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    Happy Birthday Jethro!

    Today I'm thinking about my friend and hero, "the great one" — Jethro Burns, on the 103rd anniversary of his birth. Jethro was and still is the only mandolin player with the timing of BOTH Count...
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    Re: Original Mandolin Tunes

    That was cool, very Celtic-y. I liked the bridge.
  3. Re: Banjo tuners on Gibson tenor and plectrum guitars

    Hi John,

    According to:
    Vintage Guitars Info's Gibson Vintage Guitar General Info,
    Specs, and Serial Numbers.

    Gibson started using Kluson Deluxe tuners in 1947.

    "During the 1950's and...
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    Re: A little pickup advice?

    I'm measuring 1/4".
    I mounted the pickup in a really unscientific way BTW (and with foam tape).
    It turned a poor sounding instrument into something great.
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    Little Rock Getaway - Dave Peters

    Melody and solo from his album Art in America.

    6XTJMC04KCE

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    Re: Finger joint fusion?

    Don’t do the surgery until you try liquid Magnesium for six weeks.

    I had problems tucking my little fingerS because I broke them multiple times catching football passes as a kid. I went to an...
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    Re: Finger joint fusion?

    In the late 40s, Les Paul was involved in a serious auto accident in Oklahoma. His right arm was shattered and the doctors told him his guitar-playing days were over. He wasn't ready for that so he...
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    Re: Modern pickguard for a teens Gibson A?

    I believe it could be done with the later 'teens style mounting system, which used a threaded metal rod screwed into a mounting block on the underside of the pickguard. A thumbnail size block holds...
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    Re: Shadow bridge pickup?

    Cheap piezo preamp: Hard to beat THESE.

    I have seen them for $20 sometimes on Ebay and Amazon!

    They are one of those 'far better than you have any right to expect for the price' items that...
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    by Stevo75
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    Re: What the

    I'm pretty sure Chris Thile and Julian Lage have a solid grasp on music fundamentals and theory ;)
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    Re: What the

    These guys CAN and SHOULD.

    This is a great example of musicians of high quality having fun!
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    by Astro
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    Re: What the

    Its its own genre. Just because you might not like to watch/play soccer doesnt mean that Pele or Becker werent incredable at it.

    I thought it was awesome....Insanely (good) playing some abstract...
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    Re: What the

    I guess it might come down to the medium, and not the message. First, I'm a big supporter of the string band fringe world, but having said that, not everything works. But that's nothing new, many of...
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    by Ron McMillan
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    Re: What the

    Despite the Cafe owner's repeated (and honourable) efforts to defend him, I doubt if Mr Thile worries much about approval from a community nowadays seemingly more concerned by his hair or his clothes...
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    Re: Thinner pick for arthritic thumb?

    I’m not totally certain that I understand the location of the pain. I’m assuming from the arthritis comment that you’re referring to joint pain.

    On the other hand you could be experiencing a...
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    Re: An Interesting Gibson Read....

    Enough political comments. Pretty sure everyone is getting enough of that in their hourly diet 24/7. If you can't keep it off the forum move on to somewhere else. We'll tolerate no more.
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    Re: "Rocky Top" banned?

    I sure hope so!!! :grin:
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    Re: Nut width on vintage Gibson mandolins

    The nut on my 32 A-0 is 1 3/16 wide.
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