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Yes they do have an induced arch. Top and Back both have a 15ft arch.

A couple of things I failed to mention that you can't get from the sound clips. My 4th generation flat tops are really loud. This mandolin has a big dynamic range, but the Ebony one has a...

This is my latest 4th generation flat top mandolin. This is the culmination of 12 years of work improving the sound of the flat top mandolin. It all started from the fact that it is possible to...

A++?
To me, I've heard maybe 5 or 10 mandolins that I would grade as A++, and none of them were moderately priced factory instruments (although some are rather old factory instruments that were...

Eric, your's is 2nd generation, but made from the same woods. Some sound clips, with a decent micrphone -

http://petercoombe.com/Pictures/for-sale/Mandolin305/Lord-Inchquin.mp3
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Look and yearn is all I can afford to do.

I don't know exactly where SG's workshop is, but my father's cousin had a farm on the western slopes of Gnotuk (the lake's in the crater of a dormant...

In a recent jam, an accomplished player complemented the sound of my Silverangel. He played it for a few minutes and I had a rare chance to hear it being well played while I faced it. Sounded...

I'm done looking for mandos. The next one can get off its backside and find me.

Here’s some photos of Bill’s violin.
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Do any of you grumpy old geezers actually use them for tuning your mandolin or just yelling at kidz to get off your lawn?

If you are not satisfied with the Waverly, then buy from Nicolo Alessi.
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You'll often hear negative comparisons of old A's/F2s and F4s to old Gibson F5s, but really, most of the F-5 players just don't know how to handle a Gibson roundhole. (There can be differences in the...

However, there are a great many duds out there. If you're not well educated about violins, evaluating a thrift shop violin with three ancient strings and no bow is nearly impossible. I once got quite...

After two years of immersion in the mandolin world, this past six months I’ve been reacquainting myself with banjo and fiddle. Here are some observations about the mandolin world vs the fiddle world:...

My thanks to Larry for the work he's done over the years maintaining this remarkable resource and for his exceptional programming skills in creating this. Dan set up access for this on the server a...

We are bringing back the TablEdit files. Here is the link:

https://www.mandolincafe.com/te/

Larry

I have put a zipped folder, called "mandozine-TEFs.zip" onto my Google drive. It is accessable at https://drive.google.com/file/d/19CO4lfkG1ZlbdXVT384ElsRSw1d8Luot/view?usp=sharing . It contains all...

Did someone say "I'm Beginning To See The Light?" :cool:

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Sorry about the wind noise. :whistling:

step 1: Where do you want the neck joint?
step 2: You okay with an integrated fretboard?

if the answers are 12 and sure!, then go F2 or F4. If the answers are 14/15 and no, then you'd pretty...

Bing and Satchmo might be able to get you going ... :cool: Soon you'll be able to say, now you has jazz. :cool: Just simplify. ;)

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Hi all,

I just wanted to share a very happy story with you, and it's really only happy because of the help of this wonderful community here on Mandolin Cafe!

Earlier last year our shop was...

I believe Gary's #12 was a plain A2, not to be confused with your former A2-z (#20) that I housesat for a while.



I'm guessing that my Gibson has a birch back, and I know that my Poe Scout...

Since most old Gibson As vary in sound one from another, the Eastman MD-404 fits right in the family, kind of like a double first cousin. I've owned a MD-504, a MD-514, a Gibson A, an A-4, and...

Thanks, that worked.
A nice review. It looks and sounds great. I look forward to seeing and hearing your A2 build.

Are you going to scoop the extension over the 404’s sound hole?

Why did they make coloured top mandolins - was it originally a way to use wood that sounded great but didn't look quite so good (like the stories about plain colour LesPauls being cleaned off to find...

Hello Nick, very interesting. I'm looking for a Gibson A Snakehead or a substitute with a similar sound. Do you have the possibility to compare the two?

Looking forward to a sound demo. Please...