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I believe JWW mandolins were made by James Wilson before he started Red Valley Mandolins. If you go the Red Valley website you can contact James directly. He’ still building, but he’s in Idaho now.

I know 3-in-1 sounds a little crazy, but it’s actually been recommended by Martin on their guitars. I’ve been using it for over 20 years on all of my rosewood and ebony fretboards. I guess food grade...

I use 3-in-one oil at least once a year when I have all the strings off. A few drops on a cloth and work it into the fretboard. I like to do the bridge too.

Some like to use lemon oil. There are...

Travis Bean built electric guitars with an aluminum neck that ran through the body. The bodies and fretboards were wood, but the pickups were mounted into the aluminum creating a unique tone. Jerry...

I wouldn’t worry about the scuffs. To me that’s honest playing wear. Good Mojo!
String changes are a matter of preference, though three years seems like a long time. But that’s just me.
My concern...

I should have stated in the OP that I’m not asking the pickguard question because I want to purchase this mandolin. It’s out of curiosity and to make myself more knowledgeable. I added the Reverb...

It does look similar, but I think the one in the Carter photos is possibly a Washburn.
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Thanks Nick, I see now that the OP’s tailpiece is a slider, a bit of an oversight on my part.

There is a picture of a L&H ad from 1905 on page 18 of Hubert’s book that shows and mentions use of...

Hey, can I get my BC back?

Just kidding, I wasn’t at this festival. I do love the performance of this tune, it’s a bit different from the studio recording(Em on violin, Andrew on guitar.) I get...

I agree that it looks rough and appears to be on top of the finish. I did notice in the Martin book that they did do some non inlaid pickguards on guitars for Montgomery Wards (Like the one in post...

I just found some interesting information in the Martin books. They did do some different shapes for some retailers(Montgomery Ward) on some of their guitars. So I guess it’s possible Dyer could have...

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L&H used this style of tailpiece on some of their College Line instruments (1905-08)
It was advertised as a “combined hinged wrist-rest and tail-piece.” Not sure if your mando is...

What an interesting question. I think I mostly use muscle memory, but I think when I move up the neck and need to check position I lean over and look at my fingers and see where they are on the...

I don’t have any experience with this builder, but I’m very impressed with what I’ve seen. Unique designs, nice use of non traditional woods, and quality workmanship. He had a flat top mandolin for...

Thanks for your responses. I just heard back from the seller and she thinks it’s original. She and her husband are retired music store owners so I respect her opinion, but I still have my doubts.
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The seller mentions remnants of a Dyer label on the headstock and the only information I can find about Dyer pertains to...

I guess I’m in the minority here, but I thoroughly enjoy my SiriusXM subscription. For me it’s money well spent, but I don’t subscribe because of any one channel in particular. If you’re only...

Thanks Jim. I kinda figured that, but I wasn’t totally sure. I have neither the knowledge or power to do it, so that’s one less worry in my life.

There’s more pics on the other thread showing two holes between the bridge and sound hole. I don’t have the knowledge to merge the threads. I’d like to see this all come together if someone knows...

Reposting this because I just figured out how to embed!:grin:

I would call Collings to see if this is a warranty issue. You don’t want to try to fix something that you can’t diagnose.

I would have no interest in something like this for an acoustic mandolin. I do think it would kill the tone. On the other hand if someone made a “mandocaster” that was a replica of Waylon Jenning’s...

I wasn’t trying to compare Thile to oranges. :))
Just seems when he gets mentioned people have strong opinions for or against what he’s doing. Not sure why that is.

I like what MO does. What you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-O1IcP6TT0

I didn’t realize Mandolin Orange was as polarizing as Chris Thile. Here’s more fuel for the fire.

I’m not going to get into the Thile debate. There’s another great show that I don’t think has been mentioned. Bluegrass Underground. Definitely worth checking out!