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I have just measured the bridge height of the first Army Navy style of mandolin I made and it comes to 16mm, and that is the height I aim for. That mandolin is a direct copy of an original, so that...

a flatiron pancake came through a local guitar store. with stock bridge, action mile high, a cheese slicer. to fix, either a 1mm tall bridge or a neck reset. no truss rod. accept a tall bridge as a...

Took a trip to Nashville yesterday and went to Carter Vintage. I just can’t say enough about how amazing that place is - especially the staff. Kim Sherman deserves a special shout out. I went home...

Assuming it's one of these two you looked at. Not much difference than my 1921 A style as far as height goes.

It will all be dependent on the particular instrument. Like Eric said above, all of his different flat top mandolins have different bridge heights. It is primarily dependent on how high off the...

Just an observation - it is possible the one on Reverb had the neck set back a bit to allow for a higher bridge.

Don't know about heights for Gibson models, but the last Flatiron owned had a...

The headplates on the old Gibsons are dyed mystery wood, and have a way of falling apart when subjected to any kind of mechanical action.

Similar veneers and fingerboards were also used on many...

These have been discussed before https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/151799-Bandola-Calvert-Parker

Jim Garber has one, a little more upscale than this one, so perhaps he will weigh in. The...

In another life, I collected a couple dozen guitars, several of which (a dozen or so) I bought on eBay. In fact, I was cruising for guitars when I found the very first mandolin that I couldn’t...

I've been selling musical instruments on eBay for over 20 years with over 4000 feedbacks -- all positive. For me, it is common sense -- you simply try to treat people the way you want to be treated....

You got the instrument back, apparently in pretty much the same condition as when it left your shop. That's good.
You haven't indicated that you have had any problems with your bank account being...

Nah, they bought Gibson and now they're making 8 string Les Pauls.

FWIW
Here is a pic of one of the latest builds by Tyler White. He was able to pick up a pretty amazing piece of wood from @laroseguitars. 207950
He often has some amazing wood for sale.

Shellac used to be considered the universal undercoat/overcoat, being compatible with nearly any other finish. It still is... sort of... but I, as well as others, have been bitten by the assumption...

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First coat of varnish.

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Finished up the inlay last night and excited to at last see this HS veneer shining in its place!