works for me.
Type: Posts; User: Charles E.
works for me.
Now thats funny right there. :))
Mike, where in the heck did you find that company letter?!
I thought it was going to be the mandolin Howard Armstrong played.
Years ago I had a vintage banjo-ukulele that came in a canvas case like that.
Oh, I don't know about a waste of a whiskey barrel. Some folks get an idea in their head and come up with something unique. It's almost like folk art. I enjoy seeing these franken instruments from...
This one? Looks pretty sweet, I love a good blacktop....
https://store.dustystrings.com/p-13286-northfield-big-mon-blacktop.aspx
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Just when you think you have seen it all...
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That's amazing.
Heiden F-5 , Mike Marshalls Lloyd Loar, my own "L&H Bell mandolin" build.
I have not played one for six or seven years but the ones I played at a shop in NC were less than acceptable. The tone was thin and the fit and finish were horrible.
https://www.eastmanstrings.com/contact
Neither Have I, the idea of an onion instead of a couple of olives in a martini is unthinkable.
Happy to see that you are on your mandolin journey. If you are not playing Bluegrass, forget the chop chords and go with barre chords or three finger chords.
Have fun!
Dan used to post here on occasion about his new builds, great looking mandolins as I recall, but I have not seen him post for quite a while. Glad to hear that he is still active.
I posted that in the builders forum yesterday. But yes, great looking mandolin.
Pretty sweet......
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Well that was a very nice gift. That is a beautiful F-2. Here is one for sale that looks to have similar back and side woods to yours.....
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The tenor guitar opens up finger style playing. I like to tune the C up to a D (DGDA) and explore the possibilities. Have fun!
Well whatever it is, someone played the heck out of it judging by those fingerboard divots.
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Cut on a Monday after a party weekend.
Ok, I want to repost my favorite Mandolin Cafe Hat pic I took awhile ago, this guy is a stickler for detail....
"No rust in the buckle, no sweat stains"
How is that possible when you lived in Key West? :confused:;)
I remember a red one years ago.
Whether or not lutherie is an art form probably won't be resolved. Certainly not here. It is fair to say that SOME luthiers incorporate some artistic choices in the design of their instruments. I...