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    Re: I need to buy a headstock tuner

    I like the snark. Even consistantly reads the low E on my bass. Low price too.
  2. Re: Free Mandolin Cafe ball cap - give Kirk a quote

    If I hit this note, your Vulcan ears are toast....
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    Re: What do I have?

    Can you guys please help me ID this one? The back of the headstock says made in USA, Model 319.12971000.
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    Re: Cracked Lacquer

    .....This happened to me after spraying a project with lacquer that the factory had changed formulation....
  5. Re: I would sell my mandolin but never my.......

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    Re: A place for repair

    Mike, DOUBLE box it! Well worth the peace of mind, and the few extra dollars. I ship my stuff all over and they always survive.
  7. Re: broken neck on a martin kelly dragonfly

    :( Can you post a picture?
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    Re: Who takes the hit, seller or buyer?

    I have been selling on ebay for 10 years, and I always put insurance on items that exceed $100 to protect my BUYER. UPS provides $100 insurance free. The USPS will settle any claim at the local level...
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    Re: Tone bars on the back?

    I enjoy these great posts. I thank all who jump in with their research, viewpoints, and experience. Without thinking about the effect of bracing or tone bars on the back, I put a "X" brace on the...
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    Re: Gibson Mandolin on Shopgoodwill

    I've watched many mandos on Shopgoodwill, and if they are current models, will almost always go for more than equivalent retail prices, or even ebay prices. As an example, used Rogue mandos going for...
  11. Re: Why is lining kerfed instead of heated and bent?

    Wow, my sixteenth notes MUST be getting caught in the kerfing because my smarty pants fiddle playing wife will occasionally holler at me that the notes I am playing aren't sixteenth notes, but...
  12. Re: What do you REALLY get out of this site?

    A little thanks coming to you from from Tennessee......Richard
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    Re: Blue Chip pick----Lost and found

    I lost mine for a week, and found it again in another case I forgot I had opened to play. Whew...
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    Re: Fret Wire

    Hi Mario, Try a couple of U-bolts to hold the grinder on a piece of plywood, then attach a door hinge to it, then the other end to another piece you can clamp to the bench. I used a v-block to lay...
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    Re: Fret Wire

    I mounted a Dremel sideways in a little homemade chopsaw frame. I hadn't seen the little chopsaw Paul has. Very nice! I took apart a Dremel drill press, (very cheap), and machined a nice hinge to...
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    Re: Fret Wire

    Hi Mario, I like SS a lot also. I was a machinist also. I made cabinets, and other wood stuff. I am not a real luthier, but I love making dulcimers, and mandolins, learning a LOT from the Cafe. I...
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    Re: Johnson City TN

    Go Here: http://www.bluegrassmusicjams.com/jam-tennessee.html. Shows jams for all the states on the home page...
  18. Re: Mandolins Made From Sustainably Harvested Wood

    I am using Lyptus, works beautifully, and looks great.
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    Re: More ebay emandos

    Down in the description it says uke. 14.8 scale.
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    Re: plastic nut, yes or no?

    Hi Mike, The deer bone is too soft. I tried it several times, with different pieces, but all were too soft.
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    Re: tuner screws

    At McMaster.com you can buy screws as small as #2 in brass, steel, etc., in boxes of 100 for great prices, ex., #2 x 1/4" for $2-3 for bx of 100, slotted or phillips, brass, steel.
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    Re: need help with my mandolin

    I used a bridge like that on a cigar box guitar I made.
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    Re: idea

    There was a fretless mandolin on Youtube awhile back. It was a white one that had a viola fingerboard that replaced the regular fret board. It was a four string, and the guy played it like a mandolin...
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    Re: How to make a neck wider?

    The neck feels MUCH better than I thought it would. The blend was easy, as the overhang blended well. Since the overhang was split, the result was better than I thought it would be.
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    Re: How to make a neck wider?

    Hi, I recently replaced the fret board on an old flat top someone gave me. I like it very much, and to make it playable I had to repair the fret board. I wanted to raise it a bit so I removed the...
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