I suppose it depends upon whether you’re happy with whatever you’re engraving cutting through the plating. Both mine appear to have been engraved prior to being plated.
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I suppose it depends upon whether you’re happy with whatever you’re engraving cutting through the plating. Both mine appear to have been engraved prior to being plated.
I brought my first Kimble home in a TKL case and that had a blanket; similar to what Kit describes. I had Keith Calton build me a case shortly afterwards and the TKL has been empty for the last 16...
Like you, I’ve seen then for fiddles but not for mandolins. The last (late) fiddle player I worked with had one. He put his fiddle in it, placed that in the case which itself had a case cover. Never...
I’m not convinced that piezo technology has changed since they started putting them in telephone handsets at the beginning of the 20C.
I really don’t get all this “speed neck” thing but a quick rub down with fine wire wool has traditionally been the solution to a snooker cue sticking to your bridge hand.
Could it be an early case cover? I picked up an antique leather suitcase 30 odd years ago which came with a cover in material and with poppers just like that.
Perhaps they simply mean that it “sounds old”?
The seller’s description sounds like a work of fiction. Is the neck “ oak with a walnut and mahogany fretboard” or “cherry” - he says both + I see no bridge pins!
Almost 3 days and no comments/opinions. Personally, coming from the days before the invention of the, so called, “gig bag ”I wouldn’t transport mine in one even if the Cedar Creek case it came in...
His journey travelled south from the pub. Not much further away, to the east and more recently, this happened - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdsTwZhfEdI
For the record, it sold for £280 + commission (+ at least 30%) - far more than I paid, new, for the last Calton mandolin case I bought even without the commission.
Isn’t using a strap with a bowl-back equivalent to using a cape on a flat-back?
Would I joke about such things?! He only lived about two miles from the pub and it was down hill all the way back. I won’t say who it was but the luthier had quite a time putting the thing back...
If it were mine, I’d simply look for a mandola sized gig bag with shoulder straps and carry the case in that.
(It would also afford some additional protection to the case/instrument for when...
Not sure how they’ve managed to fit the modern Schaller tuners and beware, they’ll work backwards.
Make sure you comply with the forum posting guidelines re. selling otherwise than in the classifieds or this thread will be closed down.
The serial number suggests 1921 but, as Mark says, have a look for the factory order number. I won’t comment on the worth as they tend to go for more on this side of the Atlantic than the US - if you...
Sorry, the only Mandostrat pickup I’ve ever come across is the one Pete made for my ‘strat. I ’phoned him, sent a cheque and a few days later the pickup arrived - excellent service which will be much...
The “place in the UK” you’re probably thinking about, “Almuse” made replacement pickups for the 4 string Mandostrats - I’m not sure about Mandobirds - but they closed down (retirement) in 2021;...
Same here - makes my Clark GOM sound wicked!
My wife is a qualified rheumatology nurse, who ended up running a rheumatology hospital and, herself, has psoriatic arthritis - particularly in her hands. She would undoubtedly have difficulty...
You could try it with a mandolin but I wouldn’t risk it with a banjo. Somebody is likely to break in and leave another one!
I think back to the 70’s when Keith Calton charged me £80 (inc shipping) for one of his guitar cases!
If the nut is too low, it’s a relatively easy fix - I had the same problem after I’d had some work done and I decided that the nut was too low. All it takes is a sticky label!
Remove the strings....
This one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XVJ5abWnCNc - didn’t sound bad but, as I said, I wasn’t impressed.