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:disbelief: Yeah, if you DO have the cash for a Gilchrist Model 5 and... Oh, LOOK! You buy this instead... :confused:

Not mandolin specific, but applicable: For years I did guitar repair for a living and likely repaired 100-125 broken off headstocks on Gibson/Gibson-style guitars. Well over half of these occurred...

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Well I am adding an F to the stable. 1996 Summit Artist (#99). Mike Black did confirm that he was involved in the build and that it belonged to Mike's dad. I will include a note in the photos that...

Even before listening to the Will Kimble Mandolins and Beer podcast I was curious about the whereabouts of Kimble AO #101 that I ordered from Will. It was a great mandolin and I miss it :). I had...

Two reasons... firstly, a matter of comfort. For me an A model or a symmetrical two-point design feels more "balanced" when playing... especially standing up. They also weigh less than a F5. Secondly...

To anyone out there looking for an exceptional F5 please check out 2012 Kimble #200 that is currently for sale at The Mandolin Store. I used to own this mandolin and the only reason I still don't is...

Carleton Page was just telling me about this during my mandolin lesson last night.

Okay, forgive the lengthy post, but I felt compelled to write something and sure do hope that all you friends will understand that I'm only doing this because I'm so amazed at the effect receiving my...

I’ve seen a couple “teaser” posts on FB about these but maybe they are close to actual production. I’ll have to wait for some comparison videos, myself, but the color options are different at least!...

this one is #293. definitely becomes a best friend quickly.

Go for it. His current As are outstanding and pretty consistent. They can go head to head with anything out there. I’ve tried and it’s as good or better than just about anything. Fat fundamental...

Not a current Duff owner, but I've had a couple of his A5s. The necks are a fairly sharp V with just a little too much depth to them for my hand. I don't think the depth is excessive--I just prefer a...

And after you get it, you need to get Bruce Harvie's "Mangler of Bluegrass" https://bruceharvie.bandcamp.com/album/mangler-of-bluegrass

It is a master piece in its own right!! :mandosmiley:...

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I've had two or three of Will's two-points over the years. I am more of a pianist / guitar player than a mandolin player, but I have a hard time imagining anybody being able to do anything better at...

Standard size guitar wire (0.080" w X 0.043 h) is commonly used on a lot quality mandolins these days. I speculate that this originally started because skinny wire wears grooves so much quicker...

I just bought a Duff. Oo-ee, is it good. I bought it from Skip Gorman. I've known that I liked *this particular* mandolin for a long time.

As anyone here knows, there are big differences between...

Hi Rob - I've re-shaped / polished a few picks (& Thumb picks),not because they were worn or scratched,but because i like a certain point 'shape'. I use a Saphire grit nail file - pretty cheap these...

There are times when the natural beauty of the wood outweighs my disruptive tendency to adorn it with the ego of my logo... so I leave the canvas naked...

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Ninth coat of varnish and a love affair with the delightfully lovely variations shared by the maple trees --

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Steve

Final checks for the Sorensen summer class of 2017.

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This has been a really interesting and challenging build-set because every instrument is different -- 5 mandolins of different...

Hope Andrew doesn't mind my posting this octave in the white. Looks so wonderful!159341

Very cool, Marty, looks like a big undertaking! Is this a one-off, or a new product line for you?

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I always replace frets on every instrument with large frets. Much easier to play for me.