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    Rental bouzouki needed west coast U.S.A.

    A customer of our shop will be touring with his band along west coast USA,Oregon & California in March.They are renting instruments rather than hauling them over from Ireland but are having...
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    Re: F style mandolin strap

    Get in touch with well known mandolinist Massimo Gatti at Cinghialetto Straps http://www.cinghialettostraps.com/Straps.html right there in Italy.He makes beautiful braided leather straps for us and...
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    Re: More light gauges for my mandolin octave

    We got the string maker in France,Philippe Bosset https://www.philippebosset.com/?lang=en to put together a set specially for that reason .012 .020 .030 .044 and they work well.Let me know where you...
  4. Enjoying this and the previous...

    Enjoying this and the previous video,thanks.Looking forward to the next.
    Apart from the interview,what lovely authentic footage of the farm and Tennessee countryside.Tempting to imagine that cat...
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    Re: 1903 Rafaele Disantino from Napoli

    (I like the "cross-eyed" soundholes and the general look, though it also seems to me that this mandolin was stored in adverse conditions. Can you see light through the ribs? I also believe that that...
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    Re: 1903 Rafaele Disantino from Napoli

    Has some neck bow normally found on old bowl backs but not the worst.
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    Re: 1903 Rafaele Disantino from Napoli

    Here's a nice 1903 Disantino I just aquired.
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    Re: Buying a bouzouki in Ireland - advice

    Firstly I must declare 'FI' - but feel the need to balance some of the comments,which are all good and informative.
    Jack,see what might be on offer around Ireland or the UK during your trip.You're...
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    Bouzouki description on shipping labels

    There's a joke element to this but its a serious question,and not sure if it has come up here before.
    Anybody ever stop to think about how you should describe the parcel contents when shipping a...
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    Re: Travel with my vintage mandolin

    Im not proposing that anyone take unnecessary risks traveling with valuable instruments but I remember being told by a Luthier earlier this year that traveling musicians have a 'personal allowance'...
  11. Re: student wants a mandocello...under $1000...suggestions?

    Not sure which post this refers to but the one at garryireland's link is €446 export + purpose made case 81 + 39 shipping = €556
  12. Thread: Eastman Octave

    by Kieran
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    Re: Eastman Octave

    We placed an order for one when it was announced and it just arrived last week!
    Very nice instrument and compliments the non-ff hole OM's only usually found in this part of the world.

    (Declaring...
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    Re: Clip on tuner vs mobile app tuner

    For those playing a mandolin family instrument with a round/oval soundhole the new 'NS micro soundhole tuner' is a good option.
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    Re: Info on mandolin with carved monkey headstock

    Great find!
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    Re: Tenor mandola cases

    Niall we have this APC tenor mandola case http://www.moloneymusic.com/Products/Accessories_cases_straps_strings_parts_etc/instrument_cases/tenor_mandola_case#nav145instrumentcases
    and also an...
  16. Re: What's the general consensus on Rubner mandolin tuners?

    Haven't yet tried any Rodgers tuners but have installed some Rubners and can say they meet or possibly - with the more expensive models - exceed the standards of the other two and look very well.
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    Re: optimal strings for a bowlback mandola ?

    The flatwound Dogal sets V74 (green label,bronze flat) and R95 (red label,chrome flat) have worked well for us in CGDA tuning.One of the individual string pair envelopes is marked 4th or 'C'.
    That...
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    Re: optimal strings for a bowlback mandola ?

    For bowl back a good choice in flatwounds are Dogal strings from Italy. http://dogalstrings.it/mandola.aspx
    I believe the dealer in the US for them is Bernunzio in Rochester NY
    The sets marked ...
  19. Thread: Dogal picks

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    Re: Dogal picks

    We get strings from Dogal from time to time and are due to order soon.
    Ordered some of those picks out of curiosity before,and yes it was mainly (the few) bowlback players that were interested in...
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    Re: 15.5 guage strings

    I sometimes need to re calibrate the digital micrometer and before using it again I will check it by measuring fresh strings if not by measuring a feeler gauge.Often,strings read half a gauge lighter...
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    Re: Andy Manson 6-course fan-fret mandola

    There's a video of it being played now
    http://www.facebook.com/andy.manson.14/videos/10207249728313294/
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    Re: Why Does Gibson Favor Sitka?

    Only a guess but maybe they stockpiled sitka years ago and need to use it up.
  23. Re: Differences between The Loar LM-600 and The Loar LM-700

    Most people comment that the LM-700 has a slightly chunkier neck feel when comparing them side by side here.

    As for cosmetics gold hardware on the 700 and nickel on the 600,fern headstock inlay...
  24. Thread: Tuning Machines

    by Kieran
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    Re: Tuning Machines

    Just a little correction Mike, Rubner have been around since 1864!
    http://rubnertuners.com/rubner-history-info/
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    Re: New APC nylon string tenor guitar

    The strings are 44, 28 wound G&D and 32, 28 clear A&E.The owner likes black nylon Flamenco strings on his classical guitar so there will probably be some experimenting done.

    Here's a photo of it...
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