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Hi all,
I haven't been brave enough to post on this yet, and I'm a bit daunted by all of you with "more perfecter" timing than I seem to manage whilst playing along with meself, but what the...

Thanks for this post. I've been looking at the hole in my collection that would be filled with a gypsy-style tenor. For those of you who have them: what thinks you about how different they may be...

Interesting question! I've tried to articulate the fences I'm putting around my collecting aspirations (cuz you can't buy 'em all!) For me, its a bit of both:
• I'm looking for vintage resonator...

You can check listings here on mandolin cafe classifieds, reverb, ebay, etc, which will give you asking prices not necessarily selling prices. The style 1's are generally listing in the 1600 +/-...

Here's mine, BTW, with original tuning pegs. 190382

Hi Maggie,
I have a Framus BRBD that I acquired this summer - and it's vying with my '24 Gibson snakehead as my favorite mandolin. The odd stringing of the tailpiece is because the tailpiece was...

Hi folks,
In my quest to add to my collection of resonator mandolins and tenor guitars, I purchased a Del Vecchio Dinamico tenor through Reverb, and it ended up being such a sweet, uniquely-voiced...

Hi Crane, I'm looking it up in Brozman's book on National instruments. That serial number would probably place it as a 1931 build (although National serial numbers can be confusing, and I can be...

I used the Inkbird Humidity Controller (Amazon has them for about $40. No financial interest here!) and found it to be very reliable. I also have the Caliber IV to make sure the inkbird switch is...

Ah, the other bidder! Congrats, sorry if I drove the price up! Looks very cool: please let us know how it sounds. Glad it's gone to a good home....

I’ve tried both jamulus and jamkazam, hoping they would allow for some real-time remote practicing or playing with others. Both claim to deal with latency issues (the delay resulting from signals...

Well, I was planning on posting my tale-of-woe about US postal service tonight anyway so here goes. USPS insurance is NO BETTER than UPS. Purchased a Martin made Paramount Style L tenor guitar...

I concur that the Burgess site has good advice. For several years, I have used three cheapo sunbeam humidifiers, hooked up to a reliable humidity-sensor on/off switch. The humidifiers are on a wall...

Thanks Jim. That's me looking for the del vecchio in the classifieds. I'll follow up on the Mercado Livre tip. Do you or any other forum users have experience using Mercado Livre?
Best, Michael

I realize this is many years later: IÂ’ve recently acquired a del vecchio tenor guitar and would love to have a del vecchio mandolin. Anyone know of one for sale?

Thank you all for the wide-ranging suggestions. It is indeed hard to know for sure without the instrument in hand, and I'm the only one with that opportunity. Given all the uncertainty, and the fact...

thanks everyone for the range of opinions so far. Should I be concerned with how thin the fretboard (original or not) gets as I move down the neck? Would it make fret replacement hazardous ?

I...

Good suggestions - keep ‘em coming!

I usually take my instruments to Bob stubblebine in Cambridge ma but he’s always way backed up. Further complication is that I’m on cape cod for vacation -...

Good idea - here's a side view. Paid $750 for it and I rarely see them listed for less than $1800, so it might be worth it.179321
Thanks.

Hi folks, I'm into 12 hours of a 48 hour review period for a 1920's Lyon and Healy Style C. I was hopeful that I was purchasing a "player's instrument" that had been compromised because of a...