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Remove any clothing likely to mark tye back of an instrument (e.g. zippers)

The lable shows evidence of it having been sprayed over - as far as I’m aware, all labels were inserted after instruments were finished and they should show no evidence of being sprayed over. What I...

To set the record straight, Ivan died on 10th October 2019.

Equating bribery to tipping just about proves my point.

Looking at the photos on David’s link, I can see why they sound better than the rest of the herd. They look like something out of a mariaci band! Nevr seen one; I don’t think they ever made it to the...

To correct my last post, I’ve just rescued my beater from the identical case to which the o/p is looking at and the label actually says “Breedlove Guitar Company, Tumalo, OR” - which, according to...

I think you’ll find that that is called bribery.

As I said in my first post, the tipping “rules” depend where about in the world the service is provided but, personally, the expectation of a tip...

I’ve always assumed that if it says “Breedlove, Bend, Oregon” on the label it must be a US made one so I’d start by checking the label.

My beater is one of their “Black Gold” models and that...

It’s like asking an Englishman whether he would like tea or coffee. It depends how I feel at the time I’m asked; so I won’t be voting.

It’s demeaning and I would no more think of tipping a luthier than I would my dentist or the doctor who gave me the covid jab the other week.

People in the UK still tend to tip restaurant staff...

Why bind the back and not the top?

Oh no they don’t !!!!

They mute any sympathetic vibrations of those parts of the strings between bridge and tailpiece and, occasionally, nut ant tuners. The A2Z has them but the A4 doesn’t.

This has been discussed...

If you order direct (as I did) don’t forget to factor in VAT and the £8 Royal Mail commission. I don’t think ordering 1 will take you above the duty threshold.

Not been to Eagle for a while; just down the road from here althought there are a couple of big hills in the way.

Difficult to find in the UK? I know at least two places which clam to have them in stock - one even has a left handed model!

That said, it’s impossible to tell how long it will take to “play in”....

I appreciate that and I don’t think you’ve broken any rules but the mere mention might encourage others to stray into forbidden territory.

These crop up regularly. In terms of value, you might like to watch this -...

Does it get humid during the summer? Could you make use of a de-humidifier? Save and bottle the water from that to use in the humidifier during the dry season. (Fortunately humidity isn’t a big issue...

11102, 3 and 4 are shown in Spann’s guide as 1918.

I don’t have them on any of my guitars either! I’m sure there’s a psychological explanation here; you buy a relatively expensive piece of kit and then you’re persuaded to buy some sort of accessory...

I appreciate that nobody sells them in the UK but you could get hold of one if you wanted to and it suggests to me that nobody has seen the need. The varnish on my GBOM does have a sweat mark so it...

Looking at the head, it looks to me as if somebody has glued something on it and then peeled it off again. Of course it’s possible that your Grandpa bought it in the 70s when he shouldn’t, sneaked it...

It looks re-finished to me. If it is from 1918, the tuners have been changed from worm under to worm over - Gibson did this circa. 1924. The fretboard inlays look more 1970s than teens and twenties.

I’d agree that it’s confusing but, to me, the terms mandolin, mandola, mandocello and mandobass are direct equivalents of the violin, viola, violoncello and bass and, therefore correctly named. I’m...