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Today, 8:54am

Richard500 replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

And another wow! Hadn’t looked at Jake’s post, attached. This solves or at least begins to explain an oddity I saw last year on an auction site...

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Yesterday, 10:00am

Richard500 replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

Just for reference, the 12 string is almost identical to my Schmidts - I have two. Headstock shape, aluminum tuner buttons, same pickguard outline...

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Aug-11-2022, 8:44am

Richard500 replied to a thread Vinaccia disection in Builders and Repair

From Wikipedia: The initial processing involved separating the layers of the scutes from the animal's carapace by heating, softening the plates by...

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Aug-10-2022, 2:49pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Vinaccia disection in Builders and Repair

We used to say the same about Italian cars, and for similar reasons. Anyhow, the gunk looks a bit like RTV silicone, which was sort of a wonder...

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Aug-10-2022, 11:17am

Richard500 replied to a thread Weber Bridge - nut spinning, unable to raise/lower in Builders and Repair

Pops1 is correct. The bolt - the threaded part isn’t stripped, but could be in one place if you’re frequently using the adjustment, which you said...

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Aug-09-2022, 9:37am

Richard500 replied to a thread ID? F-style mandolin with Eagle front/back and wood trim in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Whatever the pearly predator, a ToneGuard will keep it from getting loose.

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Aug-07-2022, 4:36pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Wrapping strings around tuners too many times restringing? in Builders and Repair

Ok, engineers and bystanders, this is the assignment. It’s a calculus problem. Assume the coefficient of friction is constant: maybe 0.2 for steel...

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Aug-07-2022, 1:23pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Homemade Tuning Peg Tool in Equipment

Yes, you can easily break buttons and more. If you think of the post as a lever, with a gear on one end and a string pulling with about 20 lbs on...

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Aug-07-2022, 8:52am

Richard500 replied to a thread Oscar Schmidt Tremolina in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Sue, I’ve sometimes used repair kits for vinyl upholstery especially automotive. The kits contain little tubs of compound in colors and ‘graining...

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Aug-07-2022, 8:42am

Richard500 replied to a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The mirror and strong light are needed in any event to check for loose braces before you tune the thing up. If you see the same grain pattern inside...

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Aug-06-2022, 3:19pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Shop disc sander for small delicate work in Builders and Repair

Bolt it down! With a close-fitting table, useful for all sorts of things you didn’t think you needed to do.

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Aug-05-2022, 3:34pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The French wrote the book on some aspects of modernism and Deco pretty early. The seminal Paris 1925 expo put things front and center. Even the...

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Aug-05-2022, 8:42am

Richard500 replied to a thread Help identifying a mandolin banjo / banjolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Agree entirely with RayT. The neck may even be a recent graft from a mandolin. If it is just screwed into the rim (screw heads inside, or maybe...

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Aug-04-2022, 5:22pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Help identifying a mandolin banjo / banjolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

How similar? Photos of your friend's actual model would be helpful.. Prices in the US depend on manufacturer to a large extent, but generally are,...

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Aug-04-2022, 8:51am

Richard500 replied to a thread Dose anyone know anything about this mandolin or its value in Looking for Information About Mandolins

@ Mr. Bear et al: No, I think the OP could easily feel he’s been mocked. One can only take witty chances with those we know well. To the second...

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Aug-03-2022, 7:24pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Wood Anatomy in General Mandolin Discussions

The OP is, perhaps, overthinking things. Much more likely in wooden instrument aging are more macroscopic effects like fracturing in glue joints and...

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Aug-03-2022, 7:48am

Richard500 replied to a thread mandolin wolf tone? in Builders and Repair

Learn to live with the buzz. Recent Rhode Island luthier creation.

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Aug-02-2022, 11:51am

Richard500 replied to a thread mandolin wolf tone? in Builders and Repair

An A on the E string also resonates the open A which can continue to sound its harmonic, so I hope you have a better example, or indicate that when...

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Aug-01-2022, 4:48pm

Richard500 replied to a thread High e-string keeps snapping, help? in General Mandolin Discussions

Why hasn’t anyone mentioned excess friction at the nut? The tension is always larger above the nut, and friction can be quite large. The shape,...

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Aug-01-2022, 10:50am

Richard500 replied to a thread Gilchrist Using The Tone Traveler On Mike Compton's Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Anyone want to either define, or start a very long thread about what warming up a mandolin means? I have the (moderately educated) feeling that,...

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Jul-31-2022, 7:55pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

I think the excess string has to exit the head to the sides for the kitten vibe; maybe about 4” each side. The tailpiece is nice, and novel. Are...

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Jul-31-2022, 7:19pm

Richard500 started a thread Strad-o-lin neo-log-ism in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

SGW’s flair for description continues with a SOL on the block now described as an A-Frame mandolin. Before you SOL fanciers get too excited, it’s...

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Jul-30-2022, 6:31pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Bar Frets from Wiper Blades! in Builders and Repair

This is a simulation, because it’s soft copper, but the same thing can be done with some of the harder materials. My turning rolls at home aren’t as...

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Jul-29-2022, 6:12pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Gilchrist Using The Tone Traveler On Mike Compton's Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Certainly don’t know, but when I put Mr. Spruce in the oven, I’m pretty sure he was torrified.

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Jul-29-2022, 3:33pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Gilchrist Using The Tone Traveler On Mike Compton's Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

As a bonafide science person, I try to not get into this type of exposition, because it does no good, but I do have to mention that the video...

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