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Yetch! A real project! This is awful! The pictures of the back and the neck remove any doubt that it has been repainted. Also, it has a set of...
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An interesting discussion! In my opinion that white mandola has been refinished. I wish it weren’t so because if original it would be very...
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Very interesting! The patent claims show a secondary motivation for the truss rod neck in addition to the obvious one of adjustability....
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Tom, that is a good tip about Curt Mangan Monel strings. I’m a big fan of Monel on mandolin and look forward to trying them on the H2 and H4...
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Louise and Dan, some very good points. There is nothing like playing several and selecting the one that feels the best! On the point of scale...
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I will second Pops1’s suggestion for a Martin mandolin as being very suitable for smaller hands. As mentioned already, they have a violin-scale...
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Hi Gus and Sophie, I would recommend sticking with your teacher’s method for now, that is what you are paying for. There have been some very good...
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Sorry, I need to correct myself, the links are for model A1’s, the A2 was replaced by the A2Z by this time. Regardless, none of these are A-Jr’s
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Nick, thanks for pointing these out. The Archive links you sent are all for the A2 model which most certainly have binding on the front and back....
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The Gibson fold-out brochure featuring the Junior line of instruments.
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Thanks for pointing that one out, Nick! I guess anything is possible but the A-Jr was intended to be a quality carved budget model but without...
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Hi Mandular, Congratulations. You have a 1926 Gibson model A Junior. The type of tuners, the type of pickguard clamp on the side, the shape of the...
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