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Yesterday, 11:21pm

buckhorn replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

I've never been one to spend the big bucks for the 4A and 5A figured maple.. Most of the maple I use comes from local suppliers and is in the 2A to...

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Yesterday, 8:56pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I ran across one of these and alluded to it in an earlier post: 2009 at the late great FQMS in Louisville, KY. It was a very plain MT and the most...

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Yesterday, 8:49pm

Caleb replied to a thread Looking to have some pearl inlay work done. in Builders and Repair

I’m having the work done by Bruce Weber. I’ll post a pic when it’s done. Very excited!

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Yesterday, 8:10pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

Murphy’s is a good shop ran by good people. I’m down the road in Euless, not many exits from there. If you ever want to try someone else, I...

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Yesterday, 7:38pm

journeybear replied to a thread 1974 Gibson F5 - what's top of the market? in General Mandolin Discussions

My mid-to-late-70s F-12* was not a great instrument. I had her for 30 years and put in a lot of playing and traveling with her, but she never did get...

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Yesterday, 7:25pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Kelley A-V-5 advice needed in Builders and Repair

Not to diminish Skip's talent as a builder, I find the #2 pic a little telling. It looks like he did not have a perfect fit, hence the dark wood...

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Yesterday, 7:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Aesthetic appeal is a matter of personal taste. (That from the Department of Redundancy Department) :) I prefer the beauty of the understated. Not...

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Yesterday, 6:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Today I had a lovely video call with two fellow musicians to try and figure out how to play together remotely on Jamkazam. It was nice just talking...

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Yesterday, 6:27pm

Charles E. replied to a thread A5 build plans in Builders and Repair

James Condino drew up a set of plans for a Gibson Snake Head mandolin.... https://luth.org/instrument-plans/mandolin-family/ That might be a...

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Yesterday, 5:28pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

I see you’re in Irving. I’m curious what luthier you use?

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Yesterday, 5:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

My alias is Gregor Samsa!

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Yesterday, 4:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

First examples come from the eBay sellers from the Taiwan/Vietnam circle. I believe they have become much better in the quality of their work but...

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Yesterday, 1:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1920/1930 Supertone Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Post some photos and carefully measure the distance between centers of the posts so you can tell people selling parts. Most of these Supertones are...

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Yesterday, 10:51am

Eugene replied to a thread Pettine's Modern Mandolin School in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Unfortunately, I do not. The set discussed here should be available for inter-library loan: http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/record=b22830076. However, it...

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Yesterday, 10:08am

Caleb replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Pretty wood might not always sound better, but it seems to me that most people paying top dollar for a good mandolin expect it to look beautiful.

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Yesterday, 9:54am

journeybear replied to a thread Opening Mandolin Lick for Thunder Dan in General Mandolin Discussions

Alrighty then! I'll take a stab at it. So, the song is in B, or Bm. (You'll see the guitarist play a G chord capoed at the 4th fret.) It looks...

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Yesterday, 8:23am

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

https://www.stringsbymail.com/la-bella-880m-mandolin-strings-medium-11-38-16934.html ^^^ These are what I use: La Bella mediums, but they are...

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Yesterday, 2:43am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

I don't know what you did to deserve that. I've made hundreds of edits over a dozen years and had less than 20 of them reverted. Everyone's...

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Jan-21-2021, 10:53pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Congratulations! If you have pictures, and know how to upload them (having a bit of a problem myself with that on another article), go ahead. Or post...

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Jan-21-2021, 8:28pm

journeybear replied to a thread Opening Mandolin Lick for Thunder Dan in General Mandolin Discussions

This here? Or something else? Because he pretty much shows what he's doing, almost from the start.

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Jan-21-2021, 6:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Danger of imitating an inlay logo/brand? in Builders and Repair

Unless you copy that logo of that bird exactly there should be no problem. Same with letters, if you copy someone else's monogram on the headstock...

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Jan-21-2021, 6:30pm

journeybear replied to a thread Aaargh . . . in Builders and Repair

I sympathize, analogously. I've been through somewhat similar experiences during my tenure as an editor, spending hours repairing blunders by writers...

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Jan-21-2021, 6:21pm

Caleb replied to a thread A good Slaid Cleaves song for 2021 in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

https://youtu.be/8qhUtHqRbJk ^^^ His song ‘Lydia’ has some tasty mandolin in it too.

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Jan-21-2021, 4:37pm

Mandobart replied to a thread Your Wegen Pick in Equipment

I'm a big fan of the M200. Probably my second favorite pick in the world, and I've tried nearly all of them. My current favorite pick is the...

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Jan-21-2021, 1:08pm

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

It mentions them as examples. I don't get the mockery angle. Not at all. It's a reference source, not an editorial page. My point is, you can...

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Jan-21-2021, 8:06am

Charles E. replied to a thread Dubova tenor guitar in Tenor Guitars

Beautiful! Whats the scale length on that?

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Jan-21-2021, 6:02am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread The Wind That Shakes the Barley in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Ah, well spotted whistler! How did I not notice that - bah! Here's the Aoife link now:

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Jan-21-2021, 1:08am

journeybear replied to a thread Mandocello Wikipedia in CBOM

Perhaps a few notes of general information are in order. Wikipedia is a free information sharing resource created, edited, and maintained mostly...

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Jan-20-2021, 10:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I was talking about the shape not the thickness. BC makes their 35 pick thickness which is 0.89mm. Perhaps you could see if they make that shape with...

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Jan-20-2021, 6:39pm

journeybear replied to a thread 10 Questions for Alison Stephens in Mandolin Cafe News Discussions

Thanks for keeping this great interview in view, keeping Alison Stephens' memory alive. :mandosmiley: And as a PSA - I've been having a deuce of a...

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