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Dec-09-2019, 10:01pm

bratsche replied to a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I, too, lust in my heart for a Style A mandola, but practically speaking, cannot justify the expense. bratsche

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Dec-09-2019, 5:15pm

bratsche replied to a thread Thomastik-Infeld string weights in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm glad you got your answer. I have no experience with the 174s, other than to try them on mandolas, as I don't have an octave mandolin of any...

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Dec-08-2019, 3:24pm

bratsche replied to a thread Thomastik-Infeld string weights in General Mandolin Discussions

They do make them for octave mandolin, only they're called the Mandola set (174). (For a mandola, you'd want the Alto Mandolin set - 164 -, but...

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Dec-08-2019, 2:18pm

mandolin tony replied to a thread Loar 520E, Kentucky 630, Loar 590E or Eastman 315 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

the Eastman 305 is a much better mandolin than the Loar 600, I have both. also Kentucky mandolins are very nice. have you talked to anyone from the...

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Dec-04-2019, 6:24pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

My very first mandolin was very similar to that one but had a butteryfly pickguard and was labeled Lyon and Healy. It really needed better tuning...

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Dec-03-2019, 11:18am

bratsche replied to a thread Sawchyn Beavertail Mandola in CBOM

PM sent in response to yours. bratsche

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Dec-01-2019, 12:56pm

bratsche replied to a thread Don't let those mandolins get thirsty in General Mandolin Discussions

In my S. Florida house, it's impossible to get the humidity below 60% in the summer, even with the AC running full time. In the master bedroom,...

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Nov-30-2019, 12:08pm

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

For me, a string change every three years is quite normal, but I use Thomastiks and don't play exclusively on any one instrument, so they last quite...

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Nov-25-2019, 2:01pm

bratsche replied to a thread Where do all the Mandolin Cafe decals end up? in General Mandolin Discussions

File cabinet. I like my cases & vehicles free of adornment. bratsche

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Nov-25-2019, 10:10am

mandolin tony replied to a thread Where do all the Mandolin Cafe decals end up? in General Mandolin Discussions

on my mandolin case.

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Nov-22-2019, 4:58pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Natural talent vs practice in General Mandolin Discussions

Talent is a plus, nothing replaces hard work and opportunities realized.

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Nov-20-2019, 9:08pm

bratsche replied to a thread What's the weirdest MUSICAL thing you've ever done? in General Mandolin Discussions

I love that, Bob! You should post some videos! I also love your tagline - I have a sign in my kitchen that says the same thing. ;) bratsche

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Nov-19-2019, 11:37am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

Why listen to their choices for you?

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Nov-19-2019, 11:36am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Truss rod or not? in Builders and Repair

I have a mandolin without a truss rod with a very minor dip in it. Slightly larger replacement frets took care of that issue

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Nov-17-2019, 9:30pm

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread D'addario String Comparison Video in Equipment

I've been told that they are discontinuing the EXP's so it is either uncoated or the crisper sounding XT's. The plain strings sounded best to me and...

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Nov-16-2019, 10:34am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread What's the weirdest MUSICAL thing you've ever done? in General Mandolin Discussions

At a gig, several years ago commemorating a defunct textile mill, that made material for the first moon landing, a woman came to us with a "bluegrass...

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Nov-14-2019, 4:38pm

bratsche replied to a thread I started a blog! in General Mandolin Discussions

I caught when you said that you were still a teen. But you do write much better than 95% of your age group. Must be the home schooling! :) Oh,...

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Nov-13-2019, 8:25am

Bob Buckingham replied to a thread Canadian folk music moment (no mandolin content) in General Mandolin Discussions

This story, that appears at the bottom of the linked page, is moving as well. ...

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