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    The Dewey Murphy Loar Mandolin Project

    This mandolin was featured in the "Sometimes a case tells a story" article recently.


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  2. Re: Best power carving tool for arching and graduating tops and b

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    I have a Lancelot. Rough carves a top in 15 minutes. It's also capable of rough carving your intestines in less than a second. Scares the crap out of me, but boy does it carve quickly.
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    A new F-5

    Not quite a traditional F-5 but in the sprit of. European spruce and maple, ebony fretboard, Gotoh tuners and an Allen tailpiece. A K&K twin pickup installed with the socket mounted on an extra...
  4. Video: John Reischman's solo from "Nesser"

    Hey all, I learned John Reischman's ripping solo from "Nesser" off Up in the Woods and made a little video. Hope you enjoy.

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    Re: D'Andrea Radex Picks

    Love 'em. That's all I use now. My poor Bluechip is jealous.
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    Re: The Weber Bridge (NFI)

    I couldn't agree more. Loar era adjustable bridges, so common on mandolins these days, are a nightmare to adjust. I had Bruce fit one of his bridges to my mandola this summer and couldn't be happier....
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    The Weber Bridge (NFI)

    I have two Weber bridges on my instruments, and another is being installed on an A Gibson I recently purchased. This is not the Brekke bridge that Weber used at one time.
    The newest model works the...
  8. Thread: Here It Is

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    Here It Is

    https://youtu.be/ovvPyVeaMec?si=o1zq39Xrko3QJH7e
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    Kelley redwood/koa F5

    Just finished setting up this mandolin. It had a redwood top from brother Ken’s stash and koa back, sides and neck. I’m really happy with this sound. Nice trebles, strong mid-range and strong bass....
  10. Re: Wintergrass 2023 Vintage Instrument Workshop and Museum

    Thanks as always to Wintergrass for hosting us for this event each year and to all of the folks who help make it happen. We always end up having more instruments than we have time to get to at in...
  11. Wintergrass 2023 Vintage Instrument Workshop and Museum

    The workshop schedules are now posted on the Wintergrass 2023 site (https://wintergrass.com/) and we are once again doing a Fretboard Journal Vintage Instrument workshop session. For those who have...
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    NMD Arrow 'Manouche'

    Went up to a 'local' jam Sunday (85 miles away) and picked this guy up from Paul Lestock of Arrow Guitars and Mandolins. It's a custom bodied, long scale (15") instrument meant to evoke a gypsy...
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    Re: Pete Sutherland RIP

    Pete was so much more than a fiddler or musician. He touched lives in a deep way. His songs were prayers like this one.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGxAPCbevM0
  14. Re: Ultimate Vintage Snakeheadedness and Chocolatey Goodness

    Just to fulfill my obsession with newly acquired mandolins, here is my 24 next to my exquisite copy by Hans Brentrup from 2007. Only 83 years difference.

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  15. Re: Gilchrist Using The Tone Traveler On Mike Compton's Mandolin

    The individual that started this thread has been permanently banned from the Mandolin Cafe and Classifieds for posing as an interested party for a product and attempting to drum up enthusiasm for it...
  16. An afternoon picking w/ Andrew Marlin & the Griffith Loar

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    https://youtu.be/FqcVKoA6ZLs

    Thought folks might enjoy seeing photos from an afternoon picking session over at Matt Ruhland's place yesterday (and a truck...
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    Re: block inlay patterns

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    #37 Amber Koi fish with Lapis lazuli blocks by Martin Jacobson.
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    Re: My Duff is hard to tune

    Golden Age tuners are great for building character.
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    Re: Recent Tyler White Mandos 4.07.22

    Hey Gill!
    You are not wrong!!
    I am no where near this man’s playing ability, but I did get the opportunity to put a hand to these. That A is quite the powerful beast! :cool:
    The F is also...
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    Re: What's your new fiddle tune?

    Finally getting around to "Up Against the Buachalans / Tuttle's reel" from the James Bryan "Lookout Blues" recording

    The Chieftain's have recorded Up against the Buachalans, I believe Cafe' member...
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    Fix a finish scratch with a walnut

    I've used this many times to cover up surface-level finish scratches on both varnished and lacquered finishes. It works best on varnish. Break a walnut to expose the flesh. Rub it quickly over the...
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    NMD My Pomeroy A

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    Just arrived yesterday. It’s the sweetest A I’ve ever played. Don Paine made this so easy and fun, I’m about ready to order a mandola from him. Total...
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    Hagerty #8

    My most recent build.
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    Re: Two mandolins from the same maker

    # 107 and 108. 108 was built for me and I acquired 107 later.

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  25. Thread: Ruhland A5

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    Ruhland A5

    I was lucky enough to get on Matt Ruhland’s list for this latest batch of A5’s
    I have owned a number of fine mandolins including Gibson,Red Diamond,Ellis,and Gilchrist. My Ruhland was only recently...
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