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Your humor does not go unnoticed Flatrock.....

My nightmare of sitting at the wheel and having it wrestled from my hands by AI became true in a rented VW Golf with so-called "lane assist". The thing tried to steer me into oncoming traffic on a...

I've been working with computers since 1985. Scott's quote illustrates why, when social media came along around 20 years ago, I gave it a long hard look and said, "No thanks." I want to preserve as...

As someone who has been making my own music for about two decades now, I recently discovered S*no (not even going to grace them by typing out the whole name, u can figure it out), which launched at...

Clearly pretty out-of-touch now! Need to put some new strings on and start practicing again. Build up the callouses....still, the Ellis is great motivation.

Love the term "dreadful rubbish." Orwell's foresight seems to become more and more accurate as time goes on.

Re legislation, fortunately (I think), the dangers of AI extend beyond music and other...

I'd get one just for the day pass!

Gibson's trademarks are not really the "issue" with lots of people, it is the companies' heavy handed tactics related to such.
C F Martin has trademarks too. The "rectangular" peghead being one of...

Well, not really. They were already screwing up by the 1960s, at least as far as their acoustic instruments were concerned.

But the legal posturing didn't really take off until Henry J. took the...

That Loar was found at the San Jose flea market and sold for a 20 dollar bill! That was 5-8 years ago I believe. It's still for sale on gbase for a slightly "elevated" price.

No, not my dad. This person's dad:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn4676

I'm reminded of some observations made by Mike about Monroe’s playing that I found very insightful .. and by extension relate toMike’s playing as well…

(from interviews w/ Mike )

“The Monroe...

Love that mandolin, and obviously, I love Mike Compton.

Something that often gets lost in conversations on this board about mandolins, technique, theory, etc., is the importance of musical...

I agree completely. All types of music for different likes and dislikes. Mike is one of the best at his style of playing. I appreciate his playing even though I prefer crystal clear notes, chords,...

I know what you're getting at. However, it's a chunky, percussive and very rhythmic sound that always draws me in. Mike goes for soul and feel over crystal clean technical playing. Listen to those...

https://www.pegheadnation.com/instruments-gear/fine-lutherie/2008-duff-f-5/?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=PegheadPost2024Mar21&utm_content=contentGearComptonDuffMandolin&u...

While I recognize that our budgetary sense of what constitutes "moderately-priced" is a sliding scale, I would point out that the OP joined in July of 2023 and only has 35 posts to date.



The...

https://www.buya.com/Item/Details/KENTUCKY-MANDOLIN-KM-DAWG/7254873b101f49f2aa2d12e8c3bf4d55

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The mandolin that Cheryl has is one that was made with the oldest wood that I had. It was purchased from Ted Davis’ stash. I now have red spruce that was cut over 100 years ago. It is much older. It...

Wood will always gets to EMC which depends on RH of air around it. Thermally processed wood has slightly lower EMC and has generally better dimensional stability which was the main argument for doing...

I think they just didn't look at the date. I posted because (I'm assuming) Steve lost control of his websites. One is now wrapped in Chinese characters and the other has a warning that it may contain...

Back to the OP...
In the staged pics from this PR article :
https://gazette.gibson.com/gear/gibson-launches-the-1923-f-5-master-model-reissue-and-f-5g/

you can see several necks with dovetail...

There is also article on Gilchrists web with more pics:
https://www.gilchristmandolins.com/70281-restore

Search engine for "Gilchrist Loar repair" goes to his web site, "fretboard journal Gilchrist loar repair" should get you to their web site, and it is Fretboard Journal # 38 if you have that.

I have not played one for six or seven years but the ones I played at a shop in NC were less than acceptable. The tone was thin and the fit and finish were horrible.