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Oct-16-2019,
3:47pm
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Does this seem reasonable for a first mandolin?
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New LM-110's are listed at discount sellers for $250. Even with a decent case, $315 seems pretty steep for a used one. I think a $275 offer would...
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3 replies | 253 view(s)
Oct-16-2019,
3:38pm
allenhopkins
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Off in the weeds on my first mando purchase ...
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General Mandolin Discussions
Amazing how quickly one gets used to the particular neck width and profile of a frequently-played instrument. As one who switches among guitar,...
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19 replies | 790 view(s)
Oct-14-2019,
10:22pm
allenhopkins
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Tenor Banjo --> Mandocello
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Builders and Repair
Many things are possible. You'll need to modify the bridge, and probably the tailpiece (unless you hook two strings on each prong) to accommodate...
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1 replies | 428 view(s)
Oct-14-2019,
12:05pm
allenhopkins
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its only a Dollar..
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I'm confused -- what's the point? Even a fake Gibson F-5, which this undoubtedly is, is worth more than a dollar; the tuners alone. the bridge, the...
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18 replies | 812 view(s)
Oct-14-2019,
11:54am
allenhopkins
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Flatiron 3MW Mandola Ser.# 9205401
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
According to several Cafe threads, the first two digits of the serial number represent the year it was made, so yours would be a 1992. It has...
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2 replies | 197 view(s)
Oct-14-2019,
11:40am
allenhopkins
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"Powerful/Loud!"
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General Mandolin Discussions
As owner of a '30's National Triolian mandolin, I'd say that's a distinct possibility. And there are quite a few threads on Asian resonator...
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32 replies | 1561 view(s)
Oct-14-2019,
11:37am
allenhopkins
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Mandolinetto Makers?
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His band has a Facebook page; you could start there.
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4 replies | 178 view(s)
Oct-09-2019,
4:12pm
allenhopkins
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What instrument is the hardest? My experience
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General Mandolin Discussions
Let me state clearly that I love the English-system concertina. If I didn't, I would have discarded mine long ago (I have two trebles and a...
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123 replies | 5159 view(s)
Oct-08-2019,
2:20pm
allenhopkins
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Rover RM-75 F style mandolin
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
RM-75's get pretty decent evaluations on the Cafe. Solid woods, carved top, decent "fit & finish." Amazon reviews are all 4- or 5-star. They go for...
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5 replies | 305 view(s)
Oct-08-2019,
2:14pm
allenhopkins
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I think something's wrong with my mandolin.
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No, I think you should sell it to me. Immediately.
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21 replies | 1067 view(s)
Oct-08-2019,
2:11pm
allenhopkins
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What instrument is the hardest? My experience
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General Mandolin Discussions
Tiramisu, maybe? Something Italian, at any rate. The mandolin, with its equal tuning intervals -- allowing chord patterns to be moved around the...
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123 replies | 5159 view(s)
Oct-07-2019,
4:48pm
allenhopkins
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United Faux Resonator Mandolin Circa 1940
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Looking at the original auction, now marked "ended," I ran across this McCormick "resonator mandolin," which looks remarkably unlike anything I've...
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14 replies | 342 view(s)
Oct-07-2019,
4:39pm
allenhopkins
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Favilla Mandolin
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Favilla -- one of the seriously underrated US makers. Their ukuleles are still much in demand, and whenever I ran across a Favilla guitar, I was...
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3 replies | 339 view(s)
Oct-07-2019,
4:36pm
allenhopkins
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Harmony H35 Mandolin Chicago
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Well, in my experience, Harmony Monterey mandolins had really nice tuners: nice ratio, very smooth. Other than that, pretty ordinary instruments. ...
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25 replies | 1505 view(s)
Oct-07-2019,
4:23pm
allenhopkins
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Mandolin with bridge pins
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Ovation mandolins have fixed, glued bridges, and while they don't have bridge pins, they do use ball-end strings held by slots in the bridge. They...
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3 replies | 267 view(s)
Oct-07-2019,
4:17pm
allenhopkins
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What instrument is the hardest? My experience
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General Mandolin Discussions
Tried playing my grandfather's fiddle, didn't get very far -- had a hard time getting consistent bow pressure and speed, missed having frets -- but...
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123 replies | 5159 view(s)
Oct-04-2019,
4:32pm
allenhopkins
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Your average $150,000 guitar
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eBay, Craig's List, etc.
Maybe made for Game of Thrones fans?
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36 replies | 1247 view(s)
Oct-04-2019,
4:29pm
allenhopkins
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1934 Rickenbacker Tenor
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Vintage Instruments
Does have a "matching" period amp... Replaced headstock overlay, I assume? Don't know if the Waverly planetaries are original, but the...
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12 replies | 481 view(s)
Oct-01-2019,
9:52pm
allenhopkins
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Your average $150,000 guitar
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Hey, doesn't antoniotsai put instruments on eBay with similar ornamentation -- but significantly lower prices?
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36 replies | 1247 view(s)
Oct-01-2019,
12:03pm
allenhopkins
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This must be a joke
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Now marked "sold," so I guess someone wanted it...
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22 replies | 1124 view(s)
Oct-01-2019,
11:58am
allenhopkins
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Info on this old bowlback?
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Vintage Instruments
Thanx to Bob A in Post #2; I didn't know any Italian builders used the zero fret. I was going to opine "zero fret, slotted headstock, probably...
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6 replies | 268 view(s)
Sep-30-2019,
1:48pm
allenhopkins
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Now HERE's a mandolinist's worst nightmare:
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Couple bass banjo vids: first one's a Gibson that Bernunzio had for a while:
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34 replies | 2347 view(s)
Sep-29-2019,
9:59pm
allenhopkins
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Does anyone know anything about this Mandolin?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Wonder how it got to Puerto Rico?
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13 replies | 808 view(s)
Sep-29-2019,
9:55pm
allenhopkins
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Gibson Army Navy (Reissue) AN Custom (mid-90s)
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I have one of these, dated 1987, signed by Steve Carlson, Serial #7001128. When John Bernunzio sold it to me, he said it was made for Lou Catello,...
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13 replies | 514 view(s)
Sep-25-2019,
2:12pm
allenhopkins
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The Guitars (and Mandolins) of Ken Burns' Country Music
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Vintage Instruments
Guild pushed hard to get Nashville endorsements, probably gave away a bunch of instruments to get them onstage. Not that they weren't excellent...
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31 replies | 2208 view(s)
Sep-25-2019,
2:04pm
allenhopkins
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Looking for contacts on vintage Zither ?
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Vintage Instruments
I'd go to the ZitherUS website and start from there. They have a lengthy article about Schwarzer, whom the call "the king of US zither makers," and...
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5 replies | 239 view(s)
Sep-25-2019,
1:54pm
allenhopkins
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Ukulele forum -- ??
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Jim Beloff's Flea Market Music isn't bad; I used to post there now and again.
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10 replies | 3050 view(s)
Sep-24-2019,
12:21pm
allenhopkins
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Old Gibson A mandolin copy?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
When I was in Cambridge MA 1961-65, I was a "member" of Club 47 (due to some strange quirk in MA law, you bought a membership card the first time you...
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14 replies | 861 view(s)
Sep-23-2019,
4:52pm
allenhopkins
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Parting with a beloved mandolin
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After going decades accumulating instruments and never disposing of any, I've started doing some trade-ins to get truly unusual, not-many-of-a-kind...
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31 replies | 1937 view(s)
Sep-22-2019,
2:33pm
allenhopkins
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National Mandolin Champion 2019 !
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Ralph "R. Wesley" Carr has a YouTube channel.
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