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Cool! You could also inlay: "the best" or "excellent" or bluegrass cannon" or any of a number of funny descriptions :))
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That's cool Mike! Have you ever played an Eastman 815 'dola and if so how does it compare?
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Nice, Mike, especially with the upgrades you have done. How does it sound? What is the scale length?
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I have never played the Eastman but I think Bernie sold his Eastman after he bought the sister mandola of this one. I'll check the scale length tonight when I get home. I should note that truss rod cover was an add on as well.
It's the only mandola I've ever played so I really can't comment on the others. It's been a bit of a learning experience playing it. More sustain than I'm used to and forget four finger chords at least for me.
I do wish the Waverly's had about an eight to a quarter inch longer stems on the top tuners buttons but they do clear.
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You could inlay "Gibsen" on the head. So far as I know, that spelling is not trademarked. Then, see if you can get a photo posted in one of the trade magazines. It'll drive the leather jackets and t-shirt execs at Gibson nuts.
Never mind. The Gibson execs probably don't read the trade magazines.
If they did, they would know that the instrument market has changed; and they would be tooling up for ukes, modestly expanding their mandolin department, and bulldozing a lot of other things along with the mis-begotten Firebird X.
I kind of like the blue tape idea, though.
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I have a friend that plays the banjo and his last name is Gilsen. I jammed with that guy three years before I realized the headstock of that banjo said Gilsen and not Gibson. Great concept.
I'm thinking the tape inlay would be fun.
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Scale length appears to be 15.5 inches. Does anyone know what the H5's were?
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WoW Mike, that's a nice one man and an even big time nice price for the quality it shows! I like her. I'd buy one of them and I think the scale is the same as the Loar H-5's! GREAT score!
Are there anymore of these to be bought? I'd buy one for sure even if I had to take the back off and re graduate!
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I think there were three of them. I know where two went, the other I have no clue.
I just bumped into this. I know that guy.
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MikeEdgerton
Scale length appears to be 15.5 inches. Does anyone know what the H5's were?
As far as I know, all prewar Gibson mandolas had a 15 3/4" scale. There may have been a few made during the Henry J. era with a longer scale.
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I saw a post where it was 15.78 or the like. 15 3/4 is easier to handle :)
This one is definitely 15 1/2.
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Mike do you like this scale length. Is the C set tight enough for good string action?
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Hank, to be honest, it's the only one I've ever played. I like it but I have nothing to compare it to. It seems fine.
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Thanks Mike. I had an H4/H5=back plate made with two F4 back plates from some flaming rock maple I sent to Dave at Smith Creek Mandolins. I want to build a Loar Era H4 with the smaller neck and board but wasn’t sure if 15.5” , 15.75” or a 16” scale length would be the most fun to play. My plate is pretty full in Road Trip travel and F4/F5 builds for now but scale length is the missing part for my Dola build if I ever get to it.
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Originally Posted by
MikeEdgerton
I have a friend that plays the banjo and his last name is Gilsen. I jammed with that guy three years before I realized the headstock of that banjo said Gilsen and not Gibson. Great concept.
I'm thinking the tape inlay would be fun.
How about "Gibsnot"? :grin:
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