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    Re: This Dawg is a Dog

    That isn't a Kentucky KM-Dawg model mandolin.

    This is a KM-Dawg model Kentucky https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/215510#215510
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    Re: Gibson's 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue

    Do you happen to have a link to the article about the repair?
  3. Re: Varnish finish - Awesome or more trouble than it’s worth?

    IMO there is no noticeable tone difference between varnish or lacquer. Some of the best sounding Gibson mandolins are the ferns from the 20's and they are lacquer. Also, all of R.L. Givens mandolins...
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    Better than a Loar??

    https://reverb.com/item/57730985-gibson-f5l
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    Re: Two mandolins from the same maker

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    2 from Steve Boeh and 3 from Lloyd LaPlant
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    Re: Pawn Shop F5L

    I believe its a 1990.
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    Re: Screw hole in veneer to big

    Could you post a picture? It would give a better idea of what we're trying to help you with.
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    Re: LaPlant mandolins

    I just saw Lloyd a month ago and at the age of 91 he is still building guitars and mandolins.
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    New strap from Mandolin Straps of Montana

    I just got this strap today from Alan Gelman (http://www.mandolinstrapsofmontana.com/) and it's a perfect color match and looks and feels great. It's the 4th strap I have that Alan made and I highly...
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    Re: Holoubek tailpiece ??

    I contacted Ondrej via Facebook and it is his own design only available on his mandolins now. He is thinking of developing it as a replacement part.
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    2 Laplant mandolins with new EVO frets

    I took these two Laplant mandolins to Steve Hinde to have him radius the fingerboards and refret them with EVO frets. He also modified the orginal bridge bases to make them full contact. After Steve...
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    Re: 2017 Boeh A5 sound clips

    I made a pickgaurd and put on a strap button too
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    2017 Boeh A5 sound clips

    I've had the mandolin a few more days and I'm liking better every day. I made a few sound clips that gives a better representation of the tone than the video. Here's the link to the clips. I hope it...
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    Re: Picked up this nice Boeh mandolin

    Yes, that's the one. I live about 30 minutes from the builder. So, I got to check it out in person and knew in about 5 minutes of playing that it was going home with me.
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    Picked up this nice Boeh mandolin

    https://youtu.be/0hjOfxJdFTk



    I picked up this mandolin yesterday from builder Steve Boeh. The tone and playability are excellent. If you're looking for a reasonably priced handmade mandolin...
  16. Re: Curt Mangan Monel medium string price increase?

    IMO the best string for tone and price is the Dunlop DMN1140 nickel wound.

    https://www.elderly.com/collections/category_mandolin-family-strings/products/dunlop-dmn1140-mandolin-set
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    Re: New Hamlett A

    Do you have any pictures or maybe a video you could post?
  18. Thread: Namm 2019

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    Re: Namm 2019

    I don't think you can make a fair assessment of the mandolin from a low resolution picture taken at an angle and posted on a website.
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    Re: High End Music Stores with no Toll Free

    I'm guessing the majority of people use a cell phone when calling a music store and in that case would not incur any long distance charges for the call.
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    Re: Vintage Fern Top Wood

    Sorry, I wasn't clear on my post.

    I asked Charlie about the 20's post Loar Ferns and he told me that they were Sitka tops.
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    Re: Vintage Fern Top Wood

    I asked Charlie Derrington this question many years ago and he told me that the Ferns were made with Sitka tops.
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    Re: Beautiful Brentrup PML

    I think the price for a PML at the end of when Hans was still actively building was somewhere in the $12,000-$15,000 range. So, at $8,995 that's a pretty big drop.
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    Re: U.S. Trademark of Fern Inlay Awarded to Gibson

    Glenn,

    According to the way the trademark reads. Would it be fine to use the shape of the peghead with a different inlay?
  24. Re: Sound files of 23' Loar at Dave's in La Crosse

    It is a 1923 Lloyd Loar F5.

    You can see it here: http://davesguitar.com/products/gibson/lloyd-loar-f5-mandolin-1923/
  25. Sound files of 23' Loar at Dave's in La Crosse

    I took a trip down to La Crosse to check out the 23' Loar at Dave's and recorded a few clips. The mandolin is in very good condition with player wear that you'd expect from a 92 year old mandolin....
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