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191043If you are going to buy one of these, make sure that you get the protection plan:))

At Monroe Mandolin Camp I played a ton of instruments this year: Gils, Kimbles, Webers, and a lot of Duffs. There must have been 7 or 8 there, not including mine. It was really spooky how much the...

I am so totally confused that I don't even remember what side I am on any more. Were we talking about picks?

Nobody is going to agree on this by throwing papers and studies back and forth, because you either believe it or you can debunk it as being "unscientific" or "vanity piece" or otherwise a peice of...

How about some pictures of that back? As the owner of #196, I know that you have a great one. Congratulations.

Clark, we dubbed them kissing cousins. You can easily tell that they were made by the same man. In fact I played probably 4 other Duff's, including an A, and they all had the same feel and tone. ...

Well temporarily at least.

Not Exclusively. He had his Duff there and I traded mine for his on the first night.

I don't have a Gil, but I do have a new Duff. There is no doubt playing opens up the box; especially since you are dealing with Red Spruce, Sugar Maple and tone bars. I was recently at Monroe...

I borrowed a Silverface Fender Princeton Amp from a guy who said it used to be owned by Janis Ian. I handled an estate matter for a woman named Mexcine Pryor (deceased) and one of the heirs was...

You might want to try Osteo-BiFlex (or a similar product). It contains both MSM and Glucosamine. I take two extra strength daily and have no issues at all. What is interesting is that you don't...

This video is taken from an Irish movie named "Bitter Harvest" with Colm Meany and Cillian Murphy (two of my favorite Irish Actors -- so much better here than Star Trek and Batman). Does any one...

Luna?

I am guessing you must be right about this. When I watched the Mike Compton Concert Window last Monday, Heidi (the man's lady) was running the chat and said that it was a '22 that was only a few...

You'll find a version of that done by Gene Goforth on Eminence Breakdown, and then again by John Hartford on Wild Hog on the Red Brush.

Hopefully, you will hear it soon Clark.

Actually, right now he is not playing either. He is pounding the heck out of a 1922 Loar that he has on loan from some kind party. If someone gave me a Loar to play for a while, I would put my...

I had promised a sound file of the new Duff. Here it is after a couple of months. I don't know much about home recording so sorry for the sound quality. This is the break from "Letter to My...

That is a very attractive instrument. I wonder if you would mind giving us an idea of some of the specifications (top wood, bracing, etc.). What impact does the cocobolo have on sound?

Noticed this on eBay.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271881910103

Anyone ever see one of these things before? It sure looks curious. Almost like one of those push-button...

A interesting question in the subtext of this thread: what if the best sounding instrument (in your eyes/ears) were also the ugliest?

Agreed. Also a great guy to work with. I saw a picture of my mandolin in progress and thought it wasn't dark enough. He sent me some high def pictures which confirmed that it was lighter than I...

Not much doubt about this in my mind. I got my Duff about 2 months ago, and the sound has changed appreciably in that time. I take lessons from Mike Compton every two weeks and he has commented on...

Love these strings!

Hey Irv! My apologies for suggesting that you weren't real. I do love the strings and actually just got 5 more sets today in the mail. Great to hear from you and I will be following your Facebook...