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"life is short. any time, especially in this current day we live in, if there's an opportunity to help someone, to make someone have a happy moment, or feel whatever they have done is of value to you...

Nice of you to ask.
Since most luthiers would not expect your kind gesture, whatever you think is fair would most certainly be appreciated.

Here are a few photos of the bowlback after a bit of finish "enhancement", which amounted to a few minutes of buffing with Meguiar's Mirror Glaze & Ultimate Compound. The results were quite...

Just got home from Northfield in Marshall.
Tom hit the nail on the head. Just a simple matter of carefully polishing with Meguiars automotive buffing compound will do the trick. My friend applied a...

My friend from Northfield mentioned this might work, HoGo. Thanks.


Thank you, Brian! The mandolin was completed in April, so it has been played for a time.
I hope to meet with the...

That’s exactly what it is, Peter: french polished shellac. Thanks.
David, imagine waxing your car and forgetting to buff out your hood. This is sorta what I see, but it is very difficult to...

Here is a photo of a mandolin that was shipped to me via UPS from Canada. Never again.
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The last mandolin I shipped was with FedEx. Their employee took a guitar shipping box they had and...

Every day is precious.
RIP, Phil.

Hi Erin,
In a perfect world, you would wash and dry your hands with cool water before you play.
Avoiding lotion and hot water before playing will prevent softening callouses. This combined with...

Very cool, Peter! Many thanks.
I hope those fine folks can soon be playing as an ensemble again in person.

Amen to that, Allen!

Terrific advice, Mick.
You’re one of the reasons the Cafe is the place to come for answers and nice people who are willing to share them. ;)

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What fun.
Listening to Ranieri play beautifully by delicately tapering phrases with flawless tremolo on this 90 year old recording is a real treat. Ralph’s own performance is as usual, delightful. ...

Here’s another terrific Eastman story, Hank.
A few years ago I bought a new Eastman bowlback (no longer being manufactured) from a music shop in New York. When I received the mandolin, I noticed...

If you choose the Hoffee, consider the "twist" latches Jeff offers.

Check out the mandolin straps made by Bill Bailey.
Bill makes terrific straps and is a heck of a nice guy to do business with.

Hey Jim, I tried rubbing my two BC picks together but I still only have two! :crying:

Scott, if more of us donate using this method, would that help your bottom line without causing too much grief?
My check will be in the mail tomorrow. ;)

Excellent, Martin.
Thanks for the extra effort on this piece and all you do for the Classical Forum here.
~Bill

I live 11 miles from Elderly.
Life is good!

Good luck, Br1ck. Sounds like you had a fine surgeon. Did they have you scribble on your own left hand with a marker before surgery? We’ll expect you to soon have better tremolo than Ugo Orlandi:...

I "hear" you, Mark. That intonation bug bites all of us. Do violinists have the same devil to deal with?
David, please explain your reference to "12 tone ET fretted instruments".
Thanks in...

Ok Mike, here ya go.
I posted some of Brian's pre-shipment photos in "mandolins in progress" and am happy to post more. I'm not half the photographer Brian Dean is, but I think you'll get the idea...

No plans to file a claim for a bashed box. The important part of the delivery is stellar in every regard. Nelly thinks so, too. ;)

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