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Today, 8:21am

Timbofood replied to a thread The cafe....made my day! in General Mandolin Discussions

I won my wife!

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Today, 8:20am

Timbofood replied to a thread Blue Sky Boys in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Yes, their music gets in your head and can be really embarrassing when you’re singing along with the window open at forty miles an hour and the guy...

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Today, 8:12am

Timbofood replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Remember with regard to price... “Askin’ ain’t Sellin’!”

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Today, 8:03am

Timbofood replied to a thread The cafe....made my day! in General Mandolin Discussions

Amen!

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Today, 8:00am

Timbofood replied to a thread Amateurish string change execution - can I keep, or is it ruined? in General Mandolin Discussions

Does it hold pitch? If it does, don’t worry about it and do better next time, if it slips like deer guts on a door knob, make adjustments.

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Today, 7:58am

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

I’ve never seen a left handed keyboard! You need both hands to make many things work, it’s just how you teach yourself (or are taught) that makes it...

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Yesterday, 10:49am

Timbofood replied to a thread Education in General Mandolin Discussions

I completely agree with Pittsburgh Bill! These are incredibly complicated pieces of engineering, as much art as science. Every mandolin I have...

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Dec-07-2019, 5:55pm

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

Probably why I was in the big house in the first place!

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Dec-07-2019, 5:46pm

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

Wow, I’m flattered! I feel like I’ve voiced my opinion on the subject way too often. Playing righty has some serious advantages not the least of...

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Dec-07-2019, 5:19pm

Timbofood replied to a thread F-4 owned by Norman Blake in Vintage Instruments

I fully concur!

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Dec-07-2019, 10:27am

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

I’m left handed and play right handed, it seems to me there are several here in my similar canoe.

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Dec-02-2019, 8:46am

Timbofood replied to a thread F-4 owned by Norman Blake in Vintage Instruments

There’s another 1917 down the page, $500 premium for the Norman Blake mojo doesn’t seem TOO bad.

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Dec-02-2019, 8:36am

Timbofood replied to a thread I put new strings on and positioned the bridge myself in General Mandolin Discussions

Get a job at a music store and teach ten rookies a day how to change strings, you learn! I used to tell people I’d do the first two changes for free...

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Dec-01-2019, 8:07pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Loar’s Loar! in Vintage Instruments

Who told you?

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Dec-01-2019, 8:01pm

Timbofood replied to a thread I put new strings on and positioned the bridge myself in General Mandolin Discussions

I don’t think I’d use 3-in-1 on a fingerboard under any circumstances! But, that’s just me it strikes me rather like pennzoil to season a cast iron...

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Nov-29-2019, 5:21pm

Timbofood replied to a thread I put new strings on and positioned the bridge myself in General Mandolin Discussions

Three years for a set of strings, that’s crazy. I’ve had to change strings after three days! When I was playing out five to six nights a week with a...

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Nov-29-2019, 11:11am

Timbofood replied to a thread Loar’s Loar! in Vintage Instruments

I wish I had another house I could sell!

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Nov-29-2019, 11:08am

Timbofood replied to a thread Life with a Luthier in General Mandolin Discussions

Binding in the toaster could present a problem! You all make me laugh!

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Nov-27-2019, 10:12am

Timbofood replied to a thread 3 Point F-4 Torch and Wire in Vintage Instruments

Very cool!

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Nov-18-2019, 11:27am

Timbofood replied to a thread Happy Birthday, Mandolin Cafe! in General Mandolin Discussions

I love this place!

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Nov-15-2019, 8:10pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Suggestions for Online posting of musical content for payment? in General Mandolin Discussions

Once it’s out there, it’s out there, payment after the fact is pretty doubtful. As for vanity? Who cares! Start your own YouTube channel and try to...

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Nov-15-2019, 8:06pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Nut Slots Cut Too Low in Builders and Repair

Baking powder and CA glue in the offending slot and refile? Did you do the set up? If you paid for it, I’d take it back and let the luthier make it...

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Nov-15-2019, 7:15pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Suggestions for Online posting of musical content for payment? in General Mandolin Discussions

I guess I don’t quite understand your question, do you want to post original music and expect to be paid for it after it’s been posted? Or are you...

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Nov-14-2019, 10:21am

Timbofood replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Eeesh!

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