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Thanks for the input fellas.

Not sure how to send a pm, but I’d like to discuss

Any opinions what a 1985 Gibson A5g is worth? I have one in great shape that I am thinking about selling to fund a new guitar. (flame suit on).

Thanks in advance

She doesnt have a “teacher” ...just ol papa who plays a little bg guitar. She loves to play real songs... she loves “Dooley” so that may be the first actual tune we work on. Here’s a clip of last...

Headed from New Orleans to Galveston area, then maybe Austin area. My wife wants to visit Waco. No real schedule.

Headed to Texas on a road trip from Missouri by way of New Orleans this weekend. Any bluegrass venues down there?

Im probably biased, but it does seem to come easy for her. Here is an attempt at a video link about 15 minutes after i showed her G & C.
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Tuner and capo are next. It was so cool last night she calls me and says “ papa, i was wondering if you wanted to come over to my house and pick”. Too cool.

Forgive me for this not being specifically mandolin related but i suspect there are many good suggestions that may come from within this group. My 8 year old granddaughter wants to learn to play...

Nice find. Just a quick note that a seven year old may have a tough time with a mandolin. Though the scale length is small, the double course strings with fairly high tension can be tough on hands...

Thank you ajh. It really is a beautiful instrument. I’m leaning that direction on the old A model i just acquired.

John

Can you tell me what brand and color dye you used on the mandola? That looks nice.

Thanks Carl. That seems to be the consensus.

From what i see, the jig or something similiar shown on this page is what is needed. Her description of the separation of the back near the tailpiece is exactly what i'm seeing. As well it looks...

I absolutely have no luthier experience, so i appreciate the time those more knowledgable than I have taken to respond. Yes, it has been stripped of the finish, and another kind soul on the info...

My thought is since i have it, and the top does not appear sunken, and poking around with a light and little mirror shard (dont tell my wife, she’ll ask where i got the piece of mirror) indicates the...

Wow. So cool that these old things are still around

No its not glued. I just set it there for the pic. It had strings that i removrd.

Thanks guys for the info!

Found the number on the neck block. 2542

is this something i should attempt myself? Ive just got a couple hundred dollars in this old Gibson and i want my grandaughter to use it to learn to play on, so being restored to new is not my goal,...

Yes, it is a Gibson..tailpiece reads “The Gibson”

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Bought a “project” to hopefully make a player out of for my 7 year old grandaughter to learn to play on. It needs some repair and has obviously been stripped for whatever reason, but other than the...