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Jan-07-2021, 7:36am

William Smith replied to a thread Mandolins with violin-style construction are nothing new... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I agree, that is very impressive looking! Never seen anything like that one, looks very well made, Great quality, the bridge looks too huge for it...

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Jan-04-2021, 7:18pm

William Smith replied to a thread 2020 tribute Vessel A model in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Gorgeous Gary! Love the wood combinations.

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Jan-03-2021, 12:23pm

William Smith replied to a thread 1951 F-12 Versus F-5 Construction? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

1949 was the transition year for the short neck and long 5 scale neck. The 51 F-12's may have the fret board glued to the top unlike the F-5 thats...

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Jan-03-2021, 9:20am

William Smith replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes thats a re-necked A-50 by the look of the bridge placement! I'd say 40's-50's by the side burst I seen? And I don't think thats the "Clarence-28"...

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Jan-02-2021, 3:33pm

William Smith replied to a thread Bad habits? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes BAD habit! use your index and middle to get your G then you can introduce your ring finger and then your pinky to get the full G chop chord-Its...

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Jan-02-2021, 1:07pm

William Smith replied to a thread Earl taylor's f5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I'm pretty sure I played your old friend last year at Banjerthon, and yes if its the one it was/is a gnarly one! Weird my 24 with Virzi is the one...

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Jan-02-2021, 7:12am

William Smith replied to a thread My wife gifted me two mandolins for Christmas! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

She has some talent man! That's a very Kool painting! There needs to be more mando paintings in this nutty world!

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Jan-01-2021, 3:22pm

William Smith replied to a thread Question about A2 Gibson Snakeheads. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Also a handful of 20's F-2's I've seen with tortoise back binding-pretty neat.

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Jan-01-2021, 3:18pm

William Smith replied to a thread Weird sound? in General Mandolin Discussions

Mix baking soda and super glue and fill in the slots-let dry-fast and recut them correctly.

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Jan-01-2021, 7:47am

William Smith replied to a thread How Many Like Blonde Mandos?? in General Mandolin Discussions

Hey Hank is that a Kimble with those sweet Pearl blocks in the board-looks like the one posted on page 3 someone else posted? I seriously have a...

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Jan-01-2021, 7:30am

William Smith replied to a thread Worst scroll of the last century? in Vintage Instruments

Wow I'd never play a mando with a Devil/Demon looking face protruding and a Cross inlay beneath it-too me that's just very evil putting the two...

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Jan-01-2021, 6:07am

William Smith replied to a thread Earl taylor's f5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I do know Earl Taylors Fern is a later serial# of the small historical FON# 9140 batch, The # before his was Jimmy Gaudreau's Fern "with a 3 piece...

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Jan-01-2021, 5:37am

William Smith replied to a thread Bridge foot marks/resale value in General Mandolin Discussions

It happens, seen it too many times! I'm sure the top is dented in a bit also from the bridge feet "Base" I've corrected that by fitting bases to full...

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Dec-29-2020, 5:38am

William Smith replied to a discussion Gibson model and dating in group Gibson Mandolins

Yes, I'd say an A-4 from 1917! Very nice!

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Dec-29-2020, 5:29am

William Smith replied to a discussion My Custom wood Apitius LS Voiced Rosine F-5 in group Apitius Mandolin Group

Well Brad, I should feel SHAME as I don't play it as much as I should-I play my old 20's-30's F-5's all the time, but I have noticed the Apitius...

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Dec-28-2020, 8:47am

William Smith commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #260 w/ Special Guest Bobby Osborne in dbmandolin

Very Nice tune and mighty fine Fern-same FON # as mine!

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Dec-27-2020, 10:49am

William Smith replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

Tony sure could play Clarence Whites old "Bone!" What a guitar man! Tony sure could pull the tone out of that ole Gal! I heard a story from my Uncle...

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Dec-27-2020, 3:15am

William Smith replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

WOW, That is terrible sad and devastating news! Thanks to Tony and the Dawg on the original Tone Poems who this kid at the time scrapped the $...

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Dec-26-2020, 5:47am

William Smith replied to a thread How Many Like Blonde Mandos?? in General Mandolin Discussions

Oh Yeah Nick-I like that blonde Kay man! Don't think I seen one like that as most are the burst version! Is the back blonde as well and are those...

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