second the vote for the Coombe oval in Arvada. I loved it, great condition, plays wonderfully, and sounds great. BTW, Peter informed me that the...
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Nov-29-2018,
12:26pm
Skip Kelley
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RIP - John Baxter of Mandozine
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Sad news. Praying for his family.
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Nov-29-2018,
12:08pm
Skip Kelley
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Opinions on Skip Kelley-Kentucky in classified
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Thank Chuck! I appreciate that! I'm working hard to make good sounding mandolins. I have some really special tonewood that I am using. All my red...
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Nov-29-2018,
11:20am
StevenS
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Introducing the new Sorensen Stratus
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Ivan and Paul, I started thinking about the possibilities of combining the sides and internal blocking into one milled unit with the Stealth...
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Nov-29-2018,
10:58am
Skip Kelley
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Opinions on Skip Kelley-Kentucky in classified
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Mickey, I only use the small fretwire when requested otherwise it's medium fretwire. As you said, medium is the new standard.:)
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Nov-29-2018,
10:42am
Lane Pryce
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Mandolin to fiddle (again)
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What RobBob said! 100% factual. Lp
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Nov-29-2018,
8:07am
Skip Kelley
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Oil varnish.
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Nov-29-2018,
7:03am
Lane Pryce
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There you go Mickey. Lp
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Nov-29-2018,
6:34am
Skip Kelley
replied to a thread
strut fallen inside my Epiphone MM-50E
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Builders and Repair
It sounds like a tone bar has come loose. I have glued them back in without removing the back but let me tell you, It ain’t easy!
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Nov-29-2018,
6:32am
Skip Kelley
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Guys, just to clarify a few things, the top is curly redwood. It’s not striped and the frets are medium frets.
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Nov-28-2018,
10:09pm
Lane Pryce
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Making a bad instrument sound good enough
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Take a look at Rob Meldrom’s ebook that walks one through the set up of a mandolin. It’s no charge and there are a couple of threads here about the...
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Started playing guitar at 23 yrs old and moved to mandolin at 25. I've been building around 15 yrs.
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