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Hopefully someone that has the chops and desire to play in this band is contacting the OP. There are two other postings for this opportunity out there as well.

As much as anyone wants to talk about improving the sound they really don't. No tailpiece does. They do make string changes easier and they are a work of art.

That's generous, I've had both and can't do that. It's not that Rubner's aren't fine tuners but the Waverly mandolin tuners are a work of art. Yes they are expensive.

I'm pretty sure there have been certain A styles available all along.

In the computer industry we referred to this sort of thing as vaporware. It's better to realistically manage people's expectations rather than string them along no matter what the cause is. I hope...

They do indeed make a gold tailpiece. It's one of the three options available.

https://www.axinc.net/James_Mandolin_Tailpiece_p/jtt.htm

I asked the same question of Bill James a few years ago. His e-mailed answer was:

Actually there is a thread here somewhere where a few well known luthiers basically defied anyone to hear the difference and you won't. Buy a righty and convert, you'll have a hell of a lot more...

I have no words other than I'm gonna go rip the chording mechanism off my autoharp and buy a can of Krylon if that thing actually sells.

That would be a shock.

It comes up every now and again. Always good. I like using a rare earth magnet on the steel base of my stamped Gibson tailpiece to hold the loop on the tailpiece.

Let me know if you'd like to try one and I'll make you one as long as you're in Windows. Beyond switching the keys and creating the map so it actually does what it's supposed to do I don't see a huge...

Ditson was a distributor, they didn't manufacture anything and they bought from multiple builders including Martin. That doesn't mean that instrument is good or bad it just means they might not all...

Oh the humanity!

Me too. I'm with Tim though, if it holds then just play it.

That's probably good as the pickguard is a whole lot easier to replace than binding.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you can't tell the difference between a premium mandolin and an inexpensive mandolin consider yourself lucky.

Most likely it's a lacquer finish. If it was me I'd use a damp (not dripping wet) soft cloth. Has the binding started to deteriorate?

For anyone unfamiliar with him, DeFord Bailey gets some mention in the Ken Burn's documentary on country music.

I was going to use Collings guitars (arched top an flat top) compared to their mandolins (arched top and flat top) as an example but I'm too lazy to dig up the prices.

I asked the same question so many years ago when I first started playing. Yes, crafting a carved top mandolin is more like crafting a violin than a guitar. The answer is simply that it takes more...

Mold is one thing but I don't recall anyone ever posting anything near the same situation as this on the Cafe. A permanent solution to what was probably a temporary problem. I hope getting the guitar...

When playing any musical instrument it's what works for you. There will always be someone that says that your form is incorrect or you're working too hard. I'm reminded of a guitar player by the name...

It was that night we spent in the slammer. It was all you could talk about. That's why I broke out that next day.

Nice job Joe, it looks better than it did before. :)

Funny, 'twas you I was thinking of. :cool: