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Today, 4:57pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Gibson threatening the mandolin and guitar luthier community in General Mandolin Discussions

“Director of Brand Experience”!??? I should be so lucky! What a nebulous title. So, if there is a revolution, his tail gets slammed in the door....

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Today, 8:11am

Timbofood replied to a thread Gibson Shipping Ledger - November 29, 1951 in Vintage Instruments

Exactly, this is a shipping ledger not a receiving log. This is kind of extreme geekery! I love it!

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Today, 8:07am

Timbofood replied to a thread We're not so weird... in General Mandolin Discussions

Calories seem to be a favorite of mine!

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Yesterday, 12:51pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Am I asking too much? in General Mandolin Discussions

Not in my opinion, low ballers are constantly trying to beat up sellers! “What’s your best price?” MY best price is three times what I have it...

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Jun-16-2019, 8:21pm

Timbofood replied to a thread We're not so weird... in General Mandolin Discussions

My wife has been collecting beach rocks for years, she has exchanged the “normal” kind of decorative stones half way around the house with beach...

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Jun-13-2019, 7:42pm

Timbofood replied to a thread We're not so weird... in General Mandolin Discussions

“I collect Blondes and Bottles too!” Phillip Marlowe, “The Big Sleep”

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Jun-12-2019, 12:27pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Thanks to Rob Meldrum! in Builders and Repair

Time well spent reading it even if you have no intent to do the work, you can speak intelligently to the luthier when you need something done.

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Jun-10-2019, 10:49am

Timbofood replied to a thread Storage: Case vs Hanging on the Wall in General Mandolin Discussions

I’d hang one if I had any wall space! I’ve collected too many paintings and other art already! There, now, you have learned to remember it’s all...

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Jun-10-2019, 8:18am

Timbofood replied to a thread Sometimes You Do Get What You Want in General Mandolin Discussions

That’s the kind of story that is just nice to read!! Sounds like you and I married virtually the same amazing woman! My wife does things totally...

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Jun-07-2019, 5:19am

Timbofood replied to a thread Vega Repair in Vintage Instruments

Let the glue dry before tuning to pitch.

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Jun-06-2019, 9:31am

Timbofood commented on article Bill Monroe's Spiritual Daughter - Lauren Price Hews to Tradition in Interviews

Nicely done, good interview!

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Jun-06-2019, 5:13am

Timbofood replied to a thread I just want to know the year in Looking for Information About Mandolins

2019 Sorry, I’m going to the corner now. It was just too good not to pass up:grin:.

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Jun-05-2019, 1:56pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Gibson's Historical Mailing Address in General Mandolin Discussions

My guess is as they bought more properties, other numbers were used until the “office” settled on the 225 number. The Harrison court address is...

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Jun-04-2019, 8:02am

Timbofood commented on article Stephen Moore and G.T. Keplinger Release John Duffey's Bluegrass Life in Publications

Starting to get interested in arrival time for my copy. Says it’s “out for delivery” by 9:00 PM!

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Jun-02-2019, 7:27pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Wearing a watch and RH anchor in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

My late brother said one time that “A pocket watch is a friend, a wristwatch is a relative.” One, you see and it’s pleasant, the other is simply...

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Jun-02-2019, 7:06pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Wearing a watch and RH anchor in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Take it off! I used to carry a pocket watch, still do now and then, I use an “O” size hunting case as a pick vault, it’s a “higher degree of...

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Jun-02-2019, 1:13pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Lyon and Healy, Washburn???? in Vintage Instruments

Well, “askin’ ain’t sellin’” As they say.

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Jun-02-2019, 12:39pm

Timbofood replied to a thread new lesson , (painful) every day in Builders and Repair

Ain’t life fun!?

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Jun-02-2019, 12:29pm

Timbofood commented on article Stephen Moore and G.T. Keplinger Release John Duffey's Bluegrass Life in Publications

Just ordered my copy for delivery Tuesday!

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May-31-2019, 11:02am

Timbofood replied to a thread Leon Redbone - RIP in General Mandolin Discussions

I saw Leon at “Canterbury House” here in Kalamazoo, May of 1974, in the middle of an ice storm! The first guy I ever gigged with has the Guild F-20...

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May-31-2019, 10:58am

Timbofood replied to a thread If you could have any mandolin in the world…. in General Mandolin Discussions

Anything that Bill Halsey would like to build for me! Sadly, he’s said he’s retired from the industry. I’ve been really lucky to have had the...

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May-31-2019, 10:54am

Timbofood replied to a thread Tom n Jerrys' Uncle Pecos' 'Crambone' episode. in General Mandolin Discussions

I love his character in “The Man That Shot Liberty Valance” ! “Wu, wu, welll, when he’s been drinkin’ he’ll t, t, Talk the ears off a wooden...

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May-26-2019, 7:16am

Timbofood replied to a thread Is this harmful to the Mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Or Johnny Carson! Flatrock, we are showing our age!

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May-25-2019, 4:39pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Is this harmful to the Mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

Dang, that’s pretty spooky, I trust the bystander was not a friend or spouse? Be safe! My father had a saying when he would encounter something...

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May-22-2019, 7:09pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Shop organization, layout suggestions in Builders and Repair

Bill’s line “Time spent in the layout will be well repaid down the road” is a strong statement. I have to rethink my garage every time I clean it...

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May-22-2019, 6:50pm

Timbofood replied to a thread What the?????? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yep! Thanks to both of you! I tripped over my teeth or fingers or whatever, Hey I’m fighting some stupid kind of spring coughing, sneezing misery!...

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May-22-2019, 1:19pm

Timbofood commented on article C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History - Part 2 in Interviews

I just looked at the video on the “Fern” at Elderly, “WOW!” If I was looking, I make a trip over there right now!

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May-22-2019, 1:16pm

Timbofood replied to a thread What the?????? in General Mandolin Discussions

Way back when I was a pup, the guy that owned the store I worked at, had an “Arthur Murray ukulele chord player” very much like this, it was held on...

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May-21-2019, 9:49am

Timbofood replied to a thread 1940s/50s Flat Top US Made in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Mice indeed! You guys are crackin’ me up! Sly rascals!

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May-20-2019, 8:55am

Timbofood replied to a thread Rich DelGrosso Intervew in Mandolin Cafe News Discussions

Thanks Scott! I met Rich before his wife Maureen passed to the larger life way back in the mid 70’s. He was a wonderful fellow then and I’m sure he...

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