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Apr-07-2021, 3:12pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Mandolin by Cousenon a mirecourt in Vintage Instruments

I'm reminded of an old story I've told here before. I was at an outdoor flea market and a somewhat annoying lady was picking up costume jewelry and...

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Apr-07-2021, 2:58pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Headstock drilling jig. in Builders and Repair

While we are on the subject of changing the subject...... I use whatever tool I have around the house, buy old yard sale/pawn shop stuff when its...

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Apr-06-2021, 10:06pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread The wear of celluloid in Equipment

I bought an $8 pair of camo Walmart brand "crocs" and got 8 months use from them. Very comfortable until I wore a hole clear through the bottom on...

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Apr-06-2021, 9:57pm

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

Exactly! When I worked a a vintage guitar shop, we had a local wannabee folk artist type who was buying all the cool cheapo vintage guitars to use...

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Apr-06-2021, 9:45pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread The wear of celluloid in Equipment

Just a guess, but back in the days when picks were 25 cents, people expected less from their picks, I'd say about 25 cents worth.... Like...

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Apr-05-2021, 7:40pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Sounds like a fun thing to do! Actually, record collectors have had good luck making similar trips to small Southern towns where rockabilly records...

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Apr-05-2021, 10:32am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread 1931 Fern in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think even under the best circumstances it is quite a feat to get someone to part with $50K for an instrument. A lot of hand-holding is involved...

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Apr-02-2021, 3:53pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread 1931 Fern in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Looks like someone at some point "went over" the serial number with a modern felt-tipped pen......I wish they hadn't.

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Apr-01-2021, 11:01pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Looking for details on this 1926 Martin A-KI? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I'm picturing a Martin employee with a flashlight walking down a long, dark aisle in a storage warehouse where all the 1926 screws are...

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Apr-01-2021, 10:55pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Worm under, Worm over? A visual guide. in Vintage Instruments

I'm not sure if it was Gibson who made the change, but I have always read that physics-wise, the string under tension pulls the gear into the worm on...

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Apr-01-2021, 11:24am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Found my Loar at a Yard Sale! in General Mandolin Discussions

Yep, ya got me!

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Apr-01-2021, 10:23am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Who Made This? Two Point Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Two people think it is worth at least $150, FWIW. Peghead does have the Weymann shape, but so did many others. The finish looks messed with, in...

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Apr-01-2021, 10:08am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Worm under, Worm over? A visual guide. in Vintage Instruments

I never heard worm under/worm over before hearing it on this forum......I find those terms confusing. Although not entirely correct, I think of...

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Mar-29-2021, 1:32pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Interesting Flatiron-style mandolins on Shopgoodwill in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

First glance looks like "Howard Allen" to me..............FWIW.

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Mar-27-2021, 1:38pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Mandolin by Cousenon a mirecourt in Vintage Instruments

My first impression was that it was a 60's instrument, based only on your pictures. The screwed-on pickguard seems like a cost saving measure,...

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Mar-24-2021, 11:05pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Franken-Gibson: the whole is not equal to the sum of the parts in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It disappeared before I could place my .99 cent starting bid......... I really, really, really hate when sellers play games like that, FWIW.

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Mar-24-2021, 10:27pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Dobro Mandolin - American Pickers in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The enlarged f-hole is what George Gruhn would describe as "appears to have rodent damage!" Unfortunately, I have lived long enough to have seen...

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Mar-24-2021, 10:32am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Backwards Guitar Solo? in Song and Tune Projects

About 30 years ago, between the "Beatles and Audacity" a friend showed me a technique for making backwards solos with a 4-track cassette recorder,...

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Mar-23-2021, 11:24pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Any lazy way to off a bunch of instruments? in General Mandolin Discussions

It is great that you are donating them and don't need the money. Good for you! Someone will enjoy them. But, isn't having to pack them and...

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Mar-20-2021, 12:52pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Need Help Identifying Old Bowlback, possibly made in Egypt??? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Another small clue. I took the tuners off hoping to find a manufacture stamp, but nothing on the underside. They appear to be commonly seen brass...

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Mar-20-2021, 12:39pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Hide glue question in Builders and Repair

I've told this story before, but probably a new audience since then.... The old guy who taught me had a glue pot cooking on the counter, which...

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Mar-19-2021, 5:17pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread What do you keep your picks and stuff in? in General Mandolin Discussions

I was thinking along similar lines! Basically, all over the house and some even get washed on a regular basis....

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Mar-19-2021, 10:53am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread This Gibson in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

A few observations. He's in Canada, so increased shipping and more red tape to sort through -- even more since Covid restrictions have...

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Mar-18-2021, 10:30am

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Need Help Identifying Old Bowlback, possibly made in Egypt??? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Good point, I had not thought of that. I purchased the mandolin in Ohio, FWIW.

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Mar-17-2021, 11:58pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Hide glue question in Builders and Repair

Congrats, Patrick on being the world's oldest living person!!! :cool::disbelief::whistling:~o):crying::grin::)):))

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Mar-17-2021, 10:33pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Any lazy way to off a bunch of instruments? in General Mandolin Discussions

Guitar Center pays 60% of their published used prices, which you can lookup online before you go there. No consignment, they pay cash if it is under...

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Mar-17-2021, 10:07pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Can this Gibson really fetch such a price? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think some people who like instruments don't understand the "actual" vintage market and how it works. Same with old cars and how some people can...

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Mar-17-2021, 9:47pm

Jeff Mando replied to a thread Need Help Identifying Old Bowlback, possibly made in Egypt??? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Jim, the note is pictured -- that is all it said, besides having a phone number, which I chose to cover up with the bridge. The other side of the...

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