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2:59pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Mandolin Gift Suggestions
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A tad over budget but this.... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179812#179812 I was thinking of the string winder. NFI
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Dec-06-2021,
8:56pm
Charles E.
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Cithrinchen or Bell Cittern just completed
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Builders and Repair
Gotcha, plus if you choose not to stain, you save yourself from dealing with nitric acid and or ammonia. Nasty stuff that.
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Dec-06-2021,
3:54pm
Charles E.
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Am i being unreasonable?
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CarlM beat me to it.
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Dec-06-2021,
2:57pm
Charles E.
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Cithrinchen or Bell Cittern just completed
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Builders and Repair
Very nice Jo. Do you ever stain the shafts of the boxwood pegs to match the heads?
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Dec-04-2021,
9:33pm
Charles E.
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The first Apitius Era
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And it's gone.
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Dec-04-2021,
7:21pm
Charles E.
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Am i being unreasonable?
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If he installed the tailpiece and tuners and they are acceptable, I would suggest you pay him for that. However I would not pay for the bridge...
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Dec-04-2021,
7:15pm
Charles E.
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Am i being unreasonable?
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I don't think you are. 1. He does not know the difference between a mandolin and a mandola. 2. That is the worst "fit" of a bridge to a top I have...
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Dec-04-2021,
1:51pm
Charles E.
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VEGA tenor lute. banjo - tenor guitar - octave mandolin!
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The Mound City Blue Blowers in 1931 playing "St Louis Blues" with two of them! I believe thats a young Eddie Condon on the left...
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Dec-04-2021,
12:16pm
Charles E.
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RIP Barry Kratzer
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Builders and Repair
Oh man, that is so sad to hear. Condolences to his family and those that knew him. I have always admired his mandolins. :(
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Dec-04-2021,
9:28am
Charles E.
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Post a picture of what's on your bench?
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Builders and Repair
Looks like nice work but it is a banjo. ;)
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Dec-02-2021,
4:29pm
Charles E.
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Info on a pick?
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The only pick that I can think of close to that color is a Jim Dunlap Ultex pick. https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/guitar-picks/ultex/
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Dec-01-2021,
4:00pm
Charles E.
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Who is Behind "The Loar" Company?
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General Mandolin Discussions
I have never played a "The Loar" mandolin that I liked. That said I have owned a few Eastmans and was very happy with them. If you can go a bit...
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9 replies | 1523 view(s)
Nov-30-2021,
6:14pm
Charles E.
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What kind of Mandolin
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Never seen anything like it. I would bet it is very difficult to tune with those tuners. :(
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Nov-30-2021,
4:05pm
Charles E.
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My favorite Red Bear pick just broke after a decade :(
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Apollo Picks... https://www.apollopicks.com/ Nik is a one man business so you might have to be patient. His picks are outstanding however.
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Nov-30-2021,
3:34pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
NFI - Bighorns @ TMS
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General Mandolin Discussions
The (oval) holy trinity of Webers! :grin: I have always wanted to try one of the F holed models.
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1 replies | 452 view(s)
Nov-29-2021,
3:05pm
Charles E.
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Octolindo on the way!
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General Mandolin Discussions
Still waiting?! Bummer.
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Nov-29-2021,
12:55pm
Charles E.
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The first Apitius Era
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Congratulations! Looked like a nice mandolin. I am surprised that this Apitius A is still in the classifieds... ...
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Nov-28-2021,
5:02pm
Charles E.
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Four-string acoustic mando
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I find it rather strange that there would be two thread bumps concerning four string acoustic mandolins, one from 2009 and one from 2010, on the same...
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29 replies | 17207 view(s)
Nov-28-2021,
10:42am
Charles E.
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4-string acoustic?
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Builders and Repair
The "mandolito"... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179545#179545 NFI
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19 replies | 4294 view(s)
Nov-27-2021,
11:43am
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Early Gibson - Lefty conversion
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Vintage Instruments
Cumberland Acoustics makes a left handed compensated, ebony bridge..... https://cumberlandacoustic.com/ Steve is a great guy to work with.
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7 replies | 323 view(s)
Nov-25-2021,
7:35pm
Charles E.
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
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General Mandolin Discussions
Thanks to the Cafe and all that make it work! Might be playing "turkey in the straw", "great big taters in the sandy land" and "squirrel heads and...
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36 replies | 7858 view(s)
Nov-25-2021,
6:11pm
Charles E.
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Cheap beater mandolins that play, for leaving in the car etc?
in
General Mandolin Discussions
I was thinking they might be available in the UK?
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Nov-25-2021,
5:07pm
Charles E.
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Cheap beater mandolins that play, for leaving in the car etc?
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General Mandolin Discussions
This?... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179305#179305 NFI
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Nov-25-2021,
11:54am
Charles E.
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Need parts
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You can get the parts you need from Luthiers Mercantile... https://www.lmii.com/
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Nov-23-2021,
9:33pm
Charles E.
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And then there is this..... ...
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Nov-23-2021,
4:24pm
Charles E.
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New tenor heading out the door
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Sweet!
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1 replies | 364 view(s)
Nov-23-2021,
4:06pm
Charles E.
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Let's hear your BEST musical joke?
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General Mandolin Discussions
Two guitar players walk into a bar...you think the second one would have seen it coming.
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Nov-23-2021,
3:55pm
Charles E.
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Ever heard of a "guitar chair?!"
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eBay, Craig's List, etc.
Mandolin chair in the classifieds.... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179108#179108 Ok, it's a stool but it's still pretty cool. NFI
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Nov-22-2021,
6:44pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Andrew Marlin's Mando on "Harvest Moon"
in
General Mandolin Discussions
A better look at it here, about 5 min in....
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Nov-22-2021,
6:01pm
Charles E.
replied to a thread
Andrew Marlin's Mando on "Harvest Moon"
in
General Mandolin Discussions
Thats a different mandolin. The one in the "Harvest Moon" video has MOP inlayed in the peghead and a pickguard.
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