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Yesterday, 9:32pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Brentrup Mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Played one at Gruhns. Just okay. Of course that was just one example. No where close to the Ellis mandolins I played

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Yesterday, 4:21pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Rubner tuners are back in Equipment

Rubner's are the only item holding up my new Girouard F4 to be completed ! :) Patience is a virtue !

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Yesterday, 2:27am

yankees1 replied to a thread Rubner tuners are back in Equipment

Waiting on Rubner F Luxury tuners and hopefully by January !

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Oct-11-2019, 6:13am

yankees1 replied to a thread Anyone taking online lessons? in General Mandolin Discussions

I took online lessons ( Skype) a number of years ago from Pete Martin ! Excellent teacher but I was a poor student ! I didn't begin playing until 64...

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Oct-07-2019, 2:29pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Curt Mangan Monel medium string price increase? in Equipment

Just ordered these strings for $10.50 a set for a six pack ! Bought at gimmesomestrings.com. I have bought several times from this site ( Jason) and...

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Oct-07-2019, 4:16am

yankees1 replied to a thread Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

And the creek don't rise !

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Oct-07-2019, 4:15am

yankees1 replied to a thread Free online mandolin lessons in General Mandolin Discussions

Nice playing !

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Oct-06-2019, 3:25pm

yankees1 replied to a thread I think something's wrong with my mandolin. in General Mandolin Discussions

Something must be wrong with mine also ! It doesn't sound as good as Ricky Skagg's mandolin !

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Oct-06-2019, 7:45am

yankees1 replied to a thread What instrument is the hardest? My experience in General Mandolin Discussions

I don't play it but I have always heard that a Harp is the most difficult ! Any Harp players out there ? With not much ability and starting late (...

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Oct-05-2019, 4:08am

yankees1 replied to a thread Rubner tuners are back in Equipment

This is the reason I'm waiting on Rubner's !

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Oct-03-2019, 7:20pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Rubner tuners are back in Equipment

Not quite !! F Luxury tuners are not available and latest word not until after Christmas ! They( new style) were suppose to be available in November...

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Sep-25-2019, 2:28pm

yankees1 replied to a thread How to choose a good F style mandolin when you are miles from now in General Mandolin Discussions

Another $1000. And you should have enough for a Girouard ! Maybe a little less ! Max Girouard builds fantastic mandolins ! Actually, I just found out...

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Sep-25-2019, 1:38pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Decision Time for wood type - Is the difference big? in General Mandolin Discussions

Might consider Port Orford ! All I have heard from PO tops were fantastic !

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Sep-25-2019, 1:36pm

yankees1 replied to a thread Decision Time for wood type - Is the difference big? in General Mandolin Discussions

More difference by who builds it !

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