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Charles E. replied to a thread No motivation in General Mandolin Discussions

I hear you man! You know with a little bit of tweaking, that could be a pretty good poem.

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Aug-02-2020, 6:23pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Double Standard in General Mandolin Discussions

Hey David, you were playing "Devil's Advocate", it's all good. :)

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Aug-02-2020, 4:56pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Double Standard in General Mandolin Discussions

With respect to Hudmister, he asked for thoughts about putting a sound post in a mandolin and my only intention was to share some past posts, nothing...

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Aug-01-2020, 10:49am

Charles E. replied to a thread sound post experiment in Builders and Repair

Been discussed before...... https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/59510-Sound-posts?highlight=sound+post

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Jul-31-2020, 7:51pm

Charles E. replied to a thread John Ramsey(ave guitars, formly Tejonstreet music) retiring in General Mandolin Discussions

My wife's family is based in Colorado Springs and I have visited Johns shop on many an occasion. Not only are they great people but John builds some...

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Jul-31-2020, 8:11am

Charles E. replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

And a much mentioned Mike Black A mandolin just landed.... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/158256#158256 That won't last long. NFI

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Jul-29-2020, 2:51pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Buy without trying in General Mandolin Discussions

One mandolin that created quite a buzz at this past year's NAMM was the new Zeta acoustic-electric A-style mandolin... ...

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Jul-29-2020, 9:04am

Charles E. replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I don't know if Matt is still keeping up with this thread or if he has already chosen a mandolin but this Pomeroy just landed in the classifieds.......

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Jul-28-2020, 3:19pm

Charles E. replied to a thread No Clifftop, play tunes anyway.... Grey Owl/Chinquapin Hunting in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Nice Pete!

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Jul-28-2020, 3:04pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Waterlox Marine High Gloss in Builders and Repair

I was reminded of this article in GAL a few years ago...... http://www.shellacfinishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Giouard_Mowry_RoyalLac.pdf ...

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Jul-27-2020, 8:48pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Heads up for you Mandolinists with Cats in General Mandolin Discussions

You have a 30 year old cat!? :disbelief: How is that even possible? Lots of love I guess.

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Jul-27-2020, 3:41pm

Charles E. replied to a thread '30 Epiphone Tenor - Mansion on the Hill in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Uh oh, Sue is about to go down the tenor guitar rabbit hole!

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Jul-27-2020, 3:14pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Buy without trying in General Mandolin Discussions

You can get a lot of mandolin for that money. As has been posted here before... An A style will get you more build quality for the money then an F...

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Jul-25-2020, 1:06pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Cafe face masks in General Mandolin Discussions

Do you think it would be too much if I wore it while donning my black Cafe hat? ;)

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Jul-25-2020, 12:18pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Help Identify This Old Gibson I Bought in Tenor Guitars

MTQuinn, that really looks and sounds great! Nice playing. When I had mine many years ago, I had a Small Fender tube amp that had a "master" volume...

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Jul-25-2020, 12:05pm

Charles E. started a thread Cafe face masks in General Mandolin Discussions

Just saw these in the Cafe classifieds... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/157978#157978 One is on it's way to me. NFI Hope it does not...

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Jul-24-2020, 4:13pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Redtip wood? in Builders and Repair

Are they using it for finger boards? Sounds interesting.

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Jul-24-2020, 2:06pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Redtip wood? in Builders and Repair

I was wondering that too. This is the only thing I could find.... ...

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Jul-23-2020, 5:16pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Sobell Banjola in the classifieds in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That was great! Now I just want to know what that electric "Shrek" banjo thingie is over his left shoulder.

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Jul-23-2020, 1:11pm

Charles E. started a thread Sobell Banjola in the classifieds in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Looks like something Allen Hopkins might play.....;) https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/157885#157885 I wonder how it sounds? NFI

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Jul-23-2020, 10:18am

Charles E. replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So, have we thoroughly confused Matt yet? :)

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Jul-23-2020, 9:34am

Charles E. replied to a thread How did the "curl" on the mandolin body evolve? in General Mandolin Discussions

If the OP thinks the scroll on the standard F-5 is ugly, he ain't seen nothing yet..... ...

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Jul-20-2020, 5:04pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Bug spray Lacquer repair in Builders and Repair

I wonder how the spray affected those areas? When I worked for a guitar shop in Maine years ago, every summer we would get guitars with finish...

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Jul-20-2020, 3:50pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Help Identify This Old Gibson I Bought in Tenor Guitars

Did you get it? :grin:

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Jul-20-2020, 2:39pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Over the years I have owned a number of teens Gibson oval holed mandolins. While they had a nice vintage tone and vibe I had to move on from them...

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Jul-19-2020, 7:18pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Help with case color in Equipment

Sorry, could not resist.

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Jul-19-2020, 6:11pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Ready built electric mandolin necks? in Builders and Repair

Saga makes an electric mandolin kit..... https://www.addtwt.shop/mt-10-mandolin-kit-electric-saga You could contact them and see if they will...

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Jul-19-2020, 3:00pm

Charles E. replied to a thread yamaha mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Californian is written in script on the head stock.

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Jul-19-2020, 2:09pm

Charles E. replied to a thread yamaha mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Instead of clicking on "post quick reply" click on "go advanced". On the top line, on the right hand side, you will see a paperclip symbol, click on...

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