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After I posted this video, Eda (that's how you abbreviate it?) contact me about, of all things, falconry! I've been a falconer for 30+ years and it turns out that he has some...

It's just a fun thing... I saw that mandola in Berline's shop but wasn't in the market for a mandolin or anything at the time. A good friend of mine who lives close to Berline's shop and who likes...

Because that one is 1 serial number away from my mandolin, with the same sunburst and appointments. It's the big sister to my mandolin.

I need a mandola like I need another guitar, but it would...

No one knows where this mandola is? Oh well, life goes on. Barely.

Allenhopkins is a treblemaker.

Get to work finding that mandola. :)

OMG... I made a spelling mistake.

"Whiter".

As an officer myself, I have no choice but to turn myself in.
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Does anyone know where this Krishot mandola ended up? I own mandolin #265, have seen this mandola, and wish I would've bought it 12 years ago. I would love to have a crack at it... I contacted the...

I went to South Plains College back in the early days and several now-famous people were next door to me or bathroom mates or what not. I've interviewed tons of people for Flatpicking Guitar...

I have a 2002 Krishot and Elkhorn #27, both great mandolins. I keep one in the shop and one in the house and rotate them every so often. I play them both about equally- the shop mandolin is the...

I've never re-strung a Loar, so I didn't know this little nugget of information.

When I get one in my hands, I tend to play it more than look at the tuners.... ;)

There is one thing that I don't like about Waverly mandolin tuners and that is that the shaft isn't tapered toward the hole. I like to string my tuners with 1 wrap over and a wrap under so that...

Depends.

With nickel/silver frets, I use liquid hide glue. It lubricates the slot and fills all air space, and it's not hard to clean when refretting.

For stainless or EVO, I use black...

I've never seen them for sale in a store. I order mine or swap for them (which is how I've gotten all but 2). On mando, I like SR60 or TPR60.

Still use my Red Bear E and Mondo a lot, too.

I've got one! And a Calton, too. I like the Peg a lot for all the aforementioned reasons- vertical carrying, contoured shape, peghead room. I have a few loose spots on mine, but they're due to me...

Not bad for an X-braced Sitka topped instrument, eh? :)

Thanks for the comments. No question- that Sitka Krishot was great. I'd have swapped him (the Engleman is mine) but no dice. :) I still like mine, though. It's got a nice chop and a sparkly...

We have a KM-1000 too and it's a great mandolin, esp for the price. Not to hijack your thread, but I just made a video compilation of all the mandolin videos I've done on mandos passing thru my...

That was the same Elkhorn. The last section was when I'd just gotten the mandolin and the first example was now that I've had it for a couple of weeks, gotten used to it, and refretted it w/ my...

This is a compilation video I made of the longer videos I've done on interesting mandolins that have passed thru my shop. No talking, just playing. Hunt down the full video on my channel if you...

Like everyone's said, and as if my feeble opinion was worth anything at this point, those are the "ears" and I would suspect excess heat at some time. If it were mine- and based solely on the...

I used to own a Summit F100S (SN56- 1995) and now own a Krishot F5 (0265, 2002). There were at least 3 mandolins and many years between them, so I never A/B'ed them.

Can you discuss the Summit...

Sorry, man. :) I DO have another set of BRW on a different guitar from a small unknown maker, but I think I'm going to try my hand at re-topping, re-necking, and re-finishing it. Plus, it's not...

They've already got some wear and when .080" wide wire gets worn, you get this big wide flat surface that I just don't play well on. My fat fingers like a nice sharp crown on thinner wire and Evo in...

Here's the story on this mandolin. I went to South Plains College with Robb Brophy and we've crossed paths a few times over the years. I'd heard that he was building mandolins and heard they were...

I had a lot of fun at Kamp, learned a few things, and had a great relaxing time just hanging out.

You?