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Very sad,,,,was hoping he'd recover,, one of my shining lites in the music we love!! Rip

Very nice my friend!! Enjoy

What kind of mandolin do you have??perhaps the relief
on the headstock is not enough and is preventing you
from sliding your hand back far enough,causing the
problem i see in the picture.

That is my F9,,I found I couldn't part with it,, so I pulled the ad.
I was looking at an Ellis, and just didn't think I would be that much
better off. the F9 is a great mando.168822

165618 did the same with my f9,,got tired of the pinky shine,,,now it's all shiny, but not glossey

Glad you are not without a mando,,congrats,,,i still have your f9,,lovin' it!!
Best wishs!!!!

sad,,but true!!

163455
Got this pick with some strings,,best pick I ever got!
Thanks to my youngest daughter, Diane who became
a grandmother this year!

Neat!!!

Thanks bernie for a most informative blog,,i've always thought that the age
of the wood,,and the carving had more to do with the end sought after result,,
as the choice of wood used.

Very cool!!! Thanks

Two years ago,,I had arthritis so bad in my left hand middle finger
Icould not use it!! I opted for surgery which let me at least bend it
about 80% of normal. It is however,,useless for playing...

YES! Politics can be discussed on all other types of social media
but this is our music house and we should stick to mandolins and such.
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!!!

I had a 1971 F12 that had excessive coats of varnish, which flaked
off the points and headstock. Since it was a gift from my wife,,Iasked
Roger Siminoff about it,, and was told it needed to be...

I miked them @ .011,.015,.025, .039,,. So far,, I'm liking them, I usually use EXP74's.
Time is required now, to further evaluate.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow mandolin pickers, with special thanks to Scot for this wonderful site!!!!!:mandosmiley:

Here's some pics. of my new TRC from Ed Weber.( customscrimshaw.com) Just recieved it today for my weber "coyote" . Ed does exceptional work and is the nicest person you could hope to meet. BTW,,Ed...

I'm confused.....i paid $650.00 for my km850 in 1979. The km1000 was at least $200.00 more. My cat. From bucks county folk in 1977 shows the km 850 for $575.00,,the km1000 for $725. Mandolin bros....