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Yesterday, 4:00pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Finally Completed! in Builders and Repair

What Mike said! So, what’s next?

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Yesterday, 9:57am

Timbofood replied to a thread Virzi tone producer in Builders and Repair

I seem to remember Roger Siminoff doing some comparisons way back in the late 70’s when he’d build an F-5 with a removable back and the results were...

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Jan-18-2020, 1:55pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Fern Loar F5 Attic Find in Vintage Instruments

Whatever I collect begins to decline the minute I decide I think I want to share the bounty! The thing we used to say in the jewelry business when...

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Jan-15-2020, 9:18pm

journeybear replied to a thread Who? in General Mandolin Discussions

That's pretty much how it is for me. About the only thing people say about my singing is to please stop. :crying: If I'm being coy, I might say,...

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Jan-13-2020, 11:08am

Timbofood replied to a thread This Week's Mandolin Playing Epiphany in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

“Cream on the mandolin” I love it! There’s a clip of John Duffey playing “I know you Rider” where he proclaim he’s using his “Eric Clapton” lick!

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Jan-13-2020, 10:35am

journeybear replied to a thread Country and Blues in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Something that works for you is the novelty of blues mandolin - hardly anyone has heard it, so you can impress people pretty easily. That'll get you...

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Jan-13-2020, 10:08am

journeybear replied to a thread Sunday picking sessions at my house are keeping me alive... in General Mandolin Discussions

Sounds like a good time. I'd come by some Sunday, but I expect it'd be a looong drive. ;) And I work Sundays. :( That IS one thing I miss about the...

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Jan-09-2020, 5:42pm

Timbofood replied to a thread 1909 A4 Gibson Factory Revamped in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Why is the seller calling it a “parts” instrument in the header? It’s just had some of the old Kalamazoo factory “restoration” looks decent to me,...

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Jan-07-2020, 10:21am

Timbofood replied to a thread On holidays. Forgot my pick! in General Mandolin Discussions

I used to buy Dunlop’s by the gross, I have picks everywhere! I keep an old pocket watch (Hunter) case in my case with maybe a dozen in there all the...

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Jan-06-2020, 1:26pm

journeybear replied to a thread Losing My Religion in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Very nice rendition. Here it is in easy-to-see form. :mandosmiley: I assume that's you in the corner? ;)

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Jan-06-2020, 1:08pm

journeybear replied to a thread Flop Eared Mule -- by Stephen Foster (?!?!?!) in General Mandolin Discussions

News to me, too. The version I learned it from is by The Holy Modal Rounders, from their classic double album. (Classic? Yep, you bet. Released...

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Jan-05-2020, 8:57am

Timbofood replied to a thread Pelican Vault 730 as a Double Mandolin Case in Equipment

All I can see is the case weight combined with the inner case weights and instrument weights alone, wheels or no wheels I don’t know how much I’d...

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Jan-05-2020, 8:51am

Timbofood replied to a thread Restored Gibson A jr on FB marketplace in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think that one has been referenced earlier. People will claim anything, I think the seller wants to keep it but is (as others have said before)...

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Jan-04-2020, 11:57am

Timbofood replied to a thread Guitar (not mando) Advice for what to do with it in General Mandolin Discussions

You are doing the right thing, the clear pickguard material is pretty easy to install. Keep it and have fun with it, that’s what your sister wanted!

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Jan-04-2020, 11:51am

Timbofood replied to a thread Is there a mandolin equivelent out there? in General Mandolin Discussions

Never thought about putting strings on a VA Beetle! Mike,I’ve been told I play better far and, away!

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Jan-04-2020, 11:44am

Timbofood replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Very pretty Steve!

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Jan-04-2020, 11:39am

Timbofood replied to a thread Is this old Washburn worth restoring? in Builders and Repair

Jim, thanks for posting the advertisement! I really love the simple terminology especially “Dull finish” None of this “Satin” or “Matte” or “Low...

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Jan-04-2020, 6:36am

Timbofood replied to a thread Why is this Gibson being called an A-5? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I knew a guy, now passed into the larger life, that had a box of parts for an A-12 who had it built with a full scroll I believe it had been...

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Jan-04-2020, 6:31am

Timbofood replied to a thread Restored Gibson A jr on FB marketplace in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

“Take that dog out and shoot it!” Michael Cooney To me (I was being a terrible heckler) I should have been removed

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Jan-04-2020, 6:20am

Timbofood replied to a thread Accompanying a guitarists who tunes down in General Mandolin Discussions

I used to know a great musician that played in a “D” position and could shift a capo faster than a jackrabbit makes love, had a fabulous voice and...

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Dec-28-2019, 9:27pm

journeybear replied to a thread Post A picture of your favorite "A" model in General Mandolin Discussions

Got a bunch. Tend to favor late teens plain A pumpkin models Atop Mt. Cadillac with Molly and Clemintine Busking in front of the...

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Dec-28-2019, 9:18pm

journeybear replied to a thread The Obvious 12/26 Question in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome to the Mandolin Café, and the wild, wacky, winsome world of the mandolin! :mandosmiley: Is it safe to assume this was a gift from your...

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Dec-27-2019, 10:44pm

journeybear replied to a thread World Premiere! (Sort Of) in General Mandolin Discussions

Here's another, perhaps our biggest hit. In a manner of speaking. ;) That's Dave and Lou on the singing, me on the, ah, humorous bits. This...

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Dec-27-2019, 10:17pm

journeybear replied to a thread World Premiere! (Sort Of) in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, they are! That was worked up by Lou, the guitar player. One of our main influences was R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders, and that...

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Dec-27-2019, 2:34pm

journeybear replied to a thread Merry Christmas in General Mandolin Discussions

Merry Christmas from a couple of masters

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Dec-27-2019, 1:35pm

journeybear started a thread World Premiere! (Sort Of) in General Mandolin Discussions

Uploading an old audio-video of an old band, I clicked on the option to schedule a premiere, just to see what that was. Now I can't seem to undo it....

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Dec-27-2019, 5:52am

Timbofood replied to a thread On holidays. Forgot my pick! in General Mandolin Discussions

Credit card?

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Dec-26-2019, 10:40am

Timbofood replied to a thread The Obvious 12/26 Question in General Mandolin Discussions

I got a new knife, I think that means I have to go get some wood and start removing everything that isn’t a mandolin!

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