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Hi Everyone,

I'll be on holiday in Kissimmee FL from 28th March to 13th April, and I can't fit my mandolin in our flight luggage (says my wife). Apparently our holiday home is without any musical...

Must be incredibly rare in the Britain, and now possibly even rarer, as one of the late telephone bidders was from France.
I was hoping for a "bargain" but got outbid fairly quickly. Bellman's...

Hi everyone. I've been reading through all the threads I could find on F-12s over the last couple of weeks, as a good looking pre-war model has come up for auction round these parts. It was sold...

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Thanks Len. I'm hoping to go and see it on Friday, so will take photos.

I was half-joking really, but are there fakes knocking around? Is that something we have to be wary of? I know it's a...

Thanks Chuck. There's no signature as far as I know (like I say, I've only seen a photo).

Interestingly though, the label says "Style A-5 Artist" and this is visible from the photo, even though...

This is a fascinating thread. I've read it through because a 1998 (I think, if I'm interpreting the serial number correctly) Flatiron F-5 "The Gibson Master Model" Style Artist has come up for sale...

Continuing thanks to you all - what a fantastic forum this is.

Regarding dating from the serial number, Danb posted this back in 2004:


Here's a list from the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra..
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Thank you Jim. Dave Hynds is a good shout for the tailpiece. I'll email him.

Hello All,

I have recently bought a Vega bowlback in fairly good condition but there are a few minor issues for which I'd be grateful for any advice.

I have had a good search around previous...

Thanks for the replies guys. In answer to some of the suggestions/questions:

"Digging in" would probably improve the tone a little I suppose, but I've played other mandolas whose C-string tone...

Hi all,

I am sure this is a relatively common problem, but the 4th (C) strings on my mandola sound incredibly dull when fretted, especially on the lower frets. They sound loud and resonant when...

Thanks too everyone else. The explanations about the tensioner are interesting - not sure how I'd tell if the bridge needed more downward pressure than it's getting anyway. And it makes sense that...

Hi Tomm, thanks for the reply but are you sure you linked that article? It's not coming up on my device and I'd like to read it.

Hi all, Having just read Rob Meldrum's excellent eBook on DIY setting up, and also having just ordered a compensated bridge for my mandola from Dave Hynds, I have a couple of questions:

Rob goes...

Just finished reading Rob's ebook, and what a goldmine of valuable advice it is!I hihighly recommend it. Cheers Rob.

Hi everyone, Merry Chrsitmas, and thank you for all the, er...., helpful suggestions! Unfortunately it appears that I am the only weirdo freak-of-nature that suffers from this - I was rather hoping...

Hello All, virtually whenever I play my mandolin or mandola the tiny vibrations from the instrument cause the end of my nose to become incredibly itchy, and I am wondering of anyone else suffers from...