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Jul-01-2022, 6:02am

Richard500 replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Variants are interesting for several reasons. One is to add detail to a history, which has an attraction to both academics and hobbyists who enjoy...

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Jun-30-2022, 7:50pm

Richard500 replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Less than half an hour to go and not up to the cost of just the tuners. Obviously posted by the builder, who’s too modest to put his or her name on...

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Jun-29-2022, 8:41am

Richard500 replied to a thread Simple cedar wood tone guard in Equipment

And, for some people, allergic contact dermatitis from (especially) red cedars! But a nice solution, and lightweight. Some folks are leery about...

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Jun-28-2022, 8:19am

Richard500 replied to a thread Looking for info on a Victory Star banjolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Nothing concrete, but I’d be surprised if a dealer or distributor would go to the expense of having a Bakelite molding like that done just for...

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Jun-25-2022, 6:16pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Bow in bowl back neck (joint?) in Builders and Repair

Above advice covers the bases: you can add or subtract, or replace, but the one really difficult thing is trying to reset the neck. I would only add...

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Jun-25-2022, 9:56am

Richard500 replied to a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

Thanks! It was puzzling since my other older bowlbacks weren’t built this way. However, there’s some very good inlay, that I want to keep, and the...

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Jun-24-2022, 4:40pm

Richard500 started a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

In setting up this nice bowlback. (identified as a probable Stridente by Garber), I’d like to lower the action by shimming the fretboard, as the...

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Jun-24-2022, 4:30pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Vintage Identification in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That cardboard was put there to get the strings raised to a playable height, so before replacing it, you need to measure the height above the metal...

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Jun-23-2022, 10:29pm

Richard500 replied to a thread My banjo killer (is not a mandolin) in General Mandolin Discussions

Nah, those strings just jam up the drive sprocket. (Other kind of jam.) A gas masonry saw is just as loud, and cuts metal better. True story: a...

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Jun-23-2022, 9:25am

Richard500 replied to a thread F4 design evolution/solutions in Builders and Repair

Most likely templates for doing necks in face-face pairs on a copy lathe or shaper. Not long ago, I sourced some parts from an iconic local...

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Jun-22-2022, 5:58pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Raffaele Calace? Knock off? Questionable label. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

A particularly graceful design, and overall has the configuration of a better quality item. Really like the armrest/string cover. Combination of...

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Jun-22-2022, 5:37pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Stradolin? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

My ‘50s Strad (sans serif stencil logo) has the metal dots. Don’t know what they are, but non-magnetic and haven’t corroded. They all have fairly...

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Jun-20-2022, 6:43am

Richard500 replied to a thread Gibson Must Now Face Antitrust Litigation in Heritage Case in General Mandolin Discussions

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Jun-18-2022, 1:44pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Fan to cool the band in Equipment

“ Adoring ones waving the LP to move the air?” They are usually called….fans.

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Jun-17-2022, 6:49pm

Richard500 started a thread Why Red, and What’s This in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Mousing around online auctions, I see all these Russian balalaikas and mandolins which seem to have red scratchplate/pickguards, as if no other color...

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Jun-11-2022, 8:43pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Replating a vintage National mandolin in Vintage Instruments

Second point first: Not really - at least automobiles have been shedding chrome since about 1970, and most today have very little. The ‘40s and ‘50s...

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Jun-11-2022, 11:22am

Richard500 replied to a thread Replating a vintage National mandolin in Vintage Instruments

Current fashion in the marketplace can shift with the winds. Even cleaning, let alone polishing, is a valuation reduction in many types of...

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Jun-10-2022, 7:37pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Replating a vintage National mandolin in Vintage Instruments

Thought I might mention a bit more. First, a plater will not plate over existing coating, so will etch or grind back to the substrate. If there’s...

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Jun-10-2022, 11:51am

Richard500 replied to a thread Replating a vintage National mandolin in Vintage Instruments

Are you sure that the part isn’t solid German silver, possibly plated with nickel or silver? German silver is usually a substrate, and an alloy. ...

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Jun-09-2022, 10:41pm

Richard500 replied to a thread Double-sided, double-necked violin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Finally a use for a double chin.

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Jun-06-2022, 4:57pm

Richard500 replied to a thread 1936 Cromwell GM-6 in Vintage Instruments

Isn’t the most visible sign of a pressed top the lack of any relief (carving) at the scroll, and the less visible lack of thickness variation...

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Jun-05-2022, 6:42am

Richard500 replied to a thread Vintage Fender Mandocaster on SGW in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

So what color is it? The posting said ‘teal’, which is what it mostly looks like on my screen; so I looked up Fender color charts, which seem to be...

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Jun-05-2022, 6:29am

Richard500 replied to a thread Has anybody heard of an English maker called Frederick Winslow? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The OP said dated ‘29, and the maker was becoming innovative right about then. Agree that the ‘modernistic looking feel’ is distinctive, and...

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Jun-04-2022, 11:57am

Richard500 replied to a thread Suzuki uki? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

There’s even a nice saz there today that’s listed as a sitar. My current really nice touchup job is also one of them 8 string ukes, and I’ve bought...

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