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I don't want to hijack this, but in the spirit of appreciating the Roberts copies here are some pics I snapped at the Country Music Hall of Fame in September:

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I do love torch & fire inlays.

My M23VB has this inlay:

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I like the Vega mandolin. Looks like a 201 model (this is mine).

It looks like the original cloud tailpiece is missing?

Mike's estimate for the Vega sounds right depending on condition.

Larry

I'm interested to try one of these. Heading to Nashville soon and will be making a point to play one in person.

Larry

On one of my Brentrups I swapped out the original frets for Evo golds with no change in tone, just easier to play. This is a darker, warm sounding mandolin in general and it kept its' character...

For those w/o FB

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There’s an interesting new bluegrass podcast called The Breakdown described as “Fiddler Patrick McGonigle and music journalist Emma John uncover bluegrass music one iconic record at a time in The...

Very classy burst!

As I rule I DO buy everything Chris records and I've never been disappointed. So much diversity in his playing...from my favorite Bach recordings to stunning Punch Brothers originals! Such an amazing...

...hanging out with an A

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Nice to be able to play outside again!

Larry

I love my 2-point.

I have posted this pic in the past. I'll try to take a better shot when I have time:

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For me it's between two performances I saw live:

Chris Thile performing Bach solo in Albany, NY. We were front row solo and Chris was playing his Loar only a few feet from us. I don't think I'll...

Like any mandolin it depends on the model, condition, tone, and playability. But in general prices went down along with the US economy, but they have been steadily climbing back up again. I think...

I love both too.

Another favorite is the Benson/Bibey duet cd:

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I would think that Uttar Pradesh, home of the Taj Mahal, would be the most famous region frequently referred to as “U.P”.

Google “U.P. Region” and see what comes up.

I really like the Bluegrass set, and use them on my Stiver 2-point. I posted about them here.

For my Brentrups I use Exp-74's, Martin lites for my little Vega, and Sam Bush monels for my Ludewig....

I'm guessing that this is the intended video?

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That's comparing a Tesla to a Neon!

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It certainly is in my wheelhouse...and my real house. :)

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Hey...my favorite subject!

"So who has what, that features the really early days of some of the modern masters of today?"

Here's one featuring Adam Steffey in the band Dusty Miller. My copy's...

I'm also not a Gibson expert, but some things look wrong to me:

The metal endpin looks like a guitar style screw-in type. I would expect a wooden friction pin. What is it screwed into? Is there a...

I saw Ricky tonight playing this mandolin and it sounded really great. No surprise I guess...I'm sure he could make anything sound good.

Lol :)

One of the coolest electric mandolins I've ever seen. Pretty sure I've seen threads on this but first time I've seen the video.

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From the description: "A rare piece made by the...

Ooops! I'll look into that.

FYI...I don't currently have any contact info for Eclipse owners.

On the subject of Brentrup owners:



I don't collect owner info. I usually have nothing but...