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    Re: Gibson's 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue

    For that kind of money, I’d try to find a Halsey and a bottle of nice red wine, go visit him, make dinner enjoy the wine and have him do the “personal set up” for me!
    Sadly at this point, my playing...
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    Re: How Many Gibson Mandobasses are there?!

    You know, I live for this kind of truly obscure information!!
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    Re: Songs about moonshining

    I was thinking about “Don’t hit grandma with a great big stick”. I must have been blinded by tears.
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    Re: Dwight Yoakam tune help “Solo”

    Great song! The break isn’t too involved, pick your key, get the tune in your head and make your fingers find it! That what an old teacher told me ages ago. The method is pretty easy once you do it a...
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    Re: What’s in a Scroll?

    Flatrock got it right with the fewest words, two points! (And a scroll:)))
  6. Re: Interesting eBay Item -- Joey Bishop's Gibson Mandolin Tailpi

    I tend to agree, either Maudie wasn’t happy with it or someone decided it wasn’t right for some reason.
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    Re: Help dating a Gibson Mandolin model A

    I was going to say…
    Flowers, candy, dinner…maybe a movie?
    I know, go to the corner!
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    Re: Help for stage fright & essential tremor

    “Whiskey’s too rough, champagne costs too much, vodka puts my mouth in gear…”
    I like beer.
  9. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    I met Frank a couple of times, about 1977 when his Loar was in its “Red” period and a second about ‘99 (?)when he played my Alvarez in “Get Up John” tuning at a saloon here in Kalamazoo. I bid him a...
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    Re: New Mandolin Day Kalamazoo

    I wish I’d never sold mine!209338

    This was 1975!
    Sold the mandolin and then the hair just…left!
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    Roger Siminoff’s new book

    I just finished Mr. Siminoff’s new book on “The Life And Work of Lloyd Allayre Loar”,
    Very enjoyable to say the least, the whole book front to back gives such an amazing perspective on a man we know...
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    Roger Siminoff’s new book

    I just recieved, twenty minutes ago, the new book “The Life and Work of Lloyd Allayre Loar”and, first glance tells me that Mr. Siminoff has done his research and compiled a fascinating history of Mr....
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    Re: Tailpiece

    I thought about that years and years ago but, I’d upgraded to an ebony bridge, a friend gave me a set of Schaller tuners, I decided it was time for a break and bought a bottle of bourbon and forgot...
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    Re: Sad news

    I remember him voicing the disclaimer that when “splitting strings”, Dislocation of finger is “at the students risk” or words to that effect. What a class act! Some friends and I ventured home in a...
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    Re: Sad news

    A friend had a few fried bologna sandwiches with Jim and Jesse back when.
    Baked many dozens of cookies for the band over a few years!
    Thanks mrmando for that update. I don’t FB so, that is nice to...
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    Sad news - Jesse McReynolds passes

    Bluegrass today just released a statement saying Jesse McReynolds is under hospice care and isn’t expected to live much longer.
    Sad news, one of the greats to say the least, that just leaves Bobby...
  17. Re: What do you plan to be doing when You're 104?

    At 104, I expect to be lying on a beach on Lake Huron! I’ll probably be ashes but, that would be fine with me.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    I can take a thread off course faster that a jackrabbit can make love!
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    These came off this week!207840207841207842207842
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    Re: Should I bother?..

    If you know of a builder that you’d really want one from, go ahead! I should have but haven’t, now I can’t justify it. If you will not “Go without” just order it and be ready to have a great time...
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    Re: Thats a suprise Regal Reverse Scroll

    Tasty!
  22. Re: What’s the nicest mandolin you’ve ever seen?

    Pretty much Demetrius’ inventory of “Halsey’s”!! I always kept finding little details that were just so subtle that made them stunningly beautiful.
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    Re: Mandolin Information

    Allen, I think you may be mistaken about the bridge being glued, I think it’s simply resting on that top. The mandolin is not hanging as one might assume but lying on its back top facing up. I may be...
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    Re: 1920 Gibson A $500 today only needs repair

    Thanks for saving that from the rubbish! It’s one to be played not relegated to the wall or something even less pleasant.
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    Happy birthday Jon!

    Happy Birthday Jon Seif! Many happy returns of the day pal!
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