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Oh dear! The plate with the knobs looks like it started life as as a door handle escutcheon - note the keyhole.

‘25 snakehead with worm over tuners - those will be the modern spacing. Almost anything will fit (except the StewMac “Restoration” tuners) providing you’re happy to plug and re-drill the screw holes....

What happened to it is a matter for speculation but, as Gibson labels were invariably filled in in pencil and subject to fading, it appears that it’s been over-written - wrongly.

That’s one badly written label - I’m not even sure that the F started life as an F - be very careful!

No problem, I realise that.

Made “for him”? Looks pretty much like a bog standard RM-1 with Hotplate to me.

I really don’t get all this “speed neck” thing but a quick rub down with fine wire wool has traditionally been the solution to a snooker cue sticking to your bridge hand.

Could it be an early case cover? I picked up an antique leather suitcase 30 odd years ago which came with a cover in material and with poppers just like that.

For the record, it sold for £280 + commission (+ at least 30%) - far more than I paid, new, for the last Calton mandolin case I bought even without the commission.

Isn’t using a strap with a bowl-back equivalent to using a cape on a flat-back?

Would I joke about such things?! He only lived about two miles from the pub and it was down hill all the way back. I won’t say who it was but the luthier had quite a time putting the thing back...

Identical links!

As you should have realised by now, ask 20 people and you’ll probably get at least 20 answers. The only answer you really need is - whatever suits your playing and you feel happy using. So, my...

Yes, mine - details previously given.

N.B. Please ignore my last post - those are worm under - what was I thinking !!!!

No; that’s not the Ibanez. It was an “F” style - circa. 1976 (the so-called “law suit” era), one of their Artist series. I only remember this ‘cos I had (still have) an almost identical one!

In the brief period I was involved with Fairport, Swarb stuck to fiddle and Dave Pegg doubled on bass and mandolin - a 70’s Ibanez I recall.

For what it’s worth, I’ve always used different sized picks on different sized instruments.

Possibly, googling a problem brings them to the cafe and they simply ignore the dates?

O.K, you’re all wrong. It’s an Army/Navy with an arm-rest and a very early prototype externally mounted Virzi ;)

It’s basically very easy Max. For your benefit atnd that of our American cousins -

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when...

Forgot about the Wailing ones - at least they’re made in the UK so they should be easy to get hold of without the customs hassle although I’ve never actually heard or played one. You might find that...

I no longer take my GBOM to sessions as it’s simply not loud enough; I usually stick to mandolin and guitar. My RM-1 is plenty loud enough and actually sounds better when played with other...

Maybe I’m being over simplistic but if you put a set of strings on an instrument they will stretch slightly and, as a result, their diameter can be expected to reduce - which is exactly what the o/p...

I stand corrected, I think you’re right. There’s a picture of one on the e-mando site here - https://www.emando.com/pickups/Barcus_Berry_magnetic.htm

I don’t ever recall seeing one; perhaps they...

As others have said, both the mandolin and the case are typical of the production that was coming out of Japan during the 1970s. I got along fine with one of those for several decades - they were as...