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    Re: Stainless or EVO

    Stainless steel will improve tone over old dead strings, but so will any other quality new string. My understanding is that the installation will run abour $100 more than standard wire. If money is...
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    Re: Who's The Oldest?

    JeffD said:
    "Don't assume its embarrassment. I mean it might be, but it might also be nobody's business."

    That is true. Age is nobodies business. So why are people replying at all? Especially to...
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    Re: Who's The Oldest?

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    Re: Crystal Forest Mandolin bridge height

    If the bridge base has been shaved too much then as an experiment insert a Popsicle stick under it and try it again. If that raising of the bridge cures the problem then you know what to do.
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    Re: Frets worn already?

    The photos indicate that they are no where near needing work and the wear sounds fairly normal to me. or roughly the wear i experienced on my favorite mando purchased new and played a lot. Being...
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    Re: Who's The Oldest?

    One interesting thing about this thread so far is the number of folks who are embarrassed to give their age. Less than half the posts seem to mention the authors' own age. Folks make jokes about age...
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    Re: I think this is a Mandolin!

    Lots of us have been fooled in the past by these, and it sure suggests a fake resonator. From what we can see through the moon shaped hols it appears flat and not cone shaped.
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    Re: Best Mandolin For My Money- Advice

    Your question suggests tht you want a $1500+ mando for the price of a beginner mando. Nothing wrong with that 'cause we all want that. But there are two problems with your question and they are that...
  9. Re: Bone, Tusq or other for new nut and bridge saddle?

    It is a visual aesthetic decision only. Any of the above products will work well. But tone wise nobody will be able to hear the difference, if any. Even the cheezy plastic one supplied with the kit...
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    Re: Beginner Mandolinist... Nut problems...

    The lesson is that it is often something very simple which most folks assume will not be the problem. In this case shoddy manufacturers and ignorant sellers
  11. Re: Ebay Stradolin logo is inlaid into the wood not decal or pain

    Petrus said:
    "I keep hearing good things about old Strad-O-Lins, but am not ready to shell out the dough for a vintage instrument that might end up sounding like my old Kay that I sold"

    I hope...
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    Re: Beginner Mandolinist... Nut problems...

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  13. Re: Maryland Police Dispose of Dangerous Accordion

    Has anyone ever played an accordion without having the feeling that the end is near?

    In fact I have an uncle who really bombed on accordion.
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    Re: Who's The Oldest?

    I am going to very upset if it turns out that I am the oldest living banjo player on this site!

    Actually I am wrong... It makes me the best really old banjo player on this site.
  15. Re: Info on having a partially finished mandolin made.

    I am not a builder but if I were I would avoid this project. A builder needs to maintain control over his output from start to finish. So that he or she controls appearance and tone and each product...
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    Re: Beginner Mandolinist... Nut problems...

    All of the info you need is on Frets.com. There is likely nothing wrong with your instrument but instruments do change, often with changes in the weather.
    Frets.com will have all the set up...
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    Re: best kids starter mando

    Were I you I would go for a used Mid-Mo or Big Muddy, same instrument different name. You can often find them in excellent condition for around $300. The tone of these instruments is outstanding in...
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    Re: finish crack fix?

    As suggested above. Learn to like cracks. Nothing stays young forever and cracks are inevitable. Often repaired cracks devalue the instrument much more than the cracks in the finish. As we all leaned...
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    Re: Who's The Oldest?

    Glancing at the previous posts I am probably close to the oldest. I am 83 and playing mando and banjo 3 to 4 hours daily for the last ten years at least. Drives my wife (and I suspect my neighbors)...
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    Re: Harmony batwing

    These seem so show up quite often on eBay in remarkably good condition. Probably because they weren't such great sounding instruments, but looked so cool any self-respecting teenager just had to...
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    Re: Harmony batwing

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  22. Re: Ebay Stradolin logo is inlaid into the wood not decal or pain

    Wasn't it about the late 60s or early 70s When old Stradolins were discovered to have tone approaching much more expensive mandos? They were apparently a bargain then and are a bargain today. Both of...
  23. Re: whats considered one of the better mandolin kits(A style) to

    Siminoff's book "Building a Bluegrass Mandolin" is a "must have" book for mando building regardless of which kit is purchased, or if you do it from scratch.

    The Saga kit from International Violin...
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    Re: Breaking in New Unplayed Instrument

    IMO What is important is that any wooden instrument changes all the time as temperature and humidity change. The greatest change will take place as the instrument is moved from one environment to...
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    Re: How many of us put the pick in our mouths?

    Most of us put dead animals in our mouths every day, often with our unwashed fingers. And most of us are still alive.
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