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Jan-14-2022, 10:29pm

Louise NM replied to a thread Girouard quartet - phase 1 in Builders and Repair

Building a matched quartet is a rare opportunity for a luthier—it's wonderful you were able to provide the Girouards a chance to make these. Let's...

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Jan-13-2022, 11:06pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion What is everyone working on? in group Newbies

Nice bluesy waltz and gorgeous two-string tremolo! I'm envious: it's something I'm getting nowhere with.

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Jan-13-2022, 11:02pm

Louise NM replied to a thread Seller’s Remorse - 2008 custom Weber Fern in General Mandolin Discussions

There's more than one reason he may have cut off contact with his family. I hope you hear from him and can get some resolution.

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Jan-11-2022, 10:42pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion What is everyone working on? in group Newbies

That's a sweet piece, Mark.

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Jan-10-2022, 10:55pm

Louise NM replied to a thread A tale of two [Lyon and Healy] C's in Vintage Instruments

One other thought, Martin: any chance #935 broke its neck and got a new one? or that its owner decided shorter necks were the bomb and sent it back...

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Jan-10-2022, 10:48pm

Louise NM replied to a thread A tale of two [Lyon and Healy] C's in Vintage Instruments

Kind of like a murphy bed, in that it hides away when not in use! Photos here.

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Jan-10-2022, 10:38pm

Louise NM replied to a thread The newest hot mandolin accessory! in General Mandolin Discussions

I had this very realization one day in college: 20° below zero with a brisk wind, waiting on the sidewalk for the train to finish crossing campus so...

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Jan-09-2022, 10:42pm

Louise NM replied to a thread A tale of two [Lyon and Healy] C's in Vintage Instruments

With serial numbers that close you would expect them to be made at about the same time. Any chance 935 was a custom order? Any evidence the shorter...

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Jan-09-2022, 10:35pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion Recommend a Bach book? in group Newbies

Ooh, the book in the classifieds is the one with the cover photo of a badly beaten L&H where some infidel screwed a strap hanger to the top of it....

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Jan-08-2022, 11:47pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion Recommend a Bach book? in group Newbies

This one from Mel Bay has a good variety of pieces at different levels.

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Jan-08-2022, 11:19pm

Louise NM replied to a thread Has COVID affected your MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, MAS flared. When the lockdown started (remember, we were all going to stay home for a couple weeks and "flatten the curve"?) all my orchestral...

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Jan-08-2022, 6:18pm

Louise NM replied to a thread Humidipak - WARNING in Equipment

Raqcoon, another desert rat here. I've used the Boveda packs for quite awhile with no problem at my luthier's strong recommendation. Like Mike, I...

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Jan-04-2022, 10:41pm

Louise NM replied to a thread String identification in Equipment

Thomastiks have black winding on both ends, tailpiece and headstock—probably what you have. Your description of them, "Very very playable, bit mellow...

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Jan-02-2022, 6:38pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion What is everyone working on? in group Newbies

TTT, nice work on Soldier's Joy. You're doing great for five months in. You are pulling a rich tone out of that Eastman—always good for a beginner to...

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Jan-01-2022, 10:53pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion New (old) mandolin day for me! in group Newbies

Maddening little instruments, aren't they? Change one thing and then you have to tinker with three others to accommodate the first change. Your...

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Dec-30-2021, 12:28am

Louise NM replied to a thread To be or not to be (a bluegrass player) in General Mandolin Discussions

Nope.

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Dec-27-2021, 11:28pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion What is everyone working on? in group Newbies

Thanks, folks. Nice piece, isn't it? The composer is named Marlo Strauss, or Strauß in his native Germany. I can't find much information about...

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Dec-26-2021, 11:29pm

Louise NM replied to a thread Old mandolin postcards on ebay in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

1918 wasn't a happy time. World War One was a horror show the likes of which had never been seen, and the world was never the same after. It was also...

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Dec-26-2021, 11:08pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion What is everyone working on? in group Newbies

Last week I worked something like 65 hours, leaving almost no mandolin time. Hate that! Yesterday was a stare-at-the-walls day, today I got back to...

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Dec-26-2021, 8:25pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion 2021-12 Tune of the Month - Holiday! in group Newbies

This is one that's holiday-ish, I guess, a set of variations on "Greensleeves" (aka "What Child is This?") by James Oswald. Oswald (1710–1769) was a...

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Dec-26-2021, 8:17pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion 2021-12 Tune of the Month - Holiday! in group Newbies

Nice job, NDO. And if it is in the service of pleasing your daughter, all the better!

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Dec-22-2021, 11:19pm

Louise NM replied to a discussion 2021-12 Tune of the Month - Holiday! in group Newbies

You're getting a great tone out of that L&H, Honkety! Good version of King Wenceslas.

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