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    Re: recently discovered Loar K5 ?

    Mighty Fine has had that K5 for several years.
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    Re: Overcoming halted progress and frustration

    Try break it down in phrases, and get those up to speed. Then try stringing two phrases together, and get those up to speed. Then string a third to the first two, etc. I’ve worked on East...
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    Re: Combo Mando /Fiddle Case - Not Too Heavy

    I have to say, it's not so bad ferrying separate cases. I own double mandolin cases also and i have to say, I wish they had wheels on them, kind of like the Mono guitar and bass bags: ...
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    Re: Finding local buyers in Cafe classifieds

    I've noticed that the selections are different from one coast to the other. I have sold instruments all over the country, but now that I think of it, a lot of them were shipped to the East coast. ...
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    Re: Best Place to Look for Used Collings

    Nice, Pat, but I only have a few Collings mandolins left. Although TME currently has my last and all time favorite MT2v there. I had COVID late last year and have now developed some issues with my...
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    Re: Best Place to Look for Used Collings

    Seems like mandolin inventories are waning. I think we are on the cusp of what one dealer described to me as the “Big Retirement” wave.

    Someone recently accused me of only shopping at one...
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    Re: Collings MT #1/48

    MT models came out well after 2000. If I remember correctly the MT2s and a few MF5s were all you could get, if you could find one until around 2003/2004.
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    Re: D'Adarrio humidipak with Big Mon

    Boveda has a similar system for violin and viola instruments. It’s a much smaller system.

    https://www.sharmusic.com/products/boveda-violin-viola-humidification-system
  9. Re: Jam Etiquette / Rules Question - Should songs be banned

    I’m not keen on banning specific tunes or songs but I have to say if you bring a tune or song to a jam you should be able to play and or sing it well enough to lead it so that others can follow along.
  10. Re: Attempt to track down Adam Steffey's Apitius Mandolin

    Oliver might have an idea on where it landed.
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    Re: If you don't have the cash for a Gilchrist

    Lots of “wishful pricing” to be seen after the “Covid selling boom.” Alas, I think it’s back to reality.
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    Re: Consignment Advice

    Hopefully, your luck will hold out.
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    Re: Consignment Advice

    Depends on how you value your own time and your sanity.
  14. Re: New Year's resolution: talk less, practice more

    Play with other people. Practice to play better with other people…rinse and repeat.
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    Re: Top Current Makers

    Larry Smart is making some of the best mandolins available out there. And unlike some of his more elusive brethren, he is happily taking orders and the wait is not years and years.
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    Re: thin sounding treble strings on Collings?

    I have owned more MT2s (and other assorted Collings mandolins and mandolas than most) including several different Euro/Birdseye models in both F, A, varnish and lacquer combinations. I preferred the...
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    Re: Custom Gig Bags

    Glenn found a successor and is sort of the gigbag guru emeritus for these folks. Nice bags and they will discount.

    I have owned and still own some Blue Heron bags. I'd pay a bit more and get the...
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    Re: Custom Gig Bags

    https://glenncronkhite.com/
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    Re: A Style “Holy Grail?

    Fatt-dad has the right idea. I am lucky enough to own a lot of terrific mandolins including two Heiden A5s. My feeling is, think about (and enjoy playing) what you have rather than wish you had...
  20. Re: $4k (or hopefully less) Bluegrass Mandolin Search

    https://www.guitarcenter.com/product-detail-page?productId=site5119203140

    I'm sure that they'd be willing to bend on the price a bit
  21. Re: Are there already any pros playing the new 1923 reissue?

    They lost me with all the renewed lawsuit nonsense.
  22. Re: Do instruments appreciate in value over time?

    “Used” in no way indicates what the price should or will be in the future. Don’t get stuck on the mathematics, especially if the builder has decided not to build that particular instrument any more....
  23. Re: Do instruments appreciate in value over time?

    The musical instrument market has ups and downs like any other market. You need to study it and watch for openings to buy and sell. The buying pool for mandolins is much smaller than guitars and...
  24. Re: Do instruments appreciate in value over time?

    Timing is everything
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    Re: Campanella Mandolin

    I believe that sold a while back
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