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Jan-18-2021, 7:22pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread Recurve too thin? in Builders and Repair

Just be careful under the tailpiece. There's a lot of stress from the strings there. If this is your first build and you don't plan to sell it...

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Jan-17-2021, 5:30pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread Neck Block Materials in Builders and Repair

I once used basswood on a blonde so the transition down in the scroll wasn't as apparent. seemed to have worked out OK.

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Jan-17-2021, 9:04am

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread How to achieve a "warmer" sound? in Builders and Repair

To me the important things are thickness, shape and wood selection. Unless we're talking oval holes, the template of the "warm" mandolin tone is the...

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Jan-15-2021, 1:39pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread F5 scroll "ridge" - Distance from the side in Builders and Repair

This is a typical Loar. The ridge is generally half way between the inner and outer binding. But try not to kink the binding like they did on this...

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Jan-14-2021, 12:48pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread Hillman in General Mandolin Discussions

Pretty sure this excerpt was what was posted because it mentioned Tulagi's which was Boulder's premier music club and Gold Hill and the mandolin...

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Jan-14-2021, 11:53am

Jim Hilburn started a thread Hillman in General Mandolin Discussions

This is an excerpt from Chris Hillmans memoirs. It was posted to a Facebook group about being in Boulder in the 70's. It's leading up to Chris...

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Jan-03-2021, 7:39pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread Earl taylor's f5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I probably don't belong in this discussion but in the picture it looks to me that this is one of the later F5's with the old style "The Gibson"...

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Dec-21-2020, 2:30pm

Jim Hilburn replied to a thread Gibson inlays in Vintage Instruments

This '29 at Greg Boyd's is one with the Fern and old style inlay. I never realized these existed.

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