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Yesterday, 12:07pm

j. condino replied to a thread Shop questions in Builders and Repair

" I never feel like I have enough space. If all I did was make mandolins in there it would be plenty big, but I build guitars and repair various...

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Yesterday, 1:32am

j. condino replied to a thread 1992 Nugget A Deluxe #155 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That's going through a 3rd part seller: Owner>store consignment>Reverb. Take the listed $18k, pull out a 25% store seller's fee off the top. Then...

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Sep-23-2021, 10:25pm

j. condino replied to a thread CITES Question in General Mandolin Discussions

At the last big guitar show I attended, receipts and paperwork- just the old paperwork, not the wood- documenting pre ban Brazilian rosewood were...

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Sep-23-2021, 8:54pm

j. condino replied to a thread Arch fingerboard for F4 in Builders and Repair

I tend to get tendonitis in my left hand from the flat fingerboards, not the fret size. It would be easy to interpret these replies as...

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Sep-23-2021, 12:15am

j. condino replied to a thread What did you goof up when building your first mandolin? in Builders and Repair

......All the mistakes I made were 100% my fault for being cocky and impatient. Instrument 2 is where I really went off the rails of hubris. I...

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Sep-22-2021, 6:35pm

j. condino replied to a thread What did you goof up when building your first mandolin? in Builders and Repair

THIS ^^^^^^^ is part of why the F holes should be cut after the top is installed, not from a random pattern applied before the top ever meets the rib...

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Sep-21-2021, 3:57pm

j. condino replied to a thread What did you goof up when building your first mandolin? in Builders and Repair

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Sep-21-2021, 3:25pm

j. condino replied to a thread Identify this wood? in Builders and Repair

Definitely not "The Tree"; I've handled approx. 100 sets from that tree and played about 30 guitars made from it. Back in the day you could get...

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Sep-20-2021, 8:52pm

j. condino replied to a thread Arch fingerboard for F4 in Builders and Repair

I've done quite a few of them that way- four in the last year. There are a couple of lurkers around here who own them; 'pretty sure they are ok if...

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Sep-18-2021, 9:13pm

j. condino replied to a thread Persimmon mandolins? in Builders and Repair

Thx for the kind words of support. Most of the materials I have been building with for the last 15-20 years is ancient, impossible to find, air...

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Sep-18-2021, 3:44pm

j. condino started a thread Persimmon mandolins? in Builders and Repair

I picked up some beautiful North Carolina persimmon from the Hampton Brothers yesterday for my new Carolina Quartet project. Has anyone built an...

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Sep-18-2021, 1:19pm

j. condino replied to a thread Gibson Mandolin Bass in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Spend $12k for this and you get a novelty item that gets pulled out for 15 minutes a few times a year. Spend half that on a decent 3/4 upright...

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Sep-14-2021, 11:31pm

j. condino replied to a thread Griffith Loar in General Mandolin Discussions

There was an old ad floating around from the Mandolin Brothers monthly newspaper that had it priced around $7500 in the late '70s. I believe...

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Sep-13-2021, 11:13am

j. condino replied to a thread The elusive Stelling 2-lump mandolin. Behold the glory!! in General Mandolin Discussions

Kim once told me that he made approx. 200 F5s for Stelling. He carved every one by hand and never wanted to make another again; hence the production...

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Sep-13-2021, 1:18am

j. condino replied to a thread Name that wood in Builders and Repair

tonewood

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Sep-12-2021, 12:30pm

j. condino replied to a thread Griffith Loar in General Mandolin Discussions

You own Ella? I have fond memories of playing that mandolin in John's kitchen / workshop back when we were neighbors....

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Sep-11-2021, 9:21pm

j. condino replied to a thread Griffith Loar in General Mandolin Discussions

Nice! I've played it a few times and taken a boatload of measurements when the former owner had it. It is my favorite Loar, out of approx. 40+...

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Sep-08-2021, 10:04pm

j. condino replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Sneak preview of a new Condino Brazilian rosewood & red spruce mandolin w/ tuning machines by Nicolo Alessi:

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