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Today, 5:05am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Sketchy Gibson F5-G on Reverb? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I don't think anyone doubts the authenticity of the mandolin in the picture and that's how the tailpiece on my F5G looked when I bought it in 2005....

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Yesterday, 5:33pm

Bren replied to a thread Moved to Kazakhstan, need free sheet music until stuff arrives in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Have you been to the Kazakh Museum of Folk Instruments in Almaty? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_Museum_of_Folk_Musical_Instruments I...

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Yesterday, 1:50pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Homemade Tuning Peg Tool in Equipment

I have had a few Strad-O-Lins that required some work on the holes because they were slightly misaligned. I've also added the Stewmac vintage...

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Yesterday, 1:47pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Homemade Tuning Peg Tool in Equipment

If you have hard to turn buttons there are different reasons why that could be but the first thing I would look at it Paul Hostetter's tuner...

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Yesterday, 12:46pm

diptanshu replied to a thread DolinmanX in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

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Aug-06-2022, 4:56pm

Barbara Shultz replied to a discussion New to our Social Group? ~ Read Me First!! in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

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Aug-06-2022, 4:10pm

Dagger Gordon replied to a thread Advice on valuing my fathers Stefan Sobell mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi English Rose, Stefan Sobell has got a page on his web site where he advertises instruments which are available now. Very often these are...

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Aug-06-2022, 12:44pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Shop disc sander for small delicate work in Builders and Repair

As long as you're working on small delicate things that should work out just fine. I'm trying to figure where I would even have room for that thing...

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Aug-06-2022, 7:42am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Homemade Tuning Peg Tool in Equipment

I can actually appreciate the concept. I have a modified Dunlop winder I use when restringing but something like what you've made might be in my...

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Aug-05-2022, 11:34am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Stathopoulo Mandolin Bowlback, Ornate in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I'd make sure it's playable first. Several years ago I bought a very ornate pearl encrusted wall hanger that thankfully I was able to return.

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Aug-05-2022, 11:32am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread 20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge in Tenor Guitars

One other thought, if you can get a copy of Bob Carlin's book Regal Musical Instruments: 1895 - 1955 there are a ton of pictures, I just can't recall...

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Aug-05-2022, 11:24am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread 20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge in Tenor Guitars

Could you post a picture of the guitar so that people know for sure what your model looks like?

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Aug-05-2022, 6:50am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Kentucky mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

On earlier Kentucky mandolin models the S at the end specified a solid top model. You can actually contact the importer and owner of the brand Saga...

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Aug-04-2022, 5:49pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Stimudent in General Mandolin Discussions

I would guess for use as a quill type pick

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Aug-04-2022, 10:25am

Bren replied to a thread Tax and import duty buying a mandolin from the UK? in General Mandolin Discussions

If it makes you feel any better, the total cost of privately importing a mandolin from USA to UK (which I have looked at many times) , is about 50%...

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Aug-04-2022, 8:53am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread What is a method? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Historically it speaks about methods of learning to play an instrument. One noted early example would be the Bickford Method: ...

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Aug-04-2022, 2:54am

Dagger Gordon replied to a thread post a video of yourself in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thanks John, and also Frankdolin. Actually it's the first video I've ever done of my singing, and I don't really sing on stage. As I say, I do quite...

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Aug-03-2022, 6:37pm

Bren replied to a thread Tax and import duty buying a mandolin from the UK? in General Mandolin Discussions

This may be of some help, although the other link inside it doesn't seem to work for me: https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-374?language=en_US

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Aug-03-2022, 6:24pm

Bren replied to a thread PEEK Pick by EML Picks in Equipment

I've got a replacement cervical disk in my neck made of PEEK. Maybe I should consider who to leave it to in my will.

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Aug-03-2022, 11:16am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Changing tuners in Equipment

The other thing is the diameter of the bushing itself. There are times when there is a difference in the size of the hole.. Sometimes you can leave...

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Aug-03-2022, 10:06am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Changing tuners in Equipment

Are the Grovers worm over?

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Aug-03-2022, 8:51am

Dagger Gordon replied to a thread Andy Irvine's Sobell instruments missing amid airport chaos in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

There is a report on The Irish Bouzouki Forum Facebook page that Andy's two instruments have been found at Copenhagen Airport and have been returned...

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Aug-03-2022, 7:50am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread mandolin wolf tone? in Builders and Repair

I suspect that the OP is actually dealing with harmonic overtones.

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Aug-03-2022, 5:29am

Dagger Gordon replied to a thread Stephen Foster on Mandolin & Tabs at a Jam? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

I quite enjoy singing. I know I'm not much good, but I go on the basis that EVERYBODY can sing. This song is Hard Times Come Again No More, by...

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