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Today, 7:15am

lflngpicker replied to a thread How to Keep a Headstock Tuner from Damaging Your Instrument in Equipment

Hi Sherry, I appreciated the topic and it made me think. My Pava has varnish finish and I noticed a tiny mark that my Peterson had made on the back...

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Today, 7:05am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mapes Strings in Equipment

I hadn’t heard of Mapes. Makes me wanna try some! Thanks for the post!

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Yesterday, 6:36pm

Eric Platt replied to a thread A4 serial number discrepancy ? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The 1 you are reading may be excess ink from the FON stamp. Or maybe the instrument number of the batch. Spann's book has 2044 as a batch of A-4...

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Yesterday, 6:29pm

Eric Platt replied to a thread Lakota mandolin straps in Equipment

The round braid I have gives or flexes slightly, but no stretch. The flat A style ones don't move at all. Really like them both.

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Yesterday, 6:29pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread A4 serial number discrepancy ? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Journeybear, I appreciate this explanation since I have a 1912 and gave my son a 1913. I am going to study this a bit more from your answer. Thank...

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Yesterday, 12:45pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Lakota mandolin straps in Equipment

I have enjoyed several Lakota straps but no stretching issues.

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Yesterday, 5:37am

Eric Platt replied to a thread 1935/36 Wards Fall/Winter Catalog Gibson made mandolins in Vintage Instruments

True. At one point the KM-11 models were about $150 and no one bothered with the KM-21 as they weren't considered worth owning at the time. And at...

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May-05-2021, 5:27pm

Eric Platt started a thread 1935/36 Wards Fall/Winter Catalog Gibson made mandolins in Vintage Instruments

Here are a couple of photos of pages 546 and 545 of the Wards Fall/Winter 1935/1936 catalog. Featuring the Wards 1610 (Kalamazoo KM-11) and Wards...

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May-05-2021, 2:13pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread NMD: NOS Kentucky in General Mandolin Discussions

rnjl, I love Kentucky's and I would encourage you to join the Kentucky players owners group I started several years ago. I am not a current owner,...

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May-04-2021, 10:10pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Looking for suggestions in Equipment

I would agree the Eastmans mentioned or a Kentucky KM150 for A5 or a KM272 for an oval hole if that fits your band’s music style better.

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May-04-2021, 4:23pm

Eric Platt replied to a thread I Like This Pick... But What Is It? in General Mandolin Discussions

Looks like a casein pick from Charmed Life picks. Have a few from them. Nice picks.

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May-04-2021, 3:30pm

Eric Platt replied to a thread Compulsive purchase- Flatiron 1N in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Looking at the Crystal Forest plans, they look similar to the Army Navy style. Not sure if the Crystal Forest is deeper at 1.5 inches or not.

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Apr-30-2021, 10:09am

lflngpicker replied to a thread NMD Girouard Concert A5 (pictures and a video) in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi Chuck, I don't know how much better that Girouard could sound and your playing on it is excellent! Wow! So entertaining to watch and hear. ...

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Apr-30-2021, 10:04am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Tone Guard!! in Equipment

sblock, Beautiful peghead. I am sure it something really nice. Forgive my ignorance-- what is the maker represented by the symbol? Thanks, Dan

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Apr-30-2021, 7:07am

Eric Platt replied to a thread Old vs Old vs Old/New Quandary in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Congrats! Those are both very nice looking mandolins. You made nice choices. And glad you were able to snag both the F models.

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Apr-30-2021, 7:00am

Eric Platt replied to a thread Tonegards in Equipment

Will have to admit, there is one mandolin where the Tone-Gard does not seem to help. That's my Kalamazoo. Have repeatedly experimented with it and...

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Apr-29-2021, 6:31am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Finally got the 314! in Equipment

That is a great looking F4 mandolin! Looks great paired with that strap, too! Enjoy!

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Apr-29-2021, 6:11am

lflngpicker commented on article New Music from The Foreign Landers - Put All Your Troubles Away in New Music

Just listened to Finn’s Rescue and loved it! I hadn’t known the back story of being stranded in Ireland due to the pandemic! Wow, you surely made...

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Apr-28-2021, 4:16pm

Eric Platt replied to a thread NMD Girouard Concert A5 (pictures and a video) in General Mandolin Discussions

Congrats! Definitely a great sounding instrument, Chuck. Also, nice arrangement on Over the Waterfall.

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Apr-28-2021, 5:22am

Eric Platt replied to a thread New carbon fiber mandolin builder in General Mandolin Discussions

This one looks very interesting. Isn't this the builder that was asking about CF mandolins on the list a year or two ago? Depending on sound, would...

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Apr-26-2021, 10:46am

lflngpicker replied to a thread Hill Country Stringworks in General Mandolin Discussions

Doug, Thanks for the quick response you gave me last week, as you always do. I appreciate the great armrests and am looking forward to the next one!...

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Apr-25-2021, 7:46am

Eric Platt replied to a thread Why did Gibson return to Paddleheads after Snakeheads? in Vintage Instruments

Yes I do. Here is a quick snap I made this morning of my two Gibsons. The Jr. is 1929 and the Kalamazoo is 1935. The shoulders (area from the nut to...

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Apr-24-2021, 7:27am

Eric Platt replied to a thread New case from Northfield in General Mandolin Discussions

I have the older style - length wise, it's the same as a Weber case. And the weight doesn't seem any more than a Weber heavy duty case. What the...

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Apr-24-2021, 7:19am

Eric Platt replied to a thread Why did Gibson return to Paddleheads after Snakeheads? in Vintage Instruments

One thing I just thought of last night while playing my Kalamazoo. We are forgetting that Gibson used regular mandolin necks for the off brands...

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