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    Re: James Tailpiece instructions.

    Hi Ivan ,

    I guess the installer didn't think step 5 was important. Step 5 is what mine needed. I adjusted it just as it says using vice and not on the mandolin. The angle was to low, nearly...
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    Re: When or why to upgrade

    This is so much like how I feel. I love the sound. I could be felling bad and I'll pull out my mandolin and start to play. After a little while I'm feeling better. I have two mandolins, a The Loar...
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    Re: considering an oval hole mandolin

    Best of luck with that. I bought just about the same one last week. It's my first oval

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    Re: A friend needs a Lefty fiddle tune book

    When he plays it he holds the fiddle in his right hand and the bow in his left hand. The E string is on the left and the G string is on the right.
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    Re: My new to me Weber arrived.

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    My new to me Weber arrived.

    Signed by the man.
  7. Re: MAS Already. I just got back to playing! MD514 or 614?

    Hey Nick, It's really good to see that you're still here. I had to sell the Fern way back when we messaged last. I haven't played since due to tremors. I had Essential tremors and nerve problems in...
  8. Re: I pulled the trigger again. Hope this isn't a blank this time

    Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement . Adds to my joy ~o)
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    Re: Wide/Standard Nut Width: Back and Forth?

    I'm sure guys with flexibility and talent would have no problem. I don't have much of either. I didn't have any trouble going from 1 1/8 to a Gibson F5L. The narrow nut made it easier for my old...
  10. Re: MAS Already. I just got back to playing! MD514 or 614?

    I pulled the trigger on the MD614 . I think the pickup will come in handy at church. I like the binding on the back as well. I purchased it from Brian at the Mandolin Store. Brian was patient and...
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    Re: My New Girouard Oval !

    I hope to own an oval some day. Don't know I'm old to be learning.
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    Re: My New Girouard Oval !

    Beautiful! Enjoy.
  13. Big thank you to Steve at Cumberland Acoustics!

    Steve is a great guy to do business with. I ordered my LM 700 from him with all the trimmings. I had him do the scooped fretboard, fit his bridge, a James tail piece . and a toneguard .
    His " pro"...
  14. Re: Need help deciding if radius FB will help me

    Hi Mike Thanks for the welcome. Good answer . I moved back to New Jersey over 4 years ago. I lost contact with Brent as well as my other friends from Bills Picking Parlor. I had some problem with...
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Wow That's a tough one but Of course it would have helped.

    Reminds me of a very old joke. " definition of mixed emotions. Seeing you mother in law drive off a cliff in your new Caddy "

    bah...
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Thanks Nick
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Great news!!!!!!!!!!!

    I just sold my Pricetone to a great guy. So it looks like I can keep my Gibson Fern.

    OOh, It is one of the GREAT ones, not good, Great!!!!!!!!:mandosmiley:
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Very sound advice and I appreciated your trying to help.

    There are a few points I would like to bring up.

    I knew exactly what I wanted and I new exactly what I was willing to pay for it.

    I...
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Here it is scooped and set up. With MD11s . What a bear, those tiny frets with DEEP slots. You can see in the second shot how much I had to remove to get past the slots :disbelief:

    Thanks to all...
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    Re: The results of my MAS attack

    Not as good as it would in your hands I bet.

    It seems to have light strings and the action is a little high.

    I will be personalizing the set up. The saddle is all the way down and the action...
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    Re: The results of my MAS attack

    Thanks Mike

    It is, but. I am going to have to scoop the extension. The clicking in driving me nuts. I have scooped an extension before but the mandolin was worth $600 not $6k.

    I will probably...
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    Re: The results of my MAS attack

    Thank you Mandolin Café!!!!!!!!!!!
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    The results of my MAS attack

    I found this in our classifieds Sunday. Bah Dah Bing!!!!

    It arrived this morning .

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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    Now I get it . I was saying the Mandolin is ten years old . Sorry for the confusion. No sarcasm intended at all.
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    Re: My worst ever MAS attack yesterday

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/sweet_lou/Gibson%20Fernn/023.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/sweet_lou/Gibson%20Fernn/019.jpg
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