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Anything over $7,000 is too much.

you're right... should have looked at the date first...

...maybe he got frustrated with his maple topped mandolin... ;-)

Peter

I have been in conversation with Paul Newson since Aug. 2015, Visited him in his shop and played an A model when it was unfinished. He is a great guy and is very willing to let you try his mandolins...

Looks like she has an F-5 for sale as well.......

http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/92499#92499

NFI


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Here's video for the photo, apparently from a tv special Denver does seem to be playing a mando.


https://youtu.be/Tk2eR1epPMs

BTW, Special Consensus released a Denver tribute bluegrass album...

Pretty cool photo here that Mr. Pearlman captions as he & John Denver playing Bluegrass in 1981.

Anybody have any idea what kind of mando John is playing?

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that's an even better deal as long as the neck is done correct, I may hold off and wait

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Or see if you can get a Bill Halsey, that's what I'd do!
Not sure if he's building these days though.
Oh, and get the ham sandwich! :grin:
NFI, just have a warm spot for his "touch", they have the...

Coffee Guy, I had a hunch that was exactly what you were looking for, a little time saving to weed out the less interesting sources and direction to more "fun" ones. Not throwing stones there Old Gus...

Hey that's alright brother, haha. The others got it in the bag. Lots of great and varied suggestions!

Gee Gus, he was just asking for a few suggestions.
I have spent far more time looking for something and then find out that a buddy had done the same thing and he hands off a site. It's just sharing...

I was told to use boiled linseed oil on speed neck.

Love the mandolin!

f-d

I've asked questions, you've posted your answers, another member asked you some questions, you posted your answers. To be honest, there is so much conflicting information about tonebars that you...

I think he is talking about the "tone bars" when mentioning braces. Tone bars usually just taper at the ends and are not scalloped in the center. Some are thicker and thinner depends on the builder...

Here are a couple of pics of The Californian guitar-bodied mandolin that I am currently finishing --

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The Curly Claro walnut was indeed a joy to bend and carve. Great wood to...

New Vessel F5 finished today

Adam,

Here's my short list:

Gary Vessel, Steve Sorensen, Craig Wilson....btw Craig has a couple of mandolas just finished and waiting for a home...NFI

The KM-900 and KM-950 are, in my opinion, by far the best mandolin you can buy new at anything like that price. They are very well built, use high quality materials, have a nice, thin finish and play...

IIRC the pull-out rest originally had a rubber plug on the end that would have prevented it from recessing all the way into the instrument. With the right tool it might be possible to pop it out by...

Nothing against Sarah Jarosz, she is certainly a brilliant well-rounded musician. But Sierra Hull is in a different class as regards mandolin playing, IMHO.

. . . Berklee is in Boston.

Yes, I did have two very fine KM-1000's at one time, and I have played a KM-900 too. They are very good mandolins and given the price, excellent value. The Northfield is definitely a big step up,...

While you're trying to avoid ominous numbers, your name pulls you into the dark side...





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Gus, Thank you very much for your kind words.

For the droolers out there :grin:
When I ordered my Stealth 6 years ago, I asked Hans to build a versatile mandolin with sustain rather than fast...

Ken traded it to Charlie Johnson at Vintage Mandolin/Mandolin World Headquarters. From there Massimo Gatti had it and then it was in the classifieds.