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Today, 7:15am

soliver replied to a thread Your Wegen Pick in Equipment

I bought a pack of TF 140 on recommendations for playing a Flatiron 1N, and at the time I was using a BC on my other mandos. Now I am using the TF...

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Yesterday, 9:33am

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Fret Size in General Mandolin Discussions

Interesting point. Does it look aesthetically better?

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Yesterday, 6:24am

FLATROCK HILL replied to a thread Where are the ' Big guys ' ? in Builders and Repair

I don't believe Skip Kelley was mentioned. Another frequent contributor.

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Jan-20-2021, 11:03pm

darylcrisp replied to a thread Advice needed for complement to my Weber Gallatin F Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

if you want something different, cool vibe, and not a lot of $, but coming from a shop that will have checked things out and will not cover anything...

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Jan-20-2021, 10:39pm

soliver replied to a thread Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Can't wait to see it and hear it all finished!

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Jan-20-2021, 4:48pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I am pretty sure it is a Breedlove Premier OF mandolin. They coloured their mandolins like that in the later years.

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Jan-20-2021, 4:06pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz in Looking for Information About Mandolins

More than likely if it has not been mucked around with the setup should be ok.

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Jan-20-2021, 3:43pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Fret Size in General Mandolin Discussions

The two Jescar sizes are available here: 0.080" ...

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Jan-20-2021, 3:16pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Fret Size in General Mandolin Discussions

This is for Sunburst. Do you still consider this an option using Jescar 37080 up to the 12th fret and then 37053 thereafter. Have you done this...

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Jan-20-2021, 1:15pm

fatt-dad replied to a thread To look at the mando or not? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

everything's going fine. A string of clams. Yeah, better check your grip! Otherwise? I'd rather look at my picking hand! That's where the...

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Jan-20-2021, 11:45am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar in CBOM

30 degrees, approx., with a strap.

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Jan-20-2021, 7:43am

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

but. . . was it a snakehead? So interesting! f-d

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Jan-19-2021, 11:13pm

soliver replied to a thread Flattop Top Thickness? in Builders and Repair

Here's a fun irony... I contacted a friend who runs a furniture shop to ask if I could thin down my redwood with his Supermax but unfortunately it is...

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Jan-19-2021, 3:52pm

FLATROCK HILL replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

My wife bought me my first mandolin thinking I might want to try to learn how to play it. More than a decade later I'm still trying and she still...

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Jan-19-2021, 11:22am

FLATROCK HILL replied to a thread dumb question in General Mandolin Discussions

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Jan-18-2021, 1:58pm

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

Well, aah, umm, no. Just no. Thanks, Must go.

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Jan-18-2021, 4:55am

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Steve Gilchrist has managed to find tone in A oval designs. Instead of spruce tops with birch backs and sides he uses red spruce tops and red maple...

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Jan-17-2021, 11:28am

Timbofood replied to a thread ALVAREZ MANDOLIN F Style A900 early 1970's on Ebay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I agree, if you have no access to someone with the skills minor problems become much more major. I had skill in a whole hatful of well talented shop...

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Jan-17-2021, 9:22am

FLATROCK HILL replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

No... Bernie's right. The whole thing is subjective. The first question asked in the OP is: Does the mandolin have a “flagship” song? Literally...

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Jan-17-2021, 8:20am

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

Welcome to the Cafe! Love your story! I'm a field geologist (and an engineer too.). Mandolin travels with me and they've been to a lot of places....

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Jan-17-2021, 8:13am

fatt-dad replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Cripple Creek Angeline the Baker Whiskey Before B'fast Soldier's Joy. . . stuff like that! f-d

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Jan-17-2021, 2:01am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That's a true harmonic adventure, Mike, starting from but passing beyond the Mixolydian scale* and boldly going where no mandolin has gone before...

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Jan-17-2021, 1:47am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Late in on this, sorry... Those pictures make me feel terribly glad I am sitting warm and dry, slippers on and hot tea* in front of me after...

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Jan-17-2021, 12:14am

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

#002: Redbud & Walnut, with Redwood top.

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Jan-16-2021, 10:13pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So Kurt I noticed that you went with the Eastman 600 series F and O styles. Can I ask you if you went with these because they were more traditional...

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Jan-16-2021, 7:57pm

soliver replied to a thread Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I'm about 99% sure all "flattops" have some induced arch that is created by a slight curvature of the bracing. It's usually very slight. To my...

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Jan-16-2021, 7:38pm

soliver replied to a thread Mandolin armrests - Yes, No, Type? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes... Aside from the comfort they offer, as well as protecting the finish from your sweat, I've always been of the opinion, that much in the same...

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Jan-16-2021, 3:35pm

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

While I am at it, there is a binary classification for old and new mandolins. First some old short necked mandolins have small frets and the...

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Jan-16-2021, 12:37pm

Timbofood replied to a thread ALVAREZ MANDOLIN F Style A900 early 1970's on Ebay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That’s the slightly more elaborate model than my “700” (obviously) it didn’t exist when I bought mine, in ‘75. If it’s within your means, go ahead,...

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Jan-16-2021, 3:07am

Nick Gellie replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Maybe an approach would be to employ whichever mandolin works for the style of music. The reason I say this I have gone back to cheaper well...

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