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    Re: Shout out to Bruce Weber

    This Bruce Weber…

    https://www.montanalutherie.com/bruce-weber/bruce-weber/
  2. Thread: Help needed

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    Re: Help needed

    It looks to be a Fitzroy banjo ukulele.

    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-fitzroy-banjo-ukulele-513709914
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    Re: Bridge/Saddle Leaning

    Turning the bridge base 180 degrees while leaving the saddle in its current direction solved the problem for me on my Lebeda Mandola.
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    Re: Help on K4 mandocello

    A quick search came up with this:

    https://www.hovingtoninstruments.com/store/p13/mandocellopdf.html

    It is a downloadable pdf that could be printed on a large printer at a FedEx or other...
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    Re: Mando friendly music stores Portland OR

    Thanks guys. We are tethered to the Portland area as we are caring for our school aged grandson (5th grade) while my daughter is away on business. I do play guitar so I may check out some of the...
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    Mando friendly music stores Portland OR

    Hello, We are spending a week visiting my daughter and grandson in Portland OR. Any recommendations for mandolin friendly stores in the area. Thanks for any suggestions.
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    Re: Left hand technique

    Here is the link to the Bickford Mandolin Method
    https://ia800904.us.archive.org/0/items/bickfordmandolin01bick/bickfordmandolin01bick.pdf
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    Re: Reliable repair near Monterey, CA?

    You might try Sylvan Music in Santa Cruz, CA
    https://www.sylvanmusic.com/repairs.html
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    Re: Statesboro Blues

    This is not a lesson per se, but it is in the key of A and you can steal some licks from a nice rendition:
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=T6kFGukokjo&feature=share
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    Re: Mandolin Replacement Reccomendation

    Um, if she is a mandolin player, why does she not have her mandolin? I know times are hard now financially for some folks and that might be the reason, but if not, why is she without her favorite...
  11. Re: Old photos - a hodgepodge of musicians - folkies +

    Here are a couple of photos of the Osborne Brothers with Dale Sledd taken at BeanBlossom in 1968. I was a student at Indiana UniversityBloomington and made frequent weekend trips to Bill Monroe's...
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    Re: My Grandfather's Mandolin

    I wonder if the mandolin underwent a refret at some point. The pits in the fingerboard indicates it had the dickens played out of it but the frets look pristine for a mando of this age.
  13. Re: Never Returned (Stolen) Brilliantone Mandocello

    Is there a roster for the Munier Mandolin Orchestra? Perhaps you could discuss with the orchestra’s director/leader as to who may have taken it. Just a thought or perhaps you have done this already.
  14. Re: bluegrass listening to understand and learn the mandolin

    Don’t forget to listen to Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. His “Tennessee Dream” album has some great instrumentals. Any of his many albums contain very traditional style bluegrass music.
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    Re: Blackberry Blossom

    There is a nice version on Mandolessons.com with video tutorial as well. The sheet music/tab is downloadable for free:

    https://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/blackberry-blossom/
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    Re: Okay, I honestly need to know...

    Also, if you go to the header of the website and tap on the Forum tab (circled in the attached photo) you will get a smorgasbord of topics to explore. Hope this helps…

    198822
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    Re: The newest hot mandolin accessory!

    It’s way better than putting electrician tape over the logo!
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    RIP J.D. Crowe - Bluegrass Legend

    Sadly, I learned this from one of my banjo playing buddies. J.D. Crowe has passed. I used to see him at The Festival of the Bluegrass in Lexington KY. Another legend has left us....
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    Re: Beginner staining & finishing

    Rc556, do you use alcohol or water based aniline dyes? Thanks for you erudite and educational posts on this site.
  20. Re: National Mandolin Tailpiece, repair or replace?

    Resophinic outfitters also stock something that looks similar to the Elderly product:

    http://www.resophonicoutfitters.com/product/BTP-8.html
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    Re: over vs under tuners why?

    I agree with the second part of MikeEdgerton’s last post. I am looking to replace some Grover butter bean tuners on my Martin 00-18 with Waverly tuners and lo and behold StewMac no longer gives...
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    Re: Hutto mandolin

    There is one for sale on reverb: https://reverb.com/item/27496007-usa-hutto-f-style-mandoin-w-c-1970-s-brown
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    Re: Thank You Peter Coombe!

    Are you using the Target Coatings that Peter recommends and if so, which product? Thanks.
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    Re: Bluegrass Tunes with 6 2 5 1 progression

    Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down…

    https://youtu.be/vCfFNfcPckg
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    Re: Secure Endpin?

    I had the same problem and solved it by putting a thin layer of superglue on the end pin all around the shaft. Let it dry thoroughly and then put it in place and see if it holds. DO NOT GLUE IT INTO...
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