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On another forum I frequent there are a couple participants who have lon-n-n-ng gear lists who’ve put the lists in a separate post then linked to that post in their signature. One, I believe, adds...

Heritage Insurance Services https://musicins.com . . . not Heritage Property & Casualty-- they're a different company.
They do insurance for private owners, also for stores. Most of the better...

I say lacquer, but it was probably varnish. I used the word kind of synonymously. :)

It is still there Pat without the frets. In fact it is slightly larger than the one that was on there originally. I also did away with the bound fret board. It makes it easier for future...

The latest mandolin off my 'Barn Cat Mandolins' bench is something a little different for me. I've given it a slightly wider, rounder body shape than my usual Moggy model mandolin, and its ribs and...

Hi Pat, Sorry to get back so late! It is made of mother of pearl and was custom engraved with my name. It fits Gibson or Kentucky master models. He will make them to fit the measured space between...

Am I the only one who clicked on this thread expecting to see a mandolin built by Rolfe Gerhardt?

I had a trinity college about 12 years ago that was fantastic with heavy Guage strings that I wish I never sold.
That had a shorter scale length. The mandolin I play now had a body size that's...

Yeah, I've only had it a week or so, and we're still getting to know one another! And I can't for the life of me work out how to change my signature.

Here’s one of the old tunes my dad (RIP) taught me on guitar as a boy.

https://youtu.be/C4zBWKSJ1Yg?si=h-5-5b4smWBggkH1

https://www.nkforsterguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/irish-bouzouki-1024x632.jpeg

Another bouzouki heading off to the USA in a couple of days. Video to follow...
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Gail is still doing repair work, and has indicated that she will resume building soon.

F's and A's far as I know.

Gail Hester is still building. She's trying to get away from repair work. I would take my guitar or mandolin to Gary Wagner. He's incredible at repair work. You might also want to consider contacting...

I prefer slim shallow necks that have a V to them. Too much meat in the shoulders of D, U, or rounded V neck gets in the way for me and makes it feel like I'm fighting the neck to get around. A V...

Tony Williamson put this video together for a seller who had no experience shipping a valuable instrument. We thought it was well done and had great information that it should be available to all for...

I played a Hester F5 the other week at the Spring Carolina Guitar show that I’d put up against most loars I’ve played. I’ve played lots of great mandolins but my mind keeps going back to that...

All good advice above. Any of the three Breedloves linked to Reverb will check your boxes. I also play guitar, bass, uke, banjo (well, I own one and can play a few songs on it), and octave mando, so...

Man, those are nice. And all with wide nut. I particularly like the 3rd one (sucker for a blond).

Yamaha
Yairi
Guild
Fender
PRS
EBMM

And my beloved Art and Lutherie parlor!!

I'd save a lot of $ and buy a Hogan F5 and get an accurate copy of a Loar F5. If I did buy one, I'd dig the name out of the headstock with a pocket knife just for their constant lawsuit threat...

Today is the 101st anniversary of Doc Watson's birth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNLXs_Y0FvA

Nice, Pat, but I only have a few Collings mandolins left. Although TME currently has my last and all time favorite MT2v there. I had COVID late last year and have now developed some issues with my...

Agreeing with Pheffernan, why Sam Ash or Guitar Center? There are good sponsors of this website who are excellent with customer service, advice, and inventory selection.

[QUOTE=belbein;1929518][... they seem designed to handle GDAE tuning on a 21" scale] “That wasn't my impression. I thought they were build for CGDA right out of the shop. A question I need to ask,...