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    Re: Collapsed top on a bowl-back

    A 16 year old thread.
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    Re: Eastman 305 tailpiece Replacement?

    By the way, you did a great job on that National tenor restoration.
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    Re: Eastman 305 tailpiece Replacement?

    I have replaced Eastman tailpieces with Allen tailpieces with good results. Direct replacement as I recall.
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    Re: D'Addario picks?

    I stopped using casein picks years ago because they would break unexpectedly.
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    Re: National Tenor Resonator Guitar

    Wow, looks great Rich! Nice job.
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    Re: Is this Mandolin any good?

    That is a very nice looking mandolin, I love the Saturn inlay on the fingerboard. There is a time limit on how long you can add to your original post but if you see an "edit post" option below the...
  7. Re: The downside list of Upside Down tuning machines

    :popcorn:
  8. Re: Sierra Ferrell: lots of mandolin content

    Sierra is going to be featured on the CBS Morning Show today.

    It aired around 8:15, wow, she has quite a story. Certainly has paid her dues.
  9. Re: Blackgrass: Swamp Dogg Announces New Album

    That was great.
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    Re: Current state of the art flat top mandolin

    Hey Tucker, I do not. I sold that mandolin seven years ago before moving to Florida.
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    Re: Current state of the art flat top mandolin

    Hey Peter, I hope I am not hijacking your thread. I have a real affection for L&H mandolins.
    When I worked for a professional violin shop in NC years ago, we were gifted an American Conservatory...
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    Re: New to Tenor Guitar (jazz)

    I would imagine that most tenor guitar players that play jazz played tenor banjo first. At least if they are playing chord melody Dixieland style.
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    Re: Current state of the art flat top mandolin

    Peter, you mentioned that you are using a fan bracing on these. Are you able to induce an arch into the top with your bracing? If so, how much?
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    Re: Kentucky 272 vs Loar 310

    Congratulations on the Kentucky, I was not familiar with that model but when I looked at a couple on line, I was impressed.

    Personally, I have never played a "The Loar" that impressed me. Have...
  15. Re: "Gibson" (not "The Gibson") script tailpiece cover

    There is a Gibson F-5G in the classifieds with what looks to be the same tailpiece...

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/215717#215717

    NFI
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Looks like the bridge position might be a tad off. ;)
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    Re: Current state of the art flat top mandolin

    Beautiful! You really nailed the L&H aesthetic.
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    Re: First build with James Condino

    The nice thing about hot hide glue is that you can control the strength of the bond depending on the amount of water you use when mixing it.
    Looking good James!
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    Re: This Dawg is a Dog

    I notice that the seller managed to not include the head stock inlay or the engraving on the tailpiece in his photo. :whistling:
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    Re: Better tone with a Wooden Tailpiece ?

    I worked for a professional violin shop for most of my carreer and that is what I was taught. The theory is that the after length would be a fifth and two octaves above the string. We focused more on...
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    Re: Better tone with a Wooden Tailpiece ?

    Violin family instruments are very different from mandolin family instruments and cannot be compared. Violins utilize a sound post, one bass bar and the strings are driven with a bow. Mandolins are...
  22. Re: Need a Luthier to Tune-up my 1980s Kentucky KM-800

    You could contact Charles Johnson, he is a dealer and has a luthier that does setup work for him.

    https://www.vintagemandolin.com/instruments.html
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    Re: Don Stiernberg Interview

    works for me.
  24. Re: What are some of the best Mandolins that you all have played?

    Now thats funny right there. :))
  25. Re: 1989 Gibson F5-L ‘Custom Shop’ Jim Triggs

    Mike, where in the heck did you find that company letter?!
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