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Jan-22-2021, 1:23pm

mrmando replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Never mind.

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Jan-22-2021, 1:20pm

mrmando replied to a thread 1974 Gibson F5 - what's top of the market? in General Mandolin Discussions

I'd trade a 1974 Ford Pinto for a 1974 F5 if I had a 1974 Ford Pinto.

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Jan-21-2021, 9:39pm

mrmando replied to a thread Gibson A3 number 74336 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

joseph J. Glawson is listed 5 times in the Navy Directory as a chief pharmacist in Navy hospitals, including the one on Parris Island. The Marine...

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Jan-21-2021, 9:30pm

mrmando replied to a thread Gibson A3 number 74336 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That is a pretty high serial number for an A3 ... they disappear at the beginning of the snakehead era, don't they?

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Jan-19-2021, 5:40pm

mrmando replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Sure, you can use it for firewood or fighting off aggressive stray dogs.

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Jan-18-2021, 3:48pm

mrmando replied to a thread Fender FM60E 5 string electric mando intonation... in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

I string FM60Es with 50/38/24/14/10. FM60Es are fairly consistent, but I suppose it's possible that the bridge placement is off and the instrument...

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Jan-18-2021, 3:13pm

mrmando replied to a thread Steve Earle on the Outlaw Country Cruise in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Perhaps the port duties are paid in counterfeit bills?

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Jan-17-2021, 10:08pm

mrmando replied to a thread Seeking Grandfather's record in General Mandolin Discussions

I don't know if Neil Gladd still posts here or not, but he works in the Copyright Office and has been through all the classical mandolin recordings...

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Jan-17-2021, 10:05pm

mrmando replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Oh my ... It seems that when Antonio Tsai is doing his best work, he prefers to be known as Scaparelli. ...

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Jan-06-2021, 7:48pm

mrmando started a thread Really interesting A-style on ShopGoodwill in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Stephen Fistor, 1934 https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112428574 There was a Dayton Style B that sold for $687 in the past few days. ...

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Jan-06-2021, 7:43pm

mrmando started a thread Mandolins with violin-style construction are nothing new... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FINE-OLD-ITALIAN-MANDOLIN-MANDOLA-ROCCA-ANTIQUE-RARE-MASTER-FOR-RESTORATION-326/324443933637?hash=item4b8a5d8bc5:g:j78AAOSwtv...

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Jan-05-2021, 3:22am

mrmando replied to a thread Steve Earle on the Outlaw Country Cruise in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Did he get the green one from Carter's or just the wenge one?

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Jan-05-2021, 3:17am

mrmando replied to a thread A models rocking the classifieds in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I've picked a little on William's Apitius ... it's a nice one.

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