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Sep-09-2020,
5:30pm
Charles E.
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Which Budget Fingerstyle Guitar?
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I wonder if the the OP ever decided on a guitar?
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40 replies | 3740 view(s)
Sep-09-2020,
2:07pm
Charles E.
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Travelite Case - doesn't close without applying pressure. Normal?
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I have a Travelite for my Girouard F-5 and I can see imprints from the strings very clearly in the underside of the top. However the case closes...
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9 replies | 381 view(s)
Sep-08-2020,
9:28pm
Charles E.
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El Toro ?
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Go for the El Toro! Head and shoulders above mass produced imports.
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29 replies | 1680 view(s)
Sep-08-2020,
8:04pm
Charles E.
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recommend me an acoustic bass
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General Mandolin Discussions
One option might be to look for a 1/2 size upright bass. I played one in an old time band and it held its own with fiddles and banjos. The size and...
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82 replies | 5245 view(s)
Sep-08-2020,
7:57pm
Charles E.
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Joining the Girouard Club with an F Oval hole
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As a happy owner of a F-5 by Max and Lauri, the only other thing I would covet, would be an F-4 from them. Look forward to seeing pics of the...
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15 replies | 1154 view(s)
Sep-08-2020,
12:03pm
Charles E.
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recommend me an acoustic bass
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Taylor Mini Bass.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M21nrobkt14 NFI
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82 replies | 5245 view(s)
Sep-08-2020,
10:52am
Charles E.
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May Bell mandolin on Pottstown PA craigslist
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Mike, that is a fun read from 10 or 9 years ago, I forgot I was involved. It looks like the sale of the Pottstown May Bell might have fallen...
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32 replies | 2028 view(s)
Sep-07-2020,
8:17pm
Charles E.
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May Bell mandolin on Pottstown PA craigslist
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I would love to see proof of this. Does that mean that Mike's example of a Slingerland catalog featuring mandolins is false?
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32 replies | 2028 view(s)
Sep-06-2020,
1:55pm
Charles E.
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New tenor
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One in the Cafe classifieds... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/159804#159804 NFI
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Sep-06-2020,
12:48pm
Charles E.
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May Bell mandolin on Pottstown PA craigslist
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I just got an email from the seller, he already has a buyer and the sale is pending. Well I guess I saved $250.oo on a mandolin I would only get to...
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Sep-05-2020,
6:06pm
Charles E.
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May Bell mandolin on Pottstown PA craigslist
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Hopefully Jamie will not jump on it. :whistling:
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32 replies | 2028 view(s)
Sep-05-2020,
3:24pm
Charles E.
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May Bell mandolin on Pottstown PA craigslist
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I was looking for an inexpensive mandolin to keep at my brothers house in North Wales PA for the times my wife and I go up to visit. I saw this May...
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Sep-05-2020,
3:05pm
Charles E.
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Campanella two-point (How to make an accent on due?)
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Sale pending on the Campanella, that didn't take long.
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42 replies | 12688 view(s)
Sep-05-2020,
11:44am
Charles E.
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Which Budget Fingerstyle Guitar?
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When you mentioned that your budget is "low", I think most folks that responded did not realize that the instruments you listed are, in at least two...
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40 replies | 3740 view(s)
Sep-05-2020,
9:59am
Charles E.
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Need mandolin recommendations a-style
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I wonder if the OP ever checked in on the thread he started? Or chose a mandolin?
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24 replies | 1873 view(s)
Sep-04-2020,
5:07pm
Charles E.
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Cafe User: Br1ck
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Jim beat me to it.
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Sep-02-2020,
1:40pm
Charles E.
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Eastman Mandolin Advice
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The equivalent to the Eastman 505 in an F style is the Eastman 515... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/159614#159614 The Ratliff Country Boy...
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17 replies | 1602 view(s)
Sep-02-2020,
1:29pm
Charles E.
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My unique Dobro mandolin from 1975
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Late to the party, looks like the 1920's style three "lily of the valley" engraving but the shape of the flower buds are slightly different. Nice!
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13 replies | 4417 view(s)
Sep-01-2020,
7:15pm
Charles E.
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Advice on a Mandola?
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There is this used Weber Hyalite on Reverb for just a bit above your stated price range... ...
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10 replies | 647 view(s)
Sep-01-2020,
5:14pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
advice on purchasing a Mandolin
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Equipment
These RAG mandolins have gotten positive reviews here in the past... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/159286#159286 NFI
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9 replies | 860 view(s)
Aug-31-2020,
1:39pm
Charles E.
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Ideas for what could be rattling on Mandolin!
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Builders and Repair
I mentioned it in post #7.
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34 replies | 2765 view(s)
Aug-31-2020,
8:23am
Charles E.
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Need mandolin recommendations a-style
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
This brand new Kelly A-5 just landed in the classifieds.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KLJ9zQxlt8&app=desktop NFI
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24 replies | 1873 view(s)
Aug-30-2020,
10:33am
Charles E.
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Need mandolin recommendations a-style
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
There is this Elkhorn A-5 Deluxe in the classifieds... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/159208#159208 A lot of bang for the buck, 100% small...
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24 replies | 1873 view(s)
Aug-30-2020,
8:32am
Charles E.
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Need mandolin recommendations a-style
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Lots of choices in your range. I would also consider a used Collings MT2, Pava (from the Ellis workshop) and Girouard. Take a look at the Cafe...
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24 replies | 1873 view(s)
Aug-29-2020,
4:54pm
Charles E.
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Kay?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
As Nick mentioned, most of the tuner knobs have rotted off this one.
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3 replies | 477 view(s)
Aug-29-2020,
8:01am
Charles E.
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"Little Pine Siskin" with two mandos
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Videos, Pictures & Sound Files
What a nice tune, you guys sound great. I love the combo of the F-4 and the F-5. BTW on this side of the pond we call that a "creek". ;)
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10 replies | 1218 view(s)
Aug-28-2020,
6:37pm
Charles E.
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Phoenix NeoClassical - Value
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General Mandolin Discussions
Looks like The Mandolin Store sold one a bit ago, not sure when..... https://themandolinstore.com/product/phoenix-neoclassical-mandolin/
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Aug-28-2020,
6:00pm
Charles E.
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Gibson A0 Found in Attic
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Welcome to the cafe, without seeing photos it is very difficult to evaluate an instrument. $1800. seems a bit on the high for an A-O to me but it...
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17 replies | 1088 view(s)
Aug-28-2020,
4:30pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Minimal contact arm rest
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Equipment
You can get the viola hardware here..... https://www.internationalviolin.com/ProductDetail/2840_viola-chinrest-screws Make sure that the...
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11 replies | 843 view(s)
Aug-28-2020,
3:52pm
Charles E.
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Minimal contact arm rest
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I tuned mine to a "G". :whistling:
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11 replies | 843 view(s)
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