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Today, 10:56am

pheffernan replied to a thread Help finding Mando Store in Midwest with selection in General Mandolin Discussions

Would Morgan Music in Lebanon, Missouri qualify? They are a site sponsor and have a Northfield Calhoun in stock (and in budget): ...

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Yesterday, 10:41pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MTO: replacement tuners? in Builders and Repair

Bill, I’ve posted about this before on the Cafe, but I went through two set of GA tuners and Collings ended up giving me a set of Gotohs, which are...

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Yesterday, 1:10pm

fatt-dad replied to a thread Mandolin Cafe Milestones in General Mandolin Discussions

There's some baggage with Phat - an abbreviation that's not for me! 6'-5", 190# a tall drink of water! f-d

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Yesterday, 11:06am

fatt-dad replied to a thread Preferred wire cutters? in Builders and Repair

Dr. Slick - Bullet Head. Buddy that thinks I like to fish gave me one. I use it for string changes and it works great! f-d

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Yesterday, 5:51am

pheffernan replied to a thread New player - Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It will, if purchase used. It has been my observation that initial depreciation of flattops is greater than archtops, but then it stabilizes. And...

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Jan-24-2021, 9:13pm

fatt-dad replied to a thread Mandolin Cafe Milestones in General Mandolin Discussions

hahhahahhaaahahaa! I do love my CSU (Colorado State University) hat; however. So many years ago. . . f-d

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Jan-24-2021, 8:02pm

Caleb replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

Trying the various brands and styles of strings is a fun and relatively cheap adventure. Enjoy it!

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Jan-24-2021, 1:52pm

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Understood. I felt weird even asking, and in hindsight see I really shouldn’t have. Charley’s acoustic room is really great. Last time I was...

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Jan-24-2021, 12:23pm

fatt-dad replied to a thread Mandolin Cafe Milestones in General Mandolin Discussions

I had to post just to see my current count. Well that and to reflect on meeting you in person in Key West! Hearing you play! Enjoying the world...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:46am

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

Here's an update on my recent pick-geeking: Nik is still making the Apollo picks I ordered, and he was kind enough to help me with a last minute...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:09am

Caleb replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

This morning I've been messing around with The Golden Slippers. Fun tune!

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Jan-24-2021, 11:07am

Caleb replied to a thread Collings Headstock and string winders in Equipment

I noticed a while back that the headstock on my MT is getting beat up due to using a guitar string winder. It bugged me at first but now I think it...

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Jan-24-2021, 10:07am

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and am curious as to where you bought it (though if you're uncomfortable saying so, that's ok). I've been to...

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Jan-23-2021, 4:39pm

pheffernan replied to a thread Dubova tenor guitar in Tenor Guitars

My Newton tenor is a Size 2 which has always struck me as a good compromise.

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Jan-23-2021, 10:12am

fatt-dad replied to a thread A vs. F in Equipment

I'm with Bill. No part of nothin' f-d

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Jan-23-2021, 8:35am

pheffernan replied to a thread Dubova tenor guitar in Tenor Guitars

Michael’s video and description of the 000 body made me wonder: is there an optimal (or suboptimal) body size for a flattop acoustic tenor?

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Jan-22-2021, 8:56pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I ran across one of these and alluded to it in an earlier post: 2009 at the late great FQMS in Louisville, KY. It was a very plain MT and the most...

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Jan-22-2021, 8:49pm

Caleb replied to a thread Looking to have some pearl inlay work done. in Builders and Repair

I’m having the work done by Bruce Weber. I’ll post a pic when it’s done. Very excited!

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Jan-22-2021, 8:10pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

Murphy’s is a good shop ran by good people. I’m down the road in Euless, not many exits from there. If you ever want to try someone else, I...

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Jan-22-2021, 6:48pm

pheffernan replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Some eras are better than others, but the brand always sounds good. My fifth mandolin was a Gibson oval from the Lloyd Loar era and did, in fact,...

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Jan-22-2021, 6:07pm

pheffernan replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

The name “Gibson” on the peghead always sounds good! :mandosmiley:

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Jan-22-2021, 5:28pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

I see you’re in Irving. I’m curious what luthier you use?

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Jan-22-2021, 10:08am

Caleb replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Pretty wood might not always sound better, but it seems to me that most people paying top dollar for a good mandolin expect it to look beautiful.

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Jan-22-2021, 8:23am

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

https://www.stringsbymail.com/la-bella-880m-mandolin-strings-medium-11-38-16934.html ^^^ These are what I use: La Bella mediums, but they are...

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Jan-21-2021, 6:21pm

Caleb replied to a thread A good Slaid Cleaves song for 2021 in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

https://youtu.be/8qhUtHqRbJk ^^^ His song ‘Lydia’ has some tasty mandolin in it too.

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Jan-21-2021, 5:02pm

pheffernan replied to a thread Your Wegen Pick in Equipment

The TF140 is my favorite pick. I like the tone and love the rock solid stability in my hand. Some might produce a better tone (Red Bear) or last...

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Jan-20-2021, 1:15pm

fatt-dad replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

everything's going fine. A string of clams. Yeah, better check your grip! Otherwise? I'd rather look at my picking hand! That's where the...

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Jan-20-2021, 12:31pm

Caleb started a thread “On The Scottish Side” - Fiddle Tune CD/Album in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

https://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Side-Collection-Fiddle-Tunes/dp/B00TKJVQLY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=On+the+scottish+side&qid=1611163734&sr=8-2 ...

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Jan-20-2021, 7:43am

fatt-dad replied to a thread Gibson A3 number 74336 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

but. . . was it a snakehead? So interesting! f-d

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Jan-19-2021, 8:59am

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I’ve been following Collings’ work for a long time and they don’t do anything halfway. The instruments themselves show this, but a tour of their shop...

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