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Today, 8:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Harmony h35 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Let me try... Well, it's not a mandolin. Oh well! .

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Today, 8:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Harmony h35 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I just logged in on my Kindle Fire and it put me on the mobile site. Try scrolling down to the bottom of the page and click on "full site" and you...

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Today, 6:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Harmony h35 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Try this thread to explain a few ways to post images.

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Today, 4:01pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread My favorite Red Bear pick just broke after a decade :( in Equipment

Charmed Life make casein picks: https://www.charmedlifepicks.com/online-store

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Today, 3:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What kind of Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Post some more pics. We can't even tell if it is a bowlback or a flatback and I have a feeling those may be banjo-style tuners which would be...

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Today, 3:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Harmony h35 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Post some photos! Is it like this one on Reverb? Harmony "Batwing" Electric mandolin?

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Today, 2:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandola Hard Cases in CBOM

For your convenience, here's a link to the Collings mandola case ad. -------------------- I find it very odd that Eastman makes and sells mandolas...

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Today, 11:22am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Open Back / Old Time Banjos - Comparisons to Mando Builders in Builders and Repair

I started playing old time banjo and fiddle back in the 1970s when there were very few modern banjo shops and most of the players I knew played...

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Today, 5:58am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Your favorite mandolin tuning tips? in General Mandolin Discussions

I was just sat down playing my mandolin this morning - one pass through with the Polytune tuner, starting with the G course and working my way down,...

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Yesterday, 4:37pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread The Cobblestone, Famous Irish Pub Saved from Developers in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, I was delighted to get a notification email this morning from Dublin City Council to say that permission for the hotel had been refused! It...

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Yesterday, 4:52am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Your favorite mandolin tuning tips? in General Mandolin Discussions

I've been around the cafe for something like 12 years now and can say that I can't recall ever reading any threads that recommend tuning strings in a...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:31am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread O'Doud's No 9 (Reel) in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Nice work with those triplets - this is a great example for anyone trying to learn triplets of how the speed they're played it is relevant to the...

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Nov-28-2021, 4:27am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Spirit Varnish for a mandolin? in Builders and Repair

Thanks for bumping it up. I missed this thread and it is a nice read. Now I need to check my online shellac flake purchase. I honestly don't know if...

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Nov-27-2021, 9:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Hey guys and gals, I need some help please . . . old newbie in CBOM

It sounds like you loved the Northfield OM. Personally, if you are doing solo work with whatever instrument I would think an mandocello would be less...

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Nov-27-2021, 8:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Powerful A models in the 5K range in General Mandolin Discussions

Another possibility is a pre-Gibson Flatiron A5. Mine is 83 and signed by Carlson FWIW.

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Nov-27-2021, 8:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The cure for MAS in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes! That is it! At one time I had a quartet of black Gibsons including the mandobass. All but the mandolin is gone now. But I still have a at least...

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Nov-27-2021, 3:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The cure for MAS in General Mandolin Discussions

I certainly understand the theme of this thread but I, like many others here, have been buying and selling instruments for many years and,yes, it is...

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Nov-27-2021, 12:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The cure for MAS in General Mandolin Discussions

My biggest fear is to leave my wife and kids with a mountain of mandolins and other instruments and no backhoe to bury the instruments with. :) A...

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Nov-27-2021, 11:56am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Picking over the fretboard? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don't know about harp sounds but I find that practicing over the fret board has helped me get rid of the sewing machine action in my right hand,...

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Nov-27-2021, 5:50am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Oval Hole Picking Technique in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Make sure the instrument top is not rotated up too much. I actually intentionally keep mine vertical to a bit down so I am not tempted to watch the...

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Nov-27-2021, 4:55am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Oval Hole Picking Technique in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I pick right at the bottom of the fretboard on my oval A - I never hit the top, though I do have a wooden finger rest on it, but still, there's no...

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Nov-26-2021, 3:19pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Connaughtmans Ramble in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Oh, nice one Lawrence - I really like how it sounds without the high b!

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Nov-26-2021, 2:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Orchestra in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

I played in the New York Mandolin Orchestra for a number of years. When I first started I could read music notation on mandolin rudimentarily but I...

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Nov-26-2021, 12:16pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The cure for MAS in General Mandolin Discussions

Many years ago Christies had an auction in NYC of a collector who had a whole house full of antique church basses. He was quite wealthy but I think...

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Nov-24-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Box-shaped electric resonator mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Looks like a storage box from a container store. :)

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Nov-24-2021, 8:26pm

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

Maybe five or six years ago I remember somebody bid up a Loar era F-4 to over $10k but nothing like that since.

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Nov-24-2021, 8:08am

Jim Garber replied to a thread New Carlo Aonzo Perfetto Mandolino in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

which luthier, Tim? There are two for Carlo model.

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Nov-24-2021, 7:43am

Jim Garber replied to a thread National Mandolin Tailpiece, repair or replace? in Vintage Instruments

Harry Eibert repaired mine many years ago. He is up near Syracuse,NY. I believe he would have replated it for a little more money. At that time there...

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Nov-24-2021, 5:39am

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Queries/questions in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Also it's a holiday week/weekend in the States right now so Barbara may be traveling to meet up with family for the holiday or she may be at home...

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