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    Interesting mando. Antler nut and bridge. Hub cap back!

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    What do you think the maker was driving at? ;-)

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    I wonder if the owner wears a bowtie when he plays the mandolin!

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    Plays fiddle tunes at 180 mph
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Gunter View Post
    Plays fiddle tunes at 180 mph
    Not if it’s a Corvair!
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    My dream - in a few years, hit the road in a camper and go around the country ticklin' strangs in nature.

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    Someone was off of their medication on the day that was built.

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    Well, if one is going to own a hubcap mandolin, one would need a hubcap tenor guitar to go with it........

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hubcap-elec...wdg:rk:11:pf:0

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles E. View Post
    Well, if one is going to own a hubcap mandolin, one would need a hubcap tenor guitar to go with it........

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hubcap-elec...wdg:rk:11:pf:0

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    Actually, that one is pretty cool. What kind of hubcaps are those?

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    Default Re: Chevy Hub Cap Mandolin

    The same guy is also selling a Cadillac hubcap banjo
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Actually, that one is pretty cool. What kind of hubcaps are those?

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    Looks like Alfa Romeo to me.

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    Here's a VW hubcap banjo. I converted the tenor banjo to a 5-string and added the hubcap as resonator.
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    Don't forget to rotate the strings every 7000 miles.
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    Chevrolet mandolin, Hmmm. Built for playing breakdowns.

    All kidding aside, imagine the questions that would draw. So what kind of instrument is that your playing? A little???
    Maybe it needs to be included in the thread, The Other Instrument?

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    A proper tune up must include inflating to the correct pressure.

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