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Peter wins!

I did take it in to Old Town School today, and the guy guessed the problem in a second, and in a few more, fixed it. It was the nut slot. And now it's fixed, and is once again perfect!...

Further clues, as of today, since I've been messing with it some more:

--It's not the frets, not even the first fret. Those are all sighted clear, and when I cranked up the action again, the...

okay. it's only buzzing open.

my eyes tell me the strings aren't messing with the frets, either.

I'm going to play the heck out of it for awhile then fiddle with it some more.

thanks, you...

okay, so I just *got* my new mando and already I feel I've broke it. :/ okay, I haven't broken it, but I am very, very frustrated.

when I got home, after playing for awhile, I lowered the action a...

hi! thanks for the surprisingly positive reception. ;]

I admit I was pretty scared when I sent in the paint chip, but I was also tired of plain old brown sunbursts, and if you know me you'll know...

teehee. ;]

here's the pictures of my new! Weber! on the site!

yes, I am freaking out.

http://www.soundtoearth.com/inst_cust_ma_avacadoab.htm

close up on the inlay is here, scroll down:...

okay, you know it's bad when I read "ireland-bound" and think, gee, I never heard of that type of binding--ya think he meant ivoroid?? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif...

psann--THANK YOU so much for that link!! I had no idea that existed. how cool!

thanks, y'all!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

So yesterday, my dad's in the Atlanta airport waiting for his connecting flight, his guitar and mando in tow, reading a book, when just out of the corner of his eye he sees--

a mandolin case! And...

wallflower, you've piqued my interest. so, how *do* they do it?? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

...no kidding. I spent the first YEAR or so playing in mostly open positions, and now that I'm trying to really be good about learning and playing "closed" it's like learning all over again. my pinky...

you guys are getting me all worked up. I've got another month or so to wait on my custom Absaroka, and it's *killing* me!

I've never seen a Weber I didn't want.

Sam Bush still does play one, live at least; both times I've seen him he's played at least a couple tunes on it each show. That man sure can jam.

I'm so glad to hear those are still around! After my Guitar Center stopped carrying them (and Old Town School never carried them at all, as far as I know) I thought they were goners.

I love having...

absolutely beautiful. the color is really striking.

I put in an order for a custom Weber last week and this just makes me even more 'anxious' for it to be done!

they are some awesome builders.

That Austin Lounge Lizards song is called "Rocky Byways," if you have trouble locating it.

One of my favorite songs about gigging with chickens. :]

That was the very first tune I ever played on the mandolin! (My dad had a live recording of Sam playing that one somewhere...) I'll be getting that new CD ASAP...