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Yesterday, 8:49pm

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

Thank you, Professor Jacobson. That makes a lot of sense.

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Yesterday, 7:12pm

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

From the darkened closets of Guitar Center Vintage... This 1920s(?) A-3 is a bit scary. If it was less than 1/2 the asking price perhaps someone...

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Yesterday, 6:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ebay: maple top mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

For the usual hysterical porpoises—a quote from the seller:

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Yesterday, 6:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F style Ukulele ? in CBOM

He ships out of Taiwan and many of these instruments are made in Vietnam. I think they have improved a lot in quality over the years.

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Yesterday, 6:11pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Book/s on how to improvise on Old Time tunes??? in Song and Tune Projects

To piggyback on A 4's post: There are two other OT jams that may be more to your liking at least according to the recriptions: OLD TIME...

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Yesterday, 4:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F style Ukulele ? in CBOM

That one in the video you link above looks like it might be a tenor. Usually the baritones don't have re-entrant tuning. Just a guess, of course. ...

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Yesterday, 4:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F style Ukulele ? in CBOM

Ah, that is the one I was looking for.

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Yesterday, 3:54pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread New (to me) Flatiron A5-1 in General Mandolin Discussions

I bought mine in '83 or so. One of the first two carved models that Mandolin Brothers got in. I probably sent in my warranty card. I still play it...

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Yesterday, 3:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F style Ukulele ? in CBOM

Boat Paddle Ukes might come close. You can just convince him to do a scroll. But if you want a carved top one: Chennell Jazzbox. I have a feeling...

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Feb-25-2020, 9:32pm

mrmando replied to a thread Nudie's Mosrite in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I certainly had my chance! I'm not sure if Emerald City Guitars still has it. I would have offered a trade, but my firstborn son said he wasn't...

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Feb-25-2020, 8:46pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Two interesting instruments at Bernunzio's in CBOM

Look at his first post.

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Feb-25-2020, 7:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Want flat fretboard, at least 1 1/8" nut width. Suggestions? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So sorry... I missed that. Too bad, otherwise that could have been a contender. Oh well... I think Will makes both flat and radiused. Here is a...

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Feb-25-2020, 6:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Want flat fretboard, at least 1 1/8" nut width. Suggestions? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Here ya go. If you have the bucks, this D'Angelico would be a sure shot. They (whoever they are) certainly do not make any like these any more.

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Feb-25-2020, 4:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Want flat fretboard, at least 1 1/8" nut width. Suggestions? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Absolutely. I still love the mandolin I traded with you. I guess it was a trade made in heaven for both of us. I have played maybe 3 or 4 Kimbles and...

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Feb-25-2020, 4:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Want flat fretboard, at least 1 1/8" nut width. Suggestions? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Brent: I would consider a Kimble A-5 like this one. Mandomutt, for some reason, does not say that it is a flat fretboard nor does he mention the...

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Feb-25-2020, 3:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Recommendations for Custom Tailpiece in Builders and Repair

That makes a lot of sense then. Post finished photos here.

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Feb-25-2020, 3:32pm

mrmando replied to a thread Wintergrass Vintage Instrument Showcase in General Mandolin Discussions

Cool! I overslept and couldn't make it. Thanks for posting.

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Feb-25-2020, 2:03am

mrmando replied to a thread Gibson EM-1235 with TWO MANDOLIN NECKS in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

I recall one of the mandolin/tenor doublenecks being for sale not that long ago, at less than a tenth of what's being asked for the 2-mandolin...

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Feb-24-2020, 10:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Attic Find in Looking for Information About Mandolins

You guys beat me to it. Yes, Portuguese guitarra. The only thing I can add is that Fall River had a large population of Portuguese immigrants. I have...

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Feb-24-2020, 10:36pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Thank you Scott and Dan! in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for the monumental effort, Scott and Dan and team.

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Feb-21-2020, 4:57am

mrmando replied to a thread Gibson EM-1235 with TWO MANDOLIN NECKS in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Perhaps you're wondering if this is the highest price anyone's ever seen for an electric mandolin. No, it is not. I believe that distinction...

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Feb-21-2020, 4:56am

mrmando replied to a thread Nudie's Mosrite in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Just an observation that when this instrument was listed for sale, a decade after Jim posted it here, the asking price was $400K....

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Feb-21-2020, 4:46am

mrmando replied to a thread Gibson EM-1235 with TWO MANDOLIN NECKS in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

It ain't gonna sound like a Loar, though ...

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Feb-21-2020, 2:09am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Chris Thile in General Mandolin Discussions

What kind and color socks was he wearing? :)

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Feb-21-2020, 2:08am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Two interesting instruments at Bernunzio's in CBOM

The mandocello is on consignment by a fellow MCer, Matthew, who goes by the screen name gweetarpicker or something like that. There have been other...

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Feb-21-2020, 2:05am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Interesting European Mandolinetto- Pre-War in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Looks like this maker was pretty prolific. The OP mandolinetto at first glance reminded me of similar construction to Spanish bandurrias. I also...

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Feb-20-2020, 11:45am

mrmando replied to a thread Wintergrass 2020 Vintage Instrument Workshop in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks Mark! I just got a very cool vintage Regal mandolin I think you'll like! I'll have it at the workshop, along with a Lyon & Healy A, a...

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Feb-20-2020, 11:33am

Jim Garber replied to a thread New Washburn 'Timeless' F-5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Ok, as a service to all the Washburn Timeless fans, here is what sounds like the official description of the model (from this site): Also, for...

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Feb-19-2020, 11:09pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread To the multi instrumentalists: which instrument is your no. 1 ? in General Mandolin Discussions

My first instrument was piano from about until about 12, then guitar until college when a friend lent me a mandolin and I had to have one of those....

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Feb-19-2020, 11:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Review: Carlo Mazzaccara Lucia bowlback mandolin in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Excellent. I would love to see this beauty one day.

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