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    Re: Best all time Inlay's

    https://williamlaskin.com/gallery/

    Let us not forget the "Masked Luthier of Dupont Street". Done long before cnc...
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    Re: The shipping problem

    I had a violin shipped to me 2 weeks ago, CT to WA. The local UPS store quoted $220 to ship the box, violin and case. I have a UPS Account. I had the client send me the measurements and weight. It...
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    Re: Curly maple wow

    lightly dampen the wood. It will carve easier.
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    Re: Should a beginner buy electric mandolin?

    Lots of weird "spam" stuff here...

    I'll say what I tell beginners in the violin world: You can't learn tone production on an electric violin/fiddle, and it is the same with an electric mando vs...
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    Re: Grandfathers Gibson A3 Mandolin

    Not Southern CA, but Gary Vessel is in Modesto and will do your mandolin right!
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    Re: What or why is this?

    is it not a Viennese Mandolinetto?
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    Re: Mandolin world vs fiddle world

    JeffD, not much improvisation in old time music? Find a fiddler who plays a tune the same way twice through. Jeff Todd Titon describes a fiddle tune as an unfurnished room. The doors and windows are...
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    Re: Mandolin world vs fiddle world

    I had a shop in a well-known fretted instrument shop, many years ago. What I would tell the staff is that when someone calls on the phone and says, "I have a 1955 Martin D-18...", you know what it...
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    Re: Old Gibson A, AJr. A 2,3,4 Mandolis

    More grains per inch may make for more visually appealing wood, but it doesn't have any bearing on tone or strength.

    I see violins and celli that have tops that look like they were better suited...
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    Re: Finish impact on resonance?

    Michael Dresdner once told me that it didn't really matter what the finish was when it came to thickness. If it was too thick, regardless of substance, it impacted the sound in a negative way. If it...
  11. Re: Virzi inquiry - Models offered? Tonal effect?

    They were brothers who trained with their father in Naples, as violin makers. I have a reprint of the catalog somewhere that extolls the virtues and talks about the development. They were in violins...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Carlo Tononi Piccolo Violin c 1760.191689
  13. Thread: Aaargh . . .

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    Re: Aaargh . . .

    A friend came in my shop yesterday to share his woes. He owns a fine L-5, old (won't share year...). Took it to have a neck reset. The guitar has already been refinished, otherwise he wouldn't have...
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    Re: Drilling out the top

    1-fresh, sharp drill
    2-You can swell out the dents with a warm, damp sponge, just don't get things too wet.
    3-As John said, a leather pad on the post
    4-don't go too fast, don't press too hard
  15. Re: Non-mandolin question: Archtop, violin building references

    Violin maker here: Courtnall and Johnson is perhaps one of, if not, the best. Brian Derber was the instructor at the Chicago School of Violin Making, and his book is excellent as well. The Strobel...
  16. Re: Customer selecting specific woods for custom build

    We collect wood for years and know, or at least think we know, the characteristics of our wood in the stash, and we learn to shape and graduate the raw materials that we have to our best benefit. If...
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    Re: Removing "Touch-Up" from a Spruce Top

    Finish work is tricky. I am a violin maker and do lots of this. Sometimes more damage is done by attempting to "fix" the bad touch-up. First thing to do is figure out what substance was used. I...
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    Re: Eastman 305 strap button--friction fitted?

    Try putting a bit of soft chalk on the shaft and twist it back in. If that is still too loose, shim with a shaving of wood or a piece of tape, but with the knowledge that when you turn the heat on in...
  19. Re: Pickett mandolin

    Different Pickett. Wenberg lists him, Howard Pickett, from Heidelberg, Mississippi, 1912-1983. Mostly Classical guitars, 12 violins.
  20. Re: Pickett mandolin

    From , "The Violin Makers of the United States", by T.J. Wenberg:


    Pickett, James H.; Woodville, TX. 1934-(printed in 1986). Born in Houston, TX, Worked for Control Data Corp. doing field work....
  21. Re: Article: State of Grace - Finding Your Place with Adam Tanner

    perhaps that is what Adam wants...
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    Sticky: Re: Loar Picture of the Day

    Same, but it was in Durham, NC. The one with the Chiquita Banana sticker on the tailpiece and a "Made in Japan" sticker on the back of the peghead!
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    Re: Ebay - American flag mandolin

    At least they dumped the ballast.
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    Sticky: Re: Loar Picture of the Day

    Do you have your Ouiji board out convening with Harry?
  25. Re: What should I do with this interesting and great sounding man

    Unfortunately it looks like you might need a new neck block and rebuild whatever is there. If it is a Siminoff mortice, I've had luck converting them to bolt-on, but it's a mess to get out. It is...
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