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    Practice wood?

    I致e built four mandolins from kits and I知 ready to make the leap to building from plans. Good wood is rather pricey these days! Would it be a good idea to do a practice build with poplar or oak...
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    Re: Article: The Mandolin in America

    This is a good read. Lots of information that is new to me. And I知 gaining insight into why so many mandolin players have an attitude about banjos!
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    Re: Tuner for tap tuning

    Thank you. Print is ordered
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    Re: Tuner for tap tuning

    Thank you that is a helpful photo.
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    Re: Tuner for tap tuning

    I do not have Adrian’s print. I’m using Siminoff’s book. Where can I acquire the print?
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    Re: Tuner for tap tuning

    Why do you suggest forgetting tap tuning?
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    Tuner for tap tuning

    I知 an amateur luthier and I知 looking for an affordable oscillating tuner to use for tap tuning. What do you recommend?
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    Road trip music

    I’ll be driving alone for two long days. I’d like to listen to great mandolin music as the miles roll by. What are your favorite road trip albums? Any genre
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    Re: Graduation for Saga AM-10?

    I don’t have a suggestion but I’m interested in how you solved the problem.
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    Setup Workshop?

    I知 looking for a workshop on setting up mandolins. How to analyze the source of a buzz. How to level and dress frets. How to fine tune a nut or bridge. Etc. I have studied Rob Meldrom痴...
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    Re: Graduation for Saga AM-10?

    Please keep us updated on your decisions and progress. Photos are always appreciated.

    I assembled a saga kit a couple years ago. I made the kit to learn about mandolin architecture. The...
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    Re: Northfield Calhoun

    Did your Calhoun arrive with a professional set up?
  13. Thread: Mandolin Kin

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    Mandolin Kin

    From today’s New York Times puzzles. It’s a connect the dots type of thing. 191929
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    Re: Types of Mandolin Collections

    The music makers kit was excellent. It has the best instructions of all the kits I’ve made. And the organization of how things were packed was sequential with the instructions. If I could figure...
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    Re: Types of Mandolin Collections

    My collection is basic. My good mandolin is an Eastman 815 oval hole f style. Then I wanted a campfire/airplane mando and I made a saga kit. I enjoyed the process of making it and decided to make...
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    Re: Shelter-in-place (NMC)

    Drink coffee
    Listen to radio
    Play minecraft
    Practice
    Work in garden
    Cook
    Practice
    Work on mandolin kit
    Tai chi
    Think about making cloth masks
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    Re: Finger joint fusion?

    Or you could see a certified hand therapist. (I was one before I retired.). This is an advanced specialty for physical and occupational therapists. Some of them specialize further in the hand...
  18. Re: Grover? Gotoh? Schaller? Golden Age Mandolin Tuners?

    I need a set of tuning machines. Folks in this thread like Grovers 309s. Do people still have a high opinion of them?
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    Re: Sierra Hull tour

    I also saw the Pittsburgh show and agree with everything Jstring said above. I came away inspired.

    She is comfortable with herself and her skills. It was clear she enjoys performing.
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    One piece bridge

    Where can I buy a one piece bridge for a flat top mando. All my internet searching has yielded adjustable bridges. Is there a search term I need to learn?
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    Re: Mandolin as carry on?

    I flew Delta last week from Minneapolis/St Paul to Pittsburgh with no problems. One of the stewardesses and the pilot were musicians and we had a nice chat about my mandolin.
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    Re: Gourd Mandolin Tips

    This looks like a fun project and I’m planning this years garden. Does anyone have a good source for the appropriate seeds? I’m in western Pennsylvania.
  23. Thread: Saddle Fail

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    Saddle Fail

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    Last year I assembled a Saga kit to have a campfire/travel mando. It was serving its purpose nicely till one day I removed it from its case to find a broken saddle. I’d...
  24. Thread: Attic find

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    Re: Attic find

    Thank you for the information. I will help my friends display it on their wall!
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    Attic find

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    I’m visiting friends in New York who showed me this mandolin. The owner passed on nine years ago and was too ill to play for several years before the end. It...
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