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Yesterday, 6:14pm

Charles E. replied to a thread What kind of Mandolin in 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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Yesterday, 4:05pm

Charles E. replied to a thread My favorite Red Bear pick just broke after a decade :( in Equipment

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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Yesterday, 3:34pm

Charles E. replied to a thread NFI - Bighorns @ TMS in 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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Nov-29-2021, 3:05pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Octolindo on the way! in General Mandolin Discussions

Still waiting?! Bummer.

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Nov-29-2021, 12:55pm

Charles E. replied to a thread The first Apitius Era in Builders and Repair

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. replied to a thread Four-string acoustic mando in Looking for Information About Mandolins

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. replied to a thread 4-string acoustic? in Builders and Repair

The "mandolito"... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179545#179545 NFI

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Nov-27-2021, 11:43am

Charles E. replied to a thread Early Gibson - Lefty conversion in 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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Nov-25-2021, 7:35pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Thanksgiving Thoughts in 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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Nov-25-2021, 6:11pm

Charles E. replied to a thread 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. replied to a thread Cheap beater mandolins that play, for leaving in the car etc? in General Mandolin Discussions

This?... https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/179305#179305 NFI

49 replies | 2686 view(s)

Nov-25-2021, 11:54am

Charles E. replied to a thread Need parts in Builders and Repair

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. replied to a thread Ever heard of a "guitar chair?!" in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

And then there is this..... ...

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Nov-23-2021, 4:24pm

Charles E. replied to a thread New tenor heading out the door in Tenor Guitars

Sweet!

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Nov-23-2021, 4:06pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Let's hear your BEST musical joke? in 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. replied to a thread Ever heard of a "guitar chair?!" in 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

33 replies | 1277 view(s)

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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Nov-21-2021, 6:06pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Let's hear your BEST musical joke? in General Mandolin Discussions

Jim "hey Bob, whats the most important thing in telling musician jo" Bob "timing"!

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Nov-21-2021, 4:23pm

Charles E. replied to a thread Have I Been Scammed? in General Mandolin Discussions

So I guess the ad for a brand new Eastman 304 for $ 89.oo is a scam too.

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Nov-21-2021, 3:22pm

Charles E. replied to a thread 2005 Eastman 504 - any good? in General Mandolin Discussions

Ditto.

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Nov-21-2021, 12:38pm

Charles E. started a thread West King String Band in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Last night my wife and I went to The Beacon (formally The Corner Bar) here on the island to see this band. I had not heard of them before but we were...

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Nov-21-2021, 11:22am

Charles E. replied to a thread Let's hear your BEST musical joke? in General Mandolin Discussions

:confused:

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Nov-20-2021, 10:32am

Charles E. replied to a thread What brand mandolin is this? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That is the "Yorkville" model built by Oliver Apitius. http://apitiusmandolins.com/models.html

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