Steve has figured something out with this design. I was about three rows back from Don Rigsby on stage with the red one. I figured Don Rigsby could probably make anything sound good. Then after...
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Steve has figured something out with this design. I was about three rows back from Don Rigsby on stage with the red one. I figured Don Rigsby could probably make anything sound good. Then after...
Hey thanks for the photo help!
I didn't know until I found this card and searched the forum to find Chris is a lefty that picks right handed, as am I. Hopefully that accounts for some of his...
I recently bought a mandolin here in the classifieds. To my delight this was tucked away between some spare string sets. 160841 160842. I'd never seen one before. I assume these were included inside...
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of playing a wedding inside the WV State Capital. Beautiful picture of the Red Diamond boasting some awesome WV red spruce.
Well I finished up the install of the Grandtunes. I must say they are a huge improvement over the old Schallers. Now that I've got new Evo frets, thanks to John Hamlet, and tuners that will hold tune...
I received the Grandtune's today. Exactly one week from the U.K., that's good service. 160180. All of the screw holes but the very top line up perfectly. They do have way too much space inside of the...
Thanks again! I will definitely proceed with caution. For those who might be shopping for these the best deal I could find was at TouchTone Tonewoods in the U.K. 103e for gold A style, came out to...
Thanks for the information Oliver. I'm pretty sure what I have is the more traditional bushings.160014 Would I be correct? I do believe I'm gonna go for it.
All parts is listing these as in stock, the gold A styles are listed for $252.00. Is that gonna be the going price? I'd love to put a set of these on my Red Diamond A. The old Schallers are shot, the...
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Hello all,
When I first acquired this Red Diamond A I really didn't care for the tailpiece. I hadn't seen one before and didn't know anything about it. I was very close to putting a James...
We had took a trip up to Acoustic Musis Works back around Thanksgiving and I had fell in love with this MT Mandola. I had communicated back and forth with Steve since then trying to work out a...
I guess that makes sense why it's not available anywhere else, shows how much I know. Thanks
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I searched all over and can't seem to find this design for sale anywhere. I like this look over the standard one. If anyone knows the whereabouts of one for sale please let me know. Thanks.
A micro mesh sandpaper kit from International Violin is a useful tool for pick making. I've been experimenting myself. This is one I recently made from an 1850's medicine scoop.141431
Thanks for all the compliments. To be more specific the button was punched out of 9oz molding leather, more like saddle leather. We call it rawhide but don't hold me to that. I colored that piece...
Isn't leather the preferred padding for arm rests? But hey use the design with whatever cording material you so choose. I don't like the appearance of a nylon shoe string on any instrument. The...
Please forgive the orientation of the photos.
Thought I'd share this. I like many others find it hard to permanently alter a nice mandolin with a strap button. I've been trying different methods of tying around the body and head stock and...
This is a discussion that resonates and is argued in my field of profession, prosthetics. In our practice we are 90% cad/cam for casting, modify the model in cad software and then CNC to carve a...
I'm not having any luck uploading a photo from IPhone or the IPad. I know I've been successful in the past. What am I missing? Thanks in advance
The wait was over Thursday. I got the mandolin back from Mr. MacRostie. It came back with a clean bill of health. He looked it over inside and out and found no structural issues. He had to fit a new...
Little Wolf, that sounds like a good find as well. That says a lot for RD that you chose it over the many that were probably available in that price range in those stores. So do you know if #71 had...
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Here is a picture of my Parsons A with walnut back, sides and neck. Personally I like it, does sound darker, just enough to be different. Although speed necking on walnut proves difficult due...
I went ahead and called the number on the website. Talked to Don himself, very nice fellow, kinda took me off guard that he answered the phone. He remembered Micheal Kang's mandolin, says it was made...
There is a nasty gouge there, doesn't appeard to have been repaired.