There is no such thing as too much MOP
Re: There is no such thing as too much MOP
That's nothing... I saw a chair covered in MOP at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. It looked tiled!
Jamie
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It's pining for its Vietnamese home...
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If only they had paid as much attention to the shape of the scroll as they did on the inlays, it might have ended up looking good.
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The telltale crown tailpiece and over-the-top inlays are give-away clues to its Vietnamese origins.
Jim
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The chair was a gift from the Philippines, IIRC.
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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For posterior...
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
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Thanks Jim, I forgot that there links stop working eventually.
I wonder if that is the case, and inside the walls are 6 inches of solid MOP carved in the shape of an F-style mandolin?
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Reminds me somehow of what lies under the Truk lagoon...
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