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With my Wegen pick it is sort of hard to tell which is the pointy end. All three corners are fairly much the same similar to the shoulder on a standard pick.

Thank You John. I have a little room between the mounting band and the heel 1/8" maybe and plenty of thread on the hooks. I think I will go with a High Crown Fyberskin Head. Thanks again for clearing...

Hello All,
I just got my new 1920's-30's Slingerland Maybell TB. She's not much to look at, but seems to be serviceable. I want to replace the grungy head and I was wondering how to determine the...

Cool thanks Mike. That makes me feel a lot better. I am a mandolin guy trying to see if I can get along with a tenor banjo. This should fill the bill. I am assured by the seller, lol that the neck is...

Sorry I can't help. I just ordered a couple of Wegen 1.5mm picks so I will be watching this thread.

:grin: Yep I guess so. Question is can I get out from under it if it does'nt pan out?:confused:

I love my Eastman 805D, but I don't think they are in production anymore

I paid less than I would for a new Gold Tone Cripple Creek. I guess I was wondering what price a person should expect to pay for this Banjo, so I can compare to what I paid. I looked online and...

I broke down and bought a tenor banjo off ebay. I would appreciate any thoughts on the value of this instrument. I guess since I already purchased it I want to know if I made a good buy?:grin: I...

The looks, the sound, the playing all wonderful. Absolutly beautiful

I got a couple of the purple stubby's at the local shop for 59 cents each. I like them quite well. I also got a transparent Big Stubby that I really like same price. Only problem with the big stubby...

So have you played the Mando? How does it sound? I have watched them on Ebay always wondered if they were something that could be played.

Paul

Hello,
I don't know if this helps.http://www.heritageguitar.com/models/nonproduction.html
About mid way down the page.
Hope it helps
Paul

Hello Folks,
I just recieved my new mando Fri:grin:. It is beautiful, easy to play, intonation is spot on. My question is about the bridge. it seems to be adjusted quite far up to get the string...

Bratsche,
Nice to hear from another rockhound.
I sorry to hear your paper weight did not
show up. To me every stone I pick up is a memory.
Every where I go in the world I try to find at least...

Thanks all.
I am getting more excited by the minute

My other mando is not much better. lol

My new Eastman MD805 D will arrive tommrow.:grin:
I will be able to give my little Johnson MA 100 a rest
and my fingers some relief, maybe now I can change my avatar. I can't wait to play on a...

Thank You all for your thoughts and Ideas
I always seem to learn something here.

Yes I know petoskey stone is quite hard I have polished several stones the size of my fist by hand Assorted sand paper to 4000 grit, rubbing compound, finally toothpaste, about three days worth.
I...

That was absolutly terriffic!! I have been trying to work out Garry Owen listening to this inspires me to keep trying.

Thank You for clearing that up " Fossilized".
I just thought it would look nice, if we were really dealing with fossils.

I here about using fossilized Ivory as nut material. I was wondering what the consistency of the fossilized Ivory was? Is it like a stone? Petoskey stone is a fossilized coral. If the consistency was...

Bill,
I will try to get someone with a digital camera to take a picture. I must be the last person in the world who does'nt own a digital camera

As noted above this lumber is flat sawn instead of quarter sawn. Too bad because they don't make wood like this today. I will need to find another project for it.