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Charles E.
Mandolin Mondays: Berklee College of Music student Sam Powers plays a beautiful rendition of the "Ookpik Waltz" on his Kimble mandolin.
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Charles E.
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Cithrinchen or Bell Cittern just completed
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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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Yesterday,
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Charles E.
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Am i being unreasonable?
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CarlM beat me to it.
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Yesterday,
2:57pm
Charles E.
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Cithrinchen or Bell Cittern just completed
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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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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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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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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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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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Nov-30-2021,
6:14pm
Charles E.
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What kind of Mandolin
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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.
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NFI - Bighorns @ TMS
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The (oval) holy trinity of Webers! :grin: I have always wanted to try one of the F holed models.
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Nov-29-2021,
3:05pm
Charles E.
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Octolindo on the way!
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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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Nov-28-2021,
10:42am
Charles E.
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4-string acoustic?
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The "mandolito"... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179545#179545 NFI
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Nov-27-2021,
11:43am
Charles E.
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Early Gibson - Lefty conversion
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Cumberland Acoustics makes a left handed compensated, ebony bridge..... https://cumberlandacoustic.com/ Steve is a great guy to work with.
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Nov-25-2021,
7:35pm
Charles E.
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
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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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Nov-25-2021,
6:11pm
Charles E.
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Cheap beater mandolins that play, for leaving in the car etc?
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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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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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Nov-23-2021,
4:06pm
Charles E.
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Let's hear your BEST musical joke?
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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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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.
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Andrew Marlin's Mando on "Harvest Moon"
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A better look at it here, about 5 min in....
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Nov-22-2021,
6:01pm
Charles E.
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Andrew Marlin's Mando on "Harvest Moon"
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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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Nov-21-2021,
6:06pm
Charles E.
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Let's hear your BEST musical joke?
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Jim "hey Bob, whats the most important thing in telling musician jo" Bob "timing"!
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