Search:

Yup, a big old wood screw with a strap button on it can be used.

That's pretty much as definitive as you can get. Thank you both for weighing in.

The STE branded mandolins were brought out I believe as kind of an inexpensive second line type instrument and they didn't make many. There are a few threads here about that. Bruce was building Weber...

If it was made in Oregon it was after the Two Old Hippies buy out. It might have been before Bruce left the company.
...

It's an Eastmn (I believe) that has a Gibson sticker of some sort stuck to the headstock then scratched off. It isn't a Gibson but some folks apprently think it is.

It doesn't have the Gibson label scratched out it has the label somebody glued on it scratched out that said Gibson. I believe it's actually an Eastman with Stewmac Golden age tuners on it. The...

www.shopgoodwill.com

Your Weber will have modern F style tuner spacing of .906" post hole center to post hole center. With very few exceptions most F style tuners should drop in to those holes. The screw holes can be...

Only a Moderator or Chuck Norris can do that. I took care of it for you.

I miss Rick Turner. RIP.

It's a common style F hole, I've had this one for twenty some years. I don't think it's refinished, I had two with the same finish.

Probably a good choice, Bruce should know the construction well.

The Flea Market Loar

According to Gruhn and Carter Book:

Alrite/Style D - Available 1917
Army and Navy Special/Style DY - Available 1918-1922
Army-Navy/AN Custom - Available June 1988-1996

Although similar all...

I can get tunearch.org to come up, the other appears to be down.

Unfortunately as we age we find there are some things we are no longer interested in fighting. Heavy electric basses and large bodied arched top guitars have been that way for me. All of a sudden...

I'm not totally sure how playable this one is. It looks like it's seen more than its share of moisture over a long period of time. As far as original goes, I don't have a problem with changed parts....

Harmony was building some nice instruments back then. They were competing as a musical instrument rather than the commodity they became. I seriously doubt they had anyone on staff that was concerned...

I'm old but wasn't yet born in the 1700's but I admire your interest in keeping it real. :)

I'd probably grab a bowlback with no brand name on it just for the look.
...

I missed out on owning a Le Domino uke. My step-father owned it and I took the teens Martin uke instead. It was like the dark ones on this site. The original Stewarts.
...

Yeah, well. I didn't stop buying and selling because I was getting beat at the end and I certainly wish I was more familiar with this technology stuff. It simply escapes me. :cool:

Greg Rich posted it a while back.

You have to understand how the Gibson Custom shop worked in the days of Jim Triggs and Greg Rich.

I think they just didn't look at the date. I posted because (I'm assuming) Steve lost control of his websites. One is now wrapped in Chinese characters and the other has a warning that it may contain...

At some point a few months back some system someplace replicated some bad DNS information. It wasn't available in some places but was available elsewhere. This happens now and again. Hopefully Paul's...