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I've noticed that virtually every mandolin for sale in the classified is an incredible mandolin, often the best the seller has ever played. I have yet to see one of the duds, or even a mediocre one,...

Gibson lists the nut width on a Goldrush as 1 5/64". So more than 1 1/16, but not much.

Kimbles have an outstanding reputation, and I believe that he lives not too far from my brother in southern Ohio. I have a Gibson A-5L, but I think a Kimble would be a significant step up. BTW, I...

Yes, the Triggs is quite intriguing. That is a real possibility. I know that he has a great reputation.

All good suggestions Stevo. Thank you. $19k is pretty high-end for my station in life. Even $7500 and $9000 are stretching it. I used to have a Brentrup oval hole A model that was great, so I am sure...

I'm looking for a mid-upper level mandolin with a flat fretboard and at least 1 1/8" nut width. Gibsons seem to be narrower and everyone else seems to have gone to radiused fretboards. I know I could...

Wonderful. Thanks for the information. I will try to be patient. I love the magazine and was hoping that there is no problem.

About a year ago, I bought a 3-year subscription to Fretboard Journal. I recieved two issues. In September I emailed them to convey that I had not received a fall issue. I was told it was not out...

I have been playing a 1984 Stiver F5 since 1989. My brother had one and I have played with lots of folds with Stivers at festivals, Augusta, and Kaufman Kamp. I've never heard one that was not...

Actually, I traded the Brentrup plus cash for this Campanella. The Brentrup was great, but the oval hole sound wasn't quite what I wanted.

I got a 2018 Campanella mandolin recently. It's basically an A-440, but with f-holes (shown on his website with an oval hole). I have owned a lot of mandolins, and played a lot more. This may be the...

I was under the impression that Gibson bought Flatiron in 1987, but didn't start production of Gibson instruments in Bozeman until 1989. That is implied in the Gibson's Fabulous Flattops book, but...

I have been trying to figure out where Gibson mandolins have been produced over the years. I've searched some reference books, the web, and MC (sorry if this has been discussed; I may not be using...

Actually, the basic design of the 1500s violin, and even the 1700s design, has changed significantly. There are very few few un-modernized Stradivarius violins in existense.

20 years after Loar left Gibson, the F-5 WAS passe' (i.e., no longer fashionable; out of date). Even in the 70s, folks were picking up Loars for peanuts. But I'm not talking about Loars. I'm talking...

I think it is a distinct possibility. Few fashions last indefinitely. The F-5 came to dominate because of Bill. Among those who are less influenced by him or the first generation of his followers,...

I remember watching the Jetsons and assuming that by now I would live in a bubble on a pole and have very cool clothes. The thread started with me pondering where the F-5 (now almost 100 years old...

My prediction: In 20 years, the F5 will be passé.

So does google just put up ads for anything I look at? Or is someone paying for information about what I browse and also paying to put ads up about what I browse? And why would someone pay to put up...

I was wondering how Google News knows what instruments I have looked at in the Mandolin Cafe classified section?

I saw this in Ishpeming, MI (upper peninsula). It was an iron mining town established in the 1850s, and there were lots of Italian immigrants. So that may explain how it got there. What were the...

Saw this in an antique shop last weekend. Unfortunately, it was falling apart. No label or maker's mark that I could find. I have not seen a 12-string mandolin. Does anyone know the history on this...