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Thanks for the link, interesting. Here are a few more pictures. I do not think that the tail piece is original and neither is the bridge which is off for repairs to the top. Yes I know one of the...

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Yes I searched before I decided to post a question. Okay with that out of the way I have been away from playing mandolin for a while and saw this Regal and thought for the money why not get back in...

What a great opportunity to get some top grade gear. Too bad I have terrible luck.:)

One thing that I forgot to mention in my previous posting. It was amazing to here a Loyd Loar mandolin playing the music it was designed to play. I am not saying that they are not great over all...

It was from the Goat Rodeo Sessions and is called "Here and Heaven"

The 29th day of Bachtoberfest at UNC Chapel Hill Memorial Hall.

I have to admit that I went into the concert with some reservations. I also need to admit that in the past I have not been much of a...

I just got back form the performance in Chapel Hill. I need a bit of time to think about what it is I want to say but for now, amazing will do. More details later.

I just got tickets for the October 29th performance at memorial hall on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill NC. It is a great venue and the acoustics are quite good as it was designed with recitals in mind.

Cleartune for Mandolin Ukulele and Guitar works great for all of them.

I swaped out the stock bridge on my "The Loar" LM 600 VS to a Cumberland and it made a big improvement.

So yes.

Buddha Buddha RicRock?
Look for a used Eastman. You can sometimes find them in the classifieds here one the cafe for around 300.00 if you are very lucky. Or there is a Stradolin for 250 that would...

I think I may have won one of the CD giveaways but had an old dead email address still listed. What can I do?

I just bought a 600-vs from Gianna's in Friendsville TN and it was set up perfectly.

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Weird! I just bought a LM 600-VS too and I also live in Greensboro. I got mine (10/19) form Gianna's and it came with a excellent setup included. I have already replaced the stock bridge with a...

I just played a Flatiron Mandola 2MW built in 1984 that is in very, very nice shape. The flaming on the back is beautiful and it has a fat rich sound even with the ancient strings that it had on it....

I am afraid that I don't know my Haydn all that well. What piece is this. I would like to work on it if I could find out what it is.

Here is my list of instruments in chronological order as best as I can remember them.

Saxophone (school band) 1970’s
classical guitar (Christmas at 15 in 1978)
electric guitar (1980’s Punk)...

Keith,

Feel free to send me a PM any time. Just to let you know locals refer to the university as (in order) App. AppState or ASU but never by the full name. If you really want to impress a some...

Take a look at the Music fest in Sugar Grove at the old Cove Creek School www.covecreek.net/docfest.htm . It used to be called the Doc Watson festival and he shows up to play health permitting. You...

It has not been refinished. I have had enough vintages instruments go through my hands over the years to be able to spot a refinish and this is the original finish. Tape seem like a likely culprit...

I need some help on conserving / preserving the top of my mandolin. I have read the threads on varnish and 1920’s era Gibson mandolins and am more confused than ever. Can someone please help me with...

Same here. I use only a TPR60 and have sold all my Redbear and Wegan picks.

MacGyver theme song!

When I bought the mandolin it was in kind of rough shape. I had to re-glue the back and the nut. Since I had the strings off and the body in clamps I also took the tuners off and did a good thorough...