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Charles E.
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Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
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From the photo of the pickguard clamp it appears that the back was reglued with some sort of white glue. Not sure if that would affect the value or...
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Yesterday,
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Charles E.
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Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
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Looks to be an A-2 from the teens, fairly common. The 1911 Pat. date you see on the pick guard clamp is for the patent date of the clamp. Others...
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Yesterday,
8:21pm
Charles E.
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I don’t really know what I’ve got!
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Hey Terri, your attachment is not working. You might want to try again.
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Yesterday,
7:54pm
Charles E.
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Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
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Perhaps the moderators will blend your two posts into one.
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Yesterday,
7:51pm
Charles E.
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Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
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Welcome to the Cafe. Early Gibson mandolins are not that rare. Value depends on condition so posting some clear photo's of the instrument would go a...
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Yesterday,
7:41pm
Charles E.
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Rare Gibson mandolin 1911
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Welcome to the Cafe. Early Gibsons are not that rare and value depends on condition. Posting some photo's will help a lot to get answers to your...
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Yesterday,
2:03pm
Charles E.
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"New" KM-DAWG
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Congrats, that is a fine looking mandolin!
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Yesterday,
9:50am
Charles E.
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"New" KM-DAWG
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This just showed up in the classifieds this morning........ https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/131436#131436 NFI
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Nov-10-2018,
3:47pm
Charles E.
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Mandolin changing its color with time
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Violin makers routinely use UV cabinets (cabinets with mirrors and UV lights in the inside walls) to get color into violins in the white. It looks...
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Nov-10-2018,
10:58am
Charles E.
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Love my new EML pick
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Here is the website....... https://www.emlpicks.com/collections/casein-picks I see that he also makes picks out of "resin" and a product he...
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Nov-09-2018,
6:34pm
Charles E.
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I saw this Girouard mandolin in the classifieds this afternoon, went to see a matinee with some friends, came back and it was gone. ...
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Nov-07-2018,
7:18pm
Charles E.
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Sierra "J. S. Bach" Hull
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Love that little "whoo" she gives at the end. ;)
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Nov-06-2018,
8:53pm
Charles E.
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Sierra "J. S. Bach" Hull
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Works for me. Both ways.
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Nov-06-2018,
7:23pm
Charles E.
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Joining the Girouard club - commissioned a build!
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General Mandolin Discussions
Looking good Jill. Have you decided on a color scheme for the finish?
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Nov-05-2018,
9:20pm
Charles E.
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Mandolin sounded good
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Post a sound clip and we will be the judge. ;)
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Nov-05-2018,
5:59pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2
in
Looking for Information About Mandolins
Those Sawchyn mandolins look pretty sweet! Here is his website..... https://www.sawchyn.com/index.php/mandolins/traditional-mandolins
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Nov-05-2018,
3:03pm
Charles E.
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Tim O'Brien wants you to vote
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The posting guidelines tend to frown on religion and politics, we'll see if this gets a lock. Nice singing and playing though.
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Nov-05-2018,
12:56pm
Charles E.
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Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2
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Here is a video of Matt Witler playing a Girouard oval that was at the Music Emporium...... ...
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Nov-04-2018,
8:15pm
Charles E.
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Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2
in
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There is this in the classifieds..... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/130285#130285
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Nov-04-2018,
7:58pm
Charles E.
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Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2
in
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I have owned a number of old Gibson A models in years past but had to give them up because my hand could no longer tolerate the necks. I play a...
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Nov-03-2018,
5:35pm
Charles E.
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Story of My Girouard Tenor
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Tenor Guitars
Beautiful! I love the rounded lower bout. What is the story about the billy goat inlay on the head stock?
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7 replies | 431 view(s)
Nov-02-2018,
8:30am
Charles E.
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Halsey mandolin in the classifieds
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I think this is the first time I have ever seen one of Bill's mandolins for sale...... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/131056#131056 Bill is...
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Oct-22-2018,
9:17pm
Charles E.
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Old Gibson spot repair
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Marla Fibish does not seem too concerned about the wear on her Gibson A........... ...
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Oct-22-2018,
6:20pm
Charles E.
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Roasting pan tenor guitar
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Thanks Ranald, I knew that was bound to show up!
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Oct-22-2018,
2:13pm
Charles E.
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Martin Tenor
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Dcav, if you are interested, here is an article about Martin archtop guitars......... https://www.vintageguitar.com/1948/martin-f-9-archtop/ ...
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Oct-22-2018,
11:55am
Charles E.
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Roasting pan tenor guitar
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Just when you think you have seen every thing. :disbelief: It looks like the guy did a decent build on this..... ...
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Oct-22-2018,
8:09am
Charles E.
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Lighter Case for F4
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Bobolock arrow shaped case.......... https://www.bobelock.com/cases/mandolin/b1029.html Many color options and weighs 7lb They seem to go...
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Oct-21-2018,
6:22pm
Charles E.
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Martin Tenor
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Tenor Guitars
They did indeed. One came up on ebay a number of years ago that gave me a serious case of tgas but I could not afford it. This is from...
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Oct-21-2018,
5:50pm
Charles E.
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Lighter Case for F4
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Equipment
Eastman makes a light weight case that fits an F-4......... https://www.elderly.com/eastman-fiberglass-f-mandolin-case.htm
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Oct-20-2018,
4:19pm
Charles E.
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Natural plant based resins in oil-based varnish
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Old Wood varnish and grounds are very high quality and high priced. It is made for the violin market but should work for mandolins...... ...
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